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Electrochemistry in light water reactors: Reference electrodes, measurement, corrosion and tribocorrosion issues

R-W Bosch, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK-CEN), Belgium, D Féron, CEA-Saclay, France and J-P Celis, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium

European Federation of Corrosion (EFC) Series No. 49

 - discusses key issues surrounding the development of high temperature reference eletrodes
 - a valuable reference for all concerned with corrosion problems in this key technology

There has long been a need for effective methods of measuring corrosion within light water nuclear reactors. This important volume discusses key issues surrounding the development of high temperature reference electrodes and other electrochemical techniques. The book is divided into three parts with part one reviewing the latest developments in the use of reference electrode technology in both pressurised water and boiling water reactors. Parts two and three cover different types of corrosion and tribocorrosion and ways they can be measured using such techniques as electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Topics covered across the book include in-pile testing, modelling techniques and the tribocorrosion behaviour of stainless steel under reactor conditions.

Electrochemistry in light water reactors is a valuable reference for all those concerned with corrosion problems in this key technology for the power industry.

ISBN 1 84569 240 3
ISBN-13: 978 1 84569 240 7
April 2007
240 pages  234 x 156mm  hardback  
£130.00 / US$220.00 / €155.00

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About the authors

Dr Rik-Wouter Bosch works at the Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK-CEN).

Dr Damien Féron is Deputy Head of the Service de la Corrosion et du Comportement des Matériaux dans leur Environnement at CEA-Saclay and is Chair of the EFC Working Party 4 (Nuclear Corrosion).

Professor Jean-Pierre Celis teaches at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and is Chair of the EFC Working Party 18 (Tribocorrosion).

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Contents

PART 1 MEASUREMENTS AND REFERENCE ELECTRODES
PART 2 ELECTROCHEMISTRY AND CORROSION ISSUES
PART 3 ELECTROCHEMISTRY AND TRIBOCORROSION ISSUES

PART 1 MEASUREMENTS AND REFERENCE ELECTRODES

Current state-of-the-art in reference electrode technology for use in high subcritical and super critical aqueous systems.
D D Macdonald, T Zhu and X Guan, Pennsylvania State University, USA
 - Introduction
 - Internal Reference Electrodes
 - External Reference Electrodes
 - Isothermal Liquid Junction Potential
 - Thermal Liquid Junction Potentials
 - Summary and Conclusions
 - Acknowledgments
 - References

LIRES: A European sponsored research project to develop light water reactor reference electrodes
R W Bosch, SCK-CEN, Belgium Z Kerner and G Nagy, AEKI, Hungary, D Feron, CEA, France, M Navas, CIEMAT, Spain, W Bogaerts, KU Leuven, Belgium, D Kárník NRI Rez, Czech Republic, T Dorsch and R Kilian, Framatone ANP, Germany, M Ullberg and A Molander, Studsvik Nuclear, Sweden K Mäkelä and T Saario, VTT Industrial Systems, Finland
 - Introduction
 - Testing standard
 - High temperature reference electrodes
 - Round Robin test
 - Irradiation experiments
 - Conclusions
 - Acknowledgements
 - References

In-plant corrosion potential measurements in light water reactor environments.
A Molander, Studsvik Nuclear AB, Sweden
 - Introduction
 - Measurements in BWRs
 - Measurements in PWR secondary systems
 - Conclusions
 - Acknowledgements
 - References

High temperature reference electrodes: a comparative analysis.
M Navas and M García, CIEMAT, Spain
 - Introduction
 - Description of the work
 - Conclusions
 - References

PART 2 ELECTROCHEMISTRY AND CORROSION ISSUES

The influence of corrosion potential on SCC of stainless steels in PWR primary coolant environment
R W Bosch and S Van Dyck, SCK-CEN, Belgium, M Postler, NRI Řez, Czech Republic
 - Introduction
 - Experiment
 - Results
 - Conclusions
 - Acknowledgements
 - References

High temperature electrochemical impedance spectroscopy of metals related to light water reactor corrosion
G Nagy, Z Kerner, J Balog and R Schiller, KFKI Atomic Energy Research Institute, Hungary
 - Introduction
 - Experimental
 - Results and discussion
 - Conclusions
 - Acknowledgements
 - References

High temperature corrosion of zircaloy-4 followed by in-situ impedance spectroscopy and chronoamperometry. Effect of an polarisation
M Tupin, C Bataillon, J P Gozlan and P Bossis, CEA –Saclay, France
 - Introduction
 - Experiment
 - Experimental results and interpretation
 - Conclusions
 - References

Electrochemical Corrosion Study of Magnox Al80 and Natural Uranium
R Burrows and S Harris, Nexia Solutions Ltd, UK
 - Introduction
 - Method
 - Results - Magnox Al80
 - Results - natural uranium
 - Conclusion
 - References

PART 3 ELECTROCHEMISTRY AND TRIBOCORROSION ISSUES

Analysis of mechanisms induced by sliding and corrosion: dedicated apparatus for PWR environments
JPh Vernot and D Kaczorowski, Framatome, France
 - Introduction
 - Experimental device
 - Results and discussions
 - Conclusions
 - References

Tribocorrosion in PWR environment: room temperature results and finite element modelling.
D Déforge, A Ambard and A Lina, Electricité de France (EDF) R&D and P Ponthiaux and F Wenger, Laboratory LGPM, France
 - Introduction
 - Presentation of the EDF tribometer
 - Experiments
 - Results
 - Finite element modelling of the electrochemical results
 - Conclusions and perspectives
 - Acknowledgements
 - References

Tribocorrosion of stellite 6 alloy: mechanism of electrochemical reactions
F Wenger and P Ponthiaux, Ecole Centrale Paris, France, L Benea, Dunarea de Jos University of Galati, Romania, J Peybernès, Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (CEA) and A Ambard, Electricité de France (EDF), France
 - Introduction
 - Experimental conditions
 - Wear laws
 - Electrochemical behaviour of stellite 6
 - Conclusions
 - References