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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