MFN 11-211 Enclosure 3, Moly-99 Project Update Public ... · 43 Protons 56 Neutrons 99 = Atomic Wt...
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ENCLOSURE 3
MFN 11-211
Moly-99 Project Update Public Meeting Presentation
Mol
y-99
Pro
ject
Upd
ate
for
the
US
NRC
A
ugus
t 201
1
GE
Hita
chi N
ucle
ar E
nerg
y
2G
E Ti
tle o
r jo
b nu
mbe
r8/
12/2
011
Wha
t is
mol
ybde
num
-99?
•U
sed
in a
ppro
xim
atel
y 85
% o
f all
nucl
ear
med
icin
e pr
oced
ures
…br
ain,
hea
rt,
thyr
oid,
lung
s, li
ver,
kidn
eys,
ske
leto
n,
bloo
d an
d tu
mor
s.
•Ra
pid
upta
ke b
y ta
rget
org
an…
is b
ound
to
ano
ther
dru
g th
at tr
ansp
orts
it to
the
orga
n of
inte
rest
•D
ecay
resu
lts in
rela
tivel
y lo
w e
nerg
y ga
mm
a…ea
sily
det
ecte
d pr
ovid
ing
accu
rate
imag
ing
•Sh
ort h
alf-
life
resu
lts …
allo
ws
for q
uick
sc
ans
and
low
er p
atie
nt d
ose,
als
o le
nds
BWRs
to b
eing
idea
l for
act
ivat
ion
•Ag
ing
& ob
sole
te p
rodu
ctio
n fa
cilit
ies…
54 y
ear o
ld C
anad
ian
reac
tor a
nd H
FR fo
r Mo-
99
expe
rien
ced
exte
nded
shu
tdow
ns.
•Is
otop
es fr
om n
ucle
ar fu
el…
Mo-
99 is
ob
tain
ed m
ostly
from
HEU
targ
ets
•Sh
orta
ge re
sulti
ng in
hig
h vi
sibi
lity
in
Was
hing
ton…
DO
E aw
ards
gra
nts
to
solv
e sh
orta
ge c
risi
s w
ith re
liabl
e,
dom
estic
sup
ply
of 99
Mo
w/o
HEU
use
an
d N
RC w
orki
ng g
roup
dev
oted
to
proj
ect
Cur
rent
isot
ope
prod
uctio
n Aus
tral
iaO
pal–
2008
H
EU T
arge
ts
Fran
ceO
sari
s–19
66
HEU
Tar
gets
Sout
h A
fric
aSa
fari
–19
65
HEU
Tar
gets
Belg
ium
BR
-2–
1961
H
EU T
arge
ts
Net
herl
ands
HFR
–19
61
HEU
Tar
gets
Can
ada
NRU
–19
57
HEU
Tar
gets
40%
25%
20%
10%
5%
N/A
Typi
cal
4G
E Ti
tle o
r jo
b nu
mbe
r 8/
12/2
011
Mol
ybde
num
-99
to te
chne
tium
ge
nera
tors
Mol
ybde
num
-99
(66h
)
Tech
netiu
m-9
9m (6
h)
βde
cay
Gen
erat
or E
lutio
nSa
line
Addi
tion
Patie
nt
How
is 99
Mo
curr
ently
pro
duce
d?Cu
rren
tly P
rodu
ced
by F
issi
on o
f Hig
hly
Enri
ched
Ura
nium
Tar
gets
Fiss
ion
Prod
uct W
aste
(Spe
nt F
uel)
6 pe
rcen
t of t
he
fissi
on y
ield
is 99
Mo
GEH
met
hod
to p
rodu
ce 99
Mo
Our
pro
cess
use
s ne
utro
n ca
ptur
e to
pro
duce
the
pare
nt o
f 99m
Tc fr
om 98
Mo
98M
o
Abso
rbs
a ne
utro
n
99M
ot ½=
66 h
rs99
mTc
99Tc
t ½=
6 hr
s
42 P
roto
ns56
Neu
tron
s98
= A
tom
ic W
t
42 P
roto
ns57
Neu
tron
s99
= A
tom
ic W
t
43 P
