It also has older warheads that do not contain tritium.
The water contained tritium, a radioactive form of hydrogen, at 17 times Federal limits for drinking water.
Tritiated water contains tritium in place of protium or deuterium.
It also provides information on our efforts to minimize the possibility of water containing tritium to enter Indian Creek.
He states that "modern high-yield nuclear weapons do not actually contain tritium."
An illumination device called a 'betalight' contains tritium and a phosphor.
One plume of water containing tritium extends south to an uninhabited area.
As I understand it, modern high-yield nuclear weapons do not actually contain tritium, but the radioisotope is formed as part of the explosion.
The device reportedly contains a 'glow tube' containing tritium and radium.
Federal officials and the plant's owners say there is no danger from the leaking water, which contains tritium, a radioactive form of hydrogen.