Radioisotope production at the advanced test reactor: process and lessons learned

IF 1.9 3区工程技术 Q1 NUCLEAR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Annals of Nuclear Energy Pub Date : 2025-04-24 DOI:10.1016/j.anucene.2025.111463

Andrew Zillmer, Clinton Wilson, Jill Mitchell, Austen Fradeneck, Ryan Marlow, Erik Rosvall, William Green, Justin Lower

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Abstract

The mission of the Advanced Test Reactor (ATR) at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) focuses on creating irradiation facilities for nuclear materials and fuels research. While radioisotope production is not a core part of the ATR mission, it is important for providing a U.S. domestic source of critical radioisotopes such as cobalt-60 (Co-60). This paper gives an overview for radioisotopes currently being produced in ATR as well as other potential radioisotopes that can be produced in ATR. It also provides guidance on radioisotope production that can be applied to other test reactors.

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先进试验反应堆的放射性同位素生产：过程和经验教训

爱达荷国家实验室（INL）的先进试验反应堆（ATR）的任务重点是为核材料和燃料研究创建辐照设施。虽然放射性同位素生产不是ATR任务的核心部分，但为美国国内提供钴-60 （Co-60）等关键放射性同位素来源非常重要。本文概述了目前在ATR中产生的放射性同位素以及其他可能在ATR中产生的放射性同位素。它还提供了可应用于其他试验反应堆的放射性同位素生产指南。

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Annals of Nuclear Energy 工程技术-核科学技术

CiteScore

4.30

自引率

21.10%

发文量

632

审稿时长

7.3 months

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