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Monday, November 13, 2000 BWXT Y-12 LLC A Simple Method for the Analysis of Po210: An Initial ReportD.K. Mann and J.K. FranseY-12 National Security ComplexBWXT Y-12 LLCAnalytical Services Organization113C Union Valley Road, Oak Ridge, TN 37830, USA DISCLAIMER This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, make any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information , apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof. COPYRIGHT NOTICE The submitted manuscript has been authored by a subcontractor of the U. S. Government under contract DE?AC05?84OR21400. Accordingly, the U. S. Government retains a paid?up, nonexclusive, irrevocable, worldwide license to publish or reproduce the published form of this contribution, prepare derivative works, distribute copies to the public, and perform publicly and display publicly, or allow others to do so, for U. S. Government purposes. General Outline Little bit of History Review of Pb210 Procedure Problems with Po210 and Bi210 Separation Development of Po210 Procedure Data and Final Procedure Benefits and Drawbacks Future Work Introduction Member of the Uranium Decay Series (found naturally) Pb210----Bi210----Po210 Used extensively as Environmental process tracers (Atmos