Electroplating fission-recoil barriers onto LEU-metal foils for {sup 99}Mo-production targets

Conference · Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1997

OSTI ID:671969

Smaga, J A; Sedlet, J; Conner, C; Liberatore, M W; Walker, D E; Wygmans, D G; Vandegrift, G F

Electroplating experiments on uranium foil have been conducted in order to develop low-enriched uranium composite targets suitable for the production of {sup 99}Mo. Preparation of the foil surface prior to plating was found to play a key role in the quality of the resultant coating. A surface preparation procedure was developed that produces both zinc and nickel coatings with the desired level of coating adherence and coverage. Modifications of the existing plating processes now need investigation to improve to uniformity of the plating thickness, especially at the foil perimeter.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Administration and Human Resource Management, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 671969
• Report Number(s): ANL/CMT/CP-94675; CONF-9710102-; ON: DE98050442; TRN: 99:000514
• Resource Relation: Conference: 1997 international meeting on reduced enrichment for research and test reactors, Jackson Hole, WY (United States), 5-10 Oct 1997; Other Information: PBD: Oct 1997
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

22 NUCLEAR REACTOR TECHNOLOGY
21 NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
MOLYBDENUM 99
FUEL ELEMENTS
ISOTOPE PRODUCTION REACTORS
SURFACE TREATMENTS
ELECTRODEPOSITED COATINGS
NICKEL
ZINC
MATERIAL SUBSTITUTION
MODERATELY ENRICHED URANIUM