Patent Publication Number: US-2022213601-A1

Title: Method for adhering noble metal to carbon steel member of nuclear power plant and method for preventing adhesion of radionuclides to carbon steel member of nuclear power plant

Description:
CLAIM OF PRIORITY 
     The present application claims priority from Japanese Patent application serial no. 2020-005023, filed on Jan. 16, 2020, the content of which is hereby incorporated by reference into this application. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to a method for adhering noble metal to a carbon steel member of a nuclear power plant and a method for preventing the adhesion of radionuclides to a carbon steel member of a nuclear power plant, and particularly relates to a method for adhering noble metal to a carbon steel member of a nuclear power plant and a method for preventing the adhesion of radionuclides to a carbon steel member of a nuclear power plant, which are suitable for a boiling-water nuclear power plant. 
     2. Description of Related Art 
     For example, a boiling-water nuclear power plant (hereinafter referred to as “BWR plant”) includes a nuclear reactor including a built-in core in a reactor pressure vessel (hereinafter referred to as “RPV”). The reactor water supplied to the core by a recirculation pump (or an internal pump) is heated by the heat generated by the fission of the nuclear fuel material in the fuel assemblies loaded in the core and a part thereof becomes steam. The steam is guided from the RPV to the turbine to rotate the turbine. The steam discharged from the turbine is condensed by the condenser to become water. The water is supplied to the reactor as feedwater. In the feedwater, in order to prevent the generation of radioactive corrosion products in the RPV, metal impurities are mainly removed by filtration demineralization equipment provided in the feedwater pipe. The reactor water refers to the cooling water existing in the RPV. 
     Since the corrosion products that are the source of radioactive corrosion products are generated on the surface of the component members of the BWR plant such as RPV and recirculation system pipes that contact the reactor water, stainless steel, nickel-based alloy, and the like which are less corroded are used for the main component members of the primary system. The RPV made of low alloy steel is overlaid with stainless steel on the inner surface thereof to prevent the low alloy steel from coming into direct contact with the reactor water. The filtration demineralization equipment of the reactor cleanup system purifies apart of the reactor water and actively removes metal impurities slightly contained in the reactor water. 
     However, even if the above-mentioned corrosion prevention measures are taken, the presence of a very small amount of metal impurities in the reactor water is unavoidable. Therefore, a part of metal impurities as metal oxides adheres to the surface of the fuel rods included in the fuel assembly. The metal elements contained in the metal impurities adhering to the surface of the fuel rods cause a nuclear reaction by irradiation with neutrons emitted from the nuclear fuel material in the fuel rods and become radionuclides such as cobalt-60, cobalt-58, chromium-51, manganese-54, and the like. Most of these radionuclides remain adhered to the fuel rod surface in the form of oxides, while some radionuclides are eluted as ions in the reactor water depending on the solubility of the oxides incorporated or re-released into the reactor water as an insoluble solid called a clad. Radioactive material in the reactor water is removed by the reactor cleanup system. However, the radioactive material that has not been removed is accumulated on the surface of the component members that contact the reactor water while circulating in the recirculation system or the like together with the reactor water. As a result, radiation is radiated from the surface of the component members, which causes radiation exposure of the worker during the regular inspection work. The exposure dose of the worker is controlled so as not to exceed the regulation value for each person. In recent years, the regulation value has been lowered and it has been required to reduce the exposure dose of each person as economically as possible. 
     A chemical decontamination method has been proposed in which an oxide film containing radionuclides such as cobalt-60 and cobalt-58, formed on the surface of a structural member, for example, a pipe, of a nuclear power plant that has experienced operation is removed by dissolution using chemicals (JP-A-2000-105295). 
     Various methods for reducing the adhesion of radionuclides to the pipe are being studied. For example, JP-A-2006-38483 proposes a method for preventing the adhesion of radionuclides to the surface of a structural member after the operation of the nuclear power plant by forming a magnetite film, which is a kind of ferrite film, on the surface of the structural member of the nuclear power plant, which contacts the reactor water, after chemical decontamination. 
     A method has been proposed in which a nickel metal film is formed on the surfaces of carbon steel members, a nickel ferrite film is formed on the surface of the nickel metal film using a film-forming liquid which contains nickel ions, iron (II) ions, an oxidizing agent and a pH adjusting agent, has a pH in the range of 5.5 to 9.0, and has a temperature in the range of 60° C. to 100° C., and then the nickel metal film is converted into a nickel ferrite film with high-temperature water (For example, JP-A-2011-32551). 
     JP-A-2010-127788 describes that when the ferrite film is formed on the surfaces of the component members of the nuclear power plant, which contact the reactor water, the amount of the formed ferrite film is measured by a crystal oscillator electrode device and the completion of the formation of the ferrite film on the surface of the component members is determined based on the measured amount of the formed ferrite film. 
     JP-A-2015-158486 describes that when noble metal adheres to the inner surface of a recirculation system pipe which is a component member of a BWR plant, an aqueous solution containing a complex ion forming agent, noble metal ions, and a reducing agent is brought into contact with the inner surface of the recirculation system pipe. 
     JP-A-2018-48831 describes that a nickel metal film is formed on the surfaces of carbon steel members that contact reactor water, noble metal adheres to the surface of the nickel metal film, and the surface of the nickel metal film to which the noble metal has adhered is brought into contact with oxygen-containing water at 200° C. or higher, thereby converting the nickel metal film into a stable nickel ferrite film (nickel ferrite film in which x is 0 in Ni 1−x Fe 2+x O 4 ) that covers the surface of the carbon steel member and does not elute even by the action of the noble metal. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     In JP-A-2018-48831, the nickel metal film which has been formed on the surface of the carbon steel members that contact the reactor water to cover the surface thereof and noble metal has adhered thereto is converted into a stable nickel ferrite film (for example, NiFe 2 O 4  film) that covers the surfaces of the carbon steel members and does not elute by the action of the noble metal, thereby preventing the adhesion of radionuclides to a carbon steel member of a nuclear plant for a long period of time. 
     The time required for the noble metal adhesion work from the start of preparation for the formation of a nickel metal film on the surfaces of carbon steel members to the end of the adhesion of noble metal to the formed nickel metal film surface is desired to further shorten than the method of adhering noble metal to a carbon steel member of a nuclear power plant, which is described in JP-A-2018-48831. 
     An object of the present invention is to provide a method for adhering noble metal to a carbon steel member of a nuclear power plant and a method for preventing the adhesion of radionuclides to a carbon steel member of a nuclear power plant, which can further shorten the time required for the work of adhering noble metal to carbon steel members. 
     The feature of the present invention that achieves the above-mentioned object is that a film-forming liquid containing an iron elution accelerator containing an iron elution agent and hydrogen peroxide, and nickel ions is brought into contact with a first surface of a carbon steel member of a nuclear power plant that contacts reactor water to form a nickel metal film on the first surface, and noble metal adheres to a second surface of the formed nickel metal film, in which the formation of the nickel metal film and the adhesion of the noble metal are performed after the stop of the operation of the nuclear power plant and before the start of the nuclear power plant. 
     According to the present invention, the amount of iron ions eluted from a carbon steel member increases by the action of hydroxyl radicals generated from hydrogen peroxide by the catalytic action of iron ions eluted from the carbon steel member by the action of the iron elution agent contained in the iron elution accelerator, and thus, the amount of electrons generated also increases as the amount of iron ions eluted increases. Therefore, the amount of nickel ions that have been incorporated into the surface of the carbon steel member are reduced to the nickel metal by the above electrons also increases. Therefore, the formation of the nickel metal film on the surface of the carbon steel member is promoted and the time required for forming the nickel metal film is remarkably shortened. Since iron ions can be eluted from the carbon steel member even by the generated hydroxyl radicals, the concentration of the iron elution agent in the film-forming liquid can be reduced. As a result, the time required for the decomposition of the iron elution agent can be shortened. Therefore, the time required for the work of adhering the noble metal to carbon steel members in the nuclear power plant can be further shortened. 
     According to the present invention, the time required for the work of adhering noble metal to a carbon steel member of a nuclear power plant can be further shortened. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a flowchart showing a procedure of a method for adhering noble metal to a carbon steel member of a nuclear power plant of Example 1, which is a preferred embodiment of the present invention and applied to a cleanup system pipe of a boiling-water nuclear power plant; 
         FIG. 2  is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a film-forming apparatus used when performing the method for adhering noble metal to a carbon steel member of a nuclear power plant of Example 1 is connected to a cleanup system pipe of a boiling-water nuclear power plant; 
         FIG. 3  is a detailed configuration diagram of the film-forming apparatus shown in  FIG. 2 ; 
         FIG. 4  is a cross-sectional view of the cleanup system pipe of the boiling-water nuclear power plant before the method for adhering noble metal to a carbon steel member of a nuclear power plant shown in  FIG. 1  is started; 
         FIG. 5  is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a nickel metal film is formed on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe by the method for adhering noble metal to a carbon steel member of a nuclear power plant shown in  FIG. 1 ; 
         FIG. 6  is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which noble metal adheres to the surface of the nickel metal film formed on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe by the method for adhering noble metal to a carbon steel member of a nuclear power plant shown in  FIG. 1 ; 
         FIG. 7  is an explanatory diagram showing the formation amount of the nickel metal film formed on each of a carbon steel test specimen whose surface is not treated with an iron elution accelerator, a carbon steel test specimen whose surface is treated with a surface cleaning agent instead of an iron elution accelerator, and a carbon steel test specimen whose surface is treated with an iron elution accelerator; 
         FIG. 8  is a flowchart showing a procedure of a method for adhering noble metal to a carbon steel member of a nuclear power plant of Example 2, which is another suitable embodiment of the present invention and applied to a cleanup system pipe of a boiling-water nuclear power plant; 
         FIG. 9  is a detailed configuration diagram of a film-forming apparatus connected to a cleanup system pipe (carbon steel member) of a nuclear power plant in order to perform the method for adhering noble metal shown in  FIG. 8 ; 
         FIG. 10  is a detailed configuration diagram of a film-forming apparatus which is another example of the film-forming apparatus shown in  FIG. 9 ; 
         FIG. 11  is a flowchart showing a procedure of a method for preventing the adhesion of radionuclides to a carbon steel member of a nuclear power plant of Example 3, which is another suitable embodiment of the present invention and applied to a cleanup system pipe of a boiling-water nuclear power plant; 
         FIG. 12  is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a nickel metal film formed on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe and having platinum adhered thereto is brought into contact with reactor water containing oxygen at a temperature in the temperature range of 130° C. or higher and 280° C. or less in the method for preventing the adhesion of radionuclides to a carbon steel member of a nuclear power plant shown in  FIG. 11 ; 
         FIG. 13  is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which oxygen contained in the reactor water at a temperature in the temperature range of 130° C. or higher and 280° C. or lower, and Fez′ in the cleanup system pipe are transferred to the nickel metal film formed on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe and having platinum adhered thereto, in the method for preventing the adhesion of radionuclides to a carbon steel member of a nuclear power plant shown in  FIG. 11 ; 
         FIG. 14  is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a nickel metal film formed on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe and having platinum adhered thereto is converted into a stable nickel ferrite film, in the method for preventing the adhesion of radionuclides to a carbon steel member of a nuclear power plant shown in  FIG. 11 ; and 
         FIG. 15  is a flowchart showing a procedure of a method for preventing the adhesion of radionuclides to a carbon steel member of a nuclear power plant of Example 4, which is another suitable embodiment of the present invention and applied to a cleanup system pipe of a boiling-water nuclear power plant. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS 
     One method of shortening the time required for forming a nickel metal film on the surface of a carbon steel member by promoting the substitution reaction between iron contained in the carbon steel member of the boiling-water nuclear power plant and nickel contained in the film-forming liquid that contacts the surface of the carbon steel member is proposed in Japanese Patent Application No. 2019-19704 (Filing date: Feb. 6, 2019). In the method for adhering noble metal to a carbon steel member of a nuclear power plant described in Japanese Patent Application No. 2019-19704, after the stop of the operation of a boiling-water nuclear power plant and before the start of the boiling-water nuclear power plant, a film-forming aqueous solution containing nickel ions and a surface cleaning agent (for example, formic acid) and having a pH in the range of 1.8 or more and 2.5 or less is brought into contact with the inner surface of a carbon steel member (for example, cleanup system pipe) of a boiling-water nuclear power plant that contacts reactor water to form a nickel metal film on the inner surface thereof, and noble metal (for example, platinum) adheres to the surface of the formed nickel metal film. 
     According to the method for adhering noble metal described in Japanese Patent Application No. 2019-19704, since the elution of iron (II) ions from the carbon steel member to the film-forming aqueous solution increases due to the action of the surface cleaning agent and the amount of electrons generated increases as the elution of iron (II) ions increases, the substitution reaction between the iron (II) ions and the nickel ions contained in the film-forming aqueous solution is promoted, and the amount of nickel ions incorporated into the surface of the carbon steel member increases. Since the nickel ions incorporated into the surface of the carbon steel member are reduced by the above-mentioned electrons to become nickel metal, the formation of a nickel metal film on the surface of the carbon steel member is promoted and the time required for forming the nickel metal film is remarkably shortened. In Japanese Patent Application No. 2019-19704, a reducing agent that converts nickel ions into nickel metal is not used. 
     The inventors conducted various studies on whether or not the time required for forming a nickel metal film in the method for adhering noble metal described in Japanese Patent Application No. 2019-19704 could be further shortened. As a result, the inventors have found a clue to further reduce the time required for forming a nickel metal film. In the method for adhering noble metal described in Japanese Patent Application No. 2019-19704, a surface cleaning agent such as formic acid is injected into the film-forming aqueous solution to increase the elution of iron (II) ions from the carbon steel member to the film-forming aqueous solution and the generation of electrons. By injecting formic acid, the formic acid concentration in the film-forming aqueous solution becomes, for example, 30000 ppm. As described above, in the method for adhering noble metal described in Japanese Patent Application No. 2019-19704, since the concentration of formic acid injected into the film-forming aqueous solution is high, a longer time is required for the decomposition of formic acid contained in the film-forming aqueous solution, which is performed after the formation of the nickel metal film on the surface of the carbon steel member is completed. 
     Therefore, the inventors devised that the time required for the decomposition of formic acid, which is performed after the formation of the nickel metal film is completed, could be shortened by reducing the amount of formic acid injected into the film-forming aqueous solution and lowering the formic acid concentration in the film-forming aqueous solution. However, when the amount of formic acid injected into the film-forming aqueous solution is small and the formic acid concentration in the film-forming aqueous solution is low, the amount of iron (II) ions eluted from the carbon steel member into the film-forming aqueous solution is small and the amount of generated electrons also decreases. Therefore, the inventors conducted various studies on measures that can alleviate the decrease in the amount of the iron (II) ions eluted from the carbon steel member due to the decrease in the formic acid concentration in the film-forming aqueous solution, resulting in an increase in the amount of iron (II) ions eluted. As a result of these studies, the obtained measures were the use of the Fenton reaction. 
