99Mo production cycle based on muon nuclear-capture reaction with infinite 99Tc resources.

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Muon nuclear-capture reactions can be utilized to establish a 99Mo production cycle using abundant 99Tc resources, providing an advantageous method for radioisotope production. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.METHODOLOGICAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Teiichiro Matsuzaki; H. Sakuraï

doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2026.112683

September 1, 2026

99Mo production cycle based on muon nuclear-capture reaction with infinite 99Tc resources.

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To evaluate a closed production cycle for generating medical molybdenum-99 from technetium-99 waste resources via negative muon nuclear-capture reactions.
Assessed the accessibility and catalog resources of technetium-99 derived from spent nuclear fuel.
Evaluated the physics and technical advantages of negative muon nuclear capture as a mechanism for targeted isotopic transmutation.
Identified muon-induced capture on technetium-99 as a viable route to produce molybdenum-99 without enriched uranium fission.
Established the theoretical framework for an infinite radioisotope recycling loop utilizing accumulated technetium-99 decay inventory.

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Feasibility analysis demonstrates sustainable molybdenum-99 production from technetium-99 waste, highlighting an alternative supply pathway for nuclear medicine.

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Tc resource (Product Catalog; Ando and Takano, 1999; Oigawa, 2014), and the advantages of using muon nuclear-capture reactions for radioisotope production.

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