1                                              Americium-241 and plutonium determinations will become o

2             Selective oxidation of trivalent americium (Am) could facilitate its separation from lant

3 ecember 3, 2009 after chemical separation of americium (Am) on October 27, 2009.

4 ntaining small amounts of plutonium (Pu) and americium (Am) was disposed in shallow trenches at the L

5                              Plutonium (Pu), americium (Am), and curium (Cm) activities were measured

6      We expand on this by characterizing the americium and curium analogues for comparison, and show

7                                              Americium and curium were co-precipitated with hydrous t

8 properties of the late actinides (plutonium, americium and curium) are fully understood and widely ap

9 nclude plutonium and minor actinides such as americium and curium.

10 lot Plant (WIPP), resulted in the release of americium and plutonium from one or more defense-related

11 such as the transuranic actinides plutonium, americium, and curium, present severe health threats as

12     Annual doses to the lung from plutonium, americium, and uranium isotopes were calculated for each

13 in the actinide series between plutonium and americium as the result of the localization of 5f electr

14 tained with neighbouring trivalent actinides americium, curium and californium (Cf).

15                Methods for the separation of americium from curium are however complicated and time-c

16 is work a novel method for the separation of americium from curium in nitric acid media was developed

17                       A simple separation of americium from curium would support closure of the nucle

18 ese questions is the difficult separation of americium from curium.

19 bitals contributed to the unique behavior of americium in chloride matrixes.

20        Curium is more strongly retained than americium on the undissolved sodium bismuthate at nitric

21 sentative of the trivalent actinides such as americium or curium.