Ternary theory of hydrogen isotope separation and tritium enrichment by the thermal diffusion method with isotope exchange reaction

Conference · Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1992 · Fusion Technology; (United States)

OSTI ID:5020966

Kitamoto, A; Ohta, M ^[1]

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1. Tokyo Inst. of Tech. (Japan). Research Lab. of Nuclear Reactor

The separation performance of tritium by the thermal diffusion method with low inventory was simulated as an alternative method to the cryogenic distillation in Fusion Fuel Cycle. The separation performance of thermal diffusion method was evaluated by the ternary transport equations with isotope exchange reaction. In this paper, the results for HT {minus} H{sub 2} system, show the isotope exchange reaction, H{sub 2} + T{sub 2} = 2HT, plays and important role in the separation performance of tritium, even in a trace level of tritium.

• OSTI ID: 5020966
• Report Number(s): CONF-910920-; CODEN: FUSTE
• Journal Information: Fusion Technology; (United States), Vol. 21:2; Conference: 4. topical meeting on tritium technology in fission, fusion, and isotopic applications, Albuquerque, NM (United States), 29 Sep - 4 Oct 1991; ISSN 0748-1896
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

38 RADIATION CHEMISTRY, RADIOCHEMISTRY, AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY
37 INORGANIC
ORGANIC
PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
TRITIUM
ISOTOPE SEPARATION
ENRICHMENT
HYDROGEN
HYDROGEN TRITIDE
ISOTOPIC EXCHANGE
PERFORMANCE
SIMULATION
THERMAL DIFFUSION
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
DIFFUSION
ELEMENTS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
NONMETALS
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
RADIOISOTOPES
SEPARATION PROCESSES
TRITIDES
TRITIUM COMPOUNDS
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
400703* - Radiochemistry & Nuclear Chemistry- Radioisotope Production
400202 - Isotope Effects
Isotope Exchange
& Isotope Separation