Development of oxygen sensors for use in liquid metal

Conference · Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015

OSTI ID:22531243

Van Nieuwenhove, Rudi ^[1]; Ejenstam, Jesper; Szakalos, Peter ^[2]

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1. Institutt for Energiteknikk, Halden, (Norway)
2. KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Division of Surface and Corrosion Science, Stockholm, (Sweden)

For generation IV reactor concepts, based on liquid metal cooling, there is a need for robust oxygen sensors which can be used in the core of the reactor since corrosion can only be kept sufficiently low by controlling the dissolved oxygen content in the liquid metal. A robust, ceramic membrane type sensor has been developed at IFE/Halden (Norway) and tested in an autoclave system at KTH (Sweden). The sensor has been tested in lead-bismuth at 550 deg. C and performed well. (authors)

• Research Organization: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers - IEEE, 3 Park Avenue, 17th Floor, New York, N.Y. 10016-5997 (United States)
• OSTI ID: 22531243
• Report Number(s): ANIMMA-2015-IO-19; TRN: US16V0197102184
• Resource Relation: Conference: ANIMMA 2015: 4. International Conference on Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation Measurement Methods and their Applications, Lisboa (Portugal), 20-24 Apr 2015; Other Information: Country of input: France; 11 Refs.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
AUTOCLAVES
BISMUTH
CERAMICS
CORROSION
DISSOLVED GASES
LEAD
LIQUID METALS
MEMBRANES
NORWAY
NUCLEAR FUELS
OXYGEN
PERFORMANCE TESTING
REACTOR CORES
SENSORS
SWEDEN