Abstract
The particulate behaviors of nickel ferrite were investigated under the simulated PWR shutdown chemistry conditions. Temperature of the simulated water with concentration of 0.1 ppm Li and 2,000 ppm B was dropped from $300^{\circ}C$ to $150^{\circ}C$ with a rate of $0.625^{\circ}C/min$ and then constantly maintained at $150^{\circ}C$ under the pressure of 2,500 psi. The on-line particle counting and the concentration measurement of nickel dissolved were performed under 5, 15 and 25 cc/kg $H_2O$ dissolved hydrogen. Experimental results showed that total particle count in the simulated water was not greatly changed for three hydrogen concentrations as temperature was decreased. However, particles were smaller as temperature was decreased and then maintained constantly. The degree of variation in particle size distribution was greater at 15 cc/kg $H_2O$ dissolved hydrogen than any other dissolved hydrogen concentrations. Concentration of nickel ion was increased as temperature was decreased and was higher at 15 cc/kg $H_2O$ dissolved hydrogen than any other dissolved hydrogen concentrations. Theses results show that nickel ferrite is unstable with temperature variation and at dissolved hydrogen concentration of 15 cc/kg $H_2O$.
PWR 정지화학 조건에서 모사실험하여 니켈페라이트 입자의 거동을 조사하였다. 농도가 Li 0.1 ppm, B 2000 ppm인 모사실험 용액의 온도는 $300^{\circ}C$에서 $0.625^{\circ}C/min$의 비율로 $150^{\circ}C$까지 감소시킨 후 일정 시간 동안 $150^{\circ}C$를 유지하였고 이때의 압력은 2500psi 이하로 유지하였다. 수소 농도 5, 15, 25 cc/kg $H_2O$ 일 때 온라인으로 입자 분포를 측정하였고 용해된 니켈 농도도 분석하였다. 실험결과 온도 감소 시 세 가지 수소 농도일 때 모두 총입자 수는 큰 변화가 없었다. 그러나 온도가 감소하고 일정하게 유지될 때 입자는 작아졌다. 입자 크기 분포 변화의 정도는 $H_2$ 15cc/kg $H_2O$ 일 때가 가장 크게 나타났다. 니켈 이온의 농도는 온도가 감소하고 수소 15 cc/kg $H_2O$ 일 때 증가하였다. 이 결과 니켈 페라이트는 온도 변화 시, 수소 15 cc/kg $H_2O$ 일 때 불안정 한 것으로 보여 진다.
