Ontario (Platts)--12Jul2007

Ontario Power Generation is investigating how part of a shipment of heavy
water became contaminated by a small amount of tritium, the company said July
11. The tritium, contained in a single 45-gallon barrel, was shipped by OPG's
commercial products division from its Darlington generating station to an
unidentified customer. 
     OPG spokesman John Earl said July 12 that the small shipment of several
barrels was to be pure heavy water and that the discovery represents a quality
control issue. The commercial division provides both radioactive and
non-radioactive products to customers for medical, academic and industrial
uses.