A METHOD OF PROVIDING A MEASURE OF THE TRITIUM CONTENT OF A WASTE BATCH

摘要

There is disclosed a method of providing a measure of the tritium content of a waste batch, which method comprises: a) extracting a sample of water from a sealable container having said waste therein, said container being sealed for a time period sufficient to allow the tritiated water to water ratio to substantially equalise throughout the container; b) measuring the tritium content of said sample; c) providing a measure of the total water content of said waste batch prior to or subsequent to steps a) or b), the measure of tritium of said waste being represented by the following formula: HTO/H2O (sample) x total water content of waste batch = tritium content of waste batch.