Cycle chemistry and its effect on materials in a supercritical water-cooled reactor: A synthesis of current understanding

Corrosion Science

Volumn 65, Issue , 2012, Pages 48-66

  Guzonas, D A ^a   Cook, W G ^b  

^a ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

A. Steel; B. Modelling studies; B. Weight loss; C. High temperature corrosion; C. Interfaces; C. Oxidation

Indexed keywords

CORROSION MECHANISMS; DENSITY CHANGE; GENERATION IV; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE CORROSIONS; MATERIALS DEGRADATION; METAL-WATER INTERFACE; MODELLING STUDIES; SUPERCRITICAL WATER; SUPERCRITICAL WATER-COOLED REACTORS; TEST METHODOLOGY; WEIGHT LOSS;

WATER COOLED REACTORS;

CORROSION;

EID: 84867232195     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2012.08.006     Document Type: Article

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