Manager of the Radiochemistry Group, Argonne National Lab
In this episode, we discuss...
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Amanda's interest in chemistry and her work at a crime lab
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A breakdown of molybdenum 99 and technetium 99m
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Why metastable isotopes are useful for medical applications
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What are ligins?
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From a security perspective, the US' interest to domestically produce molybdenum 99
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The traditional and nontraditional methods of producing molybdenum 99
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Tradeoffs of different production processes
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The Argonne Molybdenum Research Experiment
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Why precipitating uranium creates a hotspot
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How corrosion can be beneficial in producing uranium peroxide precipitate
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What's in store for the future