Health Physics
Evaluation of Torlon Containers for Minimizing Radiation Exposure During Medical Isotope Production in a Research Reactor
The production of medical isotopes in research reactors often involves handling highly radioactive samples and containers, which poses a radiation exposure risk to personnel. This study evaluates the performance of Torlon 4203 polyamide-imide (PAI) containers as an alternative to traditional aluminum containers used in the central thimble (CT) experimental facility of The University of Texas at Austin (UT-Austin) Nuclear Engineering Teaching Laboratory (NETL) TRIGA Mark II reactor. Four irradiation experiments comp …