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tubeassessment | page 39 | https://thedailydialectics.com/pdfs/tubeassessment/tubeassessment.pdf

the next 40 years, approximately 45 tubes will be repaired and 25 new tubes purchased each year. Each new klystron/klystrode is projected to cost in excess of $200,000. DOE has indicated that a secure source of supply of tritium is essential to maintain the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile.…