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Extraction of 99Mo hot atoms made by a neutron capture method from α-MoO3 to water

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This research presents a synthesis process of porous α-MoO3 wire from Mo wire and its application as an irradiation target used in the Dalat Nuclear Research Reactor (DNRR) for the first time. Water was used to extract 99Mo in the porous wire after irradiating, afterward, the result was compared with a previous experiment using α-MoO3 powder. In conclusion, combined with the Kyoto University Reactor (KUR) experiments, hot atoms ehnanced the extraction of 99Mo to water and the effectiveness in the porous wire was compared to that of commercial powder.

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The research has been supported by GAICCE Double Degree Scholarship from ASEAN University Network/Southeast Asia Engineering Education Development Network (AUN/SEED-net) and KAKENHI-PROJECT-19H02429. In the experiments at KUR, the authors acknowledge Ms. M. Seki at Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Mr. Y. Fujihara and Prof. S. Fukutani at Kyoto University for their help in irradiation preparations and ICP-MS measurements.

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  1. Extreme Energy-Density Research Institute, Nagaoka University of Technology, 1603-1 Kamitomiokamachi, Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan

    N. M. Quach, M. C. Ngo, Y. Yang, T. M. D. Do, T. Nakayama & H. Suematsu

  2. Department of Nuclear Technology, Nagaoka University of Technology, Nagaoka, Niigata, 940-2188, Japan

    N. M. Quach, T. M. D. Do, T. Suzuki & H. Suematsu

  3. Department of Nuclear Engineering and Environmental Physics, School of Engineering Physics, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, 1, Dai Co Viet Street, Bach Khoa, Hai Ba Trung, Vietnam

    N. M. Quach & V. T. Nguyen

  4. Faculty of International Training, Thai Nguyen University of Technology, Thai Nguyen, 251750, Vietnam

    M. C. Ngo

  5. Radioisotope Research and Preparation Centre, Dalat Nuclear Research Institute, Dalat, Vietnam

    T. B. Nguyen

  6. Department of JMTR, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Narita, Oarai, Ibaraki, 311-1393, Japan

    Y. Fujita

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Quach, N.M., Ngo, M.C., Yang, Y. et al. Extraction of 99Mo hot atoms made by a neutron capture method from α-MoO3 to water. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 332, 4057–4064 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-023-09125-7

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