TRITIUM EXTRACTION FACILITY ALARA
Description:
The primary mission of the Tritium Extraction Facility (TEF) is to extract tritium from tritium producing burnable absorber rods (TPBARs) that have been irradiated in a commercial light water reactor and to deliver tritium-containing gas to the Savannah River Site Facility 233-H. The tritium extraction segment provides the capability to deliver three (3) kilograms per year to the nation's nuclear weapons stockpile. The TEF includes processes, equipment and facilities capable of production-scale…
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Date:
April 19, 2005
Creator:
Joye, BROTHERTON
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department