Interaction between B4C, 304 stainless steel, and Zircaloy-4 in H2O/H2 atmosphere at 1473 K

Xu Gao; Ryosuke Sasaki; Lichun Zheng; Shigeru Ueda; Sun joong Kim; Shin ya Kitamura; Yoshinao Kobayashi

doi:10.1080/00223131.2017.1403388

Interaction between B₄C, 304 stainless steel, and Zircaloy-4 in H₂O/H₂ atmosphere at 1473 K

Xu Gao, Ryosuke Sasaki, Lichun Zheng, Shigeru Ueda, Sun joong Kim, Shin ya Kitamura, Yoshinao Kobayashi

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Abstract

The control blade and the fuel rod installed in channel box melt in steam during severe accident of a boiling water reactor. In order to clarify the melting phenomena and relocation of the structural material in the core of the reactor, interaction and melting behavior among B₄C, 304 grade of stainless steel (SST), and Zircaloy-4 in atmosphere containing H₂/H₂O at 1473 K are investigated. The results showed that the reaction at the interface between B₄C and SST under H₂O atmosphere was slow and an oxidation was observed after 3600 s. Under H₂O/H₂ atmosphere, the concentration of B and C in the SST increased and the SST melted. Despite the atmosphere, an oxide layer formed on the surface of Zircaloy-4, and thus the reactions proceeded slowly when the Zircaloy-4 was contacted with B₄C and SST. Under H₂O atmosphere, continuous oxidation happened to SST, and SST was partially melted. Under H₂ atmosphere, the SST was also melted due to the diffusion of B and C from the B₄C. In addition, the oxidation of B₄C affected the oxidation behavior of SST and Zircaloy, and thus the oxidation and the hydroxylation of B₄C in a severe accident was discussed thermodynamically.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	400-409
Number of pages	10
Journal	journal of nuclear science and technology
Volume	55
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00223131.2017.1403388
Publication status	Published - 2018 Apr 3

Keywords

BC
Zircaloy
melting
oxidation
stainless steel
steam

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Nuclear Energy and Engineering

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