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The thermal neutron target of the recent Intense Neutron Generator (ING) project at Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories was to incorporate a lead-bismuth eutectic circuit passing through a moderator tank containing heavy water. The section of the circuit in the tank was to be made of a zirconium alloy, to minimize thermal neutron absorption. Various protective coatings insoluble in lead-bismuth eutectic were considered. The literature on bismuth and lead-bismuth suggested that a low chromium-molybdenum steel would be suitable for the external circuit, but possibly only if the lead-bismuth was thoroughly de-oxidised and treated with zirconium or titanium.[1, 2]
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Hodge, R.I., Turner, R.B., Platten, J.L. (1970). A 5000-HR Test of a Eutectic Lead-Bismuth Circuit Constructed in Steel and Niobium. In: Draley, J.E., Weeks, J.R. (eds) Corrosion by Liquid Metals. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1845-3_16
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