Accelerated Formation of Oxide Layers on Zircaloy-4 Utilizing Air Oxidation and Comparison with Water-Corroded Oxide Layers

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For the dry storage of Canada Deuterium Uranium (CANDU) spent nuclear fuels, the integrity of Zircaloy-4 fuel cladding has to be verified. However, the formation of similar to 10 mu m-thick oxide layers in typical CANDU reactor operating conditions takes several years, which makes sample preparation a slow process. To overcome such limitations, in this study, an accelerated formation of an oxide layer on Zircaloy-4 cladding tube was developed with a combination of high-temperature water corrosion (HT-WC) and air oxidation (AO). First, Zircaloy-4 tubes were corroded in oxygenated (2 ppm dissolved oxygen) high-temperature water (360 degree celsius/19.5 MPa) for 500 h. Then, the tubes were air-oxidized at 500 degree celsius for 30 h. Finally, the tubes were corroded again in HT-WC for 500 h to produce similar to 10 mu m-thick oxide layers. The morphology and characteristics of the oxide layer in each step were analyzed using X-ray diffraction, scanning and transmission electron microscopy. The results showed that the oxide layer formed in the accelerated method was comparable to that formed in HT-WC in terms of morphology and oxide phases. Thus, the accelerated oxide formation method can be used to prepare an oxidized Zircaloy-4 cladding tube for CANDU fuel integrity analysis.
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MDPI
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2023-12
Language
English
Article Type
Article
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MATERIALS, v.16, no.24

DOI
10.3390/ma16247589
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http://hdl.handle.net/10203/320018
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