What are everyday uses for californium?

Answer 1

Californium is one of the few transuranium elements that have practical applications. Most of these applications exploit the property of certain isotopes of californium to emit neutrons. For example, californium can be used to help start-up nuclear reactors, and is employed as a source of neutrons when studying materials with neutron diffraction and neutron spectroscopy

Answer 2

Californium is primarily used in nuclear reactors to start up and control nuclear reactions. It is also used in neutron moisture gauges to measure moisture content in soil and other materials, as well as in portable metal detectors for detecting hidden explosives.

Answer 3

for use in nuclear reactors and rocket propultion

Some applications of californium:

- neutron source as Cf-Be source

- neutron source for neutron activation analysis (portable installations)

- neutron radiography

- irradiation for some cancers treatment

- nuclear fuel rod scanning

- neutron source to detect water, petroleum, metals, methane

etc.

Answer 4

Some applications of californium:

- neutron source as Cf-Be source

- neutron source for neutron activation analysis (portable installations)

- neutron radiography

- irradiation for some cancers treatment

- nuclear fuel rod scanning

- neutron source to detect water, petroleum, metals, methane

etc.

Answer 5

The isotope 252Cf is a very strong neutron source; some applications are:

- neutron's detectors for water and petroleum

- control of nuclear fuel rods

- treatment of some cancers by neutron irradiation

- neutron radiography in industry

- neutron activation analysis in mobile installations

Answer 6

Californium applications - neutron source to start-up nuclear reactors (Cf-252) - neutron source for neutron diffraction instruments (Cf-252) - neutron source for neutron spectroscopy instruments (Cf-252) - raw material for the preparation of heavier chemical elements (Cf-249) - source for portable neutron activation instruments (Cf-252) - source for radiation therapy with neutrons (Cf-252) - source for neutron radiography (Cf-252) - source for moisture detectors (Cf-252) - source for gold and silver detectors (Cf-252) - source for analysis instruments of coals, cements etc. (Cf-252)

Answer 7

Some applications of californium:

- neutron source as Cf-Be source

- neutron source for neutron activation analysis (portable installations)

- neutron radiography

- irradiation for some cancers treatment

- nuclear fuel rod scanning

- neutron source to detect water, petroleum, metals, methane

etc.

Answer 8

The isotope 252Cf is a very strong neutron source; some applications are:

- neutron's detectors for water and petroleum

- control of nuclear fuel rods

- treatment of some cancers by neutron irradiation

- neutron radiography in industry

- neutron activation analysis in mobile installations

Answer 9

Californium is a very good neutron source, so any application that requires a lot of neutrons is a potential market for californium. Note: potential market--there is so little californium available (Oak Ridge National Laboratories in Tennessee is the only place in the US that makes it, and they make a quarter-gram per year) that it's almost impossible to get and it's really expensive.

Answer 10

Californium hasn't everyday uses.