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An unexpected free radical in radiolysis of aqueous borax solutions
Creators
- 1. Radiation Laboratory, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA 46556, (United States)
Description
Concentrated boric acid/borate buffer is used as a neutron shim in pressurized water reactors (PWRs) to control the neutron flux. It is generally supposed that this buffer is inert toward water radiolysis. We were surprised to discover a reaction between OH radicals and borate ions that has been overlooked in the past. We estimate it may account for 35% of OH radical reactions at 300 ℃ at the start of a PWR fuel cycle. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
- Imprint Place
- Mumbai (India)
- Imprint Title
- Proceedings of the sixteenth DAE-BRNS biennial Trombay symposium on radiation and photochemistry
- Imprint Pagination
- 392 p.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 36
Conference
- Title
- 16. DAE-BRNS biennial Trombay symposium on radiation and photochemistry
- Acronym
- TSRP-2022
- Dates
- 12-15 Jan 2022
- Place
- Mumbai (India)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- India
- Country of Input or Organization
- India
- INIS RN
- 54019094
- Subject category
- S38: RADIATION CHEMISTRY, RADIOCHEMISTRY AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- BORIC ACID; CONCENTRATION RATIO; FUEL CYCLE; HYDROXYL RADICALS; NEUTRON FLUX; PWR TYPE REACTORS; RADIOLYSIS; WATER
- Descriptors DEC
- BORON COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; DECOMPOSITION; DIMENSIONLESS NUMBERS; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; INORGANIC ACIDS; INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; POWER REACTORS; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIATION FLUX; RADICALS; REACTORS; THERMAL REACTORS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS