Published October 2002 | Version v1
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The possibilities of fast power reactors to create high intensity radioactive sources

Creators

  • 1. SSC RF Institute for Physics and Power Engineering named after academician A.I. Leipunsky, SSC RF IPPE, 249033, Obninsk, Kaluga region (Russian Federation)
  • 2. Institute of Nuclear Research of Russian Academy of Science - INR RAS, 117312, Moscow (Russian Federation)

Description

Fundamental possibilities of fast power reactors to produce useful radioactive isotopes by creating special irradiating assemblies and side blanket realignment have been considered. The experience of the possibility substantiation and the pilot production of cobalt-60, chromium-51 and argon-37 isotopes have been described and briefly analyzed. It has been shown that the isotope production can be arranged keeping the other main reactor neutron and physical parameters. The evaluation of the isotope production capabilities in typical fast reactor of mean power has been presented for BN-600 as an example. On the whole, the conclusion has been made that this production possesses good potential and supplements organically the main NPP reactor function of power production. (author)

Part of:
Proceedings of the PHYSOR 2002 International Conference on the New Frontiers of Nuclear Technology: Reactor Physics, Safety and High-Performance Computing

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
American Nuclear Society - ANS
Imprint Place
La Grange Park, IL (United States)
Imprint Pagination
13 p.

Conference

Title
International Conference on the New Frontiers of Nuclear Technology: Reactor Physics, Safety and High-Performance Computing
Acronym
Physor 2002
Dates
7-10 Oct 2002
Place
Seoul (Korea, Republic of)

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
France
INIS RN
55004414
Subject category
S07: ISOTOPES AND RADIATION SOURCES; S22: GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ARGON 37; BORON 10; CHROMIUM 51; COBALT 60; ISOTOPE PRODUCTION; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; RADIATION SOURCES
Descriptors DEC
ARGON ISOTOPES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BORON ISOTOPES; CHROMIUM ISOTOPES; COBALT ISOTOPES; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; POWER PLANTS; RADIOISOTOPES; STABLE ISOTOPES; THERMAL POWER PLANTS; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

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