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Project 03 — Radiochemistry & Materials

Project Cinder

Target materials and separation chemistry for small-batch isotope work.

In development Started 2025
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Overview

Project Cinder covers the chemistry side of the laboratory: target fabrication, dissolution, and column separation for small-batch isotope work where the yield matters less than knowing exactly what is in the vial.

Work is deliberately small-scale. The output of a run is measured in milligrams, and the deliverable is a characterised material with a documented provenance rather than a quantity.

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Objectives

  • Reproducible target fabricationA documented process with stated tolerances on thickness, uniformity and composition.
  • Separation with characterised lossesEvery step accounted for, with a mass balance published alongside the product.
  • Full provenance per batchEach vial traceable to its target, run conditions and assay.
  • A method other laboratories can adoptWritten up in enough detail to be repeated without a phone call.

Approach

Target fabrication

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Dissolution and separation

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Assay and provenance

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Timeline

Milestones

  • 2025 Q1Laboratory fit-outHoods, columns and waste handling commissioned.
  • 2025 Q3First targetsFabrication process established and characterised.
  • 2026 Q1Separation developmentColumn chemistry and fraction profiling.
  • 2026 Q4Assay validationCross-check against an external laboratory.
  • 2027 Q2Method publicationFull protocol released.

Outputs

Papers, data and code

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Separation profiles 2026-A

Open dataset · 240 MB

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Batch record template

Template · spreadsheet

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