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
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  • 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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    Changqing YU, Guifeng ZHU, Rui YAN, Yang ZOU. Effect of neutronics optimization and extraction method on the production efficiency of 99Mo in an aqueous reactor[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2023, 46(9): 090605

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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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