12th International Conference on Isotopes - 12ICI

AN AUTOMATED SEPARATION METHOD FOR ISOLATING ZIRCONIUM-89 FROM NIOBIUM-BACKED YTTRIUM TARGETS

Feb 16, 2026, 1:34 PM

2m

Americas Room (Grand Hotel Mediterraneo)

Poster 1. Isotopes Production and Devices Poster Session 1

Speaker

Alisa Paterson (Sylvia Fedoruk Canadian Centre for Nuclear Innovation)

Summary

This work developed an automated separation method to isolate Zr-89 from Nb-backed Y targets. Addition of the TRU resin reduced the concentration of Nb, W, and Ta in the final product, while maintaining an effective specific activity of 130 MBq/nmol.