Analyze the Key Issues Surrounding the Development of High Temperature Reference Electrodes.

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c53395) has announced the addition of Electrochemistry in Light Water Reactors: Reference Electrodes, Measurement, Corrosion and Tribocorrosion Issues (EFC 49) to their offering.

There has long been a need for effective methods of measuring corrosion within light water nuclear reactors. This important volume discusses key issues surrounding the development of high temperature reference electrodes and other electrochemical techniques. The book is divided into three parts with Part 1 reviewing the latest developments in the use of reference electrode technology in both pressurised water and boiling water reactors. Parts 2 and 3 cover different types of corrosion and tribocorrosion and ways they can be measured using such techniques as electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Topics covered across the book include in-pile testing, modelling techniques and the tribocorrosion behaviour of stainless steel under reactor conditions.

Electrochemistry in light water reactors will be a valuable reference for all those concerned with corrosion problems in this key technology for the power industry.

About the authors

-- Dr. Rik-Wouter Bosch works at the Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK-CEN).

-- Dr. Damien Feron is Deputy Head of the Service de la Corrosion et du Comportement des Materiaux dans leur Environnement at CEA-Saclay and is Chair of the EFC Working Party 4 (Nuclear Corrosion).

-- Professor Jean-Pierre Celis teaches at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and is Chair of the EFC Working Party 18 (Tribocorrosion).

Topics Covered

PART 1 MEASUREMENTS AND REFERENCE ELECTRODES

PART 2 ELECTROCHEMISTRY AND CORROSION ISSUES

PART 3 ELECTROCHEMISTRY AND TRIBOCORROSION ISSUES

PART 1 MEASUREMENTS AND REFERENCE ELECTRODES

Current state-of-the-art in reference electrode technology for use in high subcritical and super critical aqueous systems.

D D Macdonald, T Zhu and X Guan, Pennsylvania State University, USA

Introduction. Internal Reference Electrodes. External Reference Electrodes. Isothermal Liquid Junction Potential. Thermal Liquid Junction Potentials. Summary and Conclusions. Acknowledgments. References.

LIRES: A European sponsored research project to develop light water reactor reference electrodes

R W Bosch, SCK-CEN, Belgium Z Kerner and G Nagy, AEKI, Hungary, D Feron, CEA, France, M Navas, CIEMAT, Spain, W Bogaerts, KU Leuven, Belgium, D Karnik NRI Rez, Czech Republic, T Dorsch and R Kilian, Framatone ANP, Germany, M Ullberg and A Molander, Studsvik Nuclear, Sweden K Makela and T Saario, VTT Industrial Systems, Finland

Introduction. Testing standard. High temperature reference electrodes. Round Robin test. Irradiation experiments. Conclusions. Acknowledgements. References.

In-plant corrosion potential measurements in light water reactor environments.

A Molander, Studsvik Nuclear AB, Sweden

Introduction. Measurements in BWRs. Measurements in PWR secondary systems. Conclusions. Acknowledgements. References.

High temperature reference electrodes: a comparative analysis.

M Navas and M Garcia, CIEMAT, Spain

Introduction. Description of the work. Conclusions. References.

PART 2 ELECTROCHEMISTRY AND CORROSION ISSUES

The influence of corrosion potential on SCC of stainless steels in PWR primary coolant environment

R W Bosch and S Van Dyck, SCK-CEN, Belgium, M Postler, NRI Rez, Czech Republic

Introduction. Experiment. Results. Conclusions. Acknowledgements. References.

High temperature electrochemical impedance spectroscopy of metals related to light water reactor corrosion

G Nagy, Z Kerner, J Balog and R Schiller, KFKI Atomic Energy Research Institute, Hungary

Introduction. Experimental. Results and discussion. Conclusions. Acknowledgements. References.

High temperature corrosion of zircaloy-4 followed by in-situ impedance spectroscopy and chronoamperometry. Effect of an polarisation

M Tupin, C Bataillon, J P Gozlan and P Bossis, CEA -Saclay, France

Introduction. Experiment. Experimental results and interpretation. Conclusions. References.

Electrochemical Corrosion Study of Magnox Al80 and Natural Uranium

R Burrows and S Harris, Nexia Solutions Ltd, UK

Introduction. Method. Results - Magnox Al80. Results - natural uranium. Conclusion. References.

PART 3 ELECTROCHEMISTRY AND TRIBOCORROSION ISSUES

Analysis of mechanisms induced by sliding and corrosion: dedicated apparatus for PWR environments

JPh Vernot and D Kaczorowski, Framatome, France

Introduction. Experimental device. Results and discussions. Conclusions. References.

Tribocorrosion in PWR environment: room temperature results and finite element modelling.

D Deforge, A Ambard and A Lina, Electricite de France (EDF) R&D and P Ponthiaux and F Wenger, Laboratory LGPM, France

Introduction. Presentation of the EDF tribometer. Experiments. Results. Finite element modelling of the electrochemical results. Conclusions and perspectives. Acknowledgements. References.

Tribocorrosion of stellite 6 alloy: mechanism of electrochemical reactions

F Wenger and P Ponthiaux, Ecole Centrale Paris, France, L Benea, Dunarea de Jos University of Galati, Romania, J Peybernes, Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique (CEA) and A Ambard, Electricite de France (EDF), France

Introduction. Experimental conditions. Wear laws. Electrochemical behaviour of stellite Conclusions. References.

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