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Decontamination of tritiated water

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1840341
Methods and systems directed to the separation of tritium from an aqueous stream are described. The separation method is a multi-stage method that includes a first stage during which tritium of a tritium-contaminated aqueous stream is adsorbed onto a separation phase, a second stage during which the adsorbed tritium is exchanged with hydrogen in a gaseous stream to provide a gaseous stream with a high tritium concentration, and a third stage during which the tritium of the gaseous stream is separated from the gaseous stream as a gaseous tritium product.
Research Organization:
Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC09-08SR22470;
Assignee:
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC (Aiken, SC)
Patent Number(s):
11,087,897
Application Number:
16/512,883
OSTI ID:
1840341
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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