The impact of gadolinium on the reactor production of Sm-153
Radioisotopes represent major sources of ionizing radiation, not least for use in medical applications, brachytherapy and nuclear medicine included. In this, the nuclear reactor is the main source of beta-gamma emitting isotopes, an example product being Sm-153 used in the treatment of pain arising...
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my.um.eprints.288582022-08-18T02:41:27Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/28858/ The impact of gadolinium on the reactor production of Sm-153 Uguru, Edwin Humphrey Sani, Siti Fairus Abdul Khandaker, Mayeen Uddin Rabir, Mohamad Hairie Moradi, F. Ekpe, John Elom Bradley, D. A. QC Physics Radioisotopes represent major sources of ionizing radiation, not least for use in medical applications, brachytherapy and nuclear medicine included. In this, the nuclear reactor is the main source of beta-gamma emitting isotopes, an example product being Sm-153 used in the treatment of pain arising from bone metastases. Present analysis relates to the potential of gadolinium neutron capture reaction, its impact on reactor production of radioisotopes and the proliferation resistant potential of thorium fuel cycle. A comparative analysis has been made of the impact of gadolinium on the production of Sm-153 by UO2 and (Th, U) O-2 fuels in a Westinghouse small modular reactor. Five fuel assemblies were investigated: one containing no gadolinium, the other four containing 16, 24, 34 or 44 gadolinium fuel rods. The code Monte Carlo N-Particle eXtended (MCNPX) integrated with the CINDER90 burn-up code was used for calculations. In the production of Sm-153 the same trend is followed for the fuels containing gadolinium, increasing significantly with the number of gadolinium fuel rods. Zero production results from fuel assemblies without gadolinium. The concentration of Sm-153 increases significantly with burn-up, indicating that gadolinium has a positive impact on the production of Sm-153. Elsevier 2021-01 Article PeerReviewed Uguru, Edwin Humphrey and Sani, Siti Fairus Abdul and Khandaker, Mayeen Uddin and Rabir, Mohamad Hairie and Moradi, F. and Ekpe, John Elom and Bradley, D. A. (2021) The impact of gadolinium on the reactor production of Sm-153. Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 178 (SI). ISSN 0969-806X, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2020.108995 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2020.108995>. 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2020.108995 |
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Radioisotopes represent major sources of ionizing radiation, not least for use in medical applications, brachytherapy and nuclear medicine included. In this, the nuclear reactor is the main source of beta-gamma emitting isotopes, an example product being Sm-153 used in the treatment of pain arising from bone metastases. Present analysis relates to the potential of gadolinium neutron capture reaction, its impact on reactor production of radioisotopes and the proliferation resistant potential of thorium fuel cycle. A comparative analysis has been made of the impact of gadolinium on the production of Sm-153 by UO2 and (Th, U) O-2 fuels in a Westinghouse small modular reactor. Five fuel assemblies were investigated: one containing no gadolinium, the other four containing 16, 24, 34 or 44 gadolinium fuel rods. The code Monte Carlo N-Particle eXtended (MCNPX) integrated with the CINDER90 burn-up code was used for calculations. In the production of Sm-153 the same trend is followed for the fuels containing gadolinium, increasing significantly with the number of gadolinium fuel rods. Zero production results from fuel assemblies without gadolinium. The concentration of Sm-153 increases significantly with burn-up, indicating that gadolinium has a positive impact on the production of Sm-153. |
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