Innovative Compact Molten Salt Reactor (ICMSR) Analysis for Mo-99 Production

  • Iza Shafera Hardiyanti Physics Department, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, Indonesia
  • A Suparmi Physics Department, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, Indonesia
  • Andang Widi Harto Nuclear Physics Department and Engineering Physics Department, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
DOI: https://doi.org/10.19184/cerimre.v5i2.32069

Abstract

Mo-99 isotope production calculation in the ICMSR (Innovative Compact Molten Salt Reactor) with the computer code MCNP6 has been carried out. ICMSR is a conceptual design of the MSR type reactor that uses NaF-ThF4-UF4 fuel with an enrichment of 235U of 19.75%. This reactor operates in thermal neutron spectrum with a graphite moderator. ICMSR is a power reactor that produces Mo-99 as a by-product. Calculations carried out for 12 days of operation show that the reactor condition is still critical so that there will be no intervention from refueling. The total Mo-99 produced until the 12th day is 9.118 x 106 Ci. Mo-99 can be extracted from the reactor as long as the power reactor is operating so it will be economically advantageous.
Keywords: 99Mo, isotope production, ICMSR, MCNP, criticality

Published
2022-11-11
How to Cite
HARDIYANTI, Iza Shafera; SUPARMI, A; HARTO, Andang Widi. Innovative Compact Molten Salt Reactor (ICMSR) Analysis for Mo-99 Production. Computational And Experimental Research In Materials And Renewable Energy, [S.l.], v. 5, n. 2, p. 105-113, nov. 2022. ISSN 2747-173X. Available at: <https://jurnal.unej.ac.id/index.php/CERiMRE/article/view/32069>. Date accessed: 22 dec. 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.19184/cerimre.v5i2.32069.
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