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A thermal hydraulics analysis of a molybdenum production element for implementation in TRIGA reactors

Creator:

Byfield, Patrick

Abstract:

The metastable isotope of technetium-99 (Tc-99m) is an important diagnostic tool used in the field of nuclear medicine due to the isotope's 6.0 hour half-life, 140.5 keV γ-decay mechanism, and multiple oxidation states [1,2]. Approximately 70% of the world’s nuclear medicine procedures involve the use of Tc-99m [3]. The conventional...

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Masters Thesis

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, wherein the fluid is heated by fuel rods near the bottom of the reactor pool and cooling is provided by
Scaling of the Chinese HTR-PM Reactor Design for Licensing and Testing at the Oregon State University High Temperature Test Facility

Creator:

Cox, Jordan

Abstract:

The United States (US) Department of Energy (DOE) has identified the pebble-bed reactor as a high priority for US research with the end goal of licensing a pebble-bed reactor (PBR) for operation in the United States. Before this can be accomplished significant research must be done regarding the safety of...

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Masters Thesis

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likelihood of a nuclear accident using fuel design and material properties. To this end this company began