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Category : Fission products
Languages : en
Pages : 60
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Utilization of Fission Products
Author: Utilization of Gross Fission Products
Author: Gifford A. YoungPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Radioactive substances
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
The Industrial Utilization of Fission Products (gross, Mixed and Separated)
Author: Stanford Research InstitutePublisher:
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Category : Nuclear energy
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Industrial Uses of Radioactive Fission Products
Author: Stanford Research Institute, Stanford UniversityPublisher:
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Category : Fission products
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Radiation Application and Fission Product Utilization
Author: Medical Isotope Production Without Highly Enriched Uranium
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309130395
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
This book is the product of a congressionally mandated study to examine the feasibility of eliminating the use of highly enriched uranium (HEU2) in reactor fuel, reactor targets, and medical isotope production facilities. The book focuses primarily on the use of HEU for the production of the medical isotope molybdenum-99 (Mo-99), whose decay product, technetium-99m3 (Tc-99m), is used in the majority of medical diagnostic imaging procedures in the United States, and secondarily on the use of HEU for research and test reactor fuel. The supply of Mo-99 in the U.S. is likely to be unreliable until newer production sources come online. The reliability of the current supply system is an important medical isotope concern; this book concludes that achieving a cost difference of less than 10 percent in facilities that will need to convert from HEU- to LEU-based Mo-99 production is much less important than is reliability of supply.
Possible Large-scale Uses of Separated Fission Products
Author: William H. McVeyPublisher:
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Category : Fission products
Languages : en
Pages : 12
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Molybdenum-99 for Medical Imaging
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309445310
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
The decay product of the medical isotope molybdenum-99 (Mo-99), technetium-99m (Tc-99m), and associated medical isotopes iodine-131 (I-131) and xenon-133 (Xe-133) are used worldwide for medical diagnostic imaging or therapy. The United States consumes about half of the world's supply of Mo-99, but there has been no domestic (i.e., U.S.-based) production of this isotope since the late 1980s. The United States imports Mo-99 for domestic use from Australia, Canada, Europe, and South Africa. Mo-99 and Tc-99m cannot be stockpiled for use because of their short half-lives. Consequently, they must be routinely produced and delivered to medical imaging centers. Almost all Mo-99 for medical use is produced by irradiating highly enriched uranium (HEU) targets in research reactors, several of which are over 50 years old and are approaching the end of their operating lives. Unanticipated and extended shutdowns of some of these old reactors have resulted in severe Mo-99 supply shortages in the United States and other countries. Some of these shortages have disrupted the delivery of medical care. Molybdenum-99 for Medical Imaging examines the production and utilization of Mo-99 and associated medical isotopes, and provides recommendations for medical use.
Review of Fission Product Heat Sources for Power Generation in the 1-5 KW Range
Author: Radiation Safety and Major Activities in the Atomic Energy Programs
Author: U.S. Atomic Energy CommissionPublisher:
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Category : Nuclear energy
Languages : en
Pages : 176
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