NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, Volume. 46, Issue 9, 090605(2023)

Effect of neutronics optimization and extraction method on the production efficiency of 99Mo in an aqueous reactor

Changqing YU1, Guifeng ZHU1,2、*, Rui YAN1,2, and Yang ZOU1,2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    Figures & Tables(12)
    Schematic diagram of the core structure
    Schematic diagram of medical isotope extraction
    Flowchart of MSR-RRS
    Infinite multiplication factor at different uranium concentration and enrichment
    Critical uranium mass at different uranium concentrations and enrichment
    Effective multiplication factor at different nitric acid concentration
    Void, nitric acid concentration, and temperature reactivity coefficient at different uranium concentration
    Normalized neutron energy spectrum
    99Mo yield under different extraction methods
    99Mo yield at different online extraction capacities
    • Table 1. Verification of solution density calculation method

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      Table 1. Verification of solution density calculation method

      序列

      Sequence

      溶液参数(25℃)

      Solution parameters (25℃)

      实验结果

      Experimental results

      计算结果

      Calculation results

      铀浓度

      Uranium

      concentration

      / g·L-1

      酸浓度

      Acid

      concentration

      / mol·L-1

      密度

      Density

      / g·cm-3

      温度

      Temperature

      / ℃

      临界高度

      Critical

      height

      / mm

      密度

      Density

      / g·cm-3

      keff

      (SCALE6.1,

      ENDF/B-Ⅶ)

      keff

      (MCNP4B,

      JENDL-3.2)

      216243.10.9731.356 922.9414.61.360 21.001 2±0.000 51.003 3±0.000 2
      217225.50.9701.333 923.3478.71.336 31.000 1±0.000 51.003 1±0.000 2
      220204.70.9901.306 023.6625.61.308 71.000 0±0.000 51.001 8±0.000 2
      226193.70.9821.290 923.7810.91.293 61.000 1±0.000 51.003 7±0.000 2
    • Table 2. Core parameters and 99Mo yield

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      Table 2. Core parameters and 99Mo yield

      堆芯参数 Core parameters
      功率 Power / kW40200
      活性区高度Height of active zone / cm3255.2

      活性区直径

      Diameter of active zone / cm

      4069
      反射层厚度 Reflector thickness / cm3030
      铀质量 Uranium mass / kg7.4421.48
      铀浓度 Uranium concentration / g·L-1186.1107.4
      235U富集度 235U enrichment / wt%19.7519.75
      99Mo产量 99Mo yield (5 days)
      离线Offline1010 Bq / 6-days 1010 Bq

      2 764

      /781

      13 771

      /3 900

      在线Online1010 Bq / 6-days 1010 Bq

      3 208

      /907

      15 988

      /4 525

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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Nov. 5, 2022

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Oct. 8, 2023

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    DOI:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2023.hjs.46.090605

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