ChemInform Abstract: Reaction Kinetics of Plutonium with Oxygen, Water, and Humid Air: Moisture Enhancement of the Corrosion Rate.
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Kinetic measurements in the temp. range 35-400 °C combined with literature data show that the moisture dependence of the corrosion rate of unalloyed Pu in air or oxygen-containing atmospheres is confined to the 25 to 200 °C range with a rate maximum near 110 °C. The corrosion rate is independent of the oxygen pressure. The chemistry of moisture-enhanced corrosion is elucidated and the acceleration of Pu corrosion by moist Ar is discussed.
