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Recovery and packaging of tritium from Canadian heavy water reactors

Conference · · Fusion Technol.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5869118
The Tritium Extraction Plant being built at Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories (CRNL) will be the first industrial scale demonstration of the Liquid Phase Catalytic Exchange (LPCE) process for transfer of tritium from heavy water to deuterium. The plant will also demonstrate new technology in the areas of electrolytic cells for D/sub 2/ generation, water cooled recombiners, metal hydride packaging and magnetically coupled blowers for tritium service. It will be used to detritiate the heavy water in Atomic Energy of Canada Limited's (AECL) reactors.
Research Organization:
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Research Company, Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories, Chalk River, Ontario
OSTI ID:
5869118
Report Number(s):
CONF-850405-
Conference Information:
Journal Name: Fusion Technol.; (United States) Journal Volume: 8:2
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English