Nuclear Corrosion Science and Engineering - (Woodhead Publishing Energy) by Damien Feron (Paperback)

About the Book

Corrosion is a major problem in nuclear reactors and nuclear fuel and waste management facilities. This book critically reviews the fundamental corrosion mechanisms, the systems and materials they affect, and the methods to accurately measure and model their incidence in critical plant environments.

Book Synopsis

Corrosion of nuclear materials, i.e. the interaction between these materials and their environments, is a major issue for plant safety as well as for operation and economic competitiveness. Understanding these corrosion mechanisms, the systems and materials they affect, and the methods to accurately measure their incidence is of critical importance to the nuclear industry. Combining assessment techniques and analytical models into this understanding allows operators to predict the service life of corrosion-affected nuclear plant materials, and to apply the most appropriate maintenance and mitigation options to ensure safe long term operation.This book critically reviews the fundamental corrosion mechanisms that affect nuclear power plants and facilities. Initial sections introduce the complex field of nuclear corrosion science, with detailed chapters on the different types of both aqueous and non aqueous corrosion mechanisms and the nuclear materials susceptible to attack from them. This is complemented by reviews of monitoring and control methodologies, as well as modelling and lifetime prediction approaches. Given that corrosion is an applied science, the final sections review corrosion issues across the range of current and next-generation nuclear reactors, and across such nuclear applications as fuel reprocessing facilities, radioactive waste storage and geological disposal systems.With its distinguished editor and international team of expert contributors, Nuclear corrosion science and engineering is an invaluable reference for nuclear metallurgists, materials scientists and engineers, as well as nuclear facility operators, regulators and consultants, and researchers and academics in this field.

Review Quotes

"The reliability of nuclear power depends mostly on the unblemished integrity of its construction materials over the long term; here, their corrosion by several modes of degradation, especially stress corrosion cracking, continues to threaten reliable performance. Such fragility will continue into the future for new plants. This book considers all of the important nuclear corrosion issues and will be a great asset to operators, designers, and researchers." --Roger W. Staehle, NAE, Staehle Consulting, USA

"This book covers the range of nuclear reactors and provides comprehensive and systematic information on the relevant nuclear corrosion mechanisms, science and engineering." --Professor Tetsuo Shoji, Long-term Materials Reliability Laboratory, Fracture and Reliability Research Institute, Tohoku University, Japan

About the Author

Dr. Damien Feron is Director of Research at the Nuclear Energy Division of the Atomic Energy and Alternative Energies Commission (CEA), and Professor at the National Institute for Nuclear Science and Technology (INSTN), France. He is also Chairman of the Nuclear Corrosion Working Party (WP4) and of the Science and Technology Advisory Committee (STAC) of the European Federation of Corrosion (EFC). He is world-renowned for his leadership and research in the field of nuclear materials corrosion and its mitigation.