Research Article

Parametric Study of Time-Dependent Corrosion Product Activity due to 56Mn, 58Co, and 60Co in the Primary Coolant Circuit of a Typical Pressurized Water Reactor

Table 2

Experimental values of exchange rates in a typical PWR [1315, 34].

Rate typeValue

Deposition on core ()80.0 cm3-s−1
Deposition on piping ()13.7 cm3-s−1
Ion-exchanger removal () 500.–781 cm3-s−1
Resolution ratio for core ()40.0 cm3-s−1
Resolution ratio for piping () 6.9 cm3-s−1
Volume of primary coolant ()1.37 × 107 cm3
Volume of scale on core ()9.08 × 106 cm3
Volume of scale on piping ()1.37 × 106 cm3
Total corrosion surface ()1.01 × 108 cm2