Speaker
Description
The Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) recently completed installation of infrastructure needed to collect, purify, and distribute radionuclides that are the otherwise-unused by-products of normal operations. This process is referred to as isotope harvesting, and it takes advantage of rare isotope production and accumulation in FRIB's water-filled primary beam dump. Anticipated harvesting products range from theranositc generators like 47Ca/47Sc and 76Kr/76Br to radionuclides needed for fundamental symmetry experiments like 225Ra and 229Pa, depending upon the needs of the scientific community and the primary beams being used at FRIB. The capabilities of the new infrastructure will be presented along with updated predictions for radionuclide availability. Commissioning of the isotope harvesting program will commence throughout 2025.
