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Integrated Chemical Effects Test Project: Test #2 Data Report (NUREG/CR-6914)
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Publication Information
Manuscript Completed: August 2006
Date Published: December 2006
Principal Investigator: J. Dallman
Prepared by
J. Dallman, B. Letellier, J. Garcia, M. Klasky
W. Roesch, J. Madrid
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos, NM 87545
K. Howe, D. Chen
University of New Mexico
Department of Civil Engineering
Albuquerque, NM 87110
B.P. Jain, NRC Project Manager
Prepared for
Division of Fuel, Engineering and Radiological Research
Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Washington, DC 20555-0001
NRC Job Code Y6999
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Abstract
A 30-day test was conducted in the Integrated Chemical Effects Test (ICET) project test
apparatus. The test simulated the chemical environment present inside a pressurized water
reactor containment water pool after a loss-of-coolant-accident. The initial chemical environment
contained 14.54 kg of boric acid and 0.663 g of lithium hydroxide (LiOH). Trisodium phosphate
(3.786 kg), hydrochloric acid (211 mL), and additional boric acid (600 g) were added beginning
at 30 minutes and lasting until 4 hours into the test. The test was conducted for 30 days at a
constant temperature of 60°C (140°F). The materials tested within this environment included
representative amounts of submerged and unsubmerged aluminum, copper, concrete, zinc,
carbon steel, and insulation samples. Representative amounts of concrete dust and latent debris
were also added to the test solution. Water was circulated through the bottom portion of the test
chamber during the entire test to achieve representative flow rates over the submerged
specimens. The test solution reached a pH of 7.3, and the test solution turbidity steadied out at
approximately 1 NTU after 5 days. No precipitates were observed in the solution, but large
amounts of white deposits (nominally 0.125 to 0.250 in. in diameter) were observed on the
submerged galvanized steel, aluminum, and inorganic zinc, coated steel coupons. The test
solution remained clearly Newtonian for the entire test. Aluminum was not detectable in the
solution. Calcium, magnesium, silica, and sodium were prevalent in the solution.
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