Tritium in Battery Acid

["McAvoy, Steve" <Steve.McAvoy@vynpc.com>]

Our site recently replaced the main station batteries. Prior to release from
the reactor building we sampled the battery acid for contamination at
environmental LLD's. The only activity was H-3 (yes, we confirmed that it
wasn't just an interference).

1. Does anyone else check station wet cell battery acid for tritium prior to
release?

2. Have you found any innovative ways to dispose or release battery acid
that has only tritium contamination (5E-5 uCi/cc levels) aside from
neutralization and processing as radwaste?

Thanx.

Steve McAvoy
VY Chemistry Supervisor
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