@Article{Azevedo_etal2023,
author="Azevedo, C. D. R.
and Baeza, A.
and Chauveau, E.
and Corbacho, J. A.
and Diaz, J.
and Domange, J.
and Marquet, C.
and Martinez-Roig, M.
and Piquemal, F.
and Roldan, C.
and Vasco, J.
and Veloso, J. F. C. A.
and Yahlali, N.",
title="Design, setup and routine operation of a water treatment system for the monitoring of low activities of tritium in water",
journal="Nuclear Engineering and Technology",
year="2023",
publisher="Korean Nuclear Soc",
volume="55",
number="7",
pages="2349--2355",
optkeywords="Monitoring radioactive discharges; Remote management; Tritium; Small size water treatment plant",
abstract="In the TRITIUM project, an on-site monitoring system is being developed to measure tritium (3H) levels in water near nuclear power plants. The quite low-energy betas emitted by 3H have a very short average path in water (5 mm as shown by simulations for 18 keV electrons). This path would be further reduced by impurities present in the water, resulting in a significant reduction of the detection efficiency. Therefore, one of the essential requirements of the project is the elimination of these impurities through a filtration process and the removal of salts in solution. This paper describes a water treatment system developed for the project that meets the following requirements: the water produced should be of nearpure water quality according to ISO 3696 grade 3 standard (conductivity < 10 mS/cm); the system should operate autonomously and be remotely monitored.",
optnote="WOS:001015455100001",
optnote="exported from refbase (https://references.ific.uv.es/refbase/show.php?record=5569), last updated on Fri, 14 Jul 2023 06:36:43 +0000",
issn="1738-5733",
doi="10.1016/j.net.2023.03.037",
opturl="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.net.2023.03.037",
language="English"
}