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Title: Tritium Safety: Self-Study Course 11952

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/2008232· OSTI ID:2008232
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  1. Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Course Overview: Tritium is a radioactive isotope of hydrogen which has characteristics that require workers understand what should be done to work safely and responsibly around it. Tritium is used for defense applications, experimental purposes for general research, and is a byproduct of some of the work that is done at LANL. Practical guidance offered in this training will inform safe handling to minimize negative impacts on personnel, the workspace, and the surrounding environment. This course, Tritium Safety Self-Study (Course 11952), provides information on the physical, chemical, and radioactive properties of tritium; sources of tritium; uses of tritium; biological effects of tritium; radiological control methods for tritium; monitoring methods of tritium; tritium waste minimization and handling; and alarms and proper response to abnormal conditions in a tritium facility. Course Objectives: When you have completed this course, you will be able to: Identify the physical, chemical, and radioactive properties of tritium; Identify the sources of tritium; Identify the uses of tritium; Identify the modes of tritium exposure; Identify the biological effects of tritium; Identify the radiological control methods of tritium; Identify methods used to monitor for tritium; Identify tritium waste minimization and handling techniques; Identify proper response to abnormal conditions in tritium facilities.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
DOE Contract Number:
89233218CNA000001
OSTI ID:
2008232
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-23-31399; TRN: US2406137
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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