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May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Canada funds fusion-based copper-67 production project
The Canadian Medical Isotope Ecosystem, which is backed by the Canadian federal government’s Strategic Innovation Fund, has announced funding for a collaboration between Promation, Astral Systems, and McMaster University to establish a proof-of-concept approach for a fusion reaction–based copper-67 production process with automated postirradiation isotope separation and purification.
Technical Session|Sponsored by IRD
Tuesday, November 14, 2023|1:00–2:45PM EST|Jefferson East
Session Chair:
Kenan Unlu
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Peter Norgard
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Development of Second-Generation Short-Lived Radioisotope Separator Isotope Source
1:00–1:20PM EST
Peter Norgard (Univ. Missouri Research Reactor), Brad Jeffries (Univ. Missouri Research Reactor), John Gahl (Univ. Missouri Research Reactor), Barry Higgins (Univ. Missouri Research Reactor)
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Charged-Particle Optical Element Modeling for a High Performance EMIS Beamline
1:20–1:40PM EST
Peter Norgard (Univ. Missouri Research Reactor), Barry Higgins (Univ. Missouri Research Reactor), Brad Jeffries (Univ. Missouri Research Reactor), John Gahl (Univ. Missouri Research Reactor)
Optimization of Irradiation Timing for Isotope Production with Unintended Contamination
1:40–2:00PM EST
The Design of High-Temperature Molten Salt Irradiation Test Apparatus
2:00–2:20PM EST
Mahmoud Eltawila (Penn State), Erik Hisahara (Penn State), Berke Yesilada (Penn State), William Walters (Penn State), Amanda Johnsen (Penn State), Saya Lee (Penn State)
Third Generation Mesitylene Based Cold Neutron Source Development at Penn State Breazeale Reactor (PSBR)
2:20–2:40PM EST
Kenan Unlu (Penn State), Daniel Beck (Penn State)
