NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, Volume. 47, Issue 8, 080604(2024)

Evaluation of 99Mo production based on molten salt reactor off-gas extraction

Liang CHEN1...2, Guifeng ZHU1,2, Ziye WANG1,3, Rui YAN1,2,*, Yang ZOU1,2,**, and Hongjie XU1,23 |Show fewer author(s)
Author Affiliations
  • 1Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 3ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
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    Figures & Tables(13)
    Diagram of decay-transmutation chain of 99Mo
    Schematic of the main loop of the MSRE
    Inventory change of 99Mo in the reactor and off-gas system with time
    Percentage of 99Mo(og) to 99Mo(tot) and specific 99Mo(og) vs. bubble removal efficiency
    Percentage of Mo(og) isotopes to Mo(tot) isotopes and specific 99Mo(og) vs. core void fractions
    Percentage of 99Mo(og) to 99Mo(tot) and specific 99Mo(og) vs. solubility of 99Mo
    • Table 1. Fission yield of 99Mo and its precursors

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      Table 1. Fission yield of 99Mo and its precursors

      核素

      Nuclide

      半衰期

      Half life

      独立产额

      Independent yield

      累积产额

      Cumulated yield

      衰变产额占比

      Decay yield/cumulated yield / %

      99Zr2 s3.58×10‒45.63×10‒263.60
      99Nb15 s3.00×10‒42.10×10‒280.60
      99mNb150 s4.07×10‒33.97×10‒299.25
      99Mo2.75 d4.28×10‒46.11×10‒299.30
    • Table 2. Main models parameters

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      Table 2. Main models parameters

      区域

      Section of reactor

      体积

      Volume / m3

      表面积

      Surface area / m2

      传质系数

      Mass transfer coefficient / m‧s‒1

      换热器 HX0.17329.35.3×10‒5
      管道 Piping0.1444.51.0×10‒4
      堆芯 Core0.708136.05.3×10‒6
      环腔 Vessel walls0.27519.34.3×10‒5
      气泡 Circle bubbles,U-2350.000 6847.94.2×10‒4
      气泡 Circle bubbles,U-2330.011 444.74.2×10‒4
    • Table 3. Deposition comparison of calculated and reference values (%) during 235U operation

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      Table 3. Deposition comparison of calculated and reference values (%) during 235U operation

      区域Section of reactorMSREVERA-CSMSRTE
      换热器 HX surfaces4040.3737.64
      其他哈氏合金表面 Other Hastelloy surfaces5050.3551.30
      堆芯石墨 Core graphite surfaces10.082.06
      泵及其他气相区域 Pump bowl, off-gas, etc.99.009.00
    • Table 4. Deposition comparison of calculated and reference values (%) during 233U operation

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      Table 4. Deposition comparison of calculated and reference values (%) during 233U operation

      区域Section of reactorMSREVERA-CSMSRTE
      换热器 HX surfaces66.266.00
      其他哈氏合金表面 Other Hastelloy surfaces87.738.04
      堆芯石墨 Core graphite surfaces0.40.010.36
      泵及其他气相区域 Pump bowl, off-gas, etc.85.686.085.6
    • Table 5. Information on Mo isotopes

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      Table 5. Information on Mo isotopes

      核素 Nuclide衰变类型 Decay mode半衰期 Half life累积产额Cumulative yield
      97Mo稳定 stable6.00×10‒2
      98Mo稳定 stable5.79×10‒2
      99Moβ2.75 d2.10×10‒2
      100Mo7.30×1018 a6.29×10‒2
      101Moβ14.61 min5.17×10‒2
      102Moβ11.30 min4.28×10‒2
      103Moβ67.50 s2.95×10‒2
      104Moβ60.00 s1.79×10‒2
      105Moβ35.60 s9.16×10‒3
    • Table 6. Yield of the main radioisotopes of Mo

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      Table 6. Yield of the main radioisotopes of Mo

      核素

      Nuclide

      平衡时间

      Equilibrium time

      活度

      Activity / Bq

      99Mo22 d6.93×1013
      101Mo140 min1.59×1011
      102Mo172.5 min9.32×1010
      103Mo20 min1.50×109
      104Mo20 min7.30×108
      105Mo10 min1.40×108
    • Table 7. Yield of the main stable isotopes of Mo

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      Table 7. Yield of the main stable isotopes of Mo

      核素

      Nuclide

      平衡时间

      Equilibrium time

      粒子数

      Particle number

      97Mo3.34×1020
      98Mo3.40×1020
      99Mo22 d6.93×1013
      100Mo3.81×1020
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    Liang CHEN, Guifeng ZHU, Ziye WANG, Rui YAN, Yang ZOU, Hongjie XU. Evaluation of 99Mo production based on molten salt reactor off-gas extraction[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2024, 47(8): 080604

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    Category: NUCLEAR ENERGY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

    Received: Nov. 2, 2023

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Sep. 23, 2024

    The Author Email: YAN Rui (严睿), ZOU Yang (邹杨)

    DOI:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2024.hjs.47.080604

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