Comparison of Analysis Results on Three Methods for Sampling Crud, a Radioactive Corrosion Product with Zinc-Injected Spent PWR Nuclear Fuel Rods
Published in Nuclear Technology, 2021
Yang Hong Jung, Seung Je Baik, Young Gwan Jin
Crud and other oxides present with it are known. The spinel structure of AB2O4 is the most important compound structure, where A = Me2+ (Fe2+, Ni2+, Zn2+, Co2+) and B = Me3+ (Fe3+, Cr3+). The main component of crud is known to be NiFe2O4, called trevorite, which is considered the most stable compound since it has the smallest solubility value in the operation conditions of the reactor.11,12 In addition, compounds such as ZnFe2O4, known as franklinit, and (Fe, Ni)Cr2O4, which are soluble in oxidation conditions, are known. However, in this experiment the results obtained by measuring the hard crud taken from the spent nuclear fuel showed almost uniform composition of Fe and Ni in the case of crystalline specimens adsorbed on the cladding surface.