Romania is building Europe's first detritiation facility at Cernavodă
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Romania is building the first detritiation facility in Europe at the Cernavodă nuclear power plant. The information was published by Transilvania 365, in a video piece about this project.
Tritium is a radioactive isotope of hydrogen. The CANDU-type reactors at Cernavodă use heavy water, and over time tritium accumulates in this water. The source notes that one gram of this gas costs as much as a car, which shows how valuable this material is.
Detritiation means removing tritium from heavy water. The facility will allow the separation of this isotope, which can then be collected and used in other fields, for example in industry or research. For Romania, the project is important because it is the first of its kind in Europe.
The technical details and the timeline of the works were not presented in the source article. The authorities and the operator of the plant will probably provide more information in the coming period.
Sources: Transilvania 365
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