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Determination of tritium activity and chemical forms in the exhaust gas from a large fusion test device

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A water bubbler system that can distinguish chemical forms of tritium was proposed for long-term tritium monitoring of the exhaust gas of a large fusion test device. The characteristics and performance of the water bubbler system were evaluated under operational conditions and confirmed to be suitable for tritium monitoring. For the tritium measurements, the water bubbler system determined the tritium activity and distinguished the chemical forms of tritium. The tritium activity and chemical forms in the exhaust gas provided helpful information to understand the tritium behavior in the large fusion test device.

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This work was supported by the NIFS budget ULAA023 and JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number 17K06998.

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  1. National Institute for Fusion Science, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Oroshi-cho, Toki, Gifu, 509-5292, Japan

    Masahiro Tanaka, Hiromi Kato, Naoyuki Suzuki, Chie Iwata & Naofumi Akata

  2. SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies), Oroshi-cho, Toki, Gifu, 509-5292, Japan

    Masahiro Tanaka & Naofumi Akata

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Tanaka, M., Kato, H., Suzuki, N. et al. Determination of tritium activity and chemical forms in the exhaust gas from a large fusion test device. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 318, 877–885 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-018-6075-y

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