Feasibility Research on Radioisotope Production in China Experimental Fast Reactor

China Experimental Fast Reactor (CEFR) is used not only for all kinds of fuels and materials irradiation, but also as a good platform for production of radioisotopes. Irradiation performance of CEFR was described in this paper. The production and the specific activity of ³²P, ³³P, ³⁵S, ⁸⁹Sr, ¹⁴C and ⁶⁰Co were obtained by calculation code. The results show that high purity ³²P, ³³P and ³⁵S can be obtained in CEFR core, and none carrier ⁸⁹Sr can be produced by fast neutron (n, p) reaction. Meanwhile, high specific activity ¹⁴C and ⁶⁰Co can be produced in CEFR blanket by setting moderator. It is feasible to product these radioisotopes in CEFR.