Production of tritium

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CA 1155565

PRODUCTION OF TRITIUM ABSTRACT Tritium and electricity are co-generated in an HTGR. Nuclear fuel material and target particles are disposed in chambers formed in a body of refractory material, such as graphite. The target particles comprise minute cores of a solid lithium compound, e.g., LiA1O2, an inner coating of porous material and an outer gas-tight coating of relatively dense material. Irradiation of the target particles by thermal neutrons results in transmutation of Li6 nuclides to create helium and tritium that is retained within said outer gas-tight coating, which preferably includes a relatively thick layer of SiC or ZrC. Tritium is recovered by heating the irradiated target particles to a fairly high temperature or by crushing the SiC or ZrC coating layers.

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