Fuel preparation for use in the production of medical isotopes
Abstract
The present invention relates generally to the field of medical isotope production by fission of uranium-235 and the fuel utilized therein (e.g., the production of suitable Low Enriched Uranium (LEU is uranium having 20 weight percent or less uranium-235) fuel for medical isotope production) and, in particular to a method for producing LEU fuel and a LEU fuel product that is suitable for use in the production of medical isotopes. In one embodiment, the LEU fuel of the present invention is designed to be utilized in an Aqueous Homogeneous Reactor (AHR) for the production of various medical isotopes including, but not limited to, molybdenum-99, cesium-137, iodine-131, strontium-89, xenon-133 and yttrium-90.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- BWXT Technical Services Group, Inc., Lynchburg, VA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1330340
- Patent Number(s):
- 9475706
- Application Number:
- 13/659,419
- Assignee:
- BWXT Technical Services Group, Inc. (Lynchburg, VA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01G - COMPOUNDS CONTAINING METALS NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C01D OR C01F
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC52-09NA29596
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2012 Oct 24
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 38 RADIATION CHEMISTRY, RADIOCHEMISTRY, AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY; 11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
Citation Formats
Policke, Timothy A., Aase, Scott B., and Stagg, William R. Fuel preparation for use in the production of medical isotopes. United States: N. p., 2016.
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Policke, Timothy A., Aase, Scott B., & Stagg, William R. Fuel preparation for use in the production of medical isotopes. United States.
Policke, Timothy A., Aase, Scott B., and Stagg, William R. Tue .
"Fuel preparation for use in the production of medical isotopes". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1330340.
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abstractNote = {The present invention relates generally to the field of medical isotope production by fission of uranium-235 and the fuel utilized therein (e.g., the production of suitable Low Enriched Uranium (LEU is uranium having 20 weight percent or less uranium-235) fuel for medical isotope production) and, in particular to a method for producing LEU fuel and a LEU fuel product that is suitable for use in the production of medical isotopes. In one embodiment, the LEU fuel of the present invention is designed to be utilized in an Aqueous Homogeneous Reactor (AHR) for the production of various medical isotopes including, but not limited to, molybdenum-99, cesium-137, iodine-131, strontium-89, xenon-133 and yttrium-90.},
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