INORGANIC SORBENT FOR MOLYBDENUM-99 EXTRACTION FROM IRRADIATED URANIUM SOLUTIONS AND ITS METHOD OF USE

摘要

A high radiation resistant inorganic sorbent is used for the extraction of Mo-99 from the fission byproducts of a uranyl sulfate nuclear-fueled homogeneous-solution nuclear reactor. The sorbent is a composition of hydrated titanium dioxide combined with 5 to 40 mole percent zirconium hydroxide formed into pellets and saturated with an isotope composition of uranium.