TY  - JOUR
AU  - Azevedo, C. D. R.
AU  - Baeza, A.
AU  - Chauveau, E.
AU  - Corbacho, J. A.
AU  - Diaz, J.
AU  - Domange, J.
AU  - Marquet, C.
AU  - Martinez-Roig, M.
AU  - Piquemal, F.
AU  - Roldan, C.
AU  - Vasco, J.
AU  - Veloso, J. F. C. A.
AU  - Yahlali, N.
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023//
TI  - Design, setup and routine operation of a water treatment system for the monitoring of low activities of tritium in water
T2  - Nucl. Eng. Technol.
JO  - Nuclear Engineering and Technology
SP  - 2349
EP  - 2355
VL  - 55
IS  - 7
PB  - Korean Nuclear Soc
KW  - Monitoring radioactive discharges
KW  - Remote management
KW  - Tritium
KW  - Small size water treatment plant
AB  - 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.
SN  - 1738-5733
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.net.2023.03.037
DO  - 10.1016/j.net.2023.03.037
LA  - English
N1  - WOS:001015455100001
ID  - Azevedo_etal2023
ER  -