available in .pdf format The Nuclear Information and Resource Service is providing this set of scientific abstracts on tritium with permission from each journal. A full citation is included with each abstract. If you would like to read any of the full articles, we suggest you request a copy through interlibrary loan. All 16 Abstracts…
Link to the State of Illinois Class Action Suit on Tritium Leaks from Exelon’s Braidwood nuclear station: http://exelonclassaction.com/ United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission website on ground water contamination at US reactor sites: http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/ops-experience/grndwtr-contam-tritium.html Link to Institute of Environment and Energy Research (IEER) http://www.ieer.org/ “The Tritium Report” http://www.ieer.org/reports/tritium.html Dr. Arjun Makhijani’s Statement on Tritium: http://www.ieer.org/comments/health/tritium.html Illinois…
Tritium is radioactive hydrogen. It is generated in nature by the interaction between cosmic rays and the atmosphere. The average natural concentration of tritium in environmental waters has been estimated to range from 3.2 to 24 picocuries per liter of water. Although naturally occurring on Earth, significant amounts of tritium are also generated by human…
Are Federal Permissible Standards for Tritium Too Permissive? NIRS fact sheet.
NRC Tritium Task Force Report finds no health consequences from unplanned and unmonitored tritium leaks.
Tritium: Health Consequences NIRS fact sheet.
Tritium: Health Consequences NIRS fact sheet.
Joint letter of concern for public health to Illinois Governor Blagovich regarding tritium leaks at Illinois reactors.
Illinois Attorney General files lawsuit against Exelon over tritium spills at Braidwood reactor.
NRC acceptance of emergency enforcement petition on tritium spills.