Medical isotope production without highly enriched uranium

• Corporate Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Medical Isotope Production Without Highly Enriched Uranium.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2009.
• Subjects: Uranium > Isotopes.; Uranium > Isotopes > Therapeutic use.; Highly enriched uranium > Isotopes > Therapeutic use.; Molybdenum > Isotopes > Therapeutic use.; Technetium > Isotopes > Therapeutic use.; Radioisotopes > Therapeutic use.; Nuclear medicine > Standards > United States.; Molybdenum > supply & distribution > United States.; Nuclear Medicine > standards > United States.; Molybedenum > isolation & purification > United States.; Radioisotopes > supply & distribution > United States.; Technetium Compounds > isolation & purification > United States.; Diagnostic Imaging > United States.; Radionuclide Generators > United States.; Quality Control > United States.; POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Affairs & Administration.; Electronic Books.; Electronic books.
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"This book is the product of a congressionally mandated study to examine the feasibility of eliminating the use of highly enriched uranium (HEU2) in reactor fuel, reactor targets, and medical isotope production facilities. The book focuses primarily on the use of HEU for the production of the m...

Table of Contents:

• Background and study task
• Molybdenum-99/Technetium-99m production and use
• Molybdenum-99/Technetium-99m supply
• Molybdenum-99/Technetium-99m supply reliability
• Molybdenum-99/Technetium-99m demand
• Molybdenum-99/Technetium-99m production costs
• Conversion to LEU-based production of Molybdenum-99: technical considerations
• Conversion to LEU-based production of Molybdenum-99: regulatory considerations
• Conversion to LEU-based production of Molybdenum-99: general approaches and timing
• Conversion to LEU-based production of Molybdenum-99: prospects and feasibility.