     The Fenton reaction is a reaction that uses iron as a catalyst to generate hydroxyl radicals having strong oxidizing power from hydrogen peroxide. Hydroxyl radicals contained in the film-forming aqueous solution generated by the Fenton reaction can increase the amount of iron (II) ions eluted from the carbon steel member and it is possible to increase the amount of iron (II) ions eluted from the carbon steel member, which is reduced due to the low concentration of formic acid contained in the film-forming aqueous solution (for example, 1/10 of the formic acid concentration of 30000 ppm in the method for adhering noble metal of Japanese Patent Application No. 2019-19704). The generation of hydroxyl radicals from hydrogen peroxide is brought about by the catalytic action of iron (II) ions eluted from the carbon steel member into the film-forming aqueous solution by the action of formic acid. After the hydroxyl radicals are generated, the iron (II) ions eluted from the carbon steel member into the film-forming aqueous solution by the hydroxyl radicals also have the above-mentioned catalytic action of generating hydroxyl radicals from hydrogen peroxide. In particular, in order to first generate hydroxyl radicals from hydrogen peroxide by the Fenton reaction in the film-forming aqueous solution, the film-forming aqueous solution needs to contain a substance that elutes iron (II) ions from the carbon steel member, such as formic acid. 
     By conducting various studies, the inventors have come to the idea that it is necessary to inject an iron elution accelerator containing hydrogen peroxide and a small amount of formic acid into a film-forming aqueous solution containing nickel ions in order to increase the amount of the iron (II) ions eluted from the carbon steel member by utilizing the hydroxyl radicals generated by the Fenton reaction. By contacting the surface of the carbon steel member with the film-forming aqueous solution containing nickel ions and an iron elution accelerator, a nickel metal film is formed on the surface of the carbon steel member that contacts the film-forming aqueous solution. 
     Therefore, the inventors performed the following experiments in order to confirm the formation of a nickel metal film on the surface of the carbon steel member by the contact of the film-forming aqueous solution injected with the iron elution accelerator containing hydrogen peroxide and formic acid with the surface of the carbon steel member. The experiment of forming a nickel metal film on the surface of the carbon steel member was performed under three different experimental conditions, and in each experiment, the formation time of the nickel metal film on the surface of the carbon steel member was checked. In each experiment, a test specimen made of carbon steel (carbon steel test specimen) was used. 
     In a first experiment, as described in JP-A-2018-48831, a film-forming aqueous solution containing nickel ions and a reducing agent (for example, hydrazine) was brought into contact with the surface of a carbon steel test specimen (hereinafter referred to as test specimen A) to form a nickel metal film on the surface of the test specimen A. In the experiment, the film-forming aqueous solution containing nickel ions and a reducing agent (for example, hydrazine) was filled in a container and the test specimen A was immersed in the film-forming aqueous solution in the container. Nickel ions were supplied into the container as an aqueous solution of nickel formate. Specifically, the test specimen A was immersed in 1 L (liter) of a film-forming aqueous solution having a nickel concentration of 400 ppm and a formic acid concentration of 800 ppm at 90° C. for 4 hours. When 4 hours had passed, the test specimen A having a nickel metal film formed on the surface thereof was taken out from the film-forming aqueous solution. 
     Ina second experiment, as described in the specification of above-mentioned Japanese Patent Application No. 2019-19704, a film-forming aqueous solution, which had been generated by contacting a surface cleaning agent aqueous solution containing a surface cleaning agent (for example, formic acid) with the surface of a carbon steel test specimen (hereinafter referred to as test specimen B), and then injecting a nickel formate aqueous solution into the surface cleaning agent aqueous solution, was brought into contact with the surface of the test specimen B that had contacted the surface cleaning agent aqueous solution to form a nickel metal film on the surface of the test specimen B. In the experiment, the surface cleaning agent aqueous solution is filled in a container, the test specimen B is immersed in the surface cleaning agent aqueous solution in the container, and after a predetermined time elapses, the nickel formate aqueous solution is injected into the surface cleaning agent aqueous solution in the container to generate a film-forming aqueous solution, and the test specimen B is further immersed in the produced film-forming aqueous solution in the container for a predetermined time. Specifically, the test specimen B was immersed in 1 L (liter) of the surface cleaning agent aqueous solution having a formic acid concentration of 30000 ppm at 90° C. for 1 hour, and when that 1 hour has passed, the nickel formate aqueous solution is injected into the surface cleaning agent aqueous solution in the container to produce the film-forming aqueous solution. The injection of the nickel formate aqueous solution into the surface cleaning agent aqueous solution was performed until the nickel concentration reached 400 ppm and the formic acid concentration reached 30800 ppm in the produced film-forming aqueous solution. The test specimen B was immersed in the produced film-forming aqueous solution in the container for 1 hour. When 1 hour had passed, the test specimen B having a nickel metal film formed on the surface thereof was taken out from the film-forming aqueous solution. 
     In a third experiment, a film-forming aqueous solution, which had been generated by contacting an iron elution accelerator aqueous solution containing an iron elution accelerator (containing, for example, formic acid and hydrogen peroxide) with the surface of a carbon steel test specimen (hereinafter referred to as test specimen C), and then injecting a nickel formate aqueous solution into the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution, was brought into contact with the surface of the test specimen C that had contacted the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution to form a nickel metal film on the surface of the test specimen C. The film-forming aqueous solution contains an iron elution accelerator, that is, formic acid, which is an iron elution agent, and hydrogen peroxide. In the experiment, the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution is filled in a container, the test specimen C is immersed in the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution in the container, and after a predetermined time elapses, the nickel formate aqueous solution is injected into the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution in the container to produce the film-forming aqueous solution, and the test specimen C is further immersed in the produced film-forming aqueous solution in the container for a predetermined time. Specifically, the test specimen C is immersed in 1 L (liter) of the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution having a formic acid concentration of 3000 ppm and a hydrogen peroxide concentration of 1500 ppm at 90° C. for 1 hour, and when that 1 hour has passed, the nickel formate aqueous solution is injected into the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution in the container to produce the film-forming aqueous solution. The injection of the nickel formate aqueous solution into the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution was performed until the nickel concentration reached 400 ppm and the formic acid concentration reached 3800 ppm in the produced film-forming aqueous solution. The test specimen C was immersed in the produced film-forming aqueous solution in the container for 1 hour. When 1 hour had passed, the test specimen C having the nickel metal film formed on the surface thereof was taken out from the film-forming aqueous solution. 
     The above iron elution accelerator is used to promote the elution of iron (II) ions from a carbon steel member of a nuclear power plant after the completion of chemical decontamination, specifically, reduction decontamination. The iron elution accelerator contains an iron elution agent and hydrogen peroxide, and any of formic acid, malonic acid, and ascorbic acid, which are the organic acids, is used as the iron elution agent. 
     By contacting the surface of the test specimen C with an iron elution accelerator aqueous solution at 90° C. containing 3000 ppm of formic acid and 1500 ppm of hydrogen peroxide, the amount of iron (II) ions eluted from the test specimen C into the aqueous solution of the iron elution accelerator increases by the action of 3000 ppm of formic acid. 1500 ppm of hydrogen peroxide produces hydroxyl radicals having strong oxidizing power by the Fenton reaction catalyzed by iron (II) ions eluted from the test specimen C. The action of these hydroxyl radicals promotes the elution of iron (II) ions from the test specimen C, further increasing the amount of iron (II) ions eluted into the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution. Specifically, hydroxyl radicals elute iron (II) ions and electrons (e − ) from the carbon steel test specimen C into the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution. Hydroxyl radicals disappear when iron (II) ions and electrons (e − ) are eluted from carbon steel into the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution. Therefore, the amount of iron (II) ions eluted from the test specimen C increases remarkably, and the amount of electrons generated increases as the amount of iron (II) ions eluted increases. 
     Since the amount of iron (II) ions eluted from the test specimen C is increased by the action of 3800 ppm of formic acid and 1500 ppm of hydrogen peroxide contained in the film-forming aqueous solution produced by injecting the nickel formate aqueous solution containing nickel ions and formic acid into the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution, the substitution reaction between the iron (II) ions in the test specimen C and the nickel ions contained in the film-forming aqueous solution is promoted and the amount of nickel ions incorporated into the surface of the test specimen C increases. The nickel ions incorporated into the test specimen C are reduced by the electrons generated by the elution of iron (II) ions to become nickel metal. Therefore, a nickel metal film is formed on the surface of the test specimen C, and eventually, the entire surface of the test specimen C is covered with the nickel metal film. By the action of 3000 ppm of formic acid and 1500 ppm of hydrogen peroxide, the amount of iron (II) ions eluted from the test specimen C increases, and the substitution reaction between iron (II) ions and nickel is promoted. Thus, the time required for the entire surface of the test specimen C to be covered with the nickel metal film is significantly shortened as compared with the test specimen A. The time required for the entire surface of the test specimen C to be covered with the nickel metal film is the same as the time required for the entire surface of the test specimen B to be covered with the nickel metal film. 
     However, since the formic acid concentration (3800 ppm) in the film-forming aqueous solution that contacts the surface of the test specimen C is lower than the formic acid concentration (30800 ppm) of the film-forming aqueous solution that contacts the surface of the test specimen B, the time required for the decomposition of formic acid contained in the film-forming aqueous solution that contacts the surface of the test specimen C is shorter than the time required for the decomposition of formic acid contained in the film-forming aqueous solution that contacts the surface of the test specimen B. Therefore, the time required for the adhesion work of the noble metal from the start of preparation for the formation of the nickel metal film on the surface of the test specimen C (the start of the contact of the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution with the surface of the test specimen C) to the end of the adhesion of the noble metal to the surface of the formed nickel metal film can be shortened than the time required for the adhesion work of the noble metal from the start of preparation for the formation of the nickel metal film on the surface of the test specimen B (the start of the contact of the surface cleaning agent aqueous solution with the surface of the test specimen B) to the end of the adhesion of the noble metal to the surface of the formed nickel metal film. The noble metal, for example, platinum, is adhered to the surface of the formed nickel metal film. 
     The reason why the time required for the decomposition of formic acid contained in the film-forming aqueous solution that contacts the surface of the test specimen C is shortened that the time required for the decomposition of formic acid contained in the film-forming aqueous solution that contacts the surface of the test specimen B described in the specification of Japanese Patent Application No. 2019-19704 is because the concentration of formic acid contained in the film-forming aqueous solution that contacts the test specimen C is lower than the concentration of formic acid contained in the film-forming aqueous solution that contacts the test specimen B. Here, the reason why the concentration of formic acid contained in the film-forming aqueous solution that contacts the test specimen C can be made lower than the concentration of formic acid contained in the film-forming aqueous solution that contacts the test specimen B will be described below. As described above, the film-forming aqueous solution that contacts the test specimen C contains an iron elution accelerator, that is, formic acid (iron elution agent) and hydrogen peroxide. When formic acid comes into contact with the test specimen C, iron (II) ions are eluted from the test specimen C into the film-forming aqueous solution and hydroxyl radicals are generated from hydrogen peroxide by the catalytic action of the iron (II) ions. These hydroxyl radicals promote the elution of iron (II) ions from the test specimen C. Due to the action of formic acid and hydroxyl radicals, the amount of iron (II) ions eluted from the test specimen C is significantly higher than the amount eluted from the test specimen B, and the amount of electrons generated with the elution of iron (II) ions also increases significantly. In the case of the test specimen C, iron (II) ions are eluted from the test specimen C not only by formic acid but also by hydroxyl radicals, and thus, the formic acid concentration of the film-forming aqueous solution that contacts the test specimen C can be reduced from the formic acid concentration of the film-forming aqueous solution that contacts the test specimen B. The same can be said for the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution that contacts the test specimen C. 
     The inventors measured the amount of the nickel metal film formed on the surfaces of the test specimen A, the test specimen B, and the test specimen C. The measurement result is shown in  FIG. 7 . The amount of the nickel metal film formed on the surfaces of the test specimens B and C is about 12 times the amount of the nickel metal film formed on the surface of the test specimen A. The amount of the nickel metal film formed on the surface of the test specimen C was the same as the amount of the nickel metal film formed on the surface of the test specimen B. 
     In the concentration of the iron elution agent in the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution, for example, the concentration of formic acid is preferably in the range of 250 ppm to 12000 ppm, and the concentration of hydrogen peroxide is preferably in the range of 150 ppm to 6000 ppm. When the formic acid concentration is 3000 ppm and the hydrogen peroxide concentration is 1500 ppm, the amount of the nickel metal film formed on the surface of the carbon steel member is the largest. 
     Next, the work for preventing the adhesion of radionuclides to the surface of the carbon steel member, that is, the contact of oxygen-containing water at a temperature in the temperature range of 130° C. or higher and 330° C. or lower to the surface of the nickel metal film to which the noble metal has adhered will be described. 
     As described in JP-A-2011-32551, when water containing oxygen at 150° C. or higher is brought into contact with a nickel ferrite film containing nickel ferrite having a high iron content, which covers the nickel metal film formed on the surface of a carbon steel member of a BWR plant to convert the nickel metal film into a nickel ferrite film, the nickel ferrite film converted from the nickel metal film becomes an unstable nickel ferrite film (for example, Ni 0.7 Fe 2.3 O 4  film). The conversion of the nickel metal film into the unstable nickel ferrite film is because the amount of iron supplied to the nickel metal film increases and the amount of nickel becomes insufficient when the nickel metal film is converted into the nickel ferrite film. 
     The nickel ferrite film that originally covered the nickel metal film reacts with the nickel metal that had been transferred from the nickel metal film after the contact with high-temperature water to become a Ni 0.7 Fe 2.3 O 4  film. The Ni content of the original nickel ferrite film is lower than that of Ni 0.7 Fe 2.3 O 4 , and the original nickel ferrite film is a nickel ferrite film that is unstable in a reducing environment. The unstable nickel ferrite is a nickel ferrite, for example, Ni 0.7 Fe 2.3 O 4 , satisfying 0.3≤x&lt;1.0 in Ni 1−x Fe 2+x O 4 . 
     Therefore, in JP-A-2011-32551, as in JP-A-2006-38483, the nickel ferrite film is eluted into the reactor water by the adhesion of the noble metal injected during the operation of the BWR plant to the surface of the unstable nickel film. Eventually, at the end of the operation cycle, there is a possibility that the unstable nickel-ferrite film disappears and the carbon steel member is exposed and comes into contact with the reactor water. 
     Meanwhile, when the noble metal adheres to the surface of the carbon steel member, if Fe 2+  is eluted from the carbon steel member, the noble metal cannot adhere to the surface of the carbon steel member. In order to prevent the elution of Fe 2+  from the carbon steel member, to perform the adhesion of the noble metal to the carbon steel member in a short time, and to increase the adhered amount thereof, as described in JP-A-2018-48831, it is preferable to cover the surface of the carbon steel member with a nickel metal film. 
     In the formation of the nickel metal film on the surface of the carbon steel member during the reduction decontamination agent decomposition process, an aqueous solution (film-forming aqueous solution) that contains nickel ions and oxalic acid and has a pH in the range of 3.5 to 6.0 and a temperature within the range of 60° C. or higher and 100° C. or lower is used. After the reduction decontamination agent decomposition process is completed, for example, in the formation of a nickel metal film on the surface of the carbon steel member after the process of purification of chemical decontamination, an aqueous solution (film-forming aqueous solution) that contains nickel ions and no oxalic acid and has a pH in the range of 3.5 to 6.0 and a temperature within the range of 60° C. or higher and 100° C. or lower is used. 
