Interest in the chemistry of technetium has only increased since its discovery in 1937, mainly because of the large and growing inventory of 99 Tc generated during fission of 235 U, its environmental mobility in oxidizing conditions, and its potential radiotoxicity. For every ton of enriched uranium fuel (3% 235 U) that is consumed at a typical burn-up rate, nearly 1 kg of 99 Tc is generated. Thus, the mass of
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