Reactor production of Thorium-229

Susan Hogle; Rose Ann Boll; Karen Murphy; David Denton; Allison Owens; Tamara J. Haverlock; Marc Garland; Saed Mirzadeh

doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2016.05.002

Reactor production of Thorium-229

Susan Hogle, Rose Ann Boll, Karen Murphy, David Denton, Allison Owens, Tamara J. Haverlock, Marc Garland, Saed Mirzadeh

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

40 Scopus citations

Abstract

Limited availability of ²²⁹Th for clinical applications of ²¹³Bi necessitates investigation of alternative production routes. In reactor production, ²²⁹Th is produced from neutron transmutation of ²²⁶Ra, ²²⁸Ra, ²²⁷Ac and ²²⁸Th. Irradiations of ²²⁶Ra, ²²⁸Ra, and ²²⁷Ac targets at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory High Flux Isotope Reactor result in yields of ²²⁹Th at 26 days of 74.0±7.4 MBq/g, 260±10 MBq/g, and 1200±50 MBq/g, respectively. Intermediate radionuclide yields and cross sections are also studied.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	19-27
Number of pages	9
Journal	Applied Radiation and Isotopes
Volume	114
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2016.05.002
State	Published - Aug 1 2016

Funding

This research is supported by the Isotope Program, Office of Nuclear Physics of the U.S. Department of Energy. ORNL is managed by UT-Battelle, LLC, for the U.S. Department of Energy under contract DE-AC05-00OR22725 .

Keywords

Actinium-225
Actinium-227
High flux isotope reactor
Isochain
Neutron reactions
Radium-226
Radium-228
Thorium-228
Thorium-229

Access to Document

10.1016/j.apradiso.2016.05.002

Cite this

@article{6d47ac7a5cd14850b728827d56addd49,

title = "Reactor production of Thorium-229",

abstract = "Limited availability of 229Th for clinical applications of 213Bi necessitates investigation of alternative production routes. In reactor production, 229Th is produced from neutron transmutation of 226Ra, 228Ra, 227Ac and 228Th. Irradiations of 226Ra, 228Ra, and 227Ac targets at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory High Flux Isotope Reactor result in yields of 229Th at 26 days of 74.0±7.4 MBq/g, 260±10 MBq/g, and 1200±50 MBq/g, respectively. Intermediate radionuclide yields and cross sections are also studied.",

keywords = "Actinium-225, Actinium-227, High flux isotope reactor, Isochain, Neutron reactions, Radium-226, Radium-228, Thorium-228, Thorium-229",

author = "Susan Hogle and Boll, {Rose Ann} and Karen Murphy and David Denton and Allison Owens and Haverlock, {Tamara J.} and Marc Garland and Saed Mirzadeh",

note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2016 Elsevier Ltd.",

year = "2016",

month = aug,

day = "1",

doi = "10.1016/j.apradiso.2016.05.002",

language = "English",

volume = "114",

pages = "19--27",

journal = "Applied Radiation and Isotopes",

issn = "0969-8043",

publisher = "Elsevier",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Reactor production of Thorium-229

AU - Hogle, Susan

AU - Boll, Rose Ann

AU - Murphy, Karen

AU - Denton, David

AU - Owens, Allison

AU - Haverlock, Tamara J.

AU - Garland, Marc

AU - Mirzadeh, Saed

PY - 2016/8/1

Y1 - 2016/8/1

N2 - Limited availability of 229Th for clinical applications of 213Bi necessitates investigation of alternative production routes. In reactor production, 229Th is produced from neutron transmutation of 226Ra, 228Ra, 227Ac and 228Th. Irradiations of 226Ra, 228Ra, and 227Ac targets at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory High Flux Isotope Reactor result in yields of 229Th at 26 days of 74.0±7.4 MBq/g, 260±10 MBq/g, and 1200±50 MBq/g, respectively. Intermediate radionuclide yields and cross sections are also studied.

AB - Limited availability of 229Th for clinical applications of 213Bi necessitates investigation of alternative production routes. In reactor production, 229Th is produced from neutron transmutation of 226Ra, 228Ra, 227Ac and 228Th. Irradiations of 226Ra, 228Ra, and 227Ac targets at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory High Flux Isotope Reactor result in yields of 229Th at 26 days of 74.0±7.4 MBq/g, 260±10 MBq/g, and 1200±50 MBq/g, respectively. Intermediate radionuclide yields and cross sections are also studied.

KW - Actinium-225

KW - Actinium-227

KW - High flux isotope reactor

KW - Isochain

KW - Neutron reactions

KW - Radium-226

KW - Radium-228

KW - Thorium-228

KW - Thorium-229

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84965081674&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1016/j.apradiso.2016.05.002

DO - 10.1016/j.apradiso.2016.05.002

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:84965081674

SN - 0969-8043

VL - 114

SP - 19

EP - 27

JO - Applied Radiation and Isotopes

JF - Applied Radiation and Isotopes

ER -

Reactor production of Thorium-229

Abstract

Funding

Keywords

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this