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NPR highlights Nuclear Emergency Support Team
The little-known Nuclear Emergency Support Team (NEST) was highlighted recently on the popular NPR show “All Things Considered” and was accompanied by an online feature.
W.J. Holtslander, T.E. Harrison, J.D. Gallagher
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 14 | Number 2 | September 1988 | Pages 484-488
Tritium Processing | Proceedings of the Third Topical Meeting on Tritium Technology in Fission, Fusion and Isotopic Applications (Toronto, Ontario, Canada, May 1-6, 1988) | doi.org/10.13182/FST88-A25179
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The Chalk River Tritium Extraction Plant has been built to remove tritium from AECL's heavy water to achieve a reduction in operator dose and emissions. A supplementary purpose of the plant is to demonstrate, in a full-scale environment, process technology developed by the laboratories. The tritium will be marketed, as will service detritiation for other owners of heavy water reactors. Previous papers have described the process and design of the plant. This paper updates these, in addition to information on construction, and some early commissioning activities.