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Old August 17, 2008, 12:58 PM   #9
JohnKSa
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http://www.lbl.gov/ehs/esg/tritium/tritium/TritCh2.html

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-co...iation-fs.html

You are correct. However it's a low energy beta particle and all the sources agree that the radiation from Tritium won't penetrate the skin and is therefore only a danger if it is inhaled or ingested.
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