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Effects of hydrazine addition and N$$_{2}$$ atmosphere on the corrosion of reactor vessel steels in diluted seawater under $$gamma$$-rays irradiation

Nakano, Junichi; Kaji, Yoshiyuki  ; Yamamoto, Masahiro ; Tsukada, Takashi 

Seawater was injected into the reactor cores in the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Corrosion of reactor vessel steels is considered to progress. To evaluate durability of the reactor vessel steels, corrosion tests were conducted in diluted seawater at 50 $$^{circ}$$C under $$gamma$$-rays irradiation. 10 mg/L and 100 mg/L N$$_{2}$$H$$_{4}$$ were added to diluted seawater. Without addition of N$$_{2}$$H$$_{4}$$, weight loss in the vessel steels irradiated with the 0.2 kGy/h dose rate was comparable with those without irradiation and weight loss in the vessel steels irradiated with the 4.4 kGy/h dose rate was higher than those without irradiation. Under irradiation, weight loss in the vessel steels in diluted seawater containing N$$_{2}$$H$$_{4}$$ was comparable with that in diluted seawater without N$$_{2}$$H$$_{4}$$. When gas phase in the flask was replaced with N$$_{2}$$, weight loss in the vessel steels, and O$$_{2}$$ and H$$_{2}$$O$$_{2}$$ concentrations in the diluted seawater decreased.

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