A novel portable grab sampler for tritiated water vapor.
The purpose of this work was to evaluate the applicability of a recently developed portable high-throughput liquid-absorption air sampler for measuring tritiated water vapor concentrations in nuclear facilities. A procedure for sampling tritiated water with a portable high-throughput liquid-absorption air sampler and measuring its concentration in air was developed with the aid of a theoretical model. Tritium concentrations in the air of a heavy water reactor currently being decommissioned, derived from samples obtained with a portable high-throughput liquid-absorption air sampler, a bubbler, and a cold trap, yielded comparable results, suggesting the applicability of the portable high-throughput liquid-absorption air sampler to tritium grab sampling.
Zaromb
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Zaromb Research Corp., Hinsdale, IL 60521, USA.
Justus
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Munyon
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Reilly
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Chen
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D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*; D009688:Nuclear Reactors; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014316:Tritium / Q000032:analysis*; D014867:Water
D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive; D014867:Water; D014316:Tritium