In recent years much attention has been focused on the use of hydrogen water chemistry (HWC) to control the electrochemical corrosion potential (ECP) of stainless steel in boiling water reactors (BWRS) to mitigate intergranular stress corrosion cracking (IGSCC) of sensitized 304 stainless steel (SS). It has been demonstrated that improving the surface catalytic activity of structural materials results in low ECPS below ...
Keywords: Corrosion potential, boiling water reactor, catalytic recombination, noble metals, high temperature water, stainless steel.