Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Vol.51, No.40, 13319-13322, 2012
Mo-99 Separation from High-Concentration Irradiated Uranium Nitrate and Uranium Sulfate Solutions
We report separation data indicating that Mo-99 can be separated from a vast excess of either uranyl sulfate or uranyl nitrate in irradiated dilute acid solutions. These results suggest that, if medical isotope Mo-99 is produced during fission of high concentrations of low enriched uranium sulfate solution fuel, it is feasible to both recover >90% of the Mo-99 for further purification and the uranium for recycle.