Distributed production system for {sup 99m}Tc-II: Separation processing
- Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Lab., Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
The Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory is developing a {sup 99m}Tc production system based on distributed electron accelerators for production of the parent {sup 99}Mo isotope. In this system, {sup 99}Mo is produced from {sup 100}Mo by a photo-neutron reaction. The specific activity produced is low, {approximately}1 Ci/g, compared with {approximately}10000 Ci/g for {sup 99}Mo produced in nuclear reactors by fissioning highly enriched uranium targets. Consequently, separation of technetium from molybdenum using standard alumina columns is impractical. This low specific activity requires the development of a compact separation process that can realize high separation efficiency with quantitative recovery of high-activity concentration {sup 99m}Tc product in isotonic saline solution.
- OSTI ID:
- 552714
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-971125--
- Journal Information:
- Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society Vol. 77; ISSN TANSAO; ISSN 0003-018X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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