Production Techniques of Fission Molybdenum-99 via Highly Enriched Uranium: A review

The demand of the isotope molybdenum-99 (⁹⁹Mo) exploded since its daughter isotope—the Technetium-99m (^99mTc), has been the most widely used medical radioisotope all over the world, accounting for >80% of total nuclear diagnostics worldwide. In this review, discusses are focused on radiochemical routes for the production of ⁹⁹Mo, (including target materials, separation, purification) and the historical viewpoint of ⁹⁹Mo technology developments.