Producing tritium in a homogenous reactor

Title: Producing tritium in a homogenous reactor

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A method and apparatus are described for the joint production and separation of tritium. Tritium is produced in an aqueous homogenous reactor and heat from the nuclear reaction is used to distill tritium from the lower isotopes of hydrogen.

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Cawley, William E ^[1]

Richland, WA

Issue Date:: 1985-01-01

Research Org.:: Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 865532

Patent Number(s):: 4532102

Assignee:: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21G - CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ELEMENTS

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G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21G - CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ELEMENTS
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Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: producing; tritium; homogenous; reactor; method; apparatus; described; joint; production; separation; produced; aqueous; heat; nuclear; reaction; distill; isotopes; hydrogen; nuclear reaction; producing tritium; homogenous reactor; /376/423/976/

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