Corrosion Facility

Molten Salt Facility

  • Installation for corrosion tests on molten salts.
    • Eight static autoclaves for high temperature immersion tests in molten salts up to 700 ° C with a controlled gas atmosphere.
Molten salts
Molten salts

Liquid Metals Facility

  • Devices for static tests on Pb and Pb-Bi with controlled atmospheres up to temperatures of 700 ° C.
Liquid Metals Facility

Low Voltage Test Facility in Light Water Reactor (LWR) Conditions

  • PWR reactor primary circuit conditions.
    • Eight circuits to work at 3600C and 200 kg / cm2, with the water chemistry of the primary circuit of PWR reactors.
    • Performance of SCC tests in a dynamic regime, crack initiation and propagation, with a potential drop system that allows obtaining the crack length measurement in real time.
Light Water Reactor
Light Water Reactor
Light Water Reactor

Static Autoclaves for Aggressive Environments

  • PWR reactor secondary circuit conditions.
    • Six static autoclaves for corrosion and crack initiation tests in aggressive media with acidic or basic pH at high pressure and temperature.
Static Autoclaves

Low Voltage Testing Facilities in BWR Reactor Conditions with Irradiated Material

  • Two circuits in dynamic regime designed to work at 290 ° C and 90 kg / cm² with load systems for conducting constant expansion rate (CERT) tests inside a lead cell with previously irradiated material.
BWR Reactor
BWR Reactor

Also see the HALDEN Facility at Radioactive Facilities

Low Voltage Corrosion Installations in Supercritical Water for Generation IV Reactors

  • Dynamic regime circuit designed to work at 550 ° C and 350 kg / cm2.
  • It allows for uniform corrosion tests and has four load axes for CERT and crack propagation tests.
Generation IV Reactors