Proceedings of the Specialist Meeting on Mo-99 Production by (n,) Method; March 9-10, 2012, Yurakucho Asahi Hall, Tokyo, Japan
Ishitsuka, Etsuo ; Ishihara, Masahiro ; Suzuki, Masahide
This report summarizes the documents presented in the Specialist Meeting on Mo Production by (n,) Method, which was held on March 9 to 10, 2012, at the Yurakucho Asahi Hall in Tokyo, hosted by Japan Atomic Energy Agency. The objective of the meeting is to exchange the information of current status, future plan for the Mo production, and to make a discussion of "How to cooperate" in each research and test reactors. There were 27 participants from Poland, Kazakhstan, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Netherlands, Korea and Japan. As a result of this meeting, it was recognized that to push forward the development of Mo production by (n,) method is necessary for the future steady supply of Mo. Moreover, an irradiation test using the high density MoO pellet developed by the Japan Atomic Energy Agency was proposed from a viewpoint of a merit for the common irradiation target in each research and test reactors.