3140
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2000, 39, 3140-3145
Modification of Targets and Processes for Conversion of Production from High- to Low-Enriched Uranium
99Mo
G. F. Vandegrift,* C. Conner, G. L. Hofman, R. A. Leonard, A. Mutalib, J. Sedlet, D. E. Walker, T. C. Wiencek, and J. L. Snelgrove Reduced Enrichment for Research and Test Reactor Program, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 S. Cass Avenue, Argonne, Illinois 60439
As part of the U.S. nonproliferation effort, we are investigating the conversion of the production of fission-product 99Mo from use of high-enriched uranium (HEU) to low-enriched uranium (LEU). Successful conversion from HEU to LEU (