In-Reactor Autoclave Corrosion Studies. II, Autoclave Z18 (open access)

In-Reactor Autoclave Corrosion Studies. II, Autoclave Z18

In order to test the effect of chromate ion on the corrosion of Zircaloy-2, a 0.04 m uranyl sulfate solution (enriched) containing added acid, copper sulfate and 557 ppm of Cr (VI) was autoclaved with rocking at 280 degrees C for about eight days in the HB-5 facility of the LITR. The average corrosion rate established by the rate of consumption of oxygen was 9.9 mpy at a power density of 4.9 w/ml. It is indicated by comparison with a previous corrosion study under LITR radiation that the presence of Cr (VI) had no significant effect on the radiation corrosion of Zircaloy-2 by enriched uranyl sulfate solutions. However, the data are not conclusive and may be interpreted as showing a low corrosion rate for a limited period (i.e. a short term inhibition) followed by correspondingly rapid corrosion.
Date: March 22, 1957
Creator: Warren, K. S.; Davis, R. J. & Jenks, G. H. (Glenn Herbert), 1916-
System: The UNT Digital Library