     The adhesion of radionuclides to a carbon steel member of the nuclear power plant can be prevented for a longer period of time by forming on the surface of the carbon steel members a stable nickel ferrite film that does not elute even with the adhered noble metal, instead of forming an unstable Ni 0.7 Fe 2.3 O 4  film on the surface of the carbon steel members, in the low-temperature range of 60° C. to 100° C. The formation of a stable nickel ferrite film on the surface of the carbon steel member can be realized as follows. By the formation of a high-temperature environment within the temperature range of 130° C. or higher and 330° C. or lower in the carbon steel member and the nickel metal film by contacting oxygen-containing water at a temperature in the temperature range of 130° C. or higher and 330° C. or lower (for example, reactor water) to the nickel metal film formed on the surface of the carbon steel member, and the action of the noble metal adhered on the surface of the nickel metal film, the nickel metal contained in the nickel metal film formed on the surface of the carbon steel member is converted into stable nickel ferrite. The stable nickel ferrite is a nickel ferrite satisfying 0≤x&lt;0.3 in Ni 1−x Fe 2+x O 4 , and is, for example, a nickel ferrite (NiFe 2 O 4 ) in which x is 0 in Ni 1−x Fe 2+x O 4 . By applying such condition, the nickel metal film formed on the surface of the carbon steel member becomes a stable nickel ferrite film (for example, nickel ferrite film (NiFe 2 O 4  film) in which x is 0 in Ni 1−x Fe 2+x O 4 ) that covers the surface of the carbon steel member and does not elute even by the action of the adhered noble metal. 
     As the noble metal to adheres to the surface of the nickel metal film formed on the surface of the carbon steel member, any one of platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, osmium, and iridium may be used. As the reducing agent used when adhering the noble metal to the surface of the carbon steel member, any one of hydrazine derivatives such as hydrazine, formyl hydrazine, hydrazine carboxamide, and carbohydrazide, and hydroxylamine may be used. 
     The reason why the nickel metal film that is formed on the surface of the carbon steel member and has the noble metal (for example, platinum) adheres thereto is converted into a stable nickel ferrite film (NiFe 2 O 4  film) that covers the surface of the carbon steel member by contacting oxygen-containing water having a temperature in the range of 130° C. or higher (preferably, 130° C. or higher and 330° C. or lower) will be described. When water at 130° C. or higher comes into contact with the nickel metal film on the carbon steel member, the nickel metal film and the carbon steel member are heated to 130° C. or higher. Oxygen contained in the water is transferred into the nickel metal film, and Fe contained in the carbon steel member becomes Fe 2+  and is transferred into the nickel metal film. In a high-temperature environment of 130° C. or higher, for example, due to the action of platinum adhered to the nickel metal film, nickel in the nickel metal film reacts with oxygen and Fe 2+  transferred into the nickel metal film to produce, for example, a nickel ferrite in which x is 0 in Ni 1−x Fe 2+x O 4 . Here, the ease of incorporating nickel and iron into the ferrite structure is affected by the noble metal, and when the noble metal is present, nickel is more easily incorporated than iron. Therefore, a stable nickel ferrite (NiFe 2 O 4 ) is produced in which x is 0 in Ni 1−x Fe 2+x O 4 . The stable nickel ferrite film covers the surface of the carbon steel member. 
     The nickel ferrite produced as described above, in which x is 0 in Ni 1−x Fe 2+x O 4 , has large crystal growth, is stable without eluting into the water like a Ni 0.7 Fe 2.3 O 4  film even if noble metal adheres, and acts to prevent the adhesion of radionuclides to the carbon steel of the base material. As described above, the stable nickel ferrite film formed by the high-temperature environment of 130° C. or higher and the action of platinum can prevent the adhesion of radionuclides to the carbon steel member for a longer period than the Ni 0.7 Fe 2.3 O 4  film formed in the low-temperature range of 60° C. to 100° C. 
     When the temperature of the oxygen-containing water that comes into contact with the nickel metal film is less than 130° C., the nickel metal film is not converted into a stable nickel ferrite film (NiFe 2 O 4  film). In order to convert the nickel metal film into a stable nickel ferrite film that does not elute by the action of the noble metal, the temperature of the water containing oxygen that comes into contact with the nickel metal film needs to be at the temperature within the temperature range of 130° C. or higher (130° C. or higher and 330° C. or lower). 
     After the formation of the nickel metal film on the surface of the carbon steel member is completed, the aqueous solution containing iron (II) ions, nickel ions, and formic acid (including hydrazine when hydrazine is injected) is removed in a cation exchange resin tower described later and formic acid (or formic acid and hydrazine) is decomposed by a decomposition apparatus described later. After the decomposition of formic acid and hydrazine, the aqueous solution is guided to a mixed bed resin tower described later and impurities contained in the aqueous solution are removed by an ion exchange resin in the mixed bed resin tower to purify the aqueous solution. 
     Even after purifying the aqueous solution, Fe 2+  that could not be completely removed by the cation exchange resin tower and the mixed bed resin tower may be present in the aqueous solution. After purification of the aqueous solution, Fe 2+  existing in the aqueous solution is oxidized by hydrogen peroxide supplied to the aqueous solution to decompose formic acid and the like to become Fe 3+ , which is precipitated as iron hydroxide and magnetite. After that, when noble metal ions and a reducing agent are injected into the aqueous solution in order to adhere the noble metal onto the nickel metal film, a part of the injected noble metal ions adheres as the noble metal to the iron hydroxide and magnetite which have been precipitated by the action of the reducing agent, the amount of the noble metal that adheres to the nickel metal film formed on the surface of the carbon steel member is reduced, and the time required to adhere a predetermined amount of the noble metal to the surface of the nickel metal film becomes long. 
     Iron ions (Fe 3+ ) remaining in the aqueous solution are precipitated as iron hydroxide and magnetite. In order to prevent the noble metal from adhering to iron hydroxide and magnetite, it is known that a complex ion forming agent (for example, ammonia), noble metal ions (for example, platinum ions), and a reducing agent (for example, hydrazine) are injected into the aqueous solution, and the iron ions remaining in the aqueous solution and the injected complex ion forming agent, for example, ammonia, form iron-ammonia complex ions, which prevents the iron ions from being precipitated (see JP-A-2015-158486). The iron ions and ammonia generate iron-ammonia complex ions by each reaction represented by the formulas (4) to (6) described in JP-A-2015-158486. 
     As such, when iron-ammonia complex ions are generated in the aqueous solution, precipitation of iron ions is prevented in the aqueous solution even if hydrazine is injected and the pH of the aqueous solution becomes alkaline of about 8 or more. By injecting the complex ion forming agent into the aqueous solution, the noble metal ions contained in the aqueous solution can efficiently adhere to the surface of the nickel metal film formed on the surface of the carbon steel members of the plant by the reducing action of hydrazine. Therefore, the time required for the adhesion of the noble metal to the surface of the carbon steel members can be further shortened. 
     The complex ion forming agent is only required to be a substance that can increase the solubility of Fe 3+  by forming complex ions and prevent the precipitation of iron hydroxide and magnetite even when the pH of the aqueous solution is increased by injecting a reducing agent (for example, hydrazine), and at least one of monoamines such as ammonia and hydroxylamine, cyanide compounds, urea, and thiocyanate compounds is used. 
     Preferable examples of the method for adhering noble metal to a carbon steel member of a nuclear power plant and the method for preventing the adhesion of radionuclides to a carbon steel member of a nuclear power plant, which reflect the results of studies on shortening the time required for the work of adhering noble metal to carbon steel members will be described below. 
     Example 1 
     The method for adhering noble metal to a carbon steel member of a nuclear power plant of Example 1, which is a preferred embodiment of the present invention, will be described with reference to  FIGS. 1, 2, and 3 . The method for preventing the adhesion of radionuclides to a carbon steel member of a nuclear power plant of the example is applied to a carbon steel cleanup system pipe (carbon steel member) of a boiling-water nuclear power plant (BWR plant). 
     The schematic configuration of the BWR plant will be described with reference to  FIG. 2 . The BWR plant  1  includes a reactor  2 , a turbine  9 , a condenser  10 , a recirculation system, a reactor cleanup system, a feedwater system, and the like. The reactor  2  is a steam generator, includes a reactor pressure vessel (hereinafter referred to as RPV)  3  including a built-in core  4 , and is installed with a plurality of jet pumps  5  in an annular downcomer formed between an outer surface of a core shroud (not shown) surrounding the core  4  in the RPV  3  and the inner surface of the RPV  3 . A large number of fuel assemblies (not shown) are loaded in the core  4 . The fuel assembly includes a plurality of fuel rods filled with a plurality of fuel pellets made of nuclear fuel material. 
     The recirculation system includes a stainless steel recirculation system pipe  6  and a recirculation pump  7  installed in the recirculation system pipe  6 . In the feedwater system, a condensate pump  12 , a condensate polisher (for example, a condensate demineralizer)  13 , a low-pressure feedwater heater  14 , a feedwater pump  15 , and a high-pressure feedwater heater  16  are installed in a feedwater pipe  11  connecting the condenser  10  and the RPV  3  in this order from the condenser  10  toward the RPV  3 . In the reactor cleanup system, a cleanup system pump  19 , a regenerative heat exchanger  20 , a non-regenerative heat exchanger  21 , and a reactor water cleanup apparatus  22  are installed in a cleanup system pipe  18  connecting the recirculation system pipe  6  and the feedwater pipe  11  in this order. A bypass pipe  28  including a valve  29  and bypassing the reactor water cleanup apparatus  22  is connected to the cleanup system pipe  18  on the upstream side and the downstream side of the reactor water cleanup apparatus  22 . A valve  27  is provided in the cleanup system pipe  18  on the reactor water cleanup apparatus  22  side of the connection point between the bypass pipe  28  and the cleanup system pipe  18 . The cleanup system pipe  18  is connected to the recirculation system pipe  6  in the upstream of the recirculation pump  7 . The reactor  2  is installed in a primary containment vessel  24  arranged in the reactor building (not shown). 
     The cooling water in the RPV  3  (hereinafter referred to as reactor water) is boosted by the recirculation pump  7  and jetted into the jet pump  5  through the recirculation system pipe  6 . The reactor water existing around the nozzle of the jet pump  5  in the downcomer is also sucked into the jet pump  5  and fed into the core  4  together with the above-mentioned reactor water jetted into the jet pump  5 . The reactor water fed into the core  4  is heated by the heat generated by the fission of the nuclear fuel material in the fuel rods in the fuel assembly, and a part thereof becomes steam. The steam is guided from the RPV  3  to the turbine  9  through the main steam pipe  8  to rotate the turbine  9 . A generator (not shown) connected to the turbine  9  rotates to generate electric power. The steam discharged from the turbine  9  is condensed by the condenser  10  to become water. The water is fed into the RPV  3  as feedwater through the feedwater pipe  11 . The feedwater flowing through the feedwater pipe  11  is boosted by the condensate pump  12 , impurities are removed by the condensate polisher  13 , and the pressure is further boosted by the feedwater pump  15 . The feedwater is heated by the extracted steam extracted from the turbine  9  by an extraction steam pipe  17  in the low-pressure feedwater heater  14  and the high-pressure feedwater heater  16  and is guided into the RPV  3 . A drain water recovery pipe  26  connected to the high-pressure feedwater heater  16  and the low-pressure feedwater heater  14  is connected to the condenser  10 . 
     Apart of the reactor water flowing in the recirculation system pipe  6  flows into the cleanup system pipe  18  by driving the cleanup system pump  19 , is cooled by the regenerative heat exchanger  20  and the non-regenerative heat exchanger  21 , and then is purified in the reactor water cleanup apparatus  22 . The purified reactor water is heated by the regenerative heat exchanger  20  and returned to the RPV  3  via the cleanup system pipe  18  and the feedwater pipe  11 . 
     In the method for adhering noble metal to a carbon steel member of a nuclear power plant of the example, a film-forming apparatus  30  is used and the film-forming apparatus  30  is connected to the cleanup system pipe  18  as shown in  FIG. 2 . 
     The detailed configuration of the film-forming apparatus  30  will be described with reference to  FIG. 3 . 
     The film-forming apparatus  30  includes a circulation pipe  31 , a surge tank  32 , a heater  33 , circulation pumps  34  and  35 , a nickel ion injection device  36 , a reducing agent injection device  41 , a platinum ion injection device  46 , a cooler  52 , and a cation exchange resin tower  53 , a mixed bed resin tower  54 , a decomposition device  55 , an oxidizing agent supply device  56 , an ejector  61 , and a formic acid injection device  82  are provided. 
     An on-off valve  62 , the circulation pump  35 , valves  63 ,  66 ,  69 , and  74 , the surge tank  32 , the circulation pump  34 , a valve  77 , and an on-off valve  78  are provided in the circulation pipe  31  in this order from the upstream. A pipe  65  that bypasses the valve  63  is connected to the circulation pipe  31  and the valve  64  and a filter  51  are installed in the pipe  65 . The cooler  52  and a valve  67  are installed in a pipe  68  whose both ends are connected to the circulation pipe  31  by bypassing the valve  66 . The cation exchange resin tower  53  and a valve  70  are installed in a pipe  71  having both ends connected to the circulation pipe  31  and bypassing the valve  69 . The mixed bed resin tower  54  and a valve  72  are installed in a pipe  73  having both ends connected to the pipe  71  and bypassing the cation exchange resin tower  53  and the valve  70 . The cation exchange resin tower  53  is filled with a cation exchange resin and the mixed bed resin tower  54  is filled with a cation exchange resin and an anion exchange resin. 
     A pipe  76  in which a valve  75  and the decomposition device  55  located downstream of the valve  75  are installed is connected to the circulation pipe  31  by bypassing the valve  74 . The decomposition device  55  is filled with, for example, an activated carbon catalyst in which ruthenium adheres to the surface of the activated carbon. The surge tank  32  is installed in the circulation pipe  31  between the valve  74  and the circulation pump  34 . The heater  33  is arranged in the surge tank  32 . A space  90  is formed in the surge tank  32  above the liquid level of a film-forming aqueous solution  93  in the surge tank  32 . One end of a gas supply pipe  89  provided with a flow rate control valve  88  and penetrating the side wall of the surge tank  32  is connected to an air diffuser pipe  87  arranged in the surge tank  32 . The other end of the gas supply pipe  89  is connected to an inert gas cylinder (not shown) filled with inert gas, for example, nitrogen gas. The gas supply pipe  89  and the inert gas cylinder constitute an inert gas supply device. 
     A pipe  80  provided with a valve  79  and the ejector  61  is connected to the circulation pipe  31  between the valve  77  and the circulation pump  34  and further connected to the surge tank  32 . The ejector  61  is provided with a hopper (not shown) for supplying the surge tank  32  with oxalic acid (reduction decontamination agent) used for reducing and dissolving contaminants on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18 . 
