Corrosion in radioactive water:The following question can be asked: why carry out corrosion tests?
Before answering this question, we must recognize that there are very few laboratories in the world that use highly concentrated radioactive water. It is not a question of radioactive water traces present in light water, but the reverse. By its nature, this medium is very reactive and its properties are completely different that in light water. Corrosion of stainless steels or super alloys are thus completely different and no comparison is possible.
FIGURE showing an adsorbed ammoniac radioligand layer protecting steel against corrosion.