Tritium Technology Program
The Tritium Technology Program (TTP), formerly known as the Tritium Target Qualification Project (TTQP), was established in 1995 to assist the U.S. Department of Energy in developing the production systems and capabilities necessary to produce tritium in a commercial light water reactor using tritium-producing burnable absorber rods (TPBARs). In September 2003, TTP achieved a major milestone—the first production load of TPBARs were inserted in a Tennessee Valley Authority reactor. TTP has one been one of the largest programs of PNNL, over 170 million between 1996 and 2006.
PNNL staff fabricated and inspected reactor-grade nuclear safety class components. Members of the Mechanical Solutions Group assisted with the measurement and test equipment efforts, and Non-Destructive-Evaluation (NDE) Development and inspection. The TTP team's expertise included fabrication and implementation of crafted automated inspection systems, production capability from the ground up, software development, technology transfer, and metrology.
TPBARs for the Commercial Light Water Reactor
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