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Measuring Nanocurie Quantities of Tritium Bred in Metallic Lithium and Lithium Oxide Samples

Peter C. Bertone

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 8 / Number 1P2A / July 1985 / Pages 918-923

Tritium / Proceedings of the Sixth Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy (San Francisco, California, March 3-7, 1985) / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST85-A40151

The LBM program requires that nanocurie quantities of tritium, bred in both lithium oxide pellets and lithium samples, be measured with an uncertainty not exceeding ±6%. Two methods of accurately measuring nanocurie quantities of tritium bred in LBM lithium oxide pellets and one method of accurately measuring nanocurie quantities of tritium bred in lithium samples are described. Potential errors associated with these tritium measurement techniques are also discussed.