Corrosion in 650 F Degassed Water of Uranium-Molybdenum Alloys Containing Impurity Additions

The High Temperature Aqueous Corrosion of Uranium Alloys Containing Minor Amounts of Niobium and Zirconium

“…Many of the results of these investigations have been reported by R. K. McGearyl^) and by E. W. Cawthorne. (4) The studies described here were largely supported as part of the program leading to the Experimental Boiling Water Reactor (EBWR), now in operation at Argonne. Major consideration was given to the requirement of maintaining the smallest feasible percentage of alloying constituents (minimum dilution), and an effort was made to achieve minimum parasitic absorption of neutrons by the additives.…”

The High-Temperature Aqueous Corrosion Resistance of the Uranium-5% Zirconium -1[fraction one-half]% Niobium Alloy

“…The rate of dissolution of iron or steel in a nonoxidizing acid such as H~SO, or HC1 has been shown to increase in the presence of certain ions capable of being reduced at local cathode potentials (3)(4)(5). In contrast, the presence of As ++* or Sn § greatly reduces the attack on steel by iN H~SO, or IN HCI.…”

“…Since unalloyed uranium corrodes very rapidly in high-temperature water, considerable effort has been devoted to the development of corrosion resistant alloys of reasonably low alloy content and to the understanding of the corrosion mechanism. Much of this work has been summarized (1)(2)(3)(4)(5).…”