Feasibility study for production of I-131 radioisotope using MNSR research reactor

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 76-80

  Elom Achoribo, A S ^a   Akaho, Edward H K ^a   Nyarko, Benjamin J B ^b   Osae Shiloh, K D ^b   Odame Duodu, Godfred ^a   Gibrilla, Abass ^b  

^a Ghana Atomic Energy Commission   (Ghana)

^b NATIONAL NUCLEAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Cyclic irradiation; FORTRAN program; High purity target; Radioactivity; Radioisotopes

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION TECHNIQUES; BETA DECAY; CYCLIC IRRADIATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FORTRAN 90; FORTRAN PROGRAMS; HIGH PURITY TARGETS; LOW POWER;

FORTRAN (PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE); IRRADIATION; RADIOISOTOPES; RESEARCH REACTORS;

PLANNING;

IODINE 131;

ARTICLE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; IRRADIATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MINIATURE NEUTRON SOURCE REACTOR; NUCLEAR REACTOR; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVITY; SIMULATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NUCLEAR REACTORS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS;

EID: 80955144188     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: 18729800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2011.08.011     Document Type: Article

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