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Exposures of concrete and selected coating materials to tritiated atmospheres have shown that tritium sorption on these materials and subsequent desorption are important parameters in defining tritium sources within a tritium-handling facility. Exposure time, tritium concentration and humidity of the air atmosphere affected the amount of tritiated water vapor sorbed. Some of the selected coatings reduced the tritium sorbed to less than 1% of unprotected concrete samples.
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Miller, J.M., Deschenes, L.L. & Senohrabek, J.A. Tritium sorption on concrete protective coatings and the impact on operational safety. J Fusion Energ 12, 59–64 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01059356
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