DocumentCode :
1531280
Title :
Status of Development on 
Mo Production Technologies in JMTR
Author :
Inaba, Yoshitomo ; Iimura, Koichi ; Hosokawa, Jinsaku ; Izumo, Hironobu ; Hori, Naohiko ; Ishitsuka, Etsuo
Author_Institution :
Nucl. Hydrogen & Heat Applic. Res. Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Oarai, Japan
Volume :
58
Issue :
3
fYear :
2011
fDate :
6/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
1151
Lastpage :
1158
Abstract :
The Japan Materials Testing Reactor (JMTR) is now under refurbishment, and the operation of the new JMTR will start in FY 2011. The new JMTR has a plan to produce 99Mo, which is the parent nuclide of 99mTc, and two 99Mo production technologies have been developed: one is a solid irradiation method, and the other is a solution irradiation method. In the solid irradiation method, it was found that JMTR can provide about 20% of the 99Mo imported into Japan. In the solution irradiation method, the fundamental characteristics of the aqueous molybdate solutions selected as candidates for the irradiation target were cleared by the gamma-ray irradiation test. Aiming at the domestic production of 99Mo in Japan, the development of 99Mo production technologies in JMTR is kept going.
Keywords :
biomedical materials; fission reactors; nuclei with mass number 90 to 149; pharmaceuticals; radioactive sources; radioisotope imaging; radioisotopes; 99Mo production technologies; 99mTc parent nuclide; JMTR; Japan Materials Testing Reactor; aqueous molybdate solutions; gamma-ray irradiation test; irradiation target; solid irradiation method; solution irradiation method; Electron tubes; Inductors; Neutrons; Production; Rabbits; Radiation effects; Solids; $^{99{rm m}}$ Tc; $^{99}$ Mo; JMTR; production technology; radiopharmaceutical;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9499
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.2011.2144620
Filename :
5782969
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