| abstract |
An apparatus for recovery of tritium from contaminated gaseous mixtures by means of isotope- exchange processes comprises a container having a preferably cylindrical shape made of steel or other suitable metal or glass, referred to as "module" (1), which contains at least one permeator tube (T) made of metal or metal alloy selectively permeable to hydrogen and its isotopes, wherein said tube (T) is set in cantilever fashion with its free end closed, there being further provided means for applying an axial tensile force on the free end of the permeator tube (T) and means for electrical connection of said free end of said tube (T) to an end flange (FF) of the module (1) adjacent thereto. |