The Chalk River tritium extraction plant construction and early commissioning

Conference · Thu Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1988 · Fusion Technol.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5755506

Holtslander, W J; Harrison, T E; Gallagher, J D

The Chalk River Tritium Extraction Plant has been built to remove tritium from AECL's heavy water to achieve a reduction in operator dose and emissions. A supplementary purpose of the plant is to demonstrate, in a full-scale environment, process technology developed by the laboratories. The tritium will be marketed, as will service detritiation for other owners of heavy water reactors. Previous papers have described the process and design of the plant. This paper updates these, in addition to information on construction, and some early commissioning activities.

• Research Organization: Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., Chalk River, ON (Canada). Chalk River Nuclear Labs.
• OSTI ID: 5755506
• Report Number(s): CONF-880505-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Fusion Technol.; (United States) Journal Volume: 14:2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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