Feasibility Analysis of Radioisotope ⁶³Ni Produced in China Experimental Fast Reactor

Based on the principle of ⁶²Ni (n, γ) ⁶³Ni preparing radioactive isotope ⁶³Ni, using the China Experimental Fast Reactor (CEFR) as an irradiation platform and design a high enrichment ⁶²Ni target. Using MCNP and SCALE6.1 calculation codes, study and analyze the feasibility of producing isotope ⁶³Ni on CEFR. The calculation results show that by using position 2 on the reflection side of the core as the irradiation position and designing the target as a ZrH moderator with good moderating performance, and operating at full power for more than 8 years, CEFR theoretically has the feasibility of producing high specific activity ⁶³Ni isotopes. However, considering the practical factors of CEFR, it is believed that CEFR’s production of ⁶³Ni isotopes does not have good economic, timeliness, and practical feasibility.