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Preparation of Radionuclides

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Radionuclides include natural radionuclides and artificial radionuclides. Artificial radionuclides are widely used because they have easily controlled radiation intensity and can be made into radioactive sources of various required shapes, with usually short half-lives (easy disposal of radioactive waste). Artificial radionuclides are mainly produced by reactors and accelerators, and generators made from radionuclides produced by the above two methods can be used to obtain short-lived radionuclides. Reactors can produce various radionuclides in large quantities with relatively low production costs. Producing radionuclides by accelerators has a much smaller production capacity compared with that by reactors, but the radionuclides produced are mostly carrier-free with high specific activity and more varieties. In the process of producing radionuclides, a large amount of radioactive waste is usually generated. Optimizing the production process to reduce the generation of radioactive waste and controlling and properly disposing of radioactive waste to avoid greater harm to the environment are important technical problems to be solved in radionuclide production. Therefore, advanced radionuclide production technologies, perfect radionuclide production processes, and efficient three-waste treatment technologies are currently the focus of attention in the fields of radionuclide research, production, and application. This chapter will focus on the preparation of artificial radionuclides.

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Luo, S. (2023). Preparation of Radionuclides. In: Nuclear Science and Technology. Nuclear Science and Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-3087-6_2

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