Abstract
A review of both natural and man-made tritium sources is presented. Tritium production and release rates are discussed for light-water reactors (LWRs), heavy-water reactors (HWRs), high-temperature gas-cooled reactors (HTGRs), liquid-metal fast breeder reactors (LMFBRs), and molten-salt breeder reactors (MSBRs). In addition, release rates are discussed for the tritium production facility near Aiken, S.C., fuel-reprocessing plants, explosives, and fusion reactors. A discussion of the chemical forms of releases is included. Energy-producing facilities are ranked in order of increasing tritium production and release as follows: HTGRs, LWRs, LMFBRs, MSBRs, and HWRs. The majority of tritium releases have been in the form of tritiated water (HTO). 119 references.
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