Prediction of the effects of boron release kinetics on the vapor species of cesium and iodine fission products

Miwa, Shuhei  ; Yamashita, Shinichiro   ; Osaka, Masahiko  

Cesium (Cs) and iodine (I) vapor species formed just after release from degraded fuels were predicted by means of the chemical equilibrium calculation with focuses on the effects of boron (B) release kinetics. Modified equations for the release kinetics of Cs, I and molybdenum (Mo) were utilized for evaluation of atmospheric dependences of their releases fractions. The release kinetics of B was evaluated considering the formation of iron (Fe)-B-O-H compounds. The release of B was enhanced above approximately 2250 K with the vapor species of CsBO under steam atmosphere, while the formation of CsBO was limited under steam-starvation atmosphere due to the much lower the release of B by the formation of low volatile Fe-B compounds. This limitation of CsBO formation would have resulted in a lesser formation of gaseous hydrogen iodine, HI, and a high volatile atomic I under steam-starvation atmosphere.