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Where can I buy radioactive isotape with higher power?
jotif57142:
Hi guys, my friend and I want to get some Gamma source for experienments, but all we can find are something less than 1 uCi, what we want are more than 1 Ci, can anyone tell me the way to get it? Thanks.
ejeffrey:
You can get radioisotopes of all different types from Oak Ridge National Lab.
jmelson:
--- Quote from: ejeffrey on November 12, 2019, 05:19:25 pm ---You can get radioisotopes of all different types from Oak Ridge National Lab.
--- End quote ---
No, actually, unless you have a NRC licence, you certainly cannot.
You can get a Corelle dinner plate with the bright orange glaze at a flea market. The glaze is Uranium oxide, and a 1" chunk
will give you 5000 counts/minute.
Jon
ejeffrey:
That was my point. If you should be handling a 1 curie (=3.7 * 10^10 decays/second) source ORNL will sell it to you. If not, then you shouldn't be handling it.
ceoxrad:
If you are asking here where to find it you definetly shouldn't handle it. BTW what are these experiments you mention?
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