Description

Uranium-232 is a specific radioactive isotope of uranium, identified by CAS NO 14158-29-3. This material is of significant importance in specialized nuclear research and technology sectors due to its unique decay chain and properties. It is primarily required by organizations engaged in advanced nuclear fuel cycle studies, non-proliferation monitoring, and the production of certain radioisotopes for scientific and industrial applications.

Application

• Nuclear Fuel Cycle Research: Used in studies related to spent nuclear fuel composition, transmutation, and advanced reactor concepts.
• Non-Proliferation Safeguards: Serves as a tracer or reference material in monitoring nuclear materials and verifying fuel cycles due to its distinct isotopic signature.
• Radioisotope Production: Acts as a parent nuclide in the generation of specific daughter isotopes for specialized scientific or calibration purposes.
• Radiation Source Manufacturing: Potential use in the creation of highly specialized, high-activity alpha radiation sources for research and industrial instrumentation.
• Fundamental Physics Research: Employed in nuclear physics experiments to study decay schemes, nuclear structure, and reaction cross-sections.
• Environmental Tracing Studies: Utilized in highly controlled research to understand the environmental behavior and migration of actinide elements.

Basic Information

Product Name	Uranium-232
CAS No.	14158-29-3
Molecular Formula	U
Molecular Weight	232.0377 g/mol
Synonyms	U-232; Uranium, isotope of mass 232; 232U; Uranium 232; Uranium-232 isotope; Actinouran; Uranium (chemical element); Uranium metal, isotope 232
EINECS	Contact for details

Quality Control

Our Uranium-232 is produced and handled under strict quality assurance protocols in compliance with nuclear material management standards. Isotopic purity and radionuclidic composition are verified using advanced mass spectrometric techniques. A comprehensive Certificate of Analysis (COA) detailing isotopic assay, radioactive concentration, and chemical impurities is provided with each shipment to ensure traceability and regulatory compliance.

Storage

Preserve in a tightly closed, specially designed container, protected from light. Store in a dedicated, secure, and licensed facility under an inert atmosphere to prevent oxidation. Maintain at a controlled ambient temperature (15-25°C) in an area with appropriate shielding and secondary containment, strictly following all national and international regulations for radioactive materials.

Specification

Item	Specification
Appearance	Metal or compound as specified
Isotopic Purity (U-232)	≥ Contact for details
Total Uranium Assay	Contact for details
Gamma Emission Analysis	Confirmatory
Radiochemical Purity	Contact for details
Chemical Impurities	Specified per grade
Specific Activity	Contact for details

Note: Specifications can be tailored. Please contact us for the detailed technical data sheet of a specific grade.