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Corrosion of Zircaloy Alloys


EMSL Project ID
47193

Abstract

Coupons from four BWR Zircaloy fuel channels are to be prepared for metallographic and electron microscopy characterization to help understand the corrosion behavior of the fuel channels. The characterization will study both the base metal and the corrosion layer that forms on the metal surface exposed to reactor water. FIB-SEM will be used to extract FIB TEM samples from the oxide layers at multiple locations to study the influence of second phase particles on the oxide growth and integrity.

Project Details

Start Date
2012-02-05
End Date
2014-09-30
Status
Closed

Team

Principal Investigator

Danny Edwards
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Team Members

Hee Joon Jung
Institution
Northwestern University

Alan Schemer-Kohrn
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Alicia Certain
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory