Baradlai Pal

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Chemical decontamination of steam generators used in nuclear power plants II. Comprehensive investigation of the efficiency of used in nuclear power plants II. Comprehensive investigation of the efficiency of chemical decontamination technologies

Publication Name: Korrozios Figyelo

Publication Date: 2009-12-01

Volume: 49

Issue: 5

Page Range: 86-94

Description:

Our earlier publications have been focused on detailed explanation of the effects of the applied AP-CITROX chemical decontamination technology on the corrosion state and surface morphology of heat exchanger tubes of steam generators (SG). These studies have revealed that the industrial application of the decontamination technology results in the inhomogeneous dissolution of stainless steel surface, leading to the formation of oxide layer with undesired chemical composition and structure which exhibits potentially greater mobility in the primary coolant. Laboratory examinations have provided an independent verification of the formation of the so called "hybrid" structure. The first part of our three-part series has presented some selected findings on the corrosion and surface chemical effects of the AP-CITROX technology as well as the fundamental issues of the technology development. Present paper deals with the efficiency (mass transport and decontamination characteristics) of the novel chemical decontamination technologies elaborated for the treatment of the inner surface of SGs and regenerative heat exchangers of the water purification system No. 1. The third part of our series is scheduled to highlight some results obtained by laboratorial analysis of the effects of the two novel technologies on the corrosion state as well as on the structure and composition of surface oxide layer. Determining the radioactivity of specified nuclides in the solutions used for decontamination, important conclusions on the efficiency of the main technological steps as well as on the distribution of radionuclides in the depth of treated surface can be drawn.

Open Access: Yes

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