Feasibility of Production of Moly-99 via 1-neutron Exchange Reaction 98Mo$+$100Mo$\to $299Mo in Strong-Focusing Auto Collider (``EXYDER'') of natural Molybdenum nuclei based on T and He-3 production data from d$+$d weak focusing Auto-Collider MIGMA IV
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Abstract
Copious T and $^{3}$He production from D(d, p) T and D(d, n) $^{3}$He reactions in 725 KeV colliding beams was observed in weak-focusing Self-Collider$^{1-4}$ radius 15 cm, in B $=$ 3.12 T, stabilized$^{5}$ non-linearly by electron cloud oscillations with confinement time $\sim$ 23 s. BARC's simulations$^{7}$ predict that by switching to Strong Focusing Self Collider proposed by Blewett$^{6}$, 10 deuterons 0.75 MeV each, will generate 1 $^{3}$He $+$ 1T $+$1p $+$ 1n at a total input energy cost of 10.72 MeV. Economic value of T and $^{3}$He is 65 and 120 MeV/atom respectively. While energy balance is negative, we project economic gain 205 MeV/10.72 MeV $\sim$ 20 i.e. $^{3}$He production/sale will fund cost of T. Assuming the luminosity achieved in MIGMA IV, we replace D beam injection with a high energy beam of 14 times ionized natural Mo ions and look for the 1-neutron reactions of the type $^{98}$Mo$+^{100}$Mo$\to $2$^{99}$Mo, where $^{99}$Mo$^{14+}$ will be EM channeled into a mass spectrometer and collected at one loci/ radius, while all other masses/radii rejected. Physics and engineering parameters required to produce at least 1 g of $^{99}$Mo per day, at an electricity cost of {\$}100K, will be presented. 2- and 3- neutron exchange reactions will be considered, too.
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Authors
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Tim Hester
California Science \& Engineering Corporation (CALSEC)
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Tim Hester
California Science \& Engineering Corporation (CALSEC)