Characterization of the hydrothermal corrosion behavior of ceramics for accident tolerant fuel cladding

Peter J. Doyle; Stephen S. Raiman; R. Rebak; Kurt A. Terrani

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-04639-2_99

Characterization of the hydrothermal corrosion behavior of ceramics for accident tolerant fuel cladding

Peter J. Doyle, Stephen S. Raiman, R. Rebak, Kurt A. Terrani

Nuclear Fuel Element Performance

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

9 Scopus citations

Abstract

Accident-tolerant fuel (ATF) is an increasingly important research topic for the nuclear industry, and ceramics such as SiC are strong contenders for deployment as ATF cladding. The hydrothermal corrosion characteristics of SiC and Al ₂ O ₃ were investigated via constantly-refreshing autoclave corrosion and post exposure characterization. Four different types of chemical vapor deposited (CVD) SiC specimens were examined (two with high electrical resistance, one with low electrical resistance, and a single crystal 4H structural variant). Al ₂ O ₃ specimens were prepared in single crystal and polycrystalline states. PWR primary water, BWR–HWC, and BWR–NWC environments were maintained throughout the experiments. Characterization conducted using SEM and EDS was used to determine factors affecting corrosion rates and susceptibility to grain boundary attack in each water chemistry condition. Raman spectroscopy was also used to determine chemical variation of the surface with corrosion. Grain boundary attack was found to be significant for both alumina and SiC polycrystalline variants.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Minerals, Metals and Materials Series
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Pages	1485-1496
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Print)	9783030046385, 9783030046392, 9783319515403, 9783319651354, 9783319728520, 9783319950211
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04639-2_99
State	Published - 2019
Event	18th International Conference on Environmental Degradation of Materials in Nuclear Power Systems – Water Reactors 2019 - Boston, United States Duration: Aug 18 2019 → Aug 22 2019

Publication series

Name	Minerals, Metals and Materials Series
ISSN (Print)	2367-1181
ISSN (Electronic)	2367-1696

Conference

Conference	18th International Conference on Environmental Degradation of Materials in Nuclear Power Systems – Water Reactors 2019
Country/Territory	United States
City	Boston
Period	08/18/19 → 08/22/19

Funding

Notice of Copyright This manuscript has been authored by UT-Battelle, LLC under Contract No. DE-AC05-00OR22725 with the U.S. Department of Energy. The United States Government retains and the publisher, by accepting the article for publication, acknowledges that the United States Government retains a non-exclusive, paid-up, irrevocable, world-wide license to publish or reproduce the published form of this manuscript, or allow others to do so, for United States Government purposes. The Department of Energy will provide public access to these results of federally sponsored research in accordance with the DOE Public Access Plan ( http://www.energy.gov/downloads/doe-public-access-plan ).

Keywords

ATF
Accident-tolerant fuel
Al O
Hydrothermal corrosion
SiC

Access to Document

10.1007/978-3-030-04639-2_99

Cite this

@inproceedings{eea67fa1136c46f1a622a2b79d0c550c,

title = "Characterization of the hydrothermal corrosion behavior of ceramics for accident tolerant fuel cladding",

abstract = " Accident-tolerant fuel (ATF) is an increasingly important research topic for the nuclear industry, and ceramics such as SiC are strong contenders for deployment as ATF cladding. The hydrothermal corrosion characteristics of SiC and Al 2 O 3 were investigated via constantly-refreshing autoclave corrosion and post exposure characterization. Four different types of chemical vapor deposited (CVD) SiC specimens were examined (two with high electrical resistance, one with low electrical resistance, and a single crystal 4H structural variant). Al 2 O 3 specimens were prepared in single crystal and polycrystalline states. PWR primary water, BWR–HWC, and BWR–NWC environments were maintained throughout the experiments. Characterization conducted using SEM and EDS was used to determine factors affecting corrosion rates and susceptibility to grain boundary attack in each water chemistry condition. Raman spectroscopy was also used to determine chemical variation of the surface with corrosion. Grain boundary attack was found to be significant for both alumina and SiC polycrystalline variants.",

keywords = "ATF, Accident-tolerant fuel, Al O, Hydrothermal corrosion, SiC",

author = "Doyle, \{Peter J.\} and Raiman, \{Stephen S.\} and R. Rebak and Terrani, \{Kurt A.\}",

