Dual Column Tracer Experimental Results

Technical Report · Tue Apr 30 04:00:00 EDT 2013

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1132243· OSTI ID:1132243

Youker, Amanda J. ^[1]; Stepinski, Dominique C. ^[1]; Sullivan, Vivian S. ^[1]; Chemerisov, Sergey ^[1]; Vandegrift, George F. ^[1]

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1. Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Argonne National Laboratory (Argonne) is assisting Morgridge Institute for Research (MIR) in their efforts to develop SHINE (Subcritical Hybrid Intense Neutron Emitter), which is an accelerator-driven process that will use a uranyl-sulfate solution for the production of Mo-99. An integral part of the process is the development of a dual column for the recovery of Mo-99 from an irradiated target solution. Argonne has collected data from batch studies and small-scale column experiments to input into VERSE (Versatile Reaction Separation), which was developed by Dr. Linda Wang at Purdue University, to design large-scale separation processes using data obtained on a much smaller scale. Plant-scale column designs have been generated for the initial Mo-recovery column and the concentration column, which has been added to reduce strip volume prior to entry into the LEU-Modified Cintichem purification process. Direct downscale column experiments have been performed using 1 g of linac-irradiated DU (depleted uranium) foils as a spike for a uranyl-sulfate solution. The strip solution from the initial recovery column was used as a spike for a pH 2 sodium nitrate solution, which served as the feed solution for the concentration column.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-06CH11357
• OSTI ID: 1132243
• Report Number(s): ANL/CSE--13/26
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: ENGLISH