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US 4,020,003 AGranted
Fixation of tritium in a highly stable polymer form
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the United States Energy Research and Development Administration
InventorsMeyer Steinberg, Peter Colombo, Jacob Pruzansky
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Abstract
A method for the fixation of tritium comprising reacting tritiated water with calcium carbide to produce calcium hydroxide and tritiated acetylene, polymerizing the acetylene, and then incorporating the polymer in a solidifying matrix.
Claims2
A method of fixing tritiated water comprising the steps of:
- a. reacting said tritiated water and calcium carbide to produce tritiated calcium hydroxide and acetylene;
- b. separating the calcium hydroxide from the acetylene;
- c. polymerizing the acetylene to form polyacetylene;
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- d. incorporating the polyacetylene in a solidfying matrix of cement and water.
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