Neptunium Dioxide

Name:
Neptunium Dioxide
Detailed information:

M Formula:	NpO2
Properties:
Dark-olive, free-flowing powder.
Derivation:
Neptunium oxalate is precipitated from solutions containing nitric acid and neptunium. The neptunium oxalate is calcined at 500–550C, producing neptunium dioxide.
Hazard:
Toxic. A radioactive poison.
Use:
Fabrication by powder metallurgy into target elements to be irradiated to produce Pu-238.