Radioluminescent light sources, tritium containing polymers, and methods for producing the same

Patent · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:867224

Jensen, George A ^[1]; Nelson, David A ^[1]; Molton, Peter M ^[1]

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1. Richland, WA

A radioluminescent light source comprises a solid mixture of a phosphorescent substance and a tritiated polymer. The solid mixture forms a solid mass having length, width, and thickness dimensions, and is capable of self-support. In one aspect of the invention, the phosphorescent substance comprises solid phosphor particles supported or surrounded within a solid matix by a tritium containing polymer. The tritium containing polymer comprises a polymer backbone which is essentially void of tritium.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, WA)
• Patent Number(s): US 4889660
• OSTI ID: 867224
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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