In order to reveal (i) the exchange ability of OT" resulting from the dissociation of HTO, (ii) the effect of temperature on the reactivity of anion-exchange resins, and (iii) the effect of the degree of crosslinking on the reactivity of the resins, the OTfor-OH exchange reaction between each OH "-form anion-exchange resin and HTO water was observed in the equilibrium state. The anion-exchange resins used were Amberlite IRA-400, and Biorad AG1-X2, X4, X8. The temperature used was 20, 30, 40, 60, or 80° C. The activity of each resin based on the OT-for-OH exchange reaction was measured with a liquid scintillation counter. Analyzing the data obtained, it was found that: (1) the higher the temperature is, the smaller is the activity of IRA-400 resin within the range of 40 ~ 80° C; (2) the larger the degree of crosslinking in each Biorad AG1 resin, the lower the activity of the resin. Accordingly, it can be concluded that: (1) as for the dissociation of HTO at high temperature, the formula (HTO 5=* T + + OH") is more predominant than the formula (HTO ^ H + + OT ); (2) the resin with lower porosity (i.e., the resin having the larger degree of crosslinking) shows a lesser tendency for the OT-for-OH exchange reaction to occur than the resin with a higher porosity.