Method for fabricating .sup.99 Mo production targets using low enriched uranium, .sup.99 Mo production targets comprising low enriched uranium
Abstract
A radioisotope production target and a method for fabricating a radioisotope production target is provided, wherein the target comprises an inner cylinder, a foil of fissionable material circumferentially contacting the outer surface of the inner cylinder, and an outer hollow cylinder adapted to receive the substantially foil-covered inner cylinder and compress tightly against the foil to provide good mechanical contact therewith. The method for fabricating a primary target for the production of fission products comprises preparing a first substrate to receive a foil of fissionable material so as to allow for later removal of the foil from the first substrate, preparing a second substrate to receive the foil so as to allow for later removal of the foil from the second substrate; attaching the first substrate to the second substrate such that the foil is sandwiched between the first substrate and second substrate to prevent foil exposure to ambient atmosphere, and compressing the exposed surfaces of the first and second substrate to assure snug mechanical contact between the foil, the first substrate and the second substrate.
- Inventors:
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- Orland Park, IL
- Oak Park, IL
- Downers Grove, IL
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 870884
- Patent Number(s):
- 5615238
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21G - CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ELEMENTS
H - ELECTRICITY H05 - ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR H05H - PLASMA TECHNIQUE
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- method; fabricating; 99; production; targets; enriched; uranium; comprising; radioisotope; target; provided; comprises; inner; cylinder; foil; fissionable; material; circumferentially; contacting; outer; surface; hollow; adapted; receive; substantially; foil-covered; compress; tightly; provide; mechanical; contact; therewith; primary; fission; products; preparing; substrate; allow; removal; attaching; sandwiched; prevent; exposure; ambient; atmosphere; compressing; exposed; surfaces; assure; snug; hollow cylinder; mechanical contact; contact therewith; target comprises; inner cylinder; enriched uranium; exposed surface; ambient atmosphere; fission product; fission products; outer surface; fissionable material; production target; exposed surfaces; comprises preparing; radioisotope production; products comprise; production targets; /376/29/
Citation Formats
Wiencek, Thomas C, Matos, James E, and Hofman, Gerard L. Method for fabricating .sup.99 Mo production targets using low enriched uranium, .sup.99 Mo production targets comprising low enriched uranium. United States: N. p., 1997.
Web.
Wiencek, Thomas C, Matos, James E, & Hofman, Gerard L. Method for fabricating .sup.99 Mo production targets using low enriched uranium, .sup.99 Mo production targets comprising low enriched uranium. United States.
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"Method for fabricating .sup.99 Mo production targets using low enriched uranium, .sup.99 Mo production targets comprising low enriched uranium". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/870884.
@article{osti_870884,
title = {Method for fabricating .sup.99 Mo production targets using low enriched uranium, .sup.99 Mo production targets comprising low enriched uranium},
author = {Wiencek, Thomas C and Matos, James E and Hofman, Gerard L},
abstractNote = {A radioisotope production target and a method for fabricating a radioisotope production target is provided, wherein the target comprises an inner cylinder, a foil of fissionable material circumferentially contacting the outer surface of the inner cylinder, and an outer hollow cylinder adapted to receive the substantially foil-covered inner cylinder and compress tightly against the foil to provide good mechanical contact therewith. The method for fabricating a primary target for the production of fission products comprises preparing a first substrate to receive a foil of fissionable material so as to allow for later removal of the foil from the first substrate, preparing a second substrate to receive the foil so as to allow for later removal of the foil from the second substrate; attaching the first substrate to the second substrate such that the foil is sandwiched between the first substrate and second substrate to prevent foil exposure to ambient atmosphere, and compressing the exposed surfaces of the first and second substrate to assure snug mechanical contact between the foil, the first substrate and the second substrate.},
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year = {1997},
month = {1}
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