Production of Molybdenum-99 Will Be Possible in a Thimble Installed Right Next to the Core (IMAGE)

Technical University of Munich (TUM)

Production of Molybdenum-99 Will Be Possible in a Thimble Installed Right Next to the Core

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At a cost of only 5.4 million euros, the FRM II neutron source at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen is currently upgraded to produce the urgently required radioisotope molybdenum-99. The current upgrading and maintenance pause has been capitalized to install a thimble right next to the core, in which molybdenum-99 will be produced in the future.

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Andrea Voit / TUM

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