Decontamination flange film characterization for a boiling water reactor under hydrogen water chemistry

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 337-349

  Baston, V F ^a   Garbauskas, M F ^b   Bozeman, J ^c  

^a GE ENERGY   (United States)

^b GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^c Progress Energy   (United States)

Author keywords

BWR spinels; Film characterization; HWC films

Indexed keywords

BOILING WATER REACTORS; COBALT; COMPOSITION; CORROSION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DECONTAMINATION; HYDROGEN; PH; STABILITY; ZINC;

FLANGE FILMS; HYDROGEN WATER CHEMISTRY; OXIDE FILMS; PH DIAGRAM; SPINEL STRUCTURE; ZINC INJECTION PROCESS;

STAINLESS STEEL;

EID: 4243058394     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/nt96-a35238     Document Type: Article

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