The CRNL tritium laboratory -a Canadian resource

Abstract

The Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories operate a special laboratory capable of handling pure tritium as T2. This facility is unique in Canada, and is available for carrying out a variety of scientific and technical work with concentrated tritium. It is used for both AECL-funded work and for contract work for those researchers outside of AECL who want to do investigations with tritium, but do not have their own facilities. The current inventory limit is 20 000 Ci.* The laboratory was established to demonstrate the safe packaging of pure T2 that will be produced by the Chalk River Tritium Extraction Plant scheduled to begin operation in early 1987. The laboratory is now being used to assist in the design and evaluation of components for the Tritium Extraction Plant and for contract work, primarily to support the Canadian Fusion Fuels Technology Project.