Corrosion Testing and Fuel Selection for LAMPRE I
| Autor: | J. E. Kemme, C. C. Burwell, B. J. Thamer, Richard M. Bidwell, R.P. Hammond |
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| Rok vydání: | 1962 |
| Předmět: |
Materials science
010308 nuclear & particles physics Alloy Metallurgy 0211 other engineering and technologies Tantalum chemistry.chemical_element 02 engineering and technology engineering.material Intergranular corrosion 01 natural sciences humanities Corrosion Plutonium Coolant Liquid fuel Nuclear Energy and Engineering chemistry Mass transfer 0103 physical sciences engineering 021108 energy |
| Zdroj: | Nuclear Science and Engineering. 14:123-134 |
| ISSN: | 1943-748X 0029-5639 |
| DOI: | 10.13182/nse62-a28111 |
| Popis: | The first molten plutonium reactor experiment (LAMPRE I) uses a liquid fuel alloy of pIutonium and iron contained in small test tube shaped capsules of tantalum and cooled by liquid sodium. The development of compatible materials for the fuel, container, and coolant has been an important phase of the experiment. The methods of corrosion testing developed for the work and the results of experiments on the composition of the fuel are reported. Both mass transfer attack and intergranular corrosion were found to be significant. Mass transfer was found to be controllable through the use of fuel additives which presumably formed protective layers on the tantalum. Intergranular corrosion was found to be strongly influenced by fuel composition and by container properties. All levels of calcium and magnesium in the fuel were found to be detrimental. Additives which were effective in minimizing mass transfer were found to be not always effective against intergranular attack. Testing methods included tracer techniques, radioautography, chemical analysis, and bend testing. (auth) |
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