REMOTE RAMAN-SPECTROSCOPIC STUDIES OF CORROSION PRODUCTS FORMED ON NUCLEAR-FUEL CLADDINGS USED IN PWR AND AGR SYSTEMS

Authors
EDWARDS HGM LONG DA WILLIS IT
Citation
Hgm. Edwards et al., REMOTE RAMAN-SPECTROSCOPIC STUDIES OF CORROSION PRODUCTS FORMED ON NUCLEAR-FUEL CLADDINGS USED IN PWR AND AGR SYSTEMS, Journal of Raman spectroscopy, 26(8-9), 1995, pp. 757-762
Citations number
29
Categorie Soggetti
Spectroscopy
Journal title
Journal of Raman spectroscopy → ACNP
ISSN journal
03770486
Volume
26
Issue
8-9
Year of publication
1995
Pages
757 - 762
Database
ISI
SICI code
0377-0486(1995)26:8-9<757:RRSOCP>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
The construction of a remote Raman microscope system with a variable m icroscope-to-spectrometer distance of up to 3 m is described. Oxidativ e surface corrosion products on zirconinm ahoy and stainless-steel nuc lear fuel claddings for pressurized water and advanced gas cooled reac tor systems produced under various conditions were studied and the pot ential of the technique for in situ analysis is discussed. Under the c onditions studied experimentally, the major corrosion products are fou nd to be alpha-ZrO2 and alpha-Fe2O3 for the zirconinm alloy and stainl ess-steel claddings, respectively.