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IAEA program uses radioisotopes to protect rhinos
After two years of testing, the International Atomic Energy Agency and the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, have begun officially implementing the Rhisotope Project, an innovative effort to combat rhino poaching and trafficking by leveraging nuclear technology.
Hongsuk Chung, Yeanjin Kim, Kwangjin Jung, Seungwoo Paek, Hee-Seok Kang, Ki Hyun Kim, Woojung Shon, Sung Paal Yim, Hyun-Goo Kang, Min Ho Chang, Sei-Hun Yun, Ki Jung Jung, Ki Hwan Kim, Do-Hee Ahn
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 71 | Number 4 | May 2017 | Pages 622-627
Technical Note | doi.org/10.1080/15361055.2017.1291189
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Korea is operating 24 nuclear power plants and a highly advanced neutron application reactor HANARO (High-flux Advanced Neutron Application Reactor). In addition, Korea is designing a tritium storage and delivery system (SDS) for ITER. We have been developing detritiation and tritium storage technologies since the operation of Wolsong CANDU (Canada Deuterium-Uranium) station in 1983. The Wolsong Tritium Removal System (TRF) was designed to remove tritium generated in heavy water of the moderator and heat transport. Catalysts transfer tritium from the tritiated heavy water to gaseous tritiated deuterium. The hydrogen isotopes, including tritium, are transported to a cryogenic distillation system where the tritium is removed for safe storage. Conventional high-pressure storage tanks can be dangerous for the storage of radioactive tritium gas. We have been studying various kinds of metal hydride, such as titanium, zirconium cobalt, and depleted uranium. Titanium was proven to store tritium safely and efficiently for a long period of time. Zirconium cobalt, meanwhile, incorporates tritium safely and compactly, and temporarily holds large quantities that can be recovered easily under safe, controlled conditions. However owing to the disproportionation characteristics of zirconium cobalt, we are now developing depleted uranium hydride safe handling technologies. In this technical note, we present the details of the recent development progress of these tritium systems.