Specifications

Radioisotope Cm-248
Half-Life/Daughter 3.48 x 10⁵ years to plutonium-244
Chemical Form Nitrate or chloride solid
Radionuclidic Purity >96% by weight
Radioisotopic Purity >96% by weight Cm-248; 3–4% Cm-246;
Production Route Decay of californium-252
Processing Transuranic processing
Primary Container Nonreturnable glass bottle
Availability Stock
Unit of Sale Micrograms
Other Information

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

Cm
Curium-248