Specifications

Radioisotope Np-237
Half-Life/Daughter 2.144 x 10⁶ years to protactinium-233
Chemical Form Ceramic oxide wire encapsulated in high purity vanadium capsules
Available Specific Activity ~25.9 MBq/g (~0.7 mCi/g)
Radionuclidic Purity <40 ppm fissionable atoms
Radioisotopic Purity >99%
Production Route Chemical processing and source production
Processing Extruded oxide wire encapsulated in high purity vanadium capsules
Primary Container Glass vial in nonreturnable containers
Availability Special order
Unit of Sale Batch Price (50 Fission Monitors per batch)
Other Information

Classed as a nuclear material requiring documentation of transfer (DOE/NRC Form 741)

Np
Neptunium-237 Fission Monitors