Patent ID: 9564251
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: G21C,G21F,G21G,Y02E

Claim:
1. A method of stripping tritium from flowing stream of molten salt comprising the steps of: a. providing a tritium-separating membrane structure having a porous support selected from a group consisting of stainless steel and nickel-based alloy, a nanoporous structural metal-ion diffusion barrier layer supported by and in contact with said porous support, and a gas-tight, nonporous palladium-bearing separative layer supported by and in contact with said nanoporous structural metal-ion diffusion barrier layer; b. directing the flowing stream of molten salt into contact with said palladium-bearing layer so that tritium contained within the molten salt is absorbed by said nonporous palladium-bearing separative layer, transported through said tritium-separating membrane structure; and c. contacting a sweep gas with said porous support for collecting the tritium.