Molecular iodine interactions with metal substrates: Towards the understanding of iodine interactions in the environment following a nuclear accident

JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS

卷:546

Article

Beck, Chelsie L.¹  Riley, Brian J.¹  Chong, Saehwa¹  Karkamkar, Abhijeet¹  Seiner, Derrick R.¹  Clark, Sue B.¹ 

[1] Pacific Northwest Natl Lab, Richland, WA 99354 USA

关键词: Molecular iodine;    Stainless steel;    Adsorption;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.jnucmat.2020.152771

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

In order to evaluate the potential impacts to the public from radioiodine in a nuclear event, it is vital to expand our understanding of the interaction of molecular iodine with various surfaces. There are many potential surfaces that iodine could interact with in and around a nuclear facility, including stainless steel. This study, carried out at ambient temperature, pressure and humidity, demonstrates the highly adsorptive nature of molecular iodine on two types of austenitic stainless steel, SS304L and SS316L. By using a novel approach which combines inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) with surface energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) there is evidence of the formation of metal iodides that have not previously been verified or quantified. Samples exposed to gaseous molecular iodine formed an iodine containing corrosion product visible by scanning electron microcopy (SEM). Evaluation of the metals in the corrosion region using EDS was compared to a water leach of the same samples analyzed using ICP-OES. The combination of techniques provides indication of metal iodide formation with minor stainless-steel constituents including: NiI2, MnI2 and CrI2. (C) 2020 Published by Elsevier B.V.

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