Patent ID: 9239385
Filing Date: 2016-01-19
CPC Classification: G01S,G21C,G21G

Claim Text:
1. A method of producing isotopes in a light water power reactor, which includes an instrumentation tube, the method comprising: inserting an irradiation target into the instrumentation tube of the power reactor, the irradiation target being non-fissile, the instrumentation tube extending into the power reactor and enclosed within the power reactor and having an opening accessible from an exterior of the power reactor, the power reactor being a light water commercial power reactor for the commercial production of electrical power at levels of at least 100 mega-watts thermal (MW irradiating the irradiation target in the instrumentation tube with neutron flux generated by the power reactor to produce a desired isotope; and wherein the inserting includes positioning the irradiation target in the power reactor based on the half-life of the radioactive isotope to be produced by irradiating the irradiation target, the duration of the irradiating, the neutron absorption rate of the irradiation target, and a level of neutron flux in the instrumentation tube.