Solubility of Oxygen in Molten Lead - Bismuth Eutectic Alloy (44.5% Pb - 55.5% Bi)

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Abstract

The management of the long-lived and high activity nuclear waste is one of the major concerns related with nuclear energy. Accelerator driven system (ADS) reactors have been proposed as one of the strategies to deal with this matter. In this type of reactor, lead - bismuth eutectic alloy (LBE) is suggested as a coolant. However, this alloy is highly corrosive towards structural steels. In order to avoid that, it is important to maintain a passivation layer of Fe 3O4 on the structural material. The oxygen content should be between 10-30 bar and 10-19 bar. In this direction, many studies about thermodynamic properties of oxygen in liquid LBE have been performed. In this work, a method to determine the oxygen solubility in LBE has been developed.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationECS Transactions - Physical and Analytical Electrochemistry (General) - 213th ECS Meeting
PublisherElectrochemical Society Inc.
Pages1-8
Number of pages8
Edition15
ISBN (Electronic)9781566776721
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008
EventPhysical and Analytical Electrochemistry General Session - 213th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society - Phoenix, AZ, United States
Duration: 18 May 200823 May 2008

Publication series

NameECS Transactions
Number15
Volume13
ISSN (Print)1938-5862
ISSN (Electronic)1938-6737

Conference

ConferencePhysical and Analytical Electrochemistry General Session - 213th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityPhoenix, AZ
Period18/05/0823/05/08

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