LOFT: Zircaloy-Steam Rapid at 2060 degrees Fahrenheit, ADAMS ML071940358

Here is the LOFT Report: See page 50 of 298.

The reference is:

Adams, J. P., et. al., "QUICK LOOK REPORT ON OECD LOFT EXPERIMENT LP-FP-2," OECD LOFT-T3804, ADAMS ML071940358, September 1985.


OECD LOFT-T-3804, "OECD LOFT Project, Quick-Look Report ...

http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML0719/ML071940358.pdf


Anyway, the following is page 30 of that report (also page 50 of 298) which you unfortunately cannot easily read because BLOGSPOT.COM again has screwed up it enlarging capability. However, the URL immediately above brings up the report and you can get page 50 of 298 although several earlier pages do not show up. Here is the key sentence, the last sentence in the second paragraph:

"It can be concluded from examination of the recorded temperatures that the oxidation of zircaloy by steam becomes rapid at temperatures in excess of 1400 K (2060 degrees Fahrenheit)."