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NextGen MURR to partner with Burns & McDonnell
The University of Missouri has entered a consulting agreement with construction firm Burns & McDonnell to develop NextGen MURR, a new 20-MW light water research reactor that will produce medical isotopes for cancer treatments and theranostics and will be used to conduct neutron science research.
Jonathan P. Icenhower, Charlotte N. Sisk, Leslie M. Kirkes, Jandi Knox, Cassandra Marrs (SNL)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 69-71
Neodymium hydroxide, Nd(OH)3, solubility experiments were carried out in duplicate at room temperature over the pH interval of 10 to 13 for up to 670 days. The ionic radii of Nd(III) is similar to that of Pu(III) and Am(III), so that the former is an appropriate analog for the latter radionuclides. Average concentrations of Nd in solution approach a value of 2.0 × 10-7 mol/L and equilibrium concentrations show no dependence on solution pH. Compared to previous work, the data from this investigation form a continuum across pH-space, indicating agreement amongst data sets.