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PROTON RECOIL AS A SOURCE OF HYDROGEN IN REACTOR MATERIALS

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4057485
Zircaloy-2 foils were irradiated and the hydrogen pickup measured. During one week in the Engineering Test Reactor in a fast neutron fiux of 1.3 x 10/sup 14/, the pickup by a 2-milthick foll was 28 and 30 ppm. The predicted gain by proton recoil was 41 ppm, and that from corrosion, nil. Proton recoil is not considered to be a major factor in hydrogen pickup by zirconium in water- cooled reactors. (auth)
Research Organization:
Knolls Atomic Power Lab., Schenectady, N.Y.
DOE Contract Number:
W-31-109-ENG-52
NSA Number:
NSA-15-014710
OSTI ID:
4057485
Report Number(s):
KAPL-2078
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English