Ep 40: Amanda Youker, Argonne National Lab

Ep 40: Amanda Youker, Argonne National Lab

Isotope Production
42 Minuten

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vor 7 Jahren

Episode Content:​




Amanda's interest in chemistry and her work at a crime
lab.  




A breakdown of molybdenum 99 and technetium 99m.  




Why metastable isotopes are useful for medical
applications.  




What are ligins?  




From a security perspective, why it's in the US' interest to
domestically produce molybdenum 99.  




The traditional and nontraditional methods of producing
molybdenum 99.  




Tradeoffs of different production processes.  




The Argonne Molybdenum Research Experiment.  




Why precipitating uranium creates a hotspot.  




How corrosion can be beneficial in producing uranium peroxide
precipitate.  




What's in store for the future.  


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