roto
ns56
Neu
tron
s99
= A
tom
ic W
t
43 P
roto
ns56
Neu
tron
s99
= A
tom
ic W
t
140,
180
, 74
0 Ke
vG
amm
a, B
eta
140
Kev
Gam
ma
294
Kev
Beta
t ½=
211,
000
yrs
GEH
’s p
roce
ss a
dvan
tage
sTr
aditi
onal
M
etho
dG
EH M
etho
d
Targ
et
Com
posi
tion/
Nat
iona
l Se
curi
tyH
EUN
atur
al M
olyb
denu
m
Was
te/E
nvir
onm
ent
HLW
w/ T
RU a
nd L
ong
Live
d FP
sLL
W a
nd n
o RC
RA
was
te
Chem
istr
y
Com
plic
ated
se
para
tions
of M
o fr
om U
rani
um, F
Ps,
and
TRU
Sim
pler
pro
cess
w/o
FP
and
TRU
co
mpl
icat
ions
Supp
ly R
elia
bilit
yAg
ing
reac
tors
and
un
relia
ble
supp
ly
BWRs
(>90
% C
F)
prod
uces
relia
ble
supp
ly
Cost
Requ
ires
new
bui
ldLe
vera
ges
curr
ent
infr
astr
uctu
re
•G
EH G
oal…
Prod
uce
up to
3,0
00 6
-day
Cio
f 99
Mo/
wee
k w
hich
equ
als
~50%
of d
omes
tic
dem
and
•W
hat i
s a
6-da
y Cu
rie?
…Am
ount
of c
urie
s du
e to
99M
o si
x da
ys a
fter
the
Tcge
nera
tor
is o
n m
anuf
actu
rer’
s sh
ippi
ng d
ock
•Sh
ort H
alf L
ife…
Allo
win
g tw
o da
ys fo
r tr
ansp
ort a
nd g
ener
ator
fabr
icat
ion,
ap
prox
imat
ely
23,0
00 C
iof 99
Mo
is re
quir
ed
upon
rem
oval
from
reac
tor
•BW
R Ac
tivat
ion…
Epith
erm
al n
eutr
ons
are
resp
onsi
ble
for m
ajor
ity o
f act
ivat
ion,
ca
lcul
ated
spe
cific
act
ivity
is a
ppro
xim
atel
y 1-
2 Ci
99M
o/g
initi
al M
o•
Man
agea
ble
Mas
s…Sp
ecifi
c ac
tivity
requ
ires
ac
tivat
ion
of <
30 k
gsof
Mo
ever
y w
eek
GEH
’s 99
Mo
prod
uctio
n go
alD
ecay
of M
o-99
-
3,00
0
6,00
0
9,00
0
12,0
00
15,0
00
18,0
00
21,0
00
24,0
00
01
23
45
67
8
Day
s ou
t of r
eact
or
Ci of Mo-99
Mol
ybde
num
Li
fe C
ycle
Reac
tor
(res
earc
h or
BW
R) ir
radi
atio
n 98
Mo
to 99
Mo
99m
Tc G
ener
ator
Appl
icat
ions
Mix
ed b
y ph
arm
acis
t for
use
Chem
istr
y m
etal
to g
el
Mo
Targ
et
Prep
arat
ion
Patie
nt A
pplic
atio
n
Bene
fits
of 99
Mo
proj
ect
•Sa
ves
lives
…Co
nsis
tent
ly s
uppl
y im
port
ant m
edic
al is
otop
e fo
r th
e U
SA
•N
atio
nal S
ecur
ity…
Allo
ws
Whi
te H
ouse
to a
chie
ve th
eir g
oal o
f pr
oduc
ing
mol
ybde
num
-99
with
out t
he u
se o
f HEU
•En
viro
nmen
tally
Fav
orab
le…
Syst
em c
an g
ener
ate
the
U.S.
A.’s
med
ical
is
otop
e su
pply
with
out c
reat
ing
HLW
•As
set U
tiliz
atio
n…Pr
ovid
es im
port
ant m
edic
al is
otop
e w
ithou
t the
nee
d fo
r new
reac
tors
, whi
le le
vera
ging
pro
ven
and
licen
sed
equi
pmen
t