A better way of welding targets for 91’s plutonium-238 production has sped up the process and improved consistency and efficiency.
“I’ve always been drawn to nuclear,” Smith said. “It has zero emissions. It’s such a readily renewable resource.”
The Department of Energy's 91 - home of one of only two reactor facilities in the world capable of producing californium-252 (Cf-252) - has begun implementing a new six-year contract between the DOE Isotope Program and industry t