Performance and improvements of the tritium handling facility at the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory

Conference · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0020-708X(80)90297-5· OSTI ID:5498132

Nasise, J E

A major problem facing todays nuclear energy industry is the release of radioactive waste products to the atmosphere. The DP-East Tritium Handling Facility at the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory (LASL), activated December 5, 1974 has processed 3.8 x 10/sup 6/ curies of tritium with a total stack release of 704.5 curies as of December 12, 1979. This averages only 11.7 Ci/month which to our knowledge is the lowest stack release any major tritium facility has achieved. The facility includes an 11.5 m/sup 3/ dry box with associated gas purification system (GPS) and an effluent treatment system (FTS). The system performance, problems, and improvements are discussed with special emphasis given to the ETS, the new dry box waste disposal system, and the new automated logic control system, all of which contribute significantly to the low level tritium release at this facility.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 5498132
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-80-1265; CONF-800427-10; TRN: 80-008438
• Resource Relation: Journal Volume: 31; Journal Issue: 8; Conference: Tritium technology in fission, fusion, and isotopic application, Dayton, OH, USA, 29 Apr 1980
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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