Induced nuclear reactions: processes – systems – and elements – Reactor protection or damage prevention – Corrosion or damage prevention
Patent
1987-09-11
1989-06-27
Hunt, Brooks H.
Induced nuclear reactions: processes, systems, and elements
Reactor protection or damage prevention
Corrosion or damage prevention
376315, G21C 1930
Patent
active
048428124
ABSTRACT:
Colloidal corrosion products which are referred to as crud are removed from nuclear reactor coolant streams by suspending zirconium oxide particles in the coolant stream. The crud will be attracted to the surfaces of the zirconia particles and caused to agglomerate thereon. Such zirconia/crud agglomerates may be readily filtered from the coolant. By providing scavenger particles which comprise active areas of zirconia on basically magnetite particles, after the crud is agglomerated to the active zirconia surfaces, the agglomerates may be removed from the coolant utilizing magnetic separation principles.
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Panson Armand J.
Troy Michael
Hunt Brooks H.
Wasil Daniel
Westinghouse Electric Corp.
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