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making heavy water a good neutron moderator, and relatively little tritium is produced. Even so, cleaning tritium from the moderator may be desirable after several years to reduce the risk of its escaping to the environment. Ontario Power Generation's "Tritium Removal Facility" is capable of processing up to 2500 t of heavy water a year, and it separates out about 2.5 kg of tritium, making it available for other uses.CANDU reactors

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