Spallation production of neutron deficient radioisotopes in North America

Conference · Wed Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1997

OSTI ID:563305

Jamriska, D J; Peterson, E J ^[1]; Carty, J ^[2]

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1. Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
2. Dept. of Energy, Germantown, MD (United States). Office of Isotope Production and Distribution

The US Department of Energy produces a number of neutron deficient radioisotopes by high energy proton induced spallation reactions in accelerators at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico and Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York. Research isotopes are also recovered from targets irradiated at TRIUMF in British Columbia, Canada. The radioisotopes recovered are distributed for use in nuclear medicine, environmental research, physics research, and industry worldwide. In addition to the main product line of Sr-82 from either Mo or Rb targets, Cu-67 from ZnO targets, and Ge-68 and RbBr targets, these irradiation facilities also produce some unique isotopes in quantities not available from any other source such as Al-26, Mg-28, Si-32, Ti-44, Fe-52, Gd-148, and Hg-194. The authors will describe the accelerator irradiation facilities at the Los Alamos and Brookhaven National Laboratories. The high level radiochemical processing facilities at Los Alamos and brief chemical processes will be described.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 563305
• Report Number(s): LA-UR--97-3309; CONF-9710130--; ON: DE98001458
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

40 CHEMISTRY
43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
ACCELERATOR FACILITIES
ALUMINIUM 26
COPPER 67
GADOLINIUM 148
GERMANIUM 68
IRON 52
ISOTOPE PRODUCTION
MAGNESIUM 28
MERCURY 194
NEUTRON-DEFICIENT ISOTOPES
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SILICON 32
SPALLATION
STRONTIUM 82
TITANIUM 44