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http://dx.doi.org/10.7733/jkrws.2013.11.1.69

Chlorination Reaction Behavior of Zircaloy-4 Hulls: A Preliminary Study on the Effect of the Oxidation Process on the Reaction Rate  

Jeon, Min Ku (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Lee, Chang Hwa (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Heo, Chul Min (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Lee, You Lee (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Choi, Yong Taek (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Kang, Kweon Ho (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Park, Geun Il (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
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Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology(JNFCWT) / v.11, no.1, 2013 , pp. 69-75 More about this Journal
Abstract
The recovery of Zr from Zircaloy-4 (Zry-4) cladding hulls was demonstrated to investigate the effect of the oxidation process on the reaction rate of the chlorination reaction. In chlorination reaction experiments performed for 6 h, where reaction products were collected every 2 h, it was observed that a significant decrease in the reaction rate was caused by the oxidation process ($500^{\circ}C$, 10 h under an air atmosphere) within the reaction period of 0 - 2 h. The amount of reaction residue increased from 0.95 to 1.65wt% of initial weights in the fresh and Zry-500-10 (Zry-4 hulls oxidized at $500^{\circ}C$ for 10 h under an air atmosphere) hulls, respectively. The purity of the recovered Zr was identical at 99.61wt% for the fresh Zry-4 and Zry-500-10 hulls. Quantitative analysis of the chlorination reaction rate was performed by varying the reaction time from 0.5 to 1.0, 2.0, and 4.0 h. The fitting results showed that the relationship between weight loss and reaction time can be interpreted by a linear line with a slope of 23.35wt%/h for the fresh Zry-4 case, while two linear lines were necessary to fit the results of Zry-500-10. In addition, the slope values were 17.12 and 27.16wt%/h for (0 - 20) and (20 - 100)wt% loss regions, respectively.
Keywords
Hull waste; Chlorination reaction; Zr recovery; Pyroprocess; Reaction rate;
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