- of
zirconium or
other metals, a
common subgroup having the
trade mark
Zircaloy.
Zirconium has very low
absorption cross-section of
thermal neutrons, high...
- to
reactions by the
boric acid in an
emergency coolant.
Zirconium from
zircaloy,
together with
other metals,
reacts with
water and
produces zirconium dioxide...
-
Microstructure and the
Properties of
Zircaloy" 1977. 08 Feb. 2015. Hyun Ju Jin, Tae Kyu Kim. "Neutron
irradiation performance of
Zircaloy-4
under research reactor...
- per plug, and one plug per channel. The fuel
channels consist of
welded zircaloy pressure tubes 8 cm in
inner diameter with 4 mm
thick walls, led through...
-
melting point of
zircaloy [2,150 K (1,880 °C)] due to
increased oxidation rate. When the
oxidized cladding breaks, the
molten zircaloy,
along with dissolved...
- corrosion-resistant
zirconium metal alloy Zircaloy which are
backfilled with
helium to aid heat
conduction and
detect leakages.
Zircaloy is
chosen because of its mechanical...
-
ceramic is
formed into
pellets and
inserted into
Zircaloy tubes that are
bundled together. The
Zircaloy tubes are
about 1
centimetre (0.4 in) in diameter...
- use as a
replacement for
Zircaloy cladding in
light water reactors. One of the
reasons for this
investigation is that,
Zircaloy experiences hydrogen embrittlement...
-
Precipitation of
ceramic phases in
metallic alloys such as
zirconium hydrides in
zircaloy cladding of
nuclear fuel pins can also
render metallic alloys brittle and...
- NC State's
PULSTAR Reactor is a 1 MW pool-type
research reactor with 4% enriched, pin-type fuel
consisting of UO2
pellets in
zircaloy cladding....
