Key Strategies for 99Mo and 99mTc Production
| Production method | Target | Product | Comment |
| Reactor-based strategies | |||
| HEU | 235U | 99Mo | Current commercial technology |
| LEU | 235U | 99Mo | Transition for routine production |
| 98Mo | 98Mo | 99Mo | Low-specific-activity product |
| Use of power reactors | 98Mo | 99Mo | Low-specific-activity product; under consideration |
| Aqueous homogeneous reactor–based technology | 235U | 99Mo | Under development as major alternative |
| Accelerator-based strategies | |||
| Photo-fission | 238U | 99Mo | All are under development as major alternatives |
| Photo transmutation of 100Mo | 100Mo | 99Mo | |
| Direct production of 99mTc | 100Mo | 99mTc | |
| Subcritical hybrid intense neutron emitter | LEU | 99Mo | |
| ADS | LEU | 99Mo |