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Gallium Safety in the Laboratory

Conference ·
OSTI ID:811932
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  1. Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory

A university laboratory experiment for the US Department of Energy magnetic fusion research program required a simulant for liquid lithium. The simulant choices were narrowed to liquid gallium and galinstan (Ga-In-Sn) alloy. Safety information on liquid gallium and galinstan were compiled, and the choice was made to use galinstan. A laboratory safety walkthrough was performed in the fall of 2002 to support the galinstan experiment. The experiment has been operating successfully since early 2002.

Research Organization:
Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC) (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC07-99ID13727
OSTI ID:
811932
Report Number(s):
INEEL/CON-03-00078
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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