Published 1993 | Version v1
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Boric acid corrosion of nuclear plant components

Creators

  • 1. Altran Materials Engineering, Inc., Boston, MA (United States)
  • 2. Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge, MA (United States)

Description

Boric Acid Corrosion (BAC) has occurred in Pressurized Water Reactors following leakage from gaskets, seals, packings, and other types of fittings. Significant material loss due to BAC has occurred on bolts, pressure vessels, and piping. Testing on individual components, such as bolts, pipes, and crevices, has been performed in the industry to characterize the phenomena of BAC. These tests will be summarized. The mechanism of corrosion has not been clearly defined. This paper will describe a testing program which will provide increased understanding of the mechanism of the boric acid corrosion process

Part of:
Service experience and life management: Nuclear, fossil, and petrochemical plants

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Imprint Place
New York, NY (United States)
ISBN
0-7918-0988-9
Imprint Title
Service experience and life management: Nuclear, fossil, and petrochemical plants
Imprint Pagination
351 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 1-5.

Conference

Title
1993 pressure vessels and piping conference.
Dates
25-29 Jul 1993.
Place
Denver, CO (United States).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
25018821
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
BORIC ACID; CORROSION; MATERIALS TESTING; PWR TYPE REACTORS; REACTOR COMPONENTS
Descriptors DEC
BORON COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; INORGANIC ACIDS; INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; POWER REACTORS; REACTORS; TESTING; THERMAL REACTORS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
CONF-930702--Vol.261.