Title :
Production of Moly-99 at low power nuclear research reactors
Author :
Rangacharyulu, Chary ; Roh, Christine K. ; Veerapaspong, Teerasak ; Phonapha, Sarayut
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Eng. Phys., Univ. of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
fDate :
Oct. 27 2013-Nov. 2 2013
Abstract :
This paper reports the results of our experiments to produce the 99mTc by neutron capture on natural molybdenum sample at low power research reactors. We carried out the measurements at a 20 kW SLOWPOKE-2 reactor in Saskatoon, Canada and also at 1.3 MW TRIGA reactor in Bangkok, Thailand. From the deduced radioactivities of 99mTc, we conclude this method of distributed production of Moly can be more economical and better use of radioactive materials.
Keywords :
fission reactor materials; fission research reactors; 99mTc production; Bangkok; Canada; Moly distributed production; SLOWPOKE-2 reactor; Saskatoon; TRIGA reactor; Thailand; low power research reactors; natural molybdenum sample; neutron capture; power 1.3 MW; radioactive materials; radioactivities; Hospitals; Inductors; Isotopes; Neutrons; Physics; Production; Radiation effects;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference (NSS/MIC), 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Seoul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0533-1
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2013.6829190
