Method for producing isotopes in power nuclear reactors

A method of producing isotopes in a light water power reactor, whereby one or more targets (320) within the reactor may be irradiated under a neutron flux to produce one or more isotopes. The targets may be assembled into a tubing portion (180) of a fuel rod in one or more fuel bundles that are to b...

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Main Authors SMITH, DAVID GREY, RUSSELL, II, WILLIAM EARL, KIERNAN, MICHAEL THOMAS, JAMES, ROBERT BRYANT, FAWCETT, RUSSELL MORGAN, HIGGINS, RUSSELL PATRICK, STACHOWSKI, RUSSELL EDWARD, TROSMAN, LUKAS, GONZALES, RANDY PETER, SHELTON, STEVEN BRUCE
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 07.06.2006
Subjects
ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ELEMENTS
DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES
LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION ORRERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES
MEASURING
NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
NUCLEAR PHYSICS
PHYSICS
RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING
RADIO NAVIGATION
RADIOACTIVE SOURCES
TESTING
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Summary:A method of producing isotopes in a light water power reactor, whereby one or more targets (320) within the reactor may be irradiated under a neutron flux to produce one or more isotopes. The targets may be assembled into a tubing portion (180) of a fuel rod in one or more fuel bundles that are to be loaded in a core of the reactor at a given outage. Power operations in the reactor irradiate the fuel bundles so as to generate desired isotopes, such as one or more radioisotopes at a desired specific activity or stable isotopes at a desired concentration.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20050257403