Mathematical Comparison of Three Tritium System Effluent HTO Cleanup Systems
Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 41 / Number 3P2 / May 2002 / Pages 974-980
Purification and Chemical Process / Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Tritium Science and Technology Tsukuba, Japan November 12-16, 2001 / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST02-A22730
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It is important that air emissions from tritium systems be kept as low as reasonably achievable. Thus, over the years a number of gas detritiation systems have been developed. Recently there has been interest in lower-cost, simpler systems which do not convert HT to the much more hazardous HTO form. Examples of such systems are 1) a bubbler/dehumidifier, 2) a bubbler/collector, and 3) an adsorber/collector. A computer model of each configuration was written and run. Each system's performance, including tritium buildup in liquid water, and tritium exhausted to the environment, are presented and compared.
