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NRC updating GEIS rule for new nuclear technology
The Nuclear Regulatory Agency is issuing a proposed generic environmental impact statement (GEIS) for use in reviewing applications for new nuclear reactors.
In an April 17 memo, NRC secretary Carrie Safford wrote that the commission approved NRC staff’s recommendation to publish in the Federal Register a proposed rule amending 10 CFR Part 51, “Environmental Protection Regulations for Domestic Licensing and Related Regulatory Functions.”
Zongbiao Ye, Wenyao Yang, Lei Shu, Zhijun Wang, Qiancheng Liu, Qiang Yan, Jianjun Wei, Kun Zhang, Fujun Gou
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 76 | Number 2 | February 2020 | Pages 157-162
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.1080/15361055.2019.1704596
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
The corrosion behavior of Type 316L stainless steel in stagnating liquid Li under an elevated-temperature environment was investigated using a scanning electron microscope and an energy dispersive X-ray detector and self-designed laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy. A nonuniform and cell-like branched structure separated by distinct boundaries was observed, and a porous and rugged corroded layer was formed on the surface of the substrate after 500 h exposing 350°C liquid Li. This showed that the intensity of the Cr element on the superficial corroded sample decreased significantly when the depth reached ~2.8 μm and then was gradually restored in the range of ~5.6 μm. Meanwhile, the intensity of the Li element revealed consistent reduction to zero at ~4.0 μm. This study disclosed element transfer and penetration along a depth in the corrosion process between the liquid lithium and steel matrix.