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Title: Apparatus for monitoring tritium in tritium-contaminating environments using a modified Kanne chamber

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5676813

A conventional Kanne tritium monitor has been redesigned to reduce its sensitivity to such contaminants as tritiated water vapor and tritiated oil. The high voltage electrode has been replaced by a wire cylinder and the collector electrode has been reduced in diameter. The area sensitive to contamination has thereby been reduced by about a factor of forty while the overall apparatus sensitivity and operation has not been affected. The design allows for in situ decontamination of the chambers, if necessary.

DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-36
Assignee:
Dept. of Energy
Application Number:
ON: DE82004460
OSTI ID:
5676813
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English