CN115466841A - Preparation method of high-purity niobium sheet for irradiation supervision neutron detection - Google Patents

Preparation method of high-purity niobium sheet for irradiation supervision neutron detection Download PDF

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CN115466841A
CN115466841A CN202211116321.9A CN202211116321A CN115466841A CN 115466841 A CN115466841 A CN 115466841A CN 202211116321 A CN202211116321 A CN 202211116321A CN 115466841 A CN115466841 A CN 115466841A
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王战宏
王秉熙
陈红生
张亚军
夏春梅
丁谦学
任志东
郭涛
李辉
王弘昶
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Abstract

The invention discloses a niobium sheet preparation technology field, which comprises the following steps: firstly, strictly selecting ores, and carrying out acid washing and anti-niobium extraction for multiple times by utilizing extraction equipment; secondly, carrying out aluminothermic reduction and horizontal electron beams, and controlling the content of impurity elements; thirdly, carrying out vacuum electron beam refining purification, and controlling the smelting speed, the smelting vacuum degree and the smelting power; fourthly, performing secondary pollution control on the whole process; and fifthly, rolling by adopting a pack rolling and cladding rolling process by taking the semi-finished high-purity niobium sheet as a cladding material. In the preparation process, the content of the residual elements except the tantalum element is strictly controlled, and the thickness of the niobium sheet is controlled, so that the finally prepared high-purity niobium sheet can accurately detect the 1.0MeV fast neutron.

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Preparation method of high-purity niobium sheet for irradiation supervision neutron detection
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of niobium sheet preparation, in particular to a preparation method of a high-purity niobium sheet for irradiation supervision neutron detection.
Background
The irradiation supervision of ferrite materials of a reactor pressure vessel of a nuclear power station is an important measure for ensuring the safe operation of the reactor pressure vessel in a design life, the irradiation supervision of the reactor pressure vessel aims at monitoring the reactor core area of the reactor pressure vessel, namely the maximum fluence rate irradiation area of the reactor pressure vessel, the material performance change caused by neutron irradiation and thermal environment of ferrite parent metals and weld metals, and irradiation supervision data plays an important role in the safety assessment and the subsequent life extension assessment in the life after the operation of the nuclear power station;
the neutron detection materials recommended by the U.S. NRC regulatory code RG1.190 have the following 8 types: np-237, U-238, ni, fe, cu, ti, nb, and Co. The Np-237 and U-238 high-purity materials are in short supply and are limited in transportation, the current fast neutron detection materials of the nuclear power plant only use niobium, and high-purity niobium sheets suitable for neutron detection in irradiation supervision need to be prepared.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide a preparation method of a high-purity niobium sheet for neutron detection in irradiation supervision, which aims to solve the preparation problems in the background technology.
In order to achieve the purpose, the invention provides the following technical scheme:
a preparation method of a high-purity niobium sheet for irradiation supervision neutron detection comprises the following steps:
firstly, selecting ores, and carrying out acid washing and anti-niobium extraction for multiple times by utilizing extraction equipment;
secondly, carrying out aluminothermic reduction and horizontal electron beams, and controlling the content of impurity elements;
thirdly, carrying out vacuum electron beam refining purification, and controlling the smelting speed, the smelting vacuum degree and the smelting power;
fourthly, performing secondary pollution control on the whole process, wherein the secondary pollution control comprises the cleaning of all items in the production and manufacturing process, so that secondary pollutants are not introduced in each manufacturing stage;
and fifthly, preparing a semi-finished product of the high-purity niobium sheet, and rolling by adopting the semi-finished product as a coating material through a stack rolling and coating rolling process to finally obtain the finished product of the high-purity niobium sheet.
Preferably, in the first step, ores are selected to control the content of harmful elements such as tungsten, phosphorus, arsenic and antimony in the ore raw materials.
Preferably, in the first step, in the extraction process, according to the difference of distribution coefficients of tantalum, tungsten, molybdenum and niobium, the hydrofluoric acid and sulfuric acid are decomposed in the acid washing process, and the high-purity fluoroniobium acid solution is obtained by extraction through organic phases such as sec-octanol, and the like, and then the high-purity niobium oxide is prepared by ammonia gas or ammonia water precipitation, washing, drying and roasting.
Preferably, in the second step, the tantalum content is controlled to be below 5ppm.
Preferably, in the fourth step, the whole process is ensured not to generate pollution of impurity elements.
Preferably, in the fifth step, the thickness of the high-purity niobium sheet is controlled not to exceed 0.020mm.
Preferably, the content of residual elements other than tantalum is controlled during the preparation process.
Preferably, the tantalum element content is less than 5ppm.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the beneficial effects that:
1. in the preparation process, the content of the residual elements except the tantalum element is strictly controlled, and the thickness of the niobium sheet is controlled, so that the finally prepared high-purity niobium sheet can accurately detect the 1.0MeV fast neutron.
Detailed Description
The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
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The invention provides a technical scheme that: a preparation method of a high-purity niobium sheet for irradiation supervision neutron detection comprises the following steps:
strictly selecting ores, performing acid washing and anti-niobium extraction for multiple times by using extraction equipment, and selecting the ores to control the content of harmful elements such as tungsten, phosphorus, arsenic and antimony in the ore raw materials; in the extraction process, according to different distribution coefficients of tantalum, tungsten, molybdenum and niobium, in the pickling process, hydrofluoric acid and sulfuric acid are decomposed in water phase, and are extracted by organic phases such as sec-octanol and the like to obtain high-purity fluoroniobate solution, and then the high-purity niobium oxide is prepared by ammonia gas or ammonia water precipitation, washing, drying and roasting;
secondly, carrying out aluminothermic reduction and horizontal electron beams, and controlling the content of impurity elements, wherein the content of tantalum is controlled to be below 5ppm;
thirdly, carrying out vacuum electron beam refining purification, and controlling the smelting speed, the smelting vacuum degree and the smelting power to further improve the purity of the material;
fourthly, performing secondary pollution control on the whole process, wherein the whole process is required to be free from the pollution of impurity elements, and the secondary pollution control comprises the cleaning of all items in the production and manufacturing process, so that secondary pollutants are not introduced in each manufacturing stage, and the purity and the tantalum content of the high-purity niobium sheet finished product are ensured to meet the requirements;
fifthly, rolling by adopting a semi-finished high-purity niobium sheet as a coating material through a stack rolling and coating rolling process, wherein the thickness of the high-purity niobium sheet is required to be controlled not to exceed 0.020mm;
in the preparation process, the content of residual elements except tantalum is strictly controlled, and the content of the tantalum is less than 5ppm;
in the preparation process, the content of the residual elements except the tantalum element is strictly controlled, and the thickness of the niobium sheet is controlled, so that the finally prepared high-purity niobium sheet can accurately detect the 1.0MeV fast neutron.
Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made in these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined in the appended claims and their equivalents.

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1. A preparation method of a high-purity niobium sheet for irradiation supervision neutron detection is characterized by comprising the following steps:
firstly, selecting ores, and carrying out acid washing and anti-niobium extraction for multiple times by utilizing extraction equipment;
secondly, carrying out aluminothermic reduction and horizontal electron beams, and controlling the content of impurity elements;
thirdly, carrying out vacuum electron beam refining purification, and controlling the smelting speed, the smelting vacuum degree and the smelting power;
fourthly, performing secondary pollution control on the whole process, wherein the secondary pollution control comprises the cleaning of all items in the production and manufacturing process, so that secondary pollutants are not introduced in each manufacturing stage;
and fifthly, preparing a semi-finished product of the high-purity niobium sheet, and rolling by adopting the semi-finished product as a coating material through a stack rolling and coating rolling process to finally obtain the finished product of the high-purity niobium sheet.
2. The method for preparing a high-purity niobium sheet for irradiation supervision neutron detection according to claim 1, wherein in the first step, ores are selected to control the contents of harmful elements such as tungsten, phosphorus, arsenic and antimony in ore raw materials.
3. The method for preparing a high-purity niobium sheet for irradiation supervision neutron detection according to claim 1, wherein in the first step, according to the difference of distribution coefficients of tantalum, tungsten, molybdenum and niobium, the acid cleaning process is performed by decomposing with hydrofluoric acid and sulfuric acid aqueous phases, and performing extraction with organic phases such as sec-octanol to obtain a high-purity fluoroniobate solution, and then the high-purity niobium oxide is prepared by ammonia gas or ammonia water precipitation, washing, drying and roasting.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein in the second step, the tantalum content is controlled to be less than 5ppm.
5. The method for preparing a high-purity niobium sheet for irradiation monitoring neutron detection according to claim 1, wherein in the fourth step, the whole process is ensured not to generate impurity element pollution.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein in the fifth step, the thickness of the high-purity niobium sheet is controlled to be not more than 0.020mm.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the content of residual elements other than tantalum is controlled during the preparation process.
8. The preparation method of a high-purity niobium sheet for irradiation monitoring neutron detection according to claim 8, wherein the content of tantalum is less than 5ppm.
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