Effect of Hydrogen Water Chemistry on Zircaloy-2 Fuel Cladding and Structure Material Performance

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The effects of hydrogen addition to the feedwater on the corrosion and hydrogen uptake performance of Zircaloy-2 fuel cladding tubes, a water rod tube and spacer materials irradiated for four cycles in a BWR were evaluated. The uniform oxide behaviors of the cladding tubes, water rod and spacer materials were not affected by hydrogen water chemistry (HWC) condition. The hydrogen uptake and pickup fractions of the water rod and spacer materials were similar to those of water rods and spacer materials under normal water chemistry (NWC) conditions. As for the fuel rods, in spite of comparably heavy crud deposition, their hydrogen uptake and pickup fractions were clearly lower than the values under NWC conditions. Overall, the results indicated that HWC had no adverse effects on fuel performance.
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2006-09-25