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Title: Compendium of Phase-I Mini-SHINE Experiments

Abstract

Argonne National Laboratory is assisting SHINE Medical Technologies in their efforts to develop the technology to become a domestic Mo-99 producer using low-enriched uranium (LEU). Mini-SHINE experiments are being performed with the high-current electron linear accelerator (linac) at Argonne. The target solution is a 90-150 g-U/L LEU uranyl sulfate at pH 1. In Phase 1, the convertor was tantalum with a maximum beam power on the convertor of 10 kW, and the target solution was limited to 5 L. This configuration generated a peak fission power density of 0.05 W/mL. Nine experiments were performed between February and October 2015. Results are reported and discussed for each experiment regarding the off-gas analysis system, the sampling and Mo-recovery operation, and the Mo-product concentration and purification system. In Phase 2, the convertor will be depleted uranium; beam power will increase to 20 kW; and the solution volume will be 18 L. This configuration will generate a fission power density of up to 1 W/mL.

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  1. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) - Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation - Office of Material Management and Minimization (M3)
OSTI Identifier:
1342169
Report Number(s):
ANL/NE-16/39
131828
DOE Contract Number:  
AC02-06CH11357
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; accelerator; fission product; molybdenum-99

Citation Formats

Youker, Amanda J., Chemerisov, Sergey D., Tkac, Peter, Kalensky, Michael, Heltemes, Thad A., Rotsch, David A, Krebs, John F., Makarashvili, Vakhtang, Stepinski, Dominique C., Alford, Kurt, Bailey, James, Byrnes, James, Gromov, Roman, Hafenrichter, Lohman, Hebden, Andrew, Jerden, James, Jonah, Charles, Micklich, Brad, Quigley, Kevin, Schneider, John, Wesolowski, Kenneth, Vandegrift, George F., and Sun, Zaijing. Compendium of Phase-I Mini-SHINE Experiments. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.2172/1342169.
Youker, Amanda J., Chemerisov, Sergey D., Tkac, Peter, Kalensky, Michael, Heltemes, Thad A., Rotsch, David A, Krebs, John F., Makarashvili, Vakhtang, Stepinski, Dominique C., Alford, Kurt, Bailey, James, Byrnes, James, Gromov, Roman, Hafenrichter, Lohman, Hebden, Andrew, Jerden, James, Jonah, Charles, Micklich, Brad, Quigley, Kevin, Schneider, John, Wesolowski, Kenneth, Vandegrift, George F., & Sun, Zaijing. Compendium of Phase-I Mini-SHINE Experiments. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1342169
Youker, Amanda J., Chemerisov, Sergey D., Tkac, Peter, Kalensky, Michael, Heltemes, Thad A., Rotsch, David A, Krebs, John F., Makarashvili, Vakhtang, Stepinski, Dominique C., Alford, Kurt, Bailey, James, Byrnes, James, Gromov, Roman, Hafenrichter, Lohman, Hebden, Andrew, Jerden, James, Jonah, Charles, Micklich, Brad, Quigley, Kevin, Schneider, John, Wesolowski, Kenneth, Vandegrift, George F., and Sun, Zaijing. 2016. "Compendium of Phase-I Mini-SHINE Experiments". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1342169. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1342169.
@article{osti_1342169,
title = {Compendium of Phase-I Mini-SHINE Experiments},
author = {Youker, Amanda J. and Chemerisov, Sergey D. and Tkac, Peter and Kalensky, Michael and Heltemes, Thad A. and Rotsch, David A and Krebs, John F. and Makarashvili, Vakhtang and Stepinski, Dominique C. and Alford, Kurt and Bailey, James and Byrnes, James and Gromov, Roman and Hafenrichter, Lohman and Hebden, Andrew and Jerden, James and Jonah, Charles and Micklich, Brad and Quigley, Kevin and Schneider, John and Wesolowski, Kenneth and Vandegrift, George F. and Sun, Zaijing},
abstractNote = {Argonne National Laboratory is assisting SHINE Medical Technologies in their efforts to develop the technology to become a domestic Mo-99 producer using low-enriched uranium (LEU). Mini-SHINE experiments are being performed with the high-current electron linear accelerator (linac) at Argonne. The target solution is a 90-150 g-U/L LEU uranyl sulfate at pH 1. In Phase 1, the convertor was tantalum with a maximum beam power on the convertor of 10 kW, and the target solution was limited to 5 L. This configuration generated a peak fission power density of 0.05 W/mL. Nine experiments were performed between February and October 2015. Results are reported and discussed for each experiment regarding the off-gas analysis system, the sampling and Mo-recovery operation, and the Mo-product concentration and purification system. In Phase 2, the convertor will be depleted uranium; beam power will increase to 20 kW; and the solution volume will be 18 L. This configuration will generate a fission power density of up to 1 W/mL.},
doi = {10.2172/1342169},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1342169}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
}