[ RadSafe ] Tritium production in a nuke plant

[Lawrence Jacobi]

Rahim:

I suggest you take a look at Nuclear Chemical Engineering by Manson Benedict, et al.  My copy is second edition.  Section 4.1, pages 391-96 provide a good, basic explanation of Tritium production in various types of reactors due to neutron activation in the borated coolant and in the boron-contaminated moderator and fuel assemblies of light-water reactors, and from the Deuterium in a heavy-water moderated CANDU reactor.

Regards,
Rick Jacobi

***************************************
Lawrence R. Jacobi, Jr., P.E., J.D.
Jacobi Consulting
10807 Bonaparte Bend
Austin, TX 78750-2801
(512) 656-4765 cell
(512) 335-4006 fax