Hydrofluoric Acid Corrosion Testing on Unplated and Electroless Gold-Plated Samples

Technical Report · Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 2000

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/763206· OSTI ID:763206

Osborne, P E; Icenhour, A S; Del Cul, G D

The Molten Salt Reactor Experiment (MSRE) remediation requires that almost 40 kg of uranium hexafluoride (UF6) be converted to uranium oxide (UO). In the process of this conversion, six moles of hydrofluoric acid (HP) are produced for each mole of UF6 converted.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-00OR22725
• OSTI ID: 763206
• Report Number(s): ORNL/TM-2000/137; TRN: US0005075
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: 1 Aug 2000
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
CORROSIVE EFFECTS
HYDROFLUORIC ACID
MSRE REACTOR
URANIUM HEXAFLUORIDE
URANIUM OXIDES
REMEDIAL ACTION