Corrosion electrochemistry of chromium in molten FLiNaK salt at 600° C

HL Chan, E Romanovskaia… - Journal of the …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
The manuscript revisits the corrosion behavior of pure Cr in molten FLiNaK salt at 600 C
from the perspective of corrosion electrochemistry. In this work, the potential-dependent, rate …

Technical and economic evaluation of heat transfer fluids for a TES system integrated to an advanced nuclear reactor

SAB Prieto, P Sabharwall - Applied Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The utilization of thermal energy storage technology has emerged as a potential
enhancement for nuclear power plants. Although nuclear energy systems possess the ability …

Simulation experiment for tellurium-induced intergranular cracking in oxidizing molten salt environment

L Jiang, K Yu, JP Liang, CW Li, ZJ Li - Corrosion Science, 2023 - Elsevier
One user-friendly laboratory investigation method for tellurium-induced intergranular
cracking has been preliminarily developed in this study. The Te exposure experiments were …

Uncovering accurate values of the polarization resistance in molten fluorides using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy

HL Chan, H Singh, V Romanovski… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
High-temperature operation and the presence of oxidizing impurities in molten chloride and
fluoride salts pose significant corrosion risks to structural alloys in molten salt nuclear …

Corrosion and Te embrittlement behaviors of Ni-Mo-Cr-Nb alloy in Te-containing molten salts

XW Zheng, L Jiang, K Wang, QC Zhu, JP Liang… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2025 - Elsevier
The corrosion and Te embrittlement behaviors of Ni-Mo-Cr-Nb based alloy in the Te-
containing molten salts have been investigated as compared with the standard GH3535 …

Corrosion Behavior of Candidate Structural Materials for Molten Salt Reactors in Flowing NaCl‐MgCl2

T Kim, DJ Shin, D Yoon, EY Choi… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstracts. A high‐temperature molten salt natural convection loop was designed and
manufactured for chloride‐based salts. NaCl‐MgCl2 salt was prepared and injected into the …

Deciphering when Metal Corrosion is Spontaneous in Molten Fluorides Using Potential-Activity Diagrams

HL Chan, JR Scully - Corrosion, 2023 - meridian.allenpress.com
The work identifies the conditions for thermodynamically favored spontaneous metal
corrosion using potential-activity diagrams tailored for high-temperature molten fluorides …

[PDF][PDF] Specification of Radionuclide Classes for MELCOR Molten Salt Reactor Simulations

MS Christian, LI Albright, DL Luxat - 2024 - osti.gov
MELCOR has been used extensively to facilitate virtual investigations into severe nuclear
accidents for light-water reactors (LWRs). Non-light water reactors (non-LWRs) render some …