A MODEL FOR RADIATION CORROSION OF ZIRCONIUM CLADDING OF FUEL-ELEMENTS IN BOILING WATER NUCLEAR-REACTORS - II - LOCAL CORROSION

Authors
PETRIK NG
Citation
Ng. Petrik, A MODEL FOR RADIATION CORROSION OF ZIRCONIUM CLADDING OF FUEL-ELEMENTS IN BOILING WATER NUCLEAR-REACTORS - II - LOCAL CORROSION, High energy chemistry, 32(1), 1998, pp. 1-4
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Physical
Journal title
High energy chemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
00181439
Volume
32
Issue
1
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1 - 4
Database
ISI
SICI code
0018-1439(1998)32:1<1:AMFRCO>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
A model of local corrosion of zirconium fuel-element claddings in boil ing water nuclear reactors is worked out on the basis of the effect of local boiling under conditions of nonuniform thickness of the corrosi on depositions on the cladding surface. A rate equation for local corr osion of zirconium fuel-element claddings, which includes thermal and radiation components, is proposed.