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Re: Tritium from Chernobyl



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> Date: Thu, 10 Jul 1997 17:13:29 +0200
> From: Jean-Michel Mure <jm.mure@andra.fr>
> Subject: Tritium from Chernobyl
> 
> Hello Radsafers,
> 
> When looking at the list of  radionuclides released during the Chernobyl
> accident, I was surprised tritium was not mentionned. Can someone confirm
> this absence ? 
> Would it be rather the low amount of tritium released plus its low
> radiotoxicity that could explain the fact that it is not listed OR is it
> that there was no tritium released ?

The Chernobyl reacter was graphite moderated.  There would not have been much
tritium, which you get by neutron-irradiating heavy water.

-dk