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Question by Fran
Submitted on 3/1/2004
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I am seeking information on tritium -- specifically what are the current/most common methods of production as well as confirmation that tritium and "heavy water" (H3O) are the same compounds.  Can anyone "out there" assist with input or referrals?

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Answer by Shark
Submitted on 12/1/2005
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Heavy water and Tritium are not the same.  a Hydrogen atom has one proton and one electron, heavy water is also called deterium(D2O), as the Hydrogen atom is replaced with an atom containing one proton and one nutron with one electron, in tritium the atom further changes to one proton, 2 nutrons and one electron.  Heavy water exist naturally in water at about a 1:6600 ratio.  Heavy water plants normally seperate D2O from H2O.  D2O boils and freezes at a higher point then H2O.  Tritium is a byproduct from heavey water reactors and most HWR plants have Tritium recovery facilities.

 

Answer by Shark
Submitted on 12/1/2005
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Heavy water and Tritium are not the same.  a Hydrogen atom has one proton and one electron, heavy water is also called deuterium(D2O), as the Hydrogen atom is replaced with an atom containing one proton and one neutron with one electron, in tritium the atom further changes to one proton, 2 neutrons and one electron.  Heavy water exist naturally in water at about a 1:6600 ratio.  Heavy water plants normally seperate D2O from H2O.  D2O boils and freezes at a higher point then H2O.  Tritium is a byproduct from heavey water reactors and most HWR plants have Tritium recovery facilities.

 

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