By
Gilbert Bellanger, Corrosion and Materials Analysis Expert- Consultant
Description
Nuclear power plants emit radiation and particles across a range of energies. This radiation can cause corrosion to occur in critically
important parts of the plant, which can lead to efficiency and safety problems. Gamma rays and neutrons have the highest energies and
can break the metal bonds in interior metallic structures causing damage quickly and in easily monitored ways. Consequently these types
of radiation and the best alloys to use to mitigate their effects have been extensively researched and their findings applied.
However,
the same is not true of low energy radiation which effects metal structures in a different way but can still cause appreciable and expensive
corrosion. Low energy radiation degrades the passive oxide layers that protect metals. Without this protective layer the metals are easily
corroded.
This book uses tritium and tritiated water as models to describe the effects of low energy radiation on the corrosion of
metals in these environments. Comprehensive coverage of the fields of liquid and gas flow, heat exchange, gas diffusion in materials,
and of materials resistance to corrosion is ensures the reader has a full understanding of how these processes effect corrosion in nuclear
installations. Such an understanding is essential for the efficient and safe running of all modern plant that uses radioactive material
and this book is a critical reference tool for anyone involved in the nuclear power industry or metals research.
* Unique coverage
of low energy radiation and its corrosive effects in nuclear installations
* Provides coverage of basic scientific principles contributing
to corrosion
* An essential reference for the safe and efficient construction and operation of nuclear installations
* Applications
in power generation, fuel reprocessing, military and civilian applications.
Audience:
Nuclear Engineers, Corrosion experts and scientists and equipment manufacturers
