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Release of Fukushima’s treated water going as planned, IAEA says
An International Atomic Energy Agency task force has confirmed that the discharge of treated water from Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is progressing in accordance with the plan approved by Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority.
A. Kavetsky, G. Yakubova, M. Sychov, Q. Lin, G. Walter, D. Chan, S. Yousaf, H. Socarras, J. Abrefah, K. Bower
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 159 | Number 3 | July 2008 | Pages 321-329
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE159-321
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Calculations and measurements are presented for direct capacitor charging from tritiated electrodes, efficiency in converting beta decay energy into electric current, the effect of geometry on charging current, and the dielectric engineering options/trade-offs. Experiments using 1.4 × 1012 Bq (38 Ci) of tritium provided a 148-nA short circuit (charging) current at 5300 V of open circuit voltage, giving 160-W peak electrical power, with 12.5% overall efficiency. Calculations are in good agreement with the measured voltage accumulated over time for the tritium capacitor.