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RE: Californium-252
Mike,
We used paraffin pigs. 1.5 ft diameter 3 ft long steel coated. Water
filled pigs worked well too. What size and shape is your source. Or better,
what is the energy and the neutron flux? Regards, Luke
Luke McCormick, RSSO
HQ USAREUR & 7A
AEAGA-S
Unit 29351
APO, AE 09014
DSN 370-6917, Comm. 06221-57-6917
Fax: DSN 370-6102, Comm. 06221-57-6102
mccormickl@hq.hqusareur.army.mil
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> From: mborisky@mail.arl.mil[SMTP:mborisky@mail.arl.mil]
> Reply To: radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu
> Sent: Monday, December 20, 1999 10:09 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: Californium-252
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> ---------------------- Forwarded by Michael Borisky/arl on 12/20/99 03:52
> PM
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>
> Michael Borisky
> 12/20/99 11:09 AM
> To: radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu
> cc:
> Subject: Californium-252
>
> Radsafers,
>
> Can someone please point me to a practical reference that will help me
> determine what shielding I would need to safely use a Californium 252
> neutron
> source, without it being in a pool. Thanks in advance.
>
> Michael Borisky
> Health Physicist
> Army Research Laboratory
> 301-394-6310
>
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