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Application, Production, and Exploitation of Alternative Sources of the Isotope 3He

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Current and future applications of the isotope 3H were described. Data about the supply and demand for this helium isotope were given. Sources of 3H were discussed. The possibility of extracting it from natural helium was evaluated.

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    V. L. Bondarenko, A. P. Grafov & M. Yu. Kupriyanov

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Translated from Khimicheskoe i Neftegazovoe Mashinostroenie, No. 10, pp. 32–34, October, 2015.

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Bondarenko, V.L., Grafov, A.P. & Kupriyanov, M.Y. Application, Production, and Exploitation of Alternative Sources of the Isotope 3He. Chem Petrol Eng 51, 697–700 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10556-016-0107-7

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