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CHEMICAL MONITORING OF HEAVY WATER MODERATED RESEARCH REACTORS
L. E. Smythe Australian Atomic Energy Commission Research Establishment Sydney, N.S.W., Australia
CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION 000
Types of reactors 000
Need for chemical monitoring 000
COMMISSIONING TESTS 000
Cleanliness 000
Drying 000
Loading heavy water 000
Other ...(More)water circuits 000
Moderator ion exchange unit 000 •
Gas blanket purification unit 000
Recombiner unit 000
ROUTINE CHEMICAL MONITORING OF REACTORS 000
Selected methods 000
SOME CHEMICAL PROBLEMS 000
Corrosion in heavy water 000 Degradation of heavy water 000 Radiation damage to ion exchange resins 000 Fuel element and experimental assembly failures 000 Microbiology of heavy water 000
STAFF REQUIREMENTS AND FACILITIES - 000
REFERENCES 000
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