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Relevance of Night Production of OBT in Crops

Dan Galeriu, Anca Melintescu

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 71 / Number 4 / May 2017 / Pages 595-599

Technical Note / dx.doi.org/10.1080/15361055.2016.1273705

First Online Publication:May 11, 2017

Radiological impact models are important tool for supporting nuclear safety. For tritium, a special radionuclide entering the life cycle, the processes involved in its transport into the environment are complex and not well enough understood. A conceptual model for the production of organically bound tritium (OBT) in crops is presented including the night processes.