The deposition of corrosion products from primary circuit materials of Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) on the fuel cladding surface forms fuel crud, which may lead to Crud-Induced Power Shift (CIPS) and Crud-Induced Local Corrosion (CILC). Zinc injection in the primary circuit of PWRs has been shown to effectively reduce crud deposition. The deposition of corrosion products is influenced by the surface characteristics of the fuel cladding, such as surface roughness. Cr-coated Zr cladding is a type of Accident Tolerant Fuel (ATF) cladding. The Cr coating alters the surface characteristics of Zr cladding, potentially modifying the deposition behavior of corrosion products on the fuel cladding surface. An experimental study was conducted to investigate the deposition behavior of corrosion products on the surfaces of Zr cladding and Cr-coated Zr cladding in high-temperature, high-pressure water with zinc injection. After the experiment, the morphology and composition of the crud surface and cross-section were analyzed using a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). The results indicated that in the heating section, the crud coverage on the surface of Cr-coated Zr cladding was less than that on the surface of Zr cladding; in the non-heating section, Cr coatings tended to adhere to oxide particle clusters containing nickel and iron; in the heating section, the crud on the surface of Cr-coated Zr cladding contained Cr; the average crud thickness in the heating section of Zr cladding was approximately 12 μm.

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Study on Deposition Behavior of Surface Corrosion Products of Different Fuel Cladding with Zinc Injection

  • Yalun Yan,
  • Wei Yao,
  • Deying Zhang,
  • Jie Ye,
  • Xuefeng Fu,
  • Zhenxun Peng

摘要

The deposition of corrosion products from primary circuit materials of Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) on the fuel cladding surface forms fuel crud, which may lead to Crud-Induced Power Shift (CIPS) and Crud-Induced Local Corrosion (CILC). Zinc injection in the primary circuit of PWRs has been shown to effectively reduce crud deposition. The deposition of corrosion products is influenced by the surface characteristics of the fuel cladding, such as surface roughness. Cr-coated Zr cladding is a type of Accident Tolerant Fuel (ATF) cladding. The Cr coating alters the surface characteristics of Zr cladding, potentially modifying the deposition behavior of corrosion products on the fuel cladding surface. An experimental study was conducted to investigate the deposition behavior of corrosion products on the surfaces of Zr cladding and Cr-coated Zr cladding in high-temperature, high-pressure water with zinc injection. After the experiment, the morphology and composition of the crud surface and cross-section were analyzed using a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). The results indicated that in the heating section, the crud coverage on the surface of Cr-coated Zr cladding was less than that on the surface of Zr cladding; in the non-heating section, Cr coatings tended to adhere to oxide particle clusters containing nickel and iron; in the heating section, the crud on the surface of Cr-coated Zr cladding contained Cr; the average crud thickness in the heating section of Zr cladding was approximately 12 μm.