Interaction between molten corium UO2+X-ZrO2-FeO y and VVER vessel steel

• In case of an in-vessel corium retention (1VR) the deterioration of vessel steel properties can be caused both by the steel melting and by its physicochemical interaction with corium. The interaction behavior has been studied in the medium-scale experiments with a prototypic corium within the METCOR project. The resulting experimental data give an insight into the steel corrosion during its interaction with U02+x- Zr02- FeOy melt in air and steam. It has been observed that the corrosion rate is almost the same in air and steam atmosphere; if the temperature on the interaction interface increases beyond a certain level, corrosion intensifies, which is explained by the formation of liquid phases in the interaction zone. The available experimental data have been used for developing a correlation of corrosion rate versus temperature and heat flux.

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TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Maskinteknik -- Energiteknik (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Mechanical Engineering -- Energy Engineering (hsv//eng)

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Experimental data

In-vessel

Interaction behavior

Interaction interface

Interaction zone

Liquid phasis

Molten Corium

Physicochemical interactions

Steelmelting

Vessel steel

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