METHOD OF PRODUCING NICKEL-63 RADIONUCLIDE Russian patent published in 2015 - IPC G21G1/00 G21G4/00 B01D59/00 

FIELD: chemistry.

SUBSTANCE: method of producing a ⁶³Ni radionuclide includes making a nickel target rich in the ⁶²Ni isotope from a composite material consisting of nanoparticles of nickel or compounds thereof, surrounded by a buffer in the form of a solid substance which is soluble in water or other solvents; irradiating the target in the neutron flux of a nuclear reactor; separating the nanoparticles of the target and the buffer; feeding the buffer for radiochemical treatment in order to separate the ⁶³Ni radionuclide and returning nickel nanoparticles into the nuclear reactor as part of a new target.

EFFECT: high specific activity of the ⁶³Ni radionuclide, simple process for production thereof and reduced amount of radioactive wastes.

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