Sensitivity of measured steam oxidation kinetics to atmospheric control and impurities
Abstract
The most direct means of improving the ability of water cooled reactors to withstand excessive cladding oxidation during a loss of coolant accident is to either modify or replace zirconium cladding. It is important to understand what level of agreement is to be expected as a function of systematic differences in steam oxidation testing techniques and instrumentation among testing facilities. This study was designed to assess the sensitivities of some of the current and proposed reactor cladding materials. Steam oxidation sensitivity of Zircaloy-2, FeCrAl and Mo to O2 impurities in steam were examined. It was shown that the effect of O2 impurities is negligible for the two former materials while significant in the case of Mo.
- Authors:
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- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Nuclear Fuels Materials Group
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE), Fuel Cycle Technologies (NE-5)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1458927
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1323965
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-16-21056
Journal ID: ISSN 0022-3115; TRN: US1901525
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC52-06NA25396
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article: Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Nuclear Materials
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 477; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0022-3115
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
Citation Formats
Sooby Wood, E., Terrani, K. A., and Nelson, A. T. Sensitivity of measured steam oxidation kinetics to atmospheric control and impurities. United States: N. p., 2016.
Web. doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2016.05.023.
Sooby Wood, E., Terrani, K. A., & Nelson, A. T. Sensitivity of measured steam oxidation kinetics to atmospheric control and impurities. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2016.05.023
Sooby Wood, E., Terrani, K. A., and Nelson, A. T. 2016.
"Sensitivity of measured steam oxidation kinetics to atmospheric control and impurities". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2016.05.023. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1458927.
@article{osti_1458927,
title = {Sensitivity of measured steam oxidation kinetics to atmospheric control and impurities},
author = {Sooby Wood, E. and Terrani, K. A. and Nelson, A. T.},
abstractNote = {The most direct means of improving the ability of water cooled reactors to withstand excessive cladding oxidation during a loss of coolant accident is to either modify or replace zirconium cladding. It is important to understand what level of agreement is to be expected as a function of systematic differences in steam oxidation testing techniques and instrumentation among testing facilities. This study was designed to assess the sensitivities of some of the current and proposed reactor cladding materials. Steam oxidation sensitivity of Zircaloy-2, FeCrAl and Mo to O2 impurities in steam were examined. It was shown that the effect of O2 impurities is negligible for the two former materials while significant in the case of Mo.},
doi = {10.1016/j.jnucmat.2016.05.023},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1458927},
journal = {Journal of Nuclear Materials},
issn = {0022-3115},
number = C,
volume = 477,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat May 14 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Sat May 14 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
}
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