Plutonium-240

ISOTOPE ²⁴⁰Pu
Half Life / Daughter	6,560 years to uranium-236
Major Radiation	Alpha - 5.16 MeV
Form	Oxide powder
Activity	0.227 Ci/g (theoretical)
Radiopurity	75-95%
PRODUCTION
Source	Transmutation of Neptunium or processing of curium-244 for plutonium-240
Processing	None
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