Published 1983 | Version v1
Report

Concentration of tritium in the atmosphere

  • 1. Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corp., Tokai, Ibaraki (Japan). Tokai Works

Description

Concentration of tritium in the atmosphere was measured in Ibaraki, Japan. At first, sampled air was passed through a column of molecular sieve, and all the water vapour was removed. Hydrogen gas obtained by the electrolysis of water was added to the air, and oxidized by a Pd catalyst column, then the oxidized hydrogen was absorbed by a last column of molecular sieves. These columns of molecular sieves were dehydrated by heating at 400 deg C. The concentration range of atmospheric HTO and HT was 1-2 pCi/m3 in Ibaraki for a year. The concentration of atmospheric HTO varied depending on the content of water vapour in air. (J.P.N.)

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Publishing Information

Imprint Title
Proceedings of the 9th National Inst. of Radiological Sciences environmental seminar on study of tritium behavior in environment and human body
Imprint Pagination
287 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 48-56.
Report number
NIRS-M--42

Conference

Title
9. NIRS environmental seminar on study of tritium behavior in environment and human body.
Dates
3-4 Dec 1981.
Place
Chiba (Japan).