Tritium in Mondproben

Tritium Modelling in Aquatic Systems

Models commonly used in tritium dose assessment are steady state specificactivity models based on the assumption of complete isotopic mixing with the stable element, and isotopic equilibrium between all environmental compartments (IAEA, 2010). These models may not be adapted to situations with fluctuating tritium levels in rivers, resulting from discontinuous radioactive discharges or accidenta...

Advanced Tritium Recovery System

LLE Review, Volume 89 25 Introduction As part of the U.S. Inertial Confinement Fusion Program, LLE plans to implode deuterium–tritium (DT)–charged microspheres. These microspheres are filled with high-pressure deuterium and tritium gas under cryogenic conditions. The spheres are then stored and transferred as needed to the target chamber (located in an adjacent room) under vacuum and at tempera...

Organically bound tritium.

Tritium released into the environment may be incorporated into organic matter. Organically bound tritium in that case will show retention times in organisms that are considerably longer than those of tritiated water which has significant consequences on dose estimates. This article reviews the most important processes of organically bound tritium production and transport through food networks. ...

Tritium Fact Sheet

General Information Tritium is the only radioactive* isotope of hydrogen and it is commonly represented by the chemical symbol H-3 or 3H. While the most common form of the hydrogen atom has a nucleus consisting of a single proton, tritium’s nucleus is comprised of three particles: two neutrons and a single proton. This configuration makes tritium’s nucleus unstable and tending to undergo a proc...

Tritium deposition in pine trees and soil from atmospheric releases of molecular tritium.