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1 .1 Overview of B&W Medical Isotope Production System Foundation for Nuclear Studies September 27, 2011 Steve Schilthelm Deputy Program Manager

2 .2 The Babcock & Wilcox Company Government Operations Power Generation Systems High-Consequence Operations & Services Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing Manufactures and services coal, biomass, CNG, concentrated solar power plant equipment, & Nox, Sox, mercury scrubbers Manufactures nuclear components for U.S. Department of Energy Manufactures commercial nuclear components and provides services to commercial nuclear market Manages and operates high-consequence facilities, provides technical services and support to government agencies and private customers B&W Nuclear Operations Group, Inc. B&W Power Generation Group, Inc. B&W Power Generation Group, Inc. B&W Nuclear Energy, Inc. B&W Technical Services Group, Inc.

3 .3 Covidien Reach Extends Globally and Locally Diverse healthcare products used in all clinical settings Diverse healthcare products used in all clinical settings 20,000+ U.S. employees, 41,000+ worldwide 20,000+ U.S. employees, 41,000+ worldwide Products manufactured in 17 states Products manufactured in 17 states Covidien Tc 99m-based products sold in all 50 states Covidien Tc 99m-based products sold in all 50 states Nuclear Medicine: One of two U.S. suppliers of technetium 99m (Tc 99m) One of two U.S. suppliers of technetium 99m (Tc 99m) Image used by permission of Covidien

4 .4 B&W MIPS – 99 Mo Production Using Aqueous Homogeneous Reactor  Market studies in Late 1990s  Patented in 1997 (Dr. Russell M. Ball)  2007 MIPS project re-initiated  2009 Agreement with Covidien  2009 Cooperative Agreement with NNSA  Non-proliferation (LEU)  Domestic supply AHR using LEU offers safety, safeguards, simplicity and waste advantages

5 .5 Over 30 AHRs Built and Operated AHRs are not New Technology CLEVELAND, OH SHEBA Reactor, LANL

6 .6 AHR - America’s First University Reactor N.C. State’s – R1 (1953-73)

7 .7 Dissolved Target Waste with 235 U Traditional Technology 235 U Target Fabrication Target Irradiation: Several days Reactor: 10,000 -100,000 kilowatts 99m Tc Generator Facility 99 Mo Processing Facility 99m Tc User Medical Facilities

8 .8 B&W MIPS Technology 99m Tc User Medical Facilities 99m Tc Generator Facility AHR Reactor 240 kilowatts- 5 days Reactor fuel/target solution returned for subsequent irradiation Initial Fuel Solution Preparation MIPS Facility 99 Mo Processing Cells

9 .9 Completing R&D Phase of Project  National Laboratories  Argonne  Los Alamos  Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute, MD  Purdue University  B&W Labs, VA  INVAP, Argentina

10 .10 MIPS Project Progress  Conceptual design complete  NRC licensing and waste policy decisions complete  Environmental analysis prepared  Completing R&D activities  Following legislation (HR 3276, S 99)  Entering detailed design and licensing phase of the project

11 .11 B&W MIPS Summary Mo-99 production using LEU AHR results in:  Increased efficiency  Reduced waste  No proliferation concerns  Safe operation  Stable domestic supply


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