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Smarter waste strategies: Helping deliver on the promise of advanced nuclear
At COP28, held in Dubai in 2023, a clear consensus emerged: Nuclear energy must be a cornerstone of the global clean energy transition. With electricity demand projected to soar as we decarbonize not just power but also industry, transport, and heat, the case for new nuclear is compelling. More than 20 countries committed to tripling global nuclear capacity by 2050. In the United States alone, the Department of Energy forecasts that the country’s current nuclear capacity could more than triple, adding 200 GW of new nuclear to the existing 95 GW by mid-century.
Martin W. Kendig, Hugh S. Isaacs
Nuclear Technology | Volume 55 | Number 1 | October 1981 | Pages 191-195
Technical Paper | Materials Performance in Nuclear Steam Generator / Material | doi.org/10.13182/NT81-A32841
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Several instances of corrosion and stress corrosion cracking in light water reactor coolants have been attributed to the incidental presence of ion exchange resin in the coolant. Tests performed in high temperature water slurries of cation exchange resins have shown preferential pitting and general attack of Alloy 600. Continuous ac impedance measurements were performed to monitor the corrosion during the test. The frequency dependence of the ac impedance allows separation of the resistance of the corroding interface from the resistance of the slurry. The results have been shown that attack commences at relatively low temperatures near 80°C, increases with increasing temperature up to 289°C, and slows with decomposition of the resin held at 289°C. Postmortem analysis showed hemispherical pitting under partially decomposed beads, surrounded by a scale enriched in chromium and sulfur.