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Q: How often does an authorized tritium instrument repair room need to be surveyed for tritium contamination?
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What is the best decontamination method to use when decontaminating tritium?

Tritium decontamination techniques for machine components and their application at tritium handling facilities are reviewed. These include commonly used methods such as vacuuming, purging, thermal desorption and isotopic exchange as well as less common methods such as chemical/electrochemical etching, plasma discharge cleaning, and destructive methods. Problems associated with tritium contamination of walls and use of protective coatings are reviewed. Tritium decontamination considerations at fusion facilities are discussed.


Is 5000 dpms the limit of tritium contamination for devices that require it to be turned into RAD waste for disposal or further evaluation?

No. DOE has set the limit at 10,000 dpm/100cm2 by wipe sample.


What is the name of the isotope tritium?

Tritium. What did you think it was?


What is the oxide of tritium?

The oxide of tritium is tritium oxide, sometimes called super heavy water, or 3H2O.


What is the limit of tritium contamination for devices that require it to be turned into RAD waste for disposal or further evaluation?

Tritium occurs naturally in all water. The highest average annual tritium level measured in the drinking water of Canadian communities neighbouring nuclear facilities is about 18 Bq/l. Th drinking water limits recommended by Health Canada is 7,000 Bq/l.


What color is tritium?

Tritium is an isotope of hydrogen, so it is colorless.


Why tritium is most stable?

Tritium is not the most stable isotope known.


What do tritium eat?

Tritium Dont Eat Anything? They Are Type Of Watches.... :)


What new atom is formed as tritium decays?

Tritium decay to helium-3.


What is the Atomic Mass of Tritium?

Tritium, or Hydrogen 3, has an atomic mass of 3.016.


Tritium is a form of what element?

Tritium is an isotope of Hydrogen. Hence its other name, hydrogen-3.


How do you calculate the mass of tritium?

Tritium has two neutrons and one proton: the mass is 3 amu.