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Researchers from the Savannah River Technology Center, the Center for Applied Isotope Studies (CAIS) and Sampling Systems have developed a prototype Field Deployable Tritium Analysis System (FDTAS) for near-real-time measurements of environmental levels of tritium in ground and surface water. The device consists of a modified liquid scintillation counter coupled to an automatic sampler which incorporates on-line water purification. The FDTAS has been field tested at several Savannah River Site locations and has produced results comparable to laboratory analyses for low concentrations of tritium. Figures of merit obtained in the field include an average tritium background count rate of 1.5 counts per minute (cpm), tritium detection efficiency of ≈25%, and a detection limit of <10 Bq/l for a 100 minute count.
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Hofstetter, K.J., Cable, P.R., Beals, D.M. et al. Field deployable tritium analysis system for ground and surface water measurements. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 233, 201–205 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02389672
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