Primer on Tritium Safe Handling Practices

• Primer on Tritium Safe Handling Practices
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• foreword
• Overview
• Primer on Tritium Safe Handling Practices
• Table of Contents
• Table of Contents cont'd
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• Introduction
• Radiological Fundamentals
• Table 1 Hydrogen isotopes
• Stable and Unstable Nuclides
• Figure 3 Neutral and ionized atoms
• Figure 4 Alpha particle (or nucleus of a helium atom)
• Gamma ray
• Figure 6 Neutron Shielding
• Figure 7 Half-life example
• Physical and Chemical Properties of Tritium
• Table 3 Penetration depths of tritium betas
• Chemical Properties
• Contamination
• Biological Properties of Tritium
• Metabolism of Other Tritiated Species
• Other Tritiated Gases
• Bioassay and Internal Dosimetry
• Dose Reduction
• Dose Reduction cont'd
• Tritium Monitoring
• Differential Air Monitoring
• Process Monitoring
• Tritium Probes
• Off-Gassing Measurements
• Liquid Monitoring cont'd
• Radiological Control and Protection Practices
• Temporary Enclosures
• Supplied-Air Respirators
• Protective Clothing
• Gloves
• Figure 8 Reducing HTO uptake by washing after exposure to HTO vapor.
• Emergency Response
• Decontamination of Surfaces
• Bibliography
• Concluding material
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Primer on Tritium Safe Handling Practices

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