Continuous aqueous tritium monitor

McManus, Gary J; Weesner, Forrest J

Title: Continuous aqueous tritium monitor

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An apparatus for a selective on-line determination of aqueous tritium concentration is disclosed. A moist air stream of the liquid solution being analyzed is passed through a permeation dryer where the tritium and moisture and selectively removed to a purge air stream. The purge air stream is then analyzed for tritium concentration, humidity, and temperature, which allows computation of liquid tritium concentration.

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McManus, Gary J ^[1]; Weesner, Forrest J ^[1]

Idaho Falls, ID

Issue Date:: 1989-05-30

Research Org.:: Westinghouse Electric Corporation

OSTI Identifier:: 866985

Patent Number(s):: 4835395

Application Number:: 07/109,654

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

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION

G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS

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Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
Y02E30/30 - Nuclear fission reactors

G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
G21C17/022 - for monitoring liquid coolants or moderators

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DOE Contract Number:: WINCO-203911

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: continuous; aqueous; tritium; monitor; apparatus; selective; on-line; determination; concentration; disclosed; moist; air; stream; liquid; solution; analyzed; passed; permeation; dryer; moisture; selectively; removed; purge; humidity; temperature; allows; computation; moist air; tritium monitor; liquid solution; air stream; selectively removed; selectively remove; tritium concentration; aqueous tritium; /250/976/

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  abstractNote = {An apparatus for a selective on-line determination of aqueous tritium concentration is disclosed. A moist air stream of the liquid solution being analyzed is passed through a permeation dryer where the tritium and moisture and selectively removed to a purge air stream. The purge air stream is then analyzed for tritium concentration, humidity, and temperature, which allows computation of liquid tritium concentration.},

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