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Dissolution of uranium dioxide microspheres in carbonate and hydrogen peroxide solutions

Creator:

Adams, Timothy G.

Abstract:

Uranium dioxide has been used in industry both as a fuel for power reactors and as a target for the production of radioisotopes. One of the most important radioisotopes produced using these targets is molybdenum-99 (Mo-99, 65.94hr half-life), which is the parent isotope to technetium-99m (Tc-99m, 6.01hr half-life), a radioisotope...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis