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Tracers for radiopharmaceutical production facilities

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When radiopharmaceutical production facilities irradiate uranium targets for the production of radionuclides such as 99Mo, the emissions interfere with the global monitoring efforts conducted by the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization. While suppressing emissions from such facilities would be ideal, it is understood that radioxenon emissions may not be reduced to levels below detectable quantities. As a result, a study was conducted to investigate tracers that may be utilized for source identification upon measurement. Both radioactive and stable tracers were evaluated.

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This material is based upon work supported by the Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration under Award Number DE-AC52-09NA28608. This manuscript was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, expressed or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would infringe privately owned rights. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation or favoring buy the United States Government or any agency thereof. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof.

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  1. Nuclear Engineering Teaching Laboratory, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA

    S. R. F. Biegalski

  2. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA

    T. W. Bowyer & D. A. Haas

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Biegalski, S.R.F., Bowyer, T.W. & Haas, D.A. Tracers for radiopharmaceutical production facilities. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 296, 477–482 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-012-1967-8

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