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Title: INEXPENSIVE, OFF THE SHELF HYBRID MICROWAVE SYSTEM

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OSTI ID:909606

A hybrid-heating microwave oven provides the energy to heat small 10-gram samples of spent metal tritide storage bed material to release tenaciously held decay product {sup 3}He. Complete mass balance procedures require direct measurement of added or produced gases on a tritide bed, and over 1100 C is necessary to release deep trapped {sup 3}He. The decomposition of non-radioactive CaCO{sub 3} and the quantitative measurement of CO{sub 2} within 3% of stoichiometry demonstrate the capabilities of the apparatus to capture generated (released) gases.

Research Organization:
Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
DE-AC09-96SR18500
OSTI ID:
909606
Report Number(s):
WSRC-STI-2007-00330; TRN: US0703842
Resource Relation:
Conference: 8th International Conference on Tritium Science and Technology
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English