Recovery of Enriched Mo-100 from Low Specific Activity Mo-99/Tc-99m Generator Waste Streams
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
This study assessed two potential techniques for the extraction of pure Mo-100 target material from Mo-99/Tc-99m waste streams: 1) an established solvent-extraction method tailored for Mo-99 spent solution recycling, and 2) a low-temperature molten salt electrochemical process. By making minor modifications to the conventional solvent extraction method, particularly to accommodate the altered solubility limits arising from elevated Na+ concentrations in the waste, we achieved quantitative Mo recoveries. Although the electrochemical technique offers advantages in scalability and processing simplicity, it proved ineffective in recovering Mo from a NaOH-KOH salt melt.
- 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:
- 2425861
- Report Number(s):
- ANL--23/48; 185563
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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