New head process for non-HEU 99Mo production based on the oxidation of irradiated UO2-pellets forming soluble U3O8
All fission-based 99Mo producers worldwide are required to convert their 99Mo production processes from using highly enriched uranium to low-enriched uranium. At a recent IAEA meeting in Vienna, problems related to bottlenecks and target modification and optimization of low-enriched uranium...
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| author | Beyer Gerd Juergen Eichler Bernd Reetz Teja Muenze Rudolf Čomor Jožef J. |
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| description | All fission-based 99Mo producers worldwide are required to convert their 99Mo
production processes from using highly enriched uranium to low-enriched
uranium. At a recent IAEA meeting in Vienna, problems related to bottlenecks
and target modification and optimization of low-enriched uranium-based 99Mo
production processes were discussed. Ceramic UO2-pellets (as used in fuel)
were excluded from the discussion with the argument that this material cannot
be dissolved under practically applicable conditions. In this paper, we
suggest transforming the non-soluble ceramic UO2 fuel-pellets into the U3O8
form by simple oxidation and the use of the soluble U-oxide modification as
the starting material for the 99Mo production processes. Due to the absence
of Al, larger target quantities could be processed and the waste volume could
still be kept small. The approach is known and proven in nuclear technology.
In principle, this new head process can be connected to any of the presently
used 99Mo production procedures. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8d36bfdc8057448f88f1998ae325b4072022-12-22T01:40:34ZengVINCA Institute of Nuclear SciencesNuclear Technology and Radiation Protection1451-39941452-81852016-01-0131110210810.2298/NTRP1601102B1451-39941601102BNew head process for non-HEU 99Mo production based on the oxidation of irradiated UO2-pellets forming soluble U3O8Beyer Gerd Juergen0Eichler Bernd1Reetz Teja2Muenze Rudolf3Čomor Jožef J.4GSG-int GmbH, Pfaffikon, SwitzerlandPaul-Scherrer-Institute, Laboratory of Radiochemistry and Environmental Chemistry, Villigen PSI, SwitzerlandHTM-Prof Reetz GmbH, Berlin, GermanynemaELEX Commerce, BelgradeAll fission-based 99Mo producers worldwide are required to convert their 99Mo production processes from using highly enriched uranium to low-enriched uranium. At a recent IAEA meeting in Vienna, problems related to bottlenecks and target modification and optimization of low-enriched uranium-based 99Mo production processes were discussed. Ceramic UO2-pellets (as used in fuel) were excluded from the discussion with the argument that this material cannot be dissolved under practically applicable conditions. In this paper, we suggest transforming the non-soluble ceramic UO2 fuel-pellets into the U3O8 form by simple oxidation and the use of the soluble U-oxide modification as the starting material for the 99Mo production processes. Due to the absence of Al, larger target quantities could be processed and the waste volume could still be kept small. The approach is known and proven in nuclear technology. In principle, this new head process can be connected to any of the presently used 99Mo production procedures.http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/1451-3994/2016/1451-39941601102B.pdflow-enriched uraniumhigly enriched uraniumUO2U3O899Movoloxidation |
| spellingShingle | Beyer Gerd Juergen Eichler Bernd Reetz Teja Muenze Rudolf Čomor Jožef J. New head process for non-HEU 99Mo production based on the oxidation of irradiated UO2-pellets forming soluble U3O8 Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection low-enriched uranium higly enriched uranium UO2 U3O8 99Mo voloxidation |
| title | New head process for non-HEU 99Mo production based on the oxidation of irradiated UO2-pellets forming soluble U3O8 |
| title_full | New head process for non-HEU 99Mo production based on the oxidation of irradiated UO2-pellets forming soluble U3O8 |
| title_fullStr | New head process for non-HEU 99Mo production based on the oxidation of irradiated UO2-pellets forming soluble U3O8 |
| title_full_unstemmed | New head process for non-HEU 99Mo production based on the oxidation of irradiated UO2-pellets forming soluble U3O8 |
| title_short | New head process for non-HEU 99Mo production based on the oxidation of irradiated UO2-pellets forming soluble U3O8 |
| title_sort | new head process for non heu 99mo production based on the oxidation of irradiated uo2 pellets forming soluble u3o8 |
| topic | low-enriched uranium higly enriched uranium UO2 U3O8 99Mo voloxidation |
| url | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/1451-3994/2016/1451-39941601102B.pdf |
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