Cryogenic tracer irradiation facility at the university of Texas at Austin

Cryogenic tracer irradiation facility at the university of Texas at Austin

We report on a cryogenic gas irradiation facility in the 1.1 MW TRIGA reactor at The University of Texas at Austin. The system was designed to produce radioactive xenon and argon for environmental studies, and it can be applied to produce other gaseous radiotracers. The system design includes modeli...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of radioanalytical and nuclear chemistry 2022-12, Vol.331 (12), p.5381-5392
Hauptverfasser: Hudson, Clayton C., Lester, Ryan, Tipping, Tracy N., Haas, Derek A.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Argon
Chemistry
Chemistry and Materials Science
Diagnostic Radiology
Environmental studies
Food processing plants
Hadrons
Heavy Ions
Inorganic Chemistry
Irradiation
Nuclear Chemistry
Nuclear Physics
Nuclear Science & Technology
Physical Chemistry
Radioactive materials
Radioactive substances
Radioactive tracers
Systems design
Tracers (Biology)
Xenon
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Zusammenfassung:We report on a cryogenic gas irradiation facility in the 1.1 MW TRIGA reactor at The University of Texas at Austin. The system was designed to produce radioactive xenon and argon for environmental studies, and it can be applied to produce other gaseous radiotracers. The system design includes modeling accident scenarios to ensure operation does not risk damage to the reactor and minimizes risk of release of radioactive material. The SCALE code was used to model a 30-day irradiation of one liter of Xe-126 and the predicted activity is 0.9 Ci of Xe-127 at irradiation end.
ISSN:0236-5731
1588-2780
DOI:10.1007/s10967-022-08515-7