TY  - CONF
AU  - Mauerhofer, Eric
TI  - Mo-99 production at HBS
M1  - FZJ-2021-02006
PY  - 2021
AB  - Mo-99 is the precursor of Tc-99m which is the most widely used medical isotope fordiagnostic with 30 to 40 million examinations worldwide per year (3 millionexaminations alone in Germany). Mo-99 is mainly produced by fission of U-235 withthermal neutrons in high flux reactors. The planned shutdown of 3 reactors in Europewill cause in the near future a reduction of about 60% of the Mo-99 production inEurope and thereby generate a supply shortage. Since no new reactors will be builtalternative methods are urgently required. A short overview of accelerator-basedtechniques is given. Preliminary results on the Mo-99 production at HBS arepresented and discussed.
T2  - Digital Institute Seminar JCNS-2
CY  - ,  (online event)
M2  - , online event
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)31
UR  - https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/892337
ER  -