Possibilities for the Production of Heavy Water in Argentina. Report No. 90; POSIBILIDADES ARGENTINAS PARA LA PRODUCCION DE AGUA PESADA. Informe No. 90
As an introduction to the problems in the industrial production of heavy water, the industrial plants in operation are briefly described, and the causes determining their evolution are discussed. The industrial methods studied in England, France, Germandy, Sweden, Switzerland, India, Egypt, Japan, and O.E.C.E. for the production of D/sub 2/O are summarized. The market for heavy water is discussed. The factors considered in the selection of the production process to be developed for Argentina are given, and the cost of a H/sub 2/S-- H/sub 2/O exchange installation is determined. The cost of such a plant modified for Argentine needs is then analyzed. It is concluded that the combination of the H/ sub 2/SH/sub 2/O process in a single unit with integral energy supply, coupled with the elimination of auxiliary installations, results in a considerable reduction in operation costs and plant investment, as compared with the cost of the process in the U.S. The plandt construction plan is summarized. (J.S.R.)
- Research Organization:
- Argentina. Comision Nacional de Energia Atomica, Buenos Aires
- NSA Number:
- NSA-18-004143
- OSTI ID:
- 4131207
- Report Number(s):
- NP-13340
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-64
- Country of Publication:
- Country unknown/Code not available
- Language:
- English
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