CIRCUITS CHEMISTRY
Main research areas:
- Corrosion of structural materials from the primary circuit under normal and abnormal operation conditions of the CANDU reactor;
- Water chemistry and transport of corrosion products in the environments of the Cernavoda NPP circuits;
- Decontamination of CANDU NPP systems and equipments;
- Corrosion of the structural materials of components and equipment from the secondary circuit of the CANDU reactor;
- Analysis and diagnosis of damaged components from Cernavoda NPP circuits;
- Corrosion of the structural materials for Generation IV reactors.
Main research results:
- New techniques and methods for the assessment of corrosion behavior of specific component materials from the CANDU reactor heat transfer circuits;
- Advanced techniques for the assessment of the composition of corrosion products formed in the environment of the CANDU reactor heat transfer circuits;
- Identification of corrosion mechanisms of the metal components from the Cernavoda NPP circuits and issuing of recommendations to minimize of the corrosion processes ;
- Development of methodologies to mitigate the corrosion of concrete reinforcement from the structure of the containment of the CANDU reactor by using corrosion inhibitors;
- Identification of causes of microbiological corrosion occurring in restrictive circulation areas from the secondary circuit of Cernavoda NPP and issuing recommendations for preventing this type of corrosion;
- Initiation of a management program of the corrosion of buried pipes at the Cernavoda NPP site;
- Diagnosis of damaged components from Cernavoda NPP circuits , identification of failure causes and issuing remedy recommendations;
- Selection of new corrosion resistant materials in extreme environment conditions from water cooled reactors at supercritical temperatures;
- Publication of the specialty books;
- Works presented at events and published in scientific journals.
Contact: Dr. Manuela FULGER; e-mail: manuela.fulger@nuclear.ro
"Journal of Nuclear Research and Development"