Plutonium-238

ISOTOPE ²³⁸Pu
Half Life / Daughter	87.7 years to uranium-234
Major Radiation	Alpha - 5.49 MeV
Form	Oxide powder
Activity	~ 17.2 Ci/g (theoretical)
Radiopurity	80-97%
PRODUCTION
Source	Transmutation of neptunium-237 by neutron capture
Processing	Transuranic processing
DISTRIBUTION
Shipment	Nonreturnable / returnable container
Availability	Stock. Classed as a nuclear material requiring documentation of transfer (DOE/NRC Form 741)
Unit of Sale	Milligrams
Contact	Oak Ridge National Laboratory National Isotope Data Center Call: (865) 574-6984 Fax: (865) 574-6986 email: isotopes@ornl.gov