Adapting LEU-Modified Cintichem Process for Processing Up to 750 Grams of Uranium Targets
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Argonne National Laboratory (Argonne) developed a low-enriched uranium (LEU)-modified Cintichem (LMC) process to enable production and purification of fission-produced molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) from LEU foil targets. This separation scheme starts with nitric acid (HNO3) dissolution of irradiated LEU foil targets that yields an approximate final volume of 2 L. The dissolved uranium solution containing fission products, including Mo-99, is then treated by loading the solution on a titania-based recovery column to separate Mo-99 from bulk uranium. After several washing steps, Mo and other fission products are stripped from the titania column using sodium hydroxide (NaOH). The eluate is then acidified using nitric acid and subsequently processed for final purification using the LMC process. Uranium and most fission products are not adsorbed on the titania column but are eluted (i.e., removed using a solvent) during the wash steps; they can be purified and recycled into new uranium targets.
- 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:
- 1922907
- Report Number(s):
- ANL-23/04; 180640
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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