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TRITIUM is produced in various types of nuclear reactors. It is formed in abundance in heavy water reactors by the (n,γ) reaction on deuterium (21H); much smaller quantities are produced in light water reactors, but there should be a marked increase in the amount of tritium produced in reactors as pressurized power plants become more numerous.
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KINCAID, G., IBERT, E. Tritium Production from Nitrogen in Fission Reactors. Nature 226, 139–141 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/226139b0
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