There has long been a need for effective methods of measuring corrosion within light water nuclear reactors. This important volume discusses key issues surrounding the development of high temperature reference electrodes and other electrochemical techniques. The book is divided into three parts with Part 1 reviewing the latest developments in the use of reference electrode technology in both pressurised water and boiling water reactors. Parts 2 and 3 cover different types of corrosion and tribocorrosion and ways they can be measured using such techniques as electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Topics covered across the book include in-pile testing, modelling techniques and the tribocorrosion behaviour of stainless steel under reactor conditions.
Electrochemistry in light water reactors will be a valuable reference for all those concerned with corrosion problems in this key technology for the power industry.
About the authors
Dr Rik-Wouter Bosch works at the Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK-CEN).
Dr Damien Féron is Deputy Head of the Service de la Corrosion et du Comportement des Matériaux dans leur Environnement at CEA-Saclay and is Chair of the EFC Working Party 4 (Nuclear Corrosion).
Professor Jean-Pierre Celis teaches at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and is Chair of the EFC Working Party 18 (Tribocorrosion).