     The nickel ion injection device  36  includes a chemical liquid tank  37 , an injection pump  38 , and an injection pipe  39 . The chemical liquid tank  37  is connected to the circulation pipe  31  by the injection pipe  39  provided with the injection pump  38  and a valve  40 . For example, a nickel formate aqueous solution (an aqueous solution containing nickel ions) prepared by dissolving nickel formate (Ni(HCOO) 2 .2H 2 O) in a dilute formic acid aqueous solution is filled in the chemical liquid tank  37 . 
     The platinum ion injection device (noble metal ion injection device)  46  includes a chemical liquid tank  47 , an injection pump  48 , and an injection pipe  49 . The chemical liquid tank  47  is connected to the circulation pipe  31  by the injection pipe  49  provided with the injection pump  48  and a valve  50 . An aqueous solution containing platinum ions (for example, sodium hexahydroxy platinate hydrate aqueous solution) prepared by dissolving a platinum complex (for example, sodium hexahydroxy platinate hydrate (Na 2 [Pt(OH) 6 ].nH 2 O)) in water and being adjusted is filled in the chemical liquid tank  47 . The aqueous solution containing platinum ions is a type of aqueous solutions containing noble metal ions. 
     The reducing agent injection device  41  includes a chemical liquid tank  42 , an injection pump  43 , and an injection pipe  44 . The chemical liquid tank  42  is connected to the circulation pipe  31  by the injection pipe  44  provided with the injection pump  43  and a valve  45 . An aqueous solution of hydrazine, which is a reducing agent, is filled in the chemical liquid tank  42 . 
     The formic acid injection device  82  includes a chemical liquid tank  83 , an injection pump  84 , and an injection pipe  85 . The chemical liquid tank  83  is connected to the circulation pipe  31  by the injection pipe  85  including the injection pump  84  and a valve  86 . An aqueous solution of formic acid, which is one chemical substance contained in the iron elution accelerator, is filled in the chemical liquid tank  83 . As will be described later, the formic acid concentration in the formic acid aqueous solution in the chemical liquid tank  83  is adjusted to a necessary concentration to make the formic acid concentration in the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution flowing in the cleanup system pipe  18  to 3000 ppm. 
     The injection pipes  85 ,  39 ,  49 , and  44  are connected to the circulation pipe  31  between the valve  77  and the on-off valve  78  in that order from the valve  77  toward the on-off valve  78 . 
     The oxidizing agent supply device  56  includes a chemical liquid tank  57 , a supply pump  58 , and a supply pipe  59 . The chemical liquid tank  57  is connected to the pipe  76  upstream of the valve  75  by the supply pipe  59  provided with the supply pump  58  and the valve  60 . Hydrogen peroxide, which is an oxidizing agent, is filled in the chemical liquid tank  57 . The hydrogen peroxide is used as another chemical substance contained in the iron elution accelerator and as a chemical substance used when decomposing formic acid, oxalic acid, and a reducing agent (for example, hydrazine) in the decomposition device  55 . 
     A pH meter  81  is attached to the circulation pipe  31  between the connection point between the injection pipe  44  and the circulation pipe  31 , and the on-off valve  78 , and an oxygen concentration meter  96  is attached to the circulation pipe  31  between the circulation pump  34  and the valve  77 . 
     The BWR plant  1  is stopped after the operation in one operation cycle is completed. After the stop of the operation, a part of the fuel assemblies loaded in the core  4  is taken out as used fuel assemblies, and new fuel assemblies having a burnup of 0 GWd/t are loaded in the core  4 . After such refueling is completed, the BWR plant  1  is restarted for the operation in the next operation cycle. Maintenance and inspection of the BWR plant  1  are performed using the period during which the BWR plant  1  is stopped for refueling. 
     During the period when the operation of the BWR plant  1  is stopped as described above, the method for adhering noble metal to a carbon steel member of a nuclear power plant of the example is performed on the carbon steel piping system connected to the RPV  3 , which is one of the carbon steel members in the BWR plant  1 , for example, the cleanup system pipe  18 . In the method for adhering noble metal, the oxide film incorporating radionuclides formed on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  that contacts the reactor water is removed by chemical decontamination, and then a process of adhering nickel metal to the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18 , and a process of adhering noble metal, for example, platinum to the adhered nickel metal are performed. 
     The method for adhering noble metal to a carbon steel member of a nuclear power plant of the example will be described below based on the procedure shown in  FIG. 1 . In the method of adhering noble metal to a carbon steel member of a nuclear power plant of the example, the film-forming apparatus  30  is used and each process of steps S 1  to S 14  shown in  FIG. 1  is performed. 
     First, the film-forming apparatus is connected to the carbon steel piping system to be filmed (step S 1 ). When the operation of the BWR plant  1  is stopped, for example, the bonnet of a valve  23  installed in the cleanup system pipe  18  is opened to block the recirculation system pipe  6  side. One end of the circulation pipe  31  of the film-forming apparatus  30  on the on-off valve  78  side is connected to the flange of the valve  23 . The bonnet of a valve  25  installed in the cleanup system pipe  18  between the regenerative heat exchanger  20  and the non-regenerative heat exchanger  21  is opened to block the non-regenerative heat exchanger  21  side. The other end of the circulation pipe  31  on the on-off valve  62  side is connected to the flange of the valve  25 . Both ends of the circulation pipe  31  are connected to the cleanup system pipe  18  and a closed-loop including the cleanup system pipe  18  and the circulation pipe  31  is formed. 
     In the example, the film-forming apparatus  30  is connected to the cleanup system pipe  18  of the reactor cleanup system, but in addition to the cleanup system pipe  18 , the film-forming apparatus  30  may be connected to any of the carbon steel pipes of a residual heat removal system which is a carbon steel member and connected to the RPV  3 , a reactor core isolation cooling system, a core spray system, and feedwater system, and the method for preventing the adhesion of radionuclides to a carbon steel member of a nuclear power plant of the example may be applied to the carbon steel pipe. 
     Each process of steps S 2  to S 14  described below is performed by the film-forming apparatus  30  on the portion of the cleanup system pipe  18  between the valve  23  and the valve  25 . 
     Chemical decontamination of the carbon steel piping system to be filmed is performed (step S 2 ). In the BWR plant  1  that has experienced operation in the previous operation cycle, an oxide film containing radionuclides is formed on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  that contacts the reactor water flowing from the RPV  3 . Before forming the nickel metal film on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18 , it is preferable to remove the oxide film containing radionuclides from the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  in order to reduce the dose rate. The removal of the oxide film improves the adhesion between the nickel metal film and the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18 . In order to remove the oxide film, chemical decontamination, particularly reduction decontamination using a reduction decontamination solution containing oxalic acid as a reduction decontamination agent, is performed on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18 . 
     The chemical decontamination applied to the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  in step S 2  is the known reduction decontamination described in JP-A-2000-105295. The reduction decontamination will be described. 
     First, the on-off valve  62 , the valves  63 ,  66 ,  69 ,  74 , and  77 , and the on-off valve  78  are opened, respectively, and the circulation pumps  34  and  35  are driven with the other valves closed. As a result, the water heated to 90° C. by the heater  33  in the surge tank  32  circulates in the closed-loop formed by the circulation pipe  31  and the cleanup system pipe  18 . When the temperature of the water reaches 90° C., the valve  79  is opened to guide a part of the water flowing in the circulation pipe  31  into the pipe  80 . A predetermined amount of oxalic acid supplied from the hopper and the ejector  61  into the pipe  80  is guided into the surge tank  32  by the water flowing in the pipe  80 . The oxalic acid dissolves in the water in the surge tank  32  and an aqueous oxalic acid solution (reduction decontamination solution) is generated in the surge tank  32 . 
     The oxalic acid aqueous solution is discharged from the surge tank  32  to the circulation pipe  31  by driving the circulation pump  34 . The hydrazine aqueous solution in the chemical liquid tank  42  of the reducing agent injection device  41  is injected into the oxalic acid aqueous solution in the circulation pipe  31  through the injection pipe  44  by opening the valve  45  and driving the injection pump  43 . The injection pump  43  (or the opening degree of the valve  45 ) is controlled based on the pH value of the oxalic acid aqueous solution measured by the pH meter  81  to adjust the injection amount of the hydrazine aqueous solution into the circulation pipe  31 , and the pH of the aqueous oxalic acid solution supplied to the cleanup system pipe  18  is adjusted to 2.5. In the example, hydrazine, which is a reducing agent used when adhering noble metal, for example, platinum to the nickel metal film formed on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  (the process of step S 10  described later), is used as a pH adjuster to adjust the pH of the oxalic acid aqueous solution in the reduction decontamination process. 
     The aqueous solution of oxalic acid at 90° C. having a pH of 2.5 is supplied from the circulation pipe  31  to the cleanup system pipe  18 , and the oxalic acid in the aqueous solution dissolves the radionuclide-containing oxide film formed on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18 . The oxalic acid aqueous solution flows through the cleanup system pipe  18  while dissolving the oxide film and is returned to the circulation pipe  31 . The oxalic acid aqueous solution circulates in the closed-loop including the circulation pipe  31  and the cleanup system pipe  18 , performs reduction decontamination of the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18 , and dissolves the oxide film formed on the inner surface thereof. 
     As the oxide film dissolves, the radionuclide concentration and Fe concentration in the oxalic acid aqueous solution increase. In order to prevent the increase in these concentrations, the valve  70  is opened to reduce the opening degree of the valve  69 , and a part of the oxalic acid aqueous solution returned to the circulation pipe  31  is guided to the cation exchange resin tower  53  by the pipe  71 . Metal cations such as radionuclides and Fe contained in the oxalic acid aqueous solution are adsorbed and removed by the cation exchange resin in the cation exchange resin tower  53 . The oxalic acid aqueous solution discharged from the cation exchange resin tower  53  and the oxalic acid aqueous solution passing through the valve  69  are resupplied to the cleanup system pipe  18  from the circulation pipe  31  and used for reduction decontamination of the cleanup system pipe  18 . 
     In the reduction decontamination of the surface of a carbon steel member (for example, cleanup system pipe  18 ) using oxalic acid, iron (II) oxalate having a low solubility is formed on the surface of the carbon steel member, and the iron (II) oxalate may prevent the dissolution of the oxide film on the surface of the carbon steel member by oxalic acid. Here, the valve  69  is fully opened and the valve  70  is closed to stop the supply of the oxalic acid aqueous solution to the cation exchange resin tower  53 . The valve  60  is opened to start the supply pump  58  and the hydrogen peroxide in the chemical liquid tank  57  is supplied to the oxalic acid aqueous solution flowing in the circulation pipe  31  through the supply pipe  59  and the pipe  76  with the valve  75  closed. The oxalic acid aqueous solution containing hydrogen peroxide is guided to the cleanup system pipe  18 . Therefore, Fe (II) contained in iron (II) oxalate formed on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  is oxidized to Fe (III) by the action of the hydrogen peroxide, and the iron (II) oxalate is dissolved in the oxalic acid aqueous solution as iron (III) oxalate complex. That is, iron (II) oxalate, and hydrogen peroxide and oxalic acid contained in the oxalic acid aqueous solution cause the reaction represented by Formula (1) to generate the iron (III) oxalate complex, water, and hydrogen ions. 
       2Fe(COO) 2 +H 2 O 2 +2(COOH) 2 →2Fe[(COO) 2 ] 2− +2H 2 O+2H +   (1)
 
     After it was confirmed that iron (II) oxalate formed on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  was dissolved and the hydrogen peroxide injected into the aqueous oxalic acid solution disappeared by the reaction of Formula (1), a part of the oxalic acid aqueous solution that has passed through the valve  66  of the circulation pipe  31  is supplied to the cation exchange resin tower  53  through the pipe  71 . Metal cations such as radionuclides contained in the oxalic acid aqueous solution are adsorbed and removed by the cation exchange resin in the cation exchange resin tower  53 . The disappearance of hydrogen peroxide in the oxalic acid aqueous solution can be confirmed, for example, by immersing a test paper that reacts with hydrogen peroxide in the oxalic acid aqueous solution sampled from the circulation pipe  31  and observing the color appearing on the test paper. 
     Oxalic acid and hydrazine contained in the oxalic acid aqueous solution are decomposed when the dose rate at the reduction decontamination site of the cleanup system pipe  18  drops to a set dose rate, or when the reduction decontamination time of the cleanup system pipe  18  reaches a predetermined time. That is, the reduction decontamination agent decomposition process is performed. The fact that the dose rate at the reduction decontamination site has dropped to the set dose rate can be confirmed by the dose rate obtained based on the output signal of the radiation detector that detects the radiation from the reduction decontamination site of the cleanup system pipe  18 . 
     The decomposition of oxalic acid and hydrazine is performed as follows. The oxalic acid aqueous solution containing hydrazine, which has partially reduced the opening degree of the valve  74  by opening the valve  75  and passed through the valve  69  and the valve  70 , is supplied to the decomposition device  55  by the pipe  76  through the valve  75 . Here, by opening the valve  60  and driving the supply pump  58 , the hydrogen peroxide in the chemical liquid tank  57  is supplied to the decomposition device  55  through the supply pipe  59  and the pipe  76 . The oxalic acid and hydrazine contained in the oxalic acid aqueous solution are decomposed in the decomposition device  55  by the action of the activated carbon catalyst and the supplied hydrogen peroxide. The decomposition reaction of oxalic acid and hydrazine in the decomposition device  55  is represented by Formulas (2) and (3). 
       (COOH) 2 +H 2 O 2 →2CO 2 +2H 2 O  (2)
 
       N 2 H 4 +2H 2 O 2 →N 2 +4H 2 O  (3)
 
     The decomposition of oxalic acid and hydrazine in the decomposition device  55  is performed while circulating the oxalic acid aqueous solution in the closed-loop including the circulation pipe  31  and the cleanup system pipe  18 . The amount of hydrogen peroxide supplied from the chemical liquid tank  57  to the decomposition device  55  is adjusted by controlling the rotation speed of the supply pump  58  so that the supplied hydrogen peroxide is completely consumed in the decomposition of oxalic acid and hydrazine in the decomposition device  55  and does not flow out from the decomposition device  55 . 
     Even in the reduction decontamination agent decomposition process, if oxalic acid is present in the oxalic acid aqueous solution, iron (II) oxalate may be formed on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  that contacts the oxalic acid aqueous solution. Therefore, when the decomposition of oxalic acid and hydrazine contained in the oxalic acid aqueous solution has progressed to some extent, the rotation speed of the supply pump  58  is increased to increase the amount of hydrogen peroxide supplied from the chemical liquid tank  57  to the decomposition device  55  so that hydrogen peroxide flows out from the decomposition device  55 . Here, the valve  69  is closed in advance to prevent hydrogen peroxide from flowing into the cation exchange resin tower  53 . 
     The oxalic acid aqueous solution containing hydrogen peroxide discharged from the decomposition device  55  is guided from the circulation pipe  31  to the cleanup system pipe  18 . As described above, iron (II) oxalate formed on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  which is a carbon steel member becomes an iron (III) oxalate complex by the action of hydrogen peroxide and is dissolved in the aqueous oxalic acid solution. Since the decomposition of oxalic acid and the like in the oxalic acid aqueous solution is progressing, the oxalic acid for converting Fe (II) contained in iron (II) oxalate into Fe (III) which is easily dissolved is insufficient and Fe(OH) 3  is likely to be precipitated on the inner surface of the circulation pipe  31 . Therefore, in order to prevent the precipitation of Fe(OH) 3 , formic acid is injected into the oxalic acid aqueous solution. The injection of formic acid is performed by the formic acid injection device  82 . The valve  86  is opened to drive the injection pump  84  and the formic acid aqueous solution is injected from the chemical liquid tank  83  into the circulation pipe  31 . 
