Screening experiments for removal of low-level tritiated water

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 149, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 337-342

  Kim, Yun Mi ^a   Baney, Ronald ^a   Powers, Kevin ^a   Koopman, Ben ^a   Tulenko, James ^a  

^a J Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Decontamination; Detritiation; Tritium

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; BIOMATERIALS; DECONTAMINATION; DESORPTION; HYDROGEN BONDS; ION EXCHANGE RESINS; POSITIVE IONS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOISOTOPE REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); REMEDIATION; SCREENING; WASTEWATER;

DETRITIATION; HYDROGEN ION EXCHANGE; ISOTOPE EFFECT; TRITIATED WATER;

TRITIUM;

EID: 17644404050     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT05-A3600     Document Type: Article

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