Nickel electrodeposition in LEU metal foil annular targets to produce Mo-99
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The most used production route of Mo-99 is through the fission of U-235 in irradiation targets that are irradiated in research reactors. The annular target is a promisor design since it can incorporate high U-235 quantities, thus increasing the production yield of Mo-99. This target type uses a foil of uranium metal enveloped by a thin nickel foil that acts as a diffusion barrier. The process of uranium enveloping with nickel foil is today done manually. This operation risks the nickel foil breaking up during target assembling. In the present work, we studied the nickel electrodeposition over uranium metal foil surfaces to replace nickel foils. A pre-forming procedure of the uranium metal foil by calendering was developed to facilitate the assembling operation. The electrodeposition was done over the uranium foil pre-conformed in a tubular shape. An automated apparatus for electrodeposition of nickel in uranium tubular-shaped foil was developed. The results showed that the high nickel adherence to uranium metal depends on the proper activation of the uranium surface. Among the activation processes studied, the mechanical activation showed good adhesion of the nickel layer, with a loss of only 0.16% of uranium mass. Homogeneous and regular 12 μm thickness electrodeposited layers over the uranium metal were obtained. This work showed that the process could be used in continuous production technology, such as the production of irradiation targets.
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IANELLI, RICARDO F.; SALIBA-SILVA, ADONIS M.; TAKARA, ERIKI M.; GARCIA NETO, JOSE; SOUZA, JOSE A.B.; CARVALHO, ELITA F.U. de; DURAZZO, MICHELANGELO. Nickel electrodeposition in LEU metal foil annular targets to produce Mo-99. Materials Chemistry and Physics, v. 290, p. 1-12, 2022. DOI: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2022.126620. Disponível em: http://repositorio.ipen.br/handle/123456789/33442. Acesso em: 15 Jun 2024.
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