     The oxalic acid aqueous solution containing formic acid in the circulation pipe  31  is supplied from the circulation pipe  31  to the cleanup system pipe  18 . The aqueous oxalic acid solution containing formic acid contains hydrogen peroxide discharged from the decomposition device  55  in addition to oxalic acid and hydrazine in the reduced concentrations. The hydrogen peroxide contained in the oxalic acid aqueous solution dissolves iron (II) oxalate precipitated on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  and formic acid dissolves Fe (OH)  3 . Since the oxalic acid aqueous solution circulates in the closed-loop including the circulation pipe  31  and the cleanup system pipe  18 , the decomposition of oxalic acid and hydrazine is also continued in the decomposition device  55 . 
     Next, in order to end the oxalic acid decomposition process, the opening degree of the valve  60  is reduced to the extent that hydrogen peroxide does not flow out from the decomposition device  55 , and the valve  79  is closed to stop the injection of new formic acid. When the injection of hydrogen peroxide and formic acid into the oxalic acid aqueous solution flowing in the circulation pipe  31  is stopped, the concentrations thereof in the oxalic acid aqueous solution also decrease. When the hydrogen peroxide concentration in the oxalic acid aqueous solution becomes 1 ppm or less, the valve  70  is opened to reduce the opening degree of the valve  69 , and the oxalic acid aqueous solution is supplied to the cation exchange resin tower  53 . As described above, the metal cations contained in the oxalic acid aqueous solution are removed by the cation exchange resin in the cation exchange resin tower  53 , and the metal cation concentration in the oxalic acid aqueous solution decreases. The decomposition of oxalic acid, hydrazine, and formic acid is continued in the decomposition device  55 . Among oxalic acid, hydrazine, and formic acid, hydrazine is decomposed first, then oxalic acid is decomposed, and formic acid remains last. Here, the decomposition process of oxalic acid is completed. 
     When the chemical decontamination described above is completed, the oxide film containing radionuclides has been removed from the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18 , the cleanup system pipe  18  is in the state shown in  FIG. 4 , and the aqueous solution containing the remaining formic acid described above is in contact with the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18 . 
     The temperature of the film-forming aqueous solution is adjusted. The valves  69  and  74  are opened and the valves  70  and  75  are closed. Since the circulation pumps  34  and  35  are driven, the aqueous solution containing the remaining formic acid circulates in the closed-loop including the circulation pipe  31  and the cleanup system pipe  18 . The aqueous solution containing formic acid is heated to 90° C. by the heater  33 . The temperature of the formic acid aqueous solution (film-forming aqueous solution described later) is preferably in the range of 60° C. to 100° C. (60° C. or higher and 100° C. or lower). 
     The valve  64  is opened and the valve  63  is closed. By these valve operations, the formic acid aqueous solution flowing in the circulation pipe  31  is supplied to the filter  51 , and the fine solid content remaining in the formic acid aqueous solution is removed by the filter  51 . If the fine solid content is not removed by the filter  51 , a nickel metal film is also formed on the surface of the solid material and the injected nickel ions are wastefully consumed when the nickel formate aqueous solution is injected into the circulation pipe  31  when forming the nickel metal film on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18 . The supply of the formic acid aqueous solution to the filter  51  is to prevent such wasteful consumption of nickel ions. 
     An iron elution accelerator is injected (step S 3 ). In the example, an iron elution accelerator containing formic acid and hydrogen peroxide is used, but formic acid and hydrogen peroxide are separately injected into the circulation pipe  31 . Then, the iron elution accelerator is substantially produced in the circulation pipe  31  by the injected formic acid and hydrogen peroxide. This corresponds to substantially injecting the iron elution accelerator into the circulation pipe  31 . 
     The valve  63  is opened, the valve  64  is closed, and the flow of water to the filter  51  is stopped. Since the formic acid concentration of the aqueous solution at 90° C. containing the remaining formic acid is extremely low, the valve  86  of the formic acid injection device  82  is opened to start the injection pump  84 , and the formic acid aqueous solution at a high concentration in the chemical liquid tank  83  is injected into the circulation pipe  31  through the injection pipe  85 . The amount of the formic acid aqueous solution in the chemical liquid tank  83  supplied to the circulation pipe  31  is adjusted by controlling the rotation speed of the injection pump  84  (or the opening degree of the valve  86 ) so that the formic acid concentration in the aqueous solution at 90° C. flowing in the circulation pipe  31  becomes, for example, 3000 ppm. The valve  60  of the oxidizing agent supply device  56  is opened to start the supply pump  58 , and the hydrogen peroxide aqueous solution in the chemical liquid tank  57  is injected into the circulation pipe  31  through the supply pipe  59  and the pipe  76 . Here, the valve  75  is closed. The amount of the hydrogen peroxide aqueous solution in the chemical liquid tank  57  supplied to the circulation pipe  31  is adjusted by controlling the rotation speed of the supply pump  58  (or the opening degree of the valve  60 ) so that the hydrogen peroxide concentration in the aqueous solution at 90° C. flowing in the circulation pipe  31  becomes, for example, 1500 ppm. 
     It is desirable to inject the formic acid aqueous solution from the formic acid injection device  82  into the circulation pipe  31  when the hydrogen peroxide aqueous solution at 90° C. containing hydrogen peroxide supplied to the circulation pipe  31  through the supply pipe  59  and the pipe  76  flows through the circulation pipe  31  and reaches the connection point between the injection pipe  85  and the circulation pipe  31 . An iron elution accelerator containing formic acid and hydrogen peroxide, that is, an iron elution accelerator aqueous solution containing formic acid and hydrogen peroxide is generated in the circulation pipe  31  downstream from the connection point between the injection pipe  85  and the circulation pipe  31 . The oxidizing agent supply device  56  that supplies hydrogen peroxide to the circulation pipe  31  to generate the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution functions as a hydrogen peroxide injection device. 
     The aqueous solution of the iron elution accelerator at 90° C. containing formic acid having a concentration of 3000 ppm and hydrogen peroxide having a concentration of 1500 ppm is supplied from the circulation pipe  31  to the cleanup system pipe  18 . The iron elution accelerator aqueous solution circulates in the closed-loop including the cleanup system pipe  18  and the circulation pipe  31  while contacting the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18 . 
     Iron (II) ions are eluted from the cleanup system pipe  18  into the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution by the action of 3000 ppm of formic acid contained in the iron elution accelerator. By the catalytic action of iron (II) ions, hydroxyl radicals having strong oxidizing power are generated from 1500 ppm of hydrogen peroxide in the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution. When these hydroxyl radicals act on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18 , iron (II) ions are further eluted from the cleanup system pipe  18  into the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution. As such, the elution of iron (II) ions from the cleanup system pipe  18  into the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution is promoted. A large amount of electrons are generated as the elution of iron (II) ions is promoted. The generated electrons are present in the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution. The iron elution accelerator aqueous solution circulating in the closed-loop comes into contact with the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  for 1 hour. 
     A nickel ion aqueous solution is injected (step S 4 ). When one hour has passed from the start of contact of the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution to the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18 , the supply pump  58  of the oxidizing agent supply device  56  is stopped, the valve  60  is closed, and the injection of the hydrogen peroxide aqueous solution into the circulation pipe  31  is stopped. The injection pump  84  of the formic acid injection device  82  is stopped, the valve  86  is closed, and the injection of the formic acid aqueous solution into the circulation pipe  31  by the formic acid injection device  82  is also stopped. After that, the valve  40  of the nickel ion injection device  36  is opened to drive the injection pump  38 , and the nickel formate aqueous solution in the chemical liquid tank  37  is injected into the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution at 90° C. containing 3000 ppm of formic acid and 1500 ppm of hydrogen peroxide and flowing in the circulation pipe  31  through the injection pipe  39 . By injecting the nickel formate aqueous solution into the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution, a film-forming aqueous solution is generated in the circulation pipe  31 . The injection amount of the nickel formate aqueous solution and the formic acid concentration in the nickel formate aqueous solution in the chemical liquid tank  37  are adjusted so that the nickel ion concentration in the film-forming aqueous solution produced by the injection of the nickel formate aqueous solution becomes, for example, 400 ppm. The formic acid concentration in the film-forming aqueous solution produced by the injection of the nickel formate aqueous solution is 3800 ppm. 
     The pH of the produced film-forming aqueous solution is adjusted to be in the range of 2.5 to 4.0 (2.5 or more and 4.0 or less). For example, the pH of the produced film-forming aqueous solution can be adjusted by changing the mixing ratio of nickel formate and formic acid in the chemical liquid tank  37 , changing the injection amount of the nickel formate aqueous solution adjusted in the chemical liquid tank  37 , and changing the injection amount of formic acid in the chemical liquid tank  83 . 
     The film-forming aqueous solution at 90° C. containing 400 ppm of nickel ions, 3800 ppm of formic acid, and 1500 ppm of hydrogen peroxide and having a pH of 2.5 is supplied from the circulation pipe  31  to the cleanup system pipe  18  by driving the circulation pump  34 . When the film-forming aqueous solution  93  comes into contact with the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18 , a nickel metal film  91  is formed on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  (see  FIG. 5 ). The formation of the nickel metal film  91  is performed as follows. Before injecting the nickel formate aqueous solution into the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution, the injection of the formic acid aqueous solution and the hydrogen peroxide aqueous solution is stopped as described above, but formic acid and hydrogen peroxide are present in the film-forming aqueous solution  93  produced by the injection of the nickel formate aqueous solution into the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution. When the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  comes into contact with the pH 2.5 film-forming aqueous solution  93 , iron (II) ions are eluted from the cleanup system pipe  18  into the film-forming aqueous solution  93  by the action of formic acid contained in the film-forming aqueous solution  93 . By the catalytic action of the iron (II) ions, hydroxyl radicals are generated in the film-forming aqueous solution  93  from the hydrogen peroxide present in the film-forming aqueous solution  93 . When these hydroxyl radicals act on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18 , iron (II) ions are further eluted from the cleanup system pipe  18  into the film-forming aqueous solution  93 . The substitution reaction between nickel contained in the film-forming aqueous solution  93  and iron (II) ions in the cleanup system pipe  18  is accelerated, and the amount of nickel ions incorporated into the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  increases. A large amount of electrons are generated with the elution of a large amount of iron (II) ions. The nickel ions incorporated into the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  are reduced by the electrons generated by the elution of iron (II) ions to become nickel metal. The electrons generated in the process of step S 3  and present in the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution are also present in the film-forming aqueous solution  93  generated thereafter and contribute to the formation of nickel metal by the reduction of the nickel ions. 
     While hydrogen peroxide is present in the film-forming aqueous solution  93 , hydroxyl radicals are generated from the hydrogen peroxide, and iron (II) ions are eluted from the cleanup system pipe  18  by the hydroxyl radicals. The hydrogen peroxide remaining in the film-forming aqueous solution is decomposed by the generation of hydroxyl radicals, and eventually, hydrogen peroxide does not exist in the film-forming aqueous solution. On the other hand, the injected formic acid remains in the film-forming aqueous solution until it is decomposed in the process of step S 6  described later. Even after the injection of the formic acid aqueous solution is stopped, iron (II) ions are eluted from the cleanup system pipe  18  by the action of formic acid existing in the film-forming aqueous solution, and electrons are generated. Nickel ions incorporated into the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  by the substitution reaction are also reduced to nickel metal by these electrons. 
     The film-forming aqueous solution  93  discharged from the cleanup system pipe  18  to the circulation pipe  31  is supplied to the cleanup system pipe  18  again after the nickel formate aqueous solution is injected from the nickel ion injection device  36 . As such, the film-forming aqueous solution  93  is circulated in the closed-loop including the circulation pipe  31  and the cleanup system pipe  18 , and eventually, the nickel metal film  91  uniformly covers the entire inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  that contacts the film-forming aqueous solution  93 . Here, the nickel metal film  91  existing on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  contains, for example, nickel metal in the range of 500 μg or more and 4000 μg or less per square centimeter (500 to 4000 μg/cm 2 ). 
     In the process of step S 3 , which is a process before the process of step S 4 , the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution is brought into contact with the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  to remove impurities (for example, iron hydroxide) existing on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  after the chemical decontamination (step S 2 ) is completed. When the film-forming aqueous solution  93  is brought into contact with the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  while the impurities remain on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18 , the impurities remain between the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  and the nickel metal film  91  formed on the inner surface thereof, which may hinder the adhesion between the nickel metal film  91  and the cleanup system pipe  18 . Due to impurities remaining on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18 , the elution of iron (II) ions from the cleanup system pipe  18  by formic acid and hydroxyl radicals contained in the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution in a state where the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution is in contact with the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  is also inhibited. 
     By performing the process of step S 3  before the process of step S 4 , impurities remaining on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  can be removed by the action of formic acid and hydroxyl radicals contained in the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution that contacts the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18 , the adhesion between the nickel metal film  91  and the cleanup system pipe  18  can be enhanced, and the elution of iron (II) ions from the cleanup system pipe  18  is promoted. 
     It is determined whether the formation of the nickel metal film is completed (step S 5 ). If the nickel metal film  91  formed on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  is insufficient, the processes of steps S 4  and S 5  are repeated. When the elapsed time from the injection of the nickel formate aqueous solution into the circulation pipe  31  reaches a set time (for example, 1 hour), the determination result in step S 5  becomes “YES”, the injection pumps  38  and  84  are stopped, the valves  40  and  86  are closed, and the injection of the nickel formate aqueous solution and formic acid from the chemical liquid tanks  37  and  87  into the circulation pipe  31  is stopped. As a result, the formation of the nickel metal film  91  on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  is completed. 
     The nickel metal film  91  having a set thickness contains, for example, nickel metal in the range of 500 μg/cm 2  to 4000 μg/cm 2  (500 μg/cm 2  or more and 4000 μg/cm 2  or less) on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18 . When the determination result in step S 5  in the example is “YES”, the nickel metal film  91  formed on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  contains, for example, 2000 μg/cm 2  of nickel metal. 
     The chemical substances contained in the iron elution accelerator are decomposed (step S 6 ). Hydrogen peroxide, which is one of the chemical substances, among the iron elution accelerators is decomposed when the nickel metal film is formed, and thus, hydrogen peroxide is hardly contained in the film-forming aqueous solution flowing through the circulation pipe  31 . The opening degree of the valve  69  is narrowed down to open the valve  70 , and a part of the film-forming aqueous solution  93  containing nickel ions and formic acid is guided to the cation exchange resin tower  53  through the pipe  71 . Nickel ions contained in a part of the film-forming aqueous solution  93  are adsorbed and removed by the cation exchange resin in the cation exchange resin tower  53 . By opening the valve  75  and closing a part of the opening degree of the valve  74 , the film-forming aqueous solution  93  containing formic acid discharged from the cation exchange resin tower  53  and the film-forming aqueous solution  93  containing nickel ions and formic acid that have passed through the valve  69  are guided to the decomposition device  55  through the pipe  76 . Here, hydrogen peroxide in the chemical liquid tank  57  is supplied to the decomposition device  55  through the supply pipe  59  and the pipe  76 . Formic acid (other chemical substances) contained in the film-forming aqueous solution  93  is decomposed into carbon dioxide and water by the action of the activated carbon catalyst and hydrogen peroxide in the decomposition device  55 . 
