A review of the corrosion and pyrophoricity behavior of uranium and plutonium
Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy ; Oak Ridge, Tenn
Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy
1995
63 p.
Totemeier, T.C.; Argonne National Laboratory-West.; United States. Department of Energy.; Argonne National Lab.; United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
This report presents a review of the corrosion and pyrophoricity behavior of uranium and plutonium. For each element, the reactions with oxygen, water vapor, and aqueous solutions are described in terms of reaction rates, products, and mechanisms. Their pyrophoric tendencies in terms of measured ignition temperatures are discussed, and the effects of the important variables specific area, gas composition, and prior storage rare stated. The implications of the observed behavior for current storage issues are considered