note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019, The Minerals, Metals \& Materials Society.; 18th International Conference on Environmental Degradation of Materials in Nuclear Power Systems – Water Reactors 2019 ; Conference date: 18-08-2019 Through 22-08-2019",

year = "2019",

doi = "10.1007/978-3-030-04639-2\_99",

language = "English",

isbn = "9783030046385",

series = "Minerals, Metals and Materials Series",

publisher = "Springer International Publishing",

pages = "1485--1496",

booktitle = "Minerals, Metals and Materials Series",

}

Doyle, PJ, Raiman, SS, Rebak, R & Terrani, KA 2019, Characterization of the hydrothermal corrosion behavior of ceramics for accident tolerant fuel cladding. in Minerals, Metals and Materials Series. Minerals, Metals and Materials Series, Springer International Publishing, pp. 1485-1496, 18th International Conference on Environmental Degradation of Materials in Nuclear Power Systems – Water Reactors 2019, Boston, United States, 08/18/19. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04639-2_99

Characterization of the hydrothermal corrosion behavior of ceramics for accident tolerant fuel cladding. / Doyle, Peter J.; Raiman, Stephen S.; Rebak, R. et al.
Minerals, Metals and Materials Series. Springer International Publishing, 2019. p. 1485-1496 (Minerals, Metals and Materials Series).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

TY - GEN

T1 - Characterization of the hydrothermal corrosion behavior of ceramics for accident tolerant fuel cladding

AU - Doyle, Peter J.

AU - Raiman, Stephen S.

AU - Rebak, R.

AU - Terrani, Kurt A.

PY - 2019

Y1 - 2019

N2 - Accident-tolerant fuel (ATF) is an increasingly important research topic for the nuclear industry, and ceramics such as SiC are strong contenders for deployment as ATF cladding. The hydrothermal corrosion characteristics of SiC and Al 2 O 3 were investigated via constantly-refreshing autoclave corrosion and post exposure characterization. Four different types of chemical vapor deposited (CVD) SiC specimens were examined (two with high electrical resistance, one with low electrical resistance, and a single crystal 4H structural variant). Al 2 O 3 specimens were prepared in single crystal and polycrystalline states. PWR primary water, BWR–HWC, and BWR–NWC environments were maintained throughout the experiments. Characterization conducted using SEM and EDS was used to determine factors affecting corrosion rates and susceptibility to grain boundary attack in each water chemistry condition. Raman spectroscopy was also used to determine chemical variation of the surface with corrosion. Grain boundary attack was found to be significant for both alumina and SiC polycrystalline variants.

AB - Accident-tolerant fuel (ATF) is an increasingly important research topic for the nuclear industry, and ceramics such as SiC are strong contenders for deployment as ATF cladding. The hydrothermal corrosion characteristics of SiC and Al 2 O 3 were investigated via constantly-refreshing autoclave corrosion and post exposure characterization. Four different types of chemical vapor deposited (CVD) SiC specimens were examined (two with high electrical resistance, one with low electrical resistance, and a single crystal 4H structural variant). Al 2 O 3 specimens were prepared in single crystal and polycrystalline states. PWR primary water, BWR–HWC, and BWR–NWC environments were maintained throughout the experiments. Characterization conducted using SEM and EDS was used to determine factors affecting corrosion rates and susceptibility to grain boundary attack in each water chemistry condition. Raman spectroscopy was also used to determine chemical variation of the surface with corrosion. Grain boundary attack was found to be significant for both alumina and SiC polycrystalline variants.

KW - ATF

KW - Accident-tolerant fuel

KW - Al O

KW - Hydrothermal corrosion

KW - SiC

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85064062829

U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-04639-2_99

DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-04639-2_99

M3 - Conference contribution

AN - SCOPUS:85064062829

SN - 9783030046385

SN - 9783030046392

SN - 9783319515403

SN - 9783319651354

SN - 9783319728520

SN - 9783319950211

T3 - Minerals, Metals and Materials Series

SP - 1485

EP - 1496

BT - Minerals, Metals and Materials Series

PB - Springer International Publishing

T2 - 18th International Conference on Environmental Degradation of Materials in Nuclear Power Systems – Water Reactors 2019

Y2 - 18 August 2019 through 22 August 2019

ER -

Characterization of the hydrothermal corrosion behavior of ceramics for accident tolerant fuel cladding

Abstract

Publication series

Conference

Funding

Keywords

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this