     The film-forming aqueous solution in which formic acid has been decomposed is purified (step S 7 ). After the formic acid was decomposed, the valve  74  is opened and the valve  75  is closed to stop the supply of the film-forming aqueous solution  93  in which the formic acid concentration has been reduced to the decomposition device  55 , the valve  67  is opened and the valve  66  is closed, the valve  72  is opened, and a part of the opening degree of the valve  69  is closed. Here, the valve  70  is closed and the circulation pumps  35  and  34  are being driven. The film-forming aqueous solution  93  having a reduced formic acid concentration, which has been returned from the cleanup system pipe  18  to the circulation pipe  31 , is cooled by the cooler  52  until it reaches 60° C. The film-forming aqueous solution  93  at 60° C. having a reduced formic acid concentration is guided to the mixed bed resin tower  54 , and nickel ions, other cations, and anions remaining in the film-forming aqueous solution  93  are adsorbed and removed by the cation exchange resin and the anion exchange resin in the mixed bed resin tower  54  (first purification process). The film-forming aqueous solution at 60° C. having a reduced formic acid concentration is circulated in the circulation pipe  31  and the cleanup system pipe  18  until each of the above ions is substantially eliminated. The film-forming aqueous solution in which each ion is substantially eliminated is substantially water at 60° C. 
     The aqueous solution of the complex ion forming agent is injected (step S 8 ). After the first purification process is completed, the valve  69  is opened, the valve  72  is closed, the valve  79  is opened, water is passed through the ejector  61 , and the aqueous ammonia solution, which is a complex ion forming agent aqueous solution, is sucked from the hopper by the ejector  61 . The aqueous ammonia solution is supplied to the water at 60° C. containing a trace amount of Fe 3+  in the surge tank  32 . The aqueous solution at 60° C. containing a trace amount of Fe 3+  and ammonia is boosted by the circulation pump  34  from the surge tank  32  and supplied to the cleanup system pipe  18  by the circulation pipe  31 . The aqueous solution at 60° C. containing ammonia reaches the circulation pump  35  along the formed closed loop, is boosted by the circulation pump  35 , and is returned to the surge tank  32 . 
     The platinum ion aqueous solution is injected (step S 9 ). The aqueous solution at 60° C. containing ammonia flowing in the circulation pipe  31  is maintained at 60° C. by heating with the heater  33 . After the ammonia injection is completed, the valve  50  is opened to drive the injection pump  48 . The aqueous solution containing platinum ions (for example, an aqueous solution of sodium hexahydroxy platinate hydrate (Na 2 [Pt(OH) 6 ].nH 2 O)) in the chemical liquid tank  47  is injected through the injection pipe  49  into the aqueous solution at 60° C. containing ammonia and flowing through the circulation pipe  31 . The concentration of platinum ions in the aqueous solution to be injected is, for example, 1 ppm. In the aqueous solution of sodium hexahydroxy platinate hydrate, platinum is in an ionic state. The aqueous solution at 60° C. containing platinum ions and ammonia is supplied from the circulation pipe  31  to the cleanup system pipe  18  by driving the circulation pumps  34  and  35 , and circulates in the closed-loop including the circulation pipe  31  and the cleanup system pipe  18 . 
     Immediately after the start of injection, the injection rate of the aqueous solution of Na 2 [Pt(OH) 6 ].nH 2 O into the circulation pipe  31  is calculated in advance so that the platinum concentration at the connection point of the aqueous solution of Na 2 [Pt(OH) 6 ].nH 2 O injected into the circulation pipe  31  from the chemical liquid tank  47  through the connection point between the circulation pipe  31  and the injection pipe  49  becomes a set concentration, for example, 1 ppm, and further, the amount of the aqueous solution of Na 2 [Pt(OH) 6 ].nH 2 O to be filled in the chemical liquid tank  47 , which is necessary for adhering a predetermined amount of platinum to the surface of the nickel metal film formed on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  is calculated with the concentration of platinum ions in the aqueous solution at 60° C. containing ammonia and flowing in the circulation pipe  31  as the set concentration. The calculated amount of the aqueous solution of Na 2 [Pt(OH) 6 ].nH 2 O is filled in the chemical liquid tank  47 . The rotation speed of the injection pump  48  is controlled according to the calculated injection rate of the aqueous solution of Na 2 [Pt(OH) 6 ].nH 2 O into the circulation pipe  31 , and the aqueous solution of Na 2 [Pt(OH) 6 ].nH 2 O in the chemical liquid tank  47  is injected into the circulation pipe  31 . 
     The reducing agent is injected (step S 10 ). The valve  45  of the reducing agent injection device  41  is opened to drive the injection pump  43 , and the aqueous solution of hydrazine, which is a reducing agent in the chemical liquid tank  42 , is injected into the aqueous solution at 60° C. containing platinum ions and ammonia and flowing in the circulation pipe  31  through the injection pipe  44 . The hydrazine concentration in the injected hydrazine aqueous solution is, for example, 100 ppm. 
     The hydrazine aqueous solution is injected into the circulation pipe  31  after the aqueous solution at 60° C. containing ammonia and Na 2 [Pt(OH) 6 ].nH 2 O reaches the connection point between the injection pipe  44  and the circulation pipe  31 , which is the injection point of the hydrazine aqueous solution. Here, the aqueous solution at 60° C. containing platinum ions, hydrazine, and ammonia is supplied from the circulation pipe  31  to the cleanup system pipe  18 . However, more preferably, the hydrazine aqueous solution is injected into the circulation pipe  31  immediately after all the predetermined amount of the aqueous solution of Na 2 [Pt(OH) 6 ].nH 2 O filled in the chemical liquid tank  47  have been injected into the circulation pipe  31 . Here, the aqueous solution at 60° C. containing ammonia and platinum ions is supplied from the circulation pipe  31  to the cleanup system pipe  18 , and after the injection of the platinum ion aqueous solution into the circulation pipe  31  is completed, the aqueous solution at 60° C. containing platinum ions, hydrazine, and ammonia (see  FIG. 6 ) is supplied from the circulation pipe  31  to the cleanup system pipe  18 . 
     In the case of the former injection of the hydrazine aqueous solution, the reduction reaction of converting platinum ions to platinum by hydrazine first occurs in the aqueous solution containing hydrazine and platinum ions and flowing in the circulation pipe  31 , whereas in the case of the latter injection of the hydrazine aqueous solution, since platinum ions are already adsorbed on the surface of the nickel metal film  91  formed on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  and the adsorbed platinum ions are reduced by hydrazine, the amount of platinum  92  adhering to the surface of the nickel metal film  91  formed on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  is further increased (see  FIG. 6 ). 
     Immediately after the start of injection of the hydrazine aqueous solution, the injection rate of the hydrazine aqueous solution into the circulation pipe  31  is calculated in advance so that the hydrazine concentration at the connection point of the hydrazine aqueous solution injected from the chemical liquid tank  42  through the connection point between the circulation pipe  31  and the injection pipe  44  becomes a set concentration, for example, 100 ppm, and then the amount of the hydrazine aqueous solution to be filled in the chemical liquid tank  42  required to reduce the platinum ions adsorbed on the surface of the nickel metal film  91  formed on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  to the platinum  92  is calculated with the hydrazine in the aqueous solution at 60° C. containing platinum ions and flowing in the circulation pipe  31  as the set concentration, and the calculated amount of the hydrazine aqueous solution was filled into the chemical liquid tank  42 . The rotation speed of the injection pump  43  is controlled according to the calculated injection rate of the hydrazine aqueous solution into the circulation pipe  31 , and the hydrazine aqueous solution in the chemical liquid tank  42  is injected into the circulation pipe  31 . 
     When the entire amount of the aqueous solution of Na 2 [Pt(OH) 6 ].nH 2 O (aqueous solution containing platinum ions) in the chemical liquid tank  47  has been injected into the circulation pipe  31 , the injection pump  48  is stopped and the valve  50  is closed. As a result, the injection of the aqueous solution containing platinum ions into the circulation pipe  31  is stopped. When the entire amount of the hydrazine aqueous solution (reducing agent aqueous solution) in the chemical liquid tank  42  has been injected into the circulation pipe  31 , the injection pump  43  is stopped and the valve  45  is closed. As a result, the injection of the hydrazine aqueous solution into the circulation pipe  31  is stopped. 
     Since the platinum ions adsorbed on the surface of the nickel metal film  91  are reduced by the injected hydrazine to become platinum  92 , the platinum  92  adheres to the surface of the nickel metal film  91  formed on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  (See  FIG. 6 ). 
     In the example, ammonia contained in the aqueous solution  94  that contacts the nickel metal film  91  reacts with a trace amount of iron ions (Fe 3+ ) contained in the aqueous solution  94  to generate iron-ammonia complex ions. Therefore, the iron ion concentration in the aqueous solution  94  decreases and the iron ions contained in the aqueous solution  94  do not precipitate as iron hydroxide and magnetite. The platinum ions contained in the aqueous solution  94  do not adhere to iron hydroxide and magnetite as platinum, and the amount of platinum adhering to the nickel metal film  91  increases. 
     It is determined whether the adhesion of platinum is completed (step S 11 ). When the elapsed time from the injection of the platinum ion aqueous solution and the reducing agent aqueous solution reaches a predetermined time, it is determined that the adhesion of the predetermined amount of platinum  92  to the surface of the nickel metal film  91  formed on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  is completed. When the elapsed time does not reach the predetermined time, each process of steps S 9  to S 11  is repeated. 
     The aqueous solution remaining in the cleanup system pipe  18  and the circulation pipe  31  is purified (step S 12 ). After it is determined that the adhesion of platinum  92  to the surface of the nickel metal film  91  formed on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  is completed, the valve  72  is opened to close a part of the opening degree of the valve  69 , and the aqueous solution  94  at 60° C. containing platinum ions, hydrazine, and ammonia and boosted by the circulation pump  35  is supplied to the mixed bed resin tower  54 . Platinum ions, other metal cations (for example, sodium ions), hydrazine, ammonia, and OH groups contained in the aqueous solution  94  are adsorbed on the ion exchange resin in the mixed bed resin tower  54  and removed from the aqueous solution  94  (Second purification process). 
     The waste is disposed (step S 13 ). After the second purification process is completed, the circulation pipe  31  and the waste disposal device (not shown) are connected by a high-pressure hose (not shown) including a pump (not shown). After the completion of the second purification process, the aqueous solution which is a radioactive waste remaining in the cleanup system pipe  18  and the circulation pipe  31  is discharged to the waste disposal device (not shown) from the circulation pipe  31  through the high-pressure hose by driving the pump and is disposed by a waste disposal device. After the aqueous solution in the cleanup system pipe  18  and the circulation pipe  31  is discharged, the cleaning water is supplied into the cleanup system pipe  18  and the circulation pipe  31 , and the circulation pumps  34  and  35  are driven to clean the inside of these pipes. After the cleaning is completed, the cleaning water in the cleanup system pipe  18  and the circulation pipe  31  is discharged to the above waste disposal device. 
     As described above, each process of the formation of the nickel metal film  91  on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  in the portion between the valve  23  and the valve  25  upstream of the non-regenerative heat exchanger  21 , and the adhesion of platinum  92  on the nickel metal film  91  is completed. The nickel metal film  91  to which platinum  92  has adhered is not formed on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  in the portion downstream of the valve  25 . 
     The film-forming apparatus is removed from the piping system (step S 14 ). After each process of steps S 1  to S 13  is performed, the film-forming apparatus  30  is removed from the cleanup system pipe  18 , and the cleanup system pipe  18  is restored. 
     According to the Example, since an iron elution accelerator aqueous solution, for example, the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution containing 3000 ppm of formic acid and 1500 ppm of hydrogen peroxide is brought into contact with the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18 , iron (II) ions are eluted from the cleanup system pipe  18  into the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution by the action of formic acid, and due to the catalytic action of the iron (II) ions, hydroxyl radicals are generated in the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution from hydrogen peroxide contained in the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution. In addition to the action of formic acid, hydroxyl radicals act on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18 , and thus, iron (II) ions are further eluted from the cleanup system pipe  18  to the film-forming aqueous solution  93 . That is, the amount of iron (II) ions eluted from the cleanup system pipe  18  to the film-forming aqueous solution  93  increases. As the amount of iron (II) ions eluted increases, the amount of electrons generated also increases. When the nickel formate aqueous solution is injected into the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution to generate a film-forming aqueous solution and the film-forming aqueous solution is brought into contact with the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18 , the amount of nickel ions incorporated into the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  is increased. The nickel ions incorporated into the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  become nickel metal on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  due to the action of a large amount of electrons generated. Therefore, the amount of the nickel metal film  91  formed on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  is remarkably increased. Then, the time required to complete the formation of the nickel metal film  91  on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  is remarkably shortened. 
     The concentration of formic acid contained in the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution in the example is lower than the concentration of formic acid contained in the surface cleaning agent aqueous solution that contacts the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  in Japanese Patent Application No. 2019-19704. However, since the hydroxyl radicals generated from hydrogen peroxide contained in the film-forming aqueous solution by the catalytic action of iron (II) ions eluted into the film-forming aqueous solution acts on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18 , the amount of iron (II) ions eluted into the film-forming aqueous solution from the cleanup system pipe  18  and the amount of electrons generated by the elution of iron (II) ions are large. Thus, the amount of nickel metal film formed on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  will be about the same as the amount in Japanese Patent Application No. 2019-19704. 
     In the example, since the elution of iron (II) ions from the cleanup system pipe  18  can be promoted by the action of hydroxyl radicals generated from hydrogen peroxide, the concentration of formic acid contained in the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution (for example, 3000 ppm) is reduced to about 1/10 of the concentration of formic acid (for example, 30000 ppm) contained in the surface cleaning agent aqueous solution that contacts the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18 , described in the specification of Japanese Patent Application No. 2019-19704. Therefore, the time required for the decomposition of formic acid contained in the film-forming aqueous solution  93 , which is performed after the formation of the nickel metal film on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18 , in the example, is remarkably shortened than the time required for the decomposition of formic acid contained in the film-forming aqueous solution, which is performed after the formation of the nickel metal film on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18 , in Japanese Patent Application No. 2019-19704. 
     Therefore, the time required for the work of adhering noble metal to a carbon steel member of a nuclear power plant in the example can be further shortened than the time required in Japanese Patent Application No. 2019-19704. 
