Published 1986
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Book
Recent developments in BWR water chemistry control
- 1. General Electric Co., San Jose, CA (USA)
Description
Studies in the U.S. have shown that if the oxidizing power and the impurity content of the BWR coolant are controlled below specified values, Intergranular Stress Corrosion Cracking (IGSCC) of susceptible material can be stopped. These conditions can be obtained by the addition of small amounts of hydrogen to the reactor feedwater while maintaining reactor water conductivity below 0.3 μS/cm. U.S. experience with this technology is reviewed. The role of water chemistry variables on the buildup of Co-60 on reactor piping is also discussed. The role of trace impurities have been investigated experimentally. An optimum water chemistry which reduces IGSCC and Co-60 buildup is described. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- Atomic Energy Soc. of Japan.
- Imprint Place
- Tokyo (Japan)
- Imprint Title
- Proceedings of second international topical meeting on nuclear power plant thermal hydraulics and operations
- Imprint Pagination
- 1191 p.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 11/17-11/25.
Conference
- Title
- 2. international topical meeting on nuclear power plant thermal hydraulics and operations.
- Dates
- 15-17 Apr 1986.
- Place
- Tokyo (Japan).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Japan
- Country of Input or Organization
- Japan
- INIS RN
- 18061724
- Subject category
- S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- BUILDUP; BWR TYPE REACTORS; COBALT 60; DEPOSITION; FEEDWATER; HYDROGEN; IMPURITIES; OXIDATION; PIPES; STEEL-CR17NI12MO3-L; STRESS CORROSION; WATER CHEMISTRY
- Descriptors DEC
- ALLOYS; AUSTENITIC STEELS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CARBON ADDITIONS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CHROMIUM ALLOYS; CHROMIUM-NICKEL STEELS; CHROMIUM-NICKEL-MOLYBDENUM STE; COBALT ISOTOPES; CORROSION; CORROSION RESISTANT ALLOYS; ELEMENTS; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; HEAT RESISTING ALLOYS; HIGH ALLOY STEELS; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTO; IRON ALLOYS; IRON BASE ALLOYS; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LOW CARBON-HIGH ALLOY STEELS; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; MOLYBDENUM ALLOYS; NICKEL ALLOYS; NONMETALS; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; POLAR SOLVENTS; POWER REACTORS; RADIOISOTOPES; REACTORS; SOLVENTS; STAINLESS STEELS; STEELS; THERMAL REACTORS; WATER; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS; WATER TREATMENT; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES