Atomic Energy of Canada Limited / Energie Atomique Du Canada Limitee

Richard Didsbury

Bhaskar Sur

Lakshman Rodrigo

A method of collectingHe from a nuclear reactor may include the steps of a) providing heavy water at least part of which is exposed to a neutron flux of the reactor, b) providing a cover gas in fluid communication with the heavy water, c) operating the nuclear reactor whereby thermal neutron activation of deuterium in the heavy water produces tritium (H) and at least some of the tritium producesHe gas by &#x3b2;decay and at least a portion of the 3He gas escapes from the heavy water and mixes with the cover gas, d) extracting an outlet gas stream, the outlet gas stream comprising a mixture of the cover gas and the 3He gas and e) separating the 3He gas from the outlet gas stream.

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A method of collectingHe from a nuclear reactor may include the steps of a) providing heavy water at least part of which is exposed to a neutron flux of the reactor, b) providing a cover gas in fluid communication with the heavy water, c) operating the nuclear reactor whereby thermal neutron activation of deuterium in the heavy water produces tritium (H) and at least some of the tritium producesHe gas by &#x3b2;decay and at least a portion of theHe gas escapes from the heavy water and mixes with the cover gas, d) extracting an outlet gas stream, the outlet gas stream comprising a mixture of the cover gas and theHe gas and e) separating theHe gas from the outlet gas stream.

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