     In the example, since the nickel metal film  91  is formed on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  after the reduction decontamination of the inner surface thereof is completed, the adhesion between the cleanup system pipe  18  and the nickel metal film  91  is improved, and the nickel metal film  91  can be prevented from peeling off from the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18 . The nickel metal generated by the action of electrons from the nickel ions incorporated into the cleanup system pipe  18  by the substitution reaction has very strong adhesion to the base material of the cleanup system pipe  18 . Therefore, the nickel metal film  91  does not peel off from the cleanup system pipe  18 . 
     In the example, since the process of step S 3  (injection of the iron elution accelerator) is performed before the process of step S 4  (injection of the nickel ion aqueous solution) is performed, impurities (for example, iron hydroxide) remaining in the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  after the chemical decontamination is completed can be removed by the action of formic acid and hydroxyl radicals, the adhesion between the nickel metal film  91  and the cleanup system pipe  18  can be improved, and elution of iron (II) ions from the cleanup system pipe  18  can be promoted. 
     In the example, since ammonia, which is a complex ion forming agent, is injected into the film-forming aqueous solution  93 , Fe (III) ions generated by the dissolution of the oxide film on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  by chemical decontamination react with the injected ammonia to generate ammonia complex ions of Fe (III) ions. The solubility of the ammonia complex ion of Fe (III) ion is higher than that of Fe (III) ion. As a result, when the aqueous solution containing Na 2 [Pt(OH) 6 ].nH 2 O) and hydrazine (reducing agent) are injected into the film-forming aqueous solution  94  containing ammonia in order to adhere platinum  92  to the surface of the nickel metal film  91  formed on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18 , even if the pH of the film-forming aqueous solution  94  rises due to the action of the hydrazine, Fe (III) ions in the film-forming aqueous solution can be significantly prevented from being precipitated as iron hydroxide and magnetite. Therefore, the amount of platinum ions contained in the film-forming aqueous solution  94  adsorbed on the surface of the nickel metal film  91  and adhered to the surface of the nickel metal film  91  as platinum  92  by the action of hydrazine is remarkably increased, and the time required for a predetermined amount of platinum  92  to adhere to the surface of the nickel metal film  91  is shortened. 
     Example 2 
     The method for adhering noble metal to a carbon steel member of a nuclear power plant of Example 2, which is another preferred embodiment of the present invention, will be described with reference to  FIGS. 8, 2, and 9 . The method for adhering noble metal to a carbon steel member of a nuclear power plant of the example is applied to a carbon steel cleanup system pipe (carbon steel member) of a boiling-water nuclear power plant (BWR plant). 
     In the example, a film-forming apparatus  30 A shown in  FIG. 9  is used instead of the film-forming apparatus  30  used in Example 1. The configuration of the film-forming apparatus  30 A will be described below. 
     The film-forming apparatus  30 A has a configuration in which the formic acid injection device  82  is replaced with an iron dissolution accelerator injection device  101  in the film-forming apparatus  30 . The configuration of the film-forming apparatus  30 A other than the iron dissolution accelerator injection device  101  is the same as the configuration of the film-forming apparatus  30  excluding the formic acid injection device  82 . 
     The iron dissolution accelerator injection device  101  includes a formic acid supply device, a hydrogen peroxide supply device, a chemical liquid tank  102 , an injection pump  103 , and an injection pipe  104 . The formic acid supply device includes the chemical liquid tank  83  and a supply pipe  85 A. The chemical liquid tank  83  to be filled with the formic acid aqueous solution is connected to the chemical liquid tank  102  by the supply pipe  85 A provided with the valve  86 . The hydrogen peroxide supply device includes a chemical liquid tank  98  and a supply pipe  99 . The chemical liquid tank  98  to be filled with the hydrogen peroxide aqueous solution is connected to the chemical liquid tank  102  by the supply pipe  99  provided with a valve  100 . The chemical liquid tank  102  is connected to the circulation pipe  31  by the injection pipe  104  provided with the injection pump  103  and a valve  105 . The injection pipes  104 ,  39 ,  49 , and  44  are connected to the circulation pipe  31  between the valve  77  and the on-off valve  78  in that order from the valve  77  toward the on-off valve  78 . 
     In the method for adhering noble metal to a carbon steel member of a nuclear power plant of the present example, among steps S 1  to S 14  performed by the method for adhering noble metal to a carbon steel member of a nuclear power plant of Example 1, the process of step S 3  is replaced with the process of step S 3 A shown in  FIG. 8 . That is, in the example, each process of steps S 1 , S 2 , S 3 A, and S 4  to S 14  shown in  FIG. 8  is performed. 
     In the process of step S 1  of the present example, when the operation of the BWR plant  1  is stopped, one end of the circulation pipe  31  of the film-forming apparatus  30 A on the on-off valve  78  side is connected to the flange of the valve  23  as in Example 1. The other end of the circulation pipe  31  of the film-forming apparatus  30 A on the on-off valve  62  side is connected to the flange of the valve  25  as in Example 1. Both ends of the circulation pipe  31  are connected to the cleanup system pipe  18  and a closed-loop including the cleanup system pipe  18  and the circulation pipe  31  of the film-forming apparatus  30 A is formed. 
     After the process of step S 2  is performed, step S 3 A for injecting the iron elution accelerator is performed. Before performing the process of step S 3 A, the valve  86  is opened to supply the formic acid aqueous solution from the chemical liquid tank  83  into the chemical liquid tank  102 . Here, the valve  105  is closed. Then, the valve  100  is opened to supply the hydrogen peroxide aqueous solution from the chemical liquid tank  98  into the chemical liquid tank  102 . The formic acid aqueous solution and the hydrogen peroxide aqueous solution are mixed in the chemical liquid tank  102  to generate an iron elution accelerator aqueous solution in the chemical liquid tank  102 . 
     The valve  105  is opened to drive the injection pump  103 , and the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution in the chemical liquid tank  102  is injected into the aqueous solution at 90° C. having an extremely low concentration of formic acid and circulating through the injection pipe  104  to the circulation pipe  31 , specifically, in the circulation pipe  31 . The aqueous solution at 90° C. having an extremely low concentration of formic acid produces an iron elution accelerator aqueous solution at 90° C. containing, for example, formic acid at a concentration of 3000 ppm and hydrogen peroxide at a concentration of 1500 ppm in the circulation pipe  31  by the injection of the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution. The formic acid concentration in the formic acid aqueous solution in the chemical liquid tank  83 , the supply amount of the formic acid aqueous solution from the chemical liquid tank  83  to the chemical liquid tank  102 , the hydrogen peroxide concentration in the hydrogen peroxide aqueous solution in the chemical liquid tank  98 , and the supply amount of the hydrogen peroxide aqueous solution from the chemical liquid tank  98  to the chemical liquid tank  102  are adjusted so that the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution at 90° C. containing formic acid at a concentration of 3000 ppm and hydrogen peroxide at a concentration of 1500 ppm is generated in the circulation pipe  31 . 
     The iron elution accelerator aqueous solution at 90° C. in which the formic acid concentration is 3000 ppm and the hydrogen peroxide concentration is 1500 ppm is supplied from the circulation pipe  31  to the cleanup system pipe  18  and circulates in the closed-loop including the cleanup system pipe  18  and the circulation pipe  31 . The iron elution accelerator aqueous solution comes into contact with the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18 . The control of the rotation speed of the injection pump  103  can also adjust the formic acid concentration and the hydrogen peroxide concentration in the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution in the circulation pipe  31 . 
     Hydroxyl radicals are generated from 1500 ppm of hydrogen peroxide by the catalytic action of iron (II) ions eluted from the cleanup system pipe  18  by the action of 3000 ppm of formic acid contained in the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution. The hydroxyl radical contained in the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution acts on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18 , thereby promoting the elution of iron (II) ions from the cleanup system pipe  18  into the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution. A large amount of electrons generated by promoting the elution of iron (II) ions are present in the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution. The iron elution accelerator aqueous solution circulating in the closed-loop is in contact with the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  for 1 hour. 
     After 1 hour has passed since the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution came into contact with the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18 , the injection of the hydrogen peroxide aqueous solution into the circulation pipe  31  is stopped, and a nickel formate aqueous solution is injected from the nickel ion injection device  36  into the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution at 90° C. having a formic acid concentration of 3000 ppm and a hydrogen peroxide concentration of 1500 ppm in the circulation pipe  31  (step S 4 ). The film-forming aqueous solution  93  is produced by the injection of the nickel formate aqueous solution into the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution. The produced film-forming aqueous solution  93  has a nickel ion concentration of 400 ppm, a formic acid concentration of 3800 ppm, and a hydrogen peroxide concentration of 1500 ppm. The pH of the film-forming aqueous solution  93  is 2.5. 
     When the film-forming aqueous solution  93  comes into contact with the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18 , hydroxyl radicals are generated in the film-forming aqueous solution  93  from hydrogen peroxide contained in the film-forming aqueous solution  93  due to the catalytic action of iron (II) ions eluted from the cleanup system pipe  18  by formic acid contained in the film-forming aqueous solution  93 . By the action of these hydroxyl radicals, iron (II) ions are further eluted from the cleanup system pipe  18  to the film-forming aqueous solution  93 . The substitution reaction between the nickel ions contained in the film-forming aqueous solution  93  and the iron (II) ions in the cleanup system pipe  18  is accelerated, and the amount of nickel ions incorporated into the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  increases. The nickel ions incorporated into the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  are reduced by a large amount of electrons generated by promoting the elution of iron (II) ions to become nickel metal. As a result, a nickel metal film is formed on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18 . 
     After that, when the determination in the process of step S 5  is “YES”, the process of step S 6  (decomposition of the chemical substances contained in the iron elution accelerator) is performed. In the process, formic acid, which is a chemical substance contained in the iron elution accelerator in the film-forming aqueous solution  93 , is decomposed in the decomposition device  55 . After the process of step S 6  is completed, each process of steps S 7  and S 8  is performed. After that, each process of steps S 9  (injection of platinum ion solution) and S 10  (injection of reducing agent) is performed, and platinum  92  adheres to the surface of the nickel metal film formed on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18 . After that, each process of steps S 11  to S 14  is performed, and the work of adhering platinum to the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  is completed. 
     In the example, each effect produced in Example 1 can be obtained. 
     Instead of the film-forming apparatus  30 A used in the example, a film-forming apparatus  30 B shown in  FIG. 10  may be used. In the film-forming apparatus  30 B, the supply pipe  99  provided with the valve  100  and connected to the chemical liquid tank  102  is connected to the supply pipe  59  of the oxidizing agent supply device  56  instead of the chemical liquid tank  98 . The supply pipe  99  is connected to the supply pipe  59  between the supply pump  58  and the valve  60 . Here, the oxidizing agent supply device  56  is used as a hydrogen peroxide supply device in which the chemical liquid tank  57  is filled with a hydrogen peroxide aqueous solution. 
     In the method for adhering noble metal to a carbon steel member of a nuclear power plant using the film-forming apparatus  30 B, the process of step S 1  is performed when the operation of the BWR plant  1  is stopped. In the process of step S 1 , one end of the circulation pipe  31  of the film-forming apparatus  30 B on the on-off valve  78  side is connected to the flange of the valve  23  as in Example 1. The other end of the circulation pipe  31  of the film-forming apparatus  30 B on the on-off valve  62  side is connected to the flange of the valve  25  as in Example 1. As a result, both ends of the circulation pipe  31  are connected to the cleanup system pipe  18  and a closed-loop including the cleanup system pipe  18 , and the circulation pipe  31  of the film-forming apparatus  30 B is formed. 
     After the process of step S 2  is performed, step S 3 A for injecting the iron elution accelerator using the film-forming apparatus  30 B is performed. Before performing the process of step S 3 A, the valve  86  is opened to supply the formic acid aqueous solution from the chemical liquid tank  83  into the chemical liquid tank  102 . Here, the valves  105  and  60  are closed. Then, the valve  100  is opened to drive the supply pump  58 , and the hydrogen peroxide aqueous solution is supplied from the chemical liquid tank  57  into the chemical liquid tank  102 . The formic acid aqueous solution and the hydrogen peroxide aqueous solution are mixed in the chemical liquid tank  102  to generate an iron elution accelerator aqueous solution in the chemical liquid tank  102 . 
     Similar to the process of step S 3 A in Example 2 described above, the valve  105  is opened to drive the injection pump  103 , and the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution in the chemical liquid tank  102  is injected into the circulation pipe  31  through the injection pipe  104 . As a result, the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution at 90° C. containing formic acid having a concentration of 3000 ppm and hydrogen peroxide having a concentration of 1500 ppm is generated in the circulation pipe  31 , and the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution is supplied from the circulation pipe  31  to the cleanup system pipe  18 . Similar to Example 2, the contact of the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution to the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  promotes the elution of iron (II) ions from the cleanup system pipe  18  to generate hydroxyl radicals, and a large amount of electrons are generated due to the elution of iron (II) ions. 
     The film-forming aqueous solution  93  generated by the injection of the nickel formate aqueous solution (step S 4 ) comes into contact with the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18 , and the nickel ions contained in the film-forming aqueous solution  93  are incorporated into the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  by the substitution reaction as in Example 2. The incorporated nickel ions are reduced by the electrons generated by the elution of iron (II) ions to become nickel metal. As a result, a nickel metal film is formed on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18 . 
     Each process of steps S 5  to S 7  is performed. In the process of “decomposition of chemical substances contained in the iron elution accelerator” in step S 6 , the valve  60  is opened to drive the supply pump  58 , and the hydrogen peroxide aqueous solution in the chemical liquid tank  57  is supplied to the decomposition device  55  instead of the chemical liquid tank  102 . Here, the valve  100  is closed. Hydrogen peroxide contained in the hydrogen peroxide aqueous solution is used in the decomposition device  55  for the decomposition of formic acid, which is a chemical substance contained in the iron elution accelerator, together with the activated carbon catalyst in the decomposition device  55 . 
     After that, each process of steps S 8  to S 14  is performed. By performing each process of steps S 9  and S 10 , the platinum  92  adheres to the surface of the nickel metal film formed on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18 . When the process of step S 14  is completed, the method for adhering noble metal to a carbon steel member of a nuclear power plant using the film-forming apparatus  30 B is completed. 
     In the method for adhering noble metal to a carbon steel member of a nuclear power plant using the film-forming apparatus  30 B, each effect produced in Example 2 can be obtained. Since the film-forming apparatus  30 B is used in the method of adhering the noble metal, hydrogen peroxide contained in the hydrogen peroxide aqueous solution in the chemical liquid tank  57  of the film-forming apparatus  30 B can be used as a raw material for generating hydroxyl radicals in each process of steps S 3 A and S 4  and can be used for formic acid decomposition in the process of step S 6 . The chemical liquid tank  57  of the film-forming apparatus  30 B is equivalent to sharing the chemical liquid tanks  57  and  98  of the film-forming apparatus  30 A. Therefore, the structure of the film-forming apparatus  30 B is simplified from the structure of the film-forming apparatus  30 A. 
     Example 3 
     A method for preventing the adhesion of radionuclides to a carbon steel member of a nuclear power plant of Example 3, which is another suitable embodiment of the present invention and applied to a cleanup system pipe of a boiling-water nuclear power plant will be described with reference to  FIG. 11 . The method for preventing the adhesion of radionuclides to a carbon steel member of a nuclear power plant of the example is applied to a carbon steel cleanup system pipe (carbon steel member) of a BWR plant. 
     In the example, as shown in  FIG. 11 , each process of steps S 1  to S 14  in the method for adhering noble metal to a carbon steel member of a nuclear power plant of Example 1 (see FIG.  1 ), and newly added processes of steps S 15  and S 16  are performed. In the process of step S 1 , both ends of the circulation pipe  31  of the film-forming apparatus  30  are respectively connected to the cleanup system pipe  18  as shown in  FIG. 2 . 
     After each process of steps S 1  to S 14  is performed, each process of steps S 15  and S 16  is performed. Each process of steps S 15  and S 16 , which is performed after the process of step S 14  is completed, will be specifically described below. 
     The nuclear power plant is started (step S 15 ). After the refueling and maintenance and inspection of the BWR plant  1  are completed, the BWR plant  1  including the cleanup system pipe  18  having the nickel metal film  91  to which the platinum  92  has been adhered formed on the inner surface thereof is started in order to start the operation in the next operation cycle. 
     The reactor water at 130° C. or higher is brought into contact with the nickel metal film to which platinum has been adhered (step S 16 ). When the BWR plant  1  is started, the reactor water existing in the downcomer in the RPV  3  is supplied to the core  4  through the recirculation system pipe  6  and the jet pump  5  as described above. The reactor water discharged from the core is returned to the downcomer. The reactor water in the downcomer flows into the cleanup system pipe  18  via the recirculation system pipe  6 , then flows into the feedwater pipe  11  and is returned to the RPV  3 . 
     A control rod (not shown) is pulled out from the core  4 , the core  4  changes from a subcritical state to a critical state and the reactor water in the core  4  is heated by the heat generated by the fission of the nuclear fuel material in the fuel rod. No steam is generated in the core  4 . The control rod is pulled out from the core  4 , and in the process of raising the temperature and boosting the pressure of the reactor  2 , the pressure in the RPV  3  is raised to the rated pressure, and the heat generated by the nuclear fission heats the reactor water to make the temperature of the reactor water in the RPV  3  become the rated temperature (280° C.). After the pressure in the RPV  3  reaches the rated pressure and the reactor water temperature rises to the rated temperature, the reactor output is increased to the rated output (100% output) by further pulling out the control rod from the core  4  and increasing the flow rate of the reactor water fed to the core  4 . The rated operation of the BWR plant  1 , which maintains the rated output, is continued until the end of the operation cycle. When the reactor output rises to, for example, 10% output, the steam generated in the core  4  is supplied to the turbine  9  through the main steam pipe  8  to start power generation. 
     The reactor water contains oxygen and hydrogen peroxide generated by the radiolysis of the reactor water in RPV  3 . The oxygen-containing reactor water  95  in the RPV  3  is guided from the recirculation system pipe  6  into the cleanup system pipe  18  in a state where the cleanup system pump  19  is driven and comes into contact with the nickel metal film  91  having platinum  92  adhered thereto and formed on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  (see  FIG. 12 ). Due to the heating of the reactor water  95  by the heat generated by the above-mentioned nuclear fission, the temperature of the reactor water  95  that contacts the nickel metal film  91  rises and eventually reaches 130° C. or higher, and finally 280° C. at the rated output. 
     The temperature of the reactor water  95  differs greatly before and after the regenerative heat exchanger  20  and the non-regenerative heat exchanger  21 . When the temperature of the reactor water in the RPV  3  is 280° C., the reactor water  95  at about 280° C. flows in the portion of the cleanup system pipe  18  upstream of the regenerative heat exchanger  20 . As a result of heat exchange in the regenerative heat exchanger  20 , the temperature of the reactor water  95  flowing out from the regenerative heat exchanger  20  to the valve  25  side drops to a range of about 200° C. to 150° C. In the non-regenerative heat exchanger  21 , the temperature of the reactor water  95  drops to a range of 50° C. to about room temperature, and the reactor water  95  is supplied to the reactor water cleanup apparatus  22  including the ion exchange resin within the temperature range. Since the reactor water  95  flowing out of the reactor water cleanup apparatus  22  is used as feedwater, it is heated in the range of 150° C. to about 200° C. by the regenerative heat exchanger  20  and then joins the feedwater flowing through the feedwater pipe  11 . 
     During the period when the BWR plant  1  is started and the pressure in the RPV  3  rises to the rated pressure (the temperature of the reactor water here is 280° C.), the reactor water  95  flowing in the portion of the cleanup system pipe  18  between the valve  23  and the regenerative heat exchanger  20 , the reactor water  95  flowing in the portion of the cleanup system pipe  18  between the regenerative heat exchanger  20  and the valve  25 , and the reactor water  95  flowing in the portion of the cleanup system pipe  18  that is closer to the feedwater pipe  11  than the regenerative heat exchanger  20  reaches a temperature of 130° C. or higher, although there is a time lag. In the process of raising the temperature and boosting the pressure of the reactor  2 , the temperature of the reactor water  95  in the RPV  3  rises to a higher temperature exceeding 130° C. as the pressure in the RPV  3  rises. 
     Therefore, the surface of the nickel metal film  91  having platinum  92  adhered thereto, which is formed on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  between the valve  23  and the valve  25 , is brought into contact with the oxygen-containing reactor water  95  at a temperature within the temperature range of 130° C. or higher and 280° C. or lower, and thus, the cleanup system pipe  18  and its nickel metal film  91  are heated to the same temperature as the reactor water  95 . Oxygen contained in the reactor water  95  moves into the nickel metal film  91  formed on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  between the valve  23  and the valve  25 , and Fe contained in the cleanup system pipe  18  which is a carbon steel member becomes Fe 2+  and moves into the nickel metal film  91  (see  FIG. 13 ). In a high-temperature environment in the temperature range of 130° C. or higher and 280° C. or lower, oxygen contained in the reactor water  95  and Fe 2+  from the cleanup system pipe  18  are likely to move into the nickel metal film  91 . When the oxygen concentration in the reactor water  95  is low, the water molecules of the reactor water  95  are decomposed by the corrosion of iron to generate oxygen, and the oxygen has the same function as oxygen contained in the above-mentioned reactor water  95 . Due to the action of platinum  92  adhered to the nickel metal film  91 , the corrosion potentials of the cleanup system pipe  18  and the nickel metal film  91  are lowered, and a high-temperature environment within the temperature range of 130° C. or higher and 280° C. or lower is formed, and thus, the nickel metal film  91  reacts with oxygen and Fe 2+  transferred into the nickel metal film  91  to produce stable nickel ferrite (NiFe 2 O 4 ) in which x is 0 in Ni 1−x Fe 2+x O 4 . 
     In the process of raising the temperature and boosting the pressure, hydrogen is injected into the feedwater flowing through the feedwater pipe  11  by a hydrogen injection device (not shown) connected to the feedwater pipe  11  between the condensate pump  12  and the condensate polisher  13 , at the stage before the temperature of the reactor water  95  reaches 130° C. The hydrogen injection is performed during the process of raising the temperature and boosting the pressure, the reactor output raising process, and the rated operation of the BWR plant  1 . Since the feedwater containing hydrogen is fed to the reactor pressure vessel  3 , hydrogen is eventually injected into the reactor water. The decrease in the corrosion potentials of the cleanup system pipe  18  and the nickel metal film  91  due to the action of platinum  92  described above is caused by that oxygen contained in the reactor water  95  is reacted with the injected hydrogen to become water by the action of platinum  92 . 
     When stable nickel ferrite is produced, the ease with which nickel and iron are incorporated into the ferrite structure is affected by platinum (noble metal)  92 , and in the presence of platinum  92 , nickel is more easily incorporated than iron. Therefore, stable nickel ferrite is produced in which x is 0 in Ni 1−x Fe 2+x O 4 . Then, the nickel metal film  91  formed on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  is converted into a stable nickel ferrite (NiFe 2 O 4 ) film  97 , and the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  between the valve  23  and the valve  25  is covered with the stable nickel ferrite film  97  with platinum  92  adhered on the surface thereof (see  FIG. 14 ). 
     In the example, each effect produced in Example 1 can be obtained. The example can also obtain the effects described below. 
     Nickel ferrite (NiFe 2 O 4 , in which X is 0 in Ni 1−x Fe 2+x O 4 ), which has been produced as described above in a high-temperature environment in the temperature range of 130° C. or higher and 280° C. or lower from the nickel metal film  91  covering the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  has a large crystal growth and is stable without being eluted into the water like the Ni 0.7 Fe 2.3 O 4  film even if noble metals adhere thereto, and the adhesion of radionuclides to carbon steel, which is the base material, that is, the cleanup system pipe  18  can be prevented. 
     According to the example, the nickel ferrite film  97  in which x is 0 in Ni 1−x Fe 2+x O 4  and which is produced, as described above, from the nickel metal film  91  under the action of platinum  92  adhering to the nickel metal film  91  and a high-temperature environment of 130° C. or higher and 280° C. or lower is a stable nickel ferrite film that does not elute into the reactor water with the action of the adhered platinum  92  even during the operation of the BWR plant  1 . The stable nickel ferrite film  97  thus generated, which does not elute into the reactor water even with the action of the adhered platinum  92 , can prevent the corrosion of the cleanup system pipe  18  for a longer period than the Ni 0.7 Fe 2.3 O 4  film formed in a low-temperature range of 60° C. to 100° C. Specifically, the stable nickel ferrite film  97  formed on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  is not eluted by the action of the adhered platinum  92  and can cover the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  over a plurality of operation cycles, for example, five operation cycles (for example, for 5 years). As described above, since the stable nickel ferrite film  97  can cover the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  for a long period of time, the cleanup system pipe  18  is prevented from the adhesion of radionuclides for a long period of time. 
     In the example, the nickel metal film  91  formed on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  not only shortens the time required for platinum to adhere to the cleanup system pipe  18  but also contributes to the formation of the stable nickel ferrite film  97  that does not elute into the reactor water even with the adhered platinum on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  in conjunction with the action of the adhered platinum  92 . The nickel ferrite film  97  prevents the reactor water flowing in the cleanup system pipe  18  from coming into contact with the base material of the cleanup system pipe  18  after the BWR plant is started in the next operation cycle. Therefore, the corrosion of the cleanup system pipe  18  by the reactor water is prevented, and further, the radionuclides contained in the reactor water are not incorporated into the base material of the cleanup system pipe  18 . 
     Each process of the steps S 15  and S 16  of the example may be performed following the process of step S 14 , after the process of step S 14  of Example 2 is completed, and after the process of step S 14  is completed in the method for adhering noble metal to a carbon steel member of a nuclear power plant using the film-forming apparatus  30 B. 
     Example 4 
     The method for preventing the adhesion of radionuclides to a carbon steel member of a nuclear power plant of Example 4, which is another preferred embodiment of the present invention, will be described with reference to  FIGS. 2, 3, and 15 . The method for preventing the adhesion of radionuclides to a carbon steel member of a nuclear power plant of the example is applied to a carbon steel cleanup system pipe of a BWR plant. 
     In the example, each process of steps S 1  to S 16  in the method for preventing the adhesion of radionuclides to a carbon steel member of a nuclear power plant of Example 3, and a new process of step S 17  are performed. The process of step S 17  is performed between the process of step S 3  and the process of step S 4 . The method for preventing the adhesion of radionuclides to a carbon steel member of a nuclear power plant of the example includes a method for forming a nickel metal film on the carbon steel member of the nuclear power plant in which the processes of steps S 1  to S 4 , S 17 , and S 5  to S 7  are performed. 
     In the process of step S 1 , the film-forming apparatus  30  is connected to the cleanup system pipe of the BWR plant. After each process of step S 1  and step S 2  is performed, the iron elution accelerator containing formic acid and hydrogen peroxide is injected (step S 3 ). Similar to Example 1, the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution containing 3000 ppm formic acid and 1500 ppm hydrogen peroxide is injected from the chemical liquid tanks  83  and  57  into the aqueous solution at 90° C. containing the remaining formic acid and flowing through the circulation pipe  31 . Iron (II) ions are eluted from the cleanup system pipe  18  into the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution by 3000 ppm of formic acid contained in the iron elution accelerator. Hydroxyl radicals are generated from 1500 ppm of hydrogen peroxide by the catalytic action of iron (II) ions, and the action of these hydroxyl radicals also promotes the elution of iron (II) ions from the cleanup system pipe  18  into the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution. A large amount of electrons are generated as the elution of iron (II) ions is promoted. For 1 hour, the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution comes into contact with the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18 . During the period, a large amount of iron (II) ions are eluted from the cleanup system pipe  18  into the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution, and a large amount of electrons are generated. 
     The nickel ion aqueous solution is injected (step S 4 ). By opening the valve  40  of the nickel ion injection device  36  and driving the injection pump  38 , the nickel formate aqueous solution in the chemical liquid tank  37  is injected into the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution flowing in the circulation pipe  31 . As a result of injecting the nickel formate aqueous solution into the iron elution accelerator aqueous solution, the film-forming aqueous solution  93  is generated in the circulation pipe  31 . The film-forming aqueous solution  93  is a film-forming aqueous solution at 90° C. containing 3800 ppm of formic acid and 1500 ppm of hydrogen peroxide. Here, the concentration and injection amount of the nickel formate aqueous solution in the chemical liquid tank  37  are adjusted so that the nickel ion concentration in the circulating water flowing in the circulation pipe  31  into which the nickel formate aqueous solution has been injected is, for example, 500 ppm. Here, the pH of the circulating water flowing in the circulating pipe  31  into which the nickel formate aqueous solution has been injected is adjusted to be in the range of 2.5 to 4.0 (2.5 or more and 4.0 or less) as described above. 
     The film-forming aqueous solution (film-forming liquid)  93  at 90° C. containing nickel ions and formic acid and having a pH of 2.5 is supplied from the circulation pipe  31  to the cleanup system pipe  18  by driving the circulation pump  34 . When the film-forming aqueous solution  93  comes into contact with the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18 , the nickel metal film  91  is formed on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  as in Example 1. Due to the action of formic acid contained in the film-forming aqueous solution  93  and hydroxyl radicals generated from hydrogen peroxide, the elution of iron (II) ions into the film-forming aqueous solution  93  increases, and the amount of nickel ions incorporated into the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  is increased by the above-mentioned substitution reaction. The nickel ions incorporated into the inner surface are reduced by a large amount of electrons generated by the elution of iron (II) ions to become nickel metal. Then, a nickel metal film  91  that covers the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  is formed. The nickel metal film  91  contains, for example, nickel metal in the range of 500 μg or more and 4000 μg or less per square centimeter (500 to 4000 μg/cm 2 ). 
     The reducing agent is injected (step S 17 ). When the elapsed time from the injection of the nickel formate aqueous solution into the circulation pipe  31  reaches a set time (for example, 1 hour), the injection pump  84  and the supply pump  58  are stopped, the valves  86  and  60  are closed, and the injection of the formic acid aqueous solution and the aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution into the circulation pipe  31  is stopped. Then, an aqueous solution of hydrazine, which is a reducing agent, is injected from the reducing agent injection device  41  into the film-forming aqueous solution flowing in the circulation pipe  31 . The hydrazine concentration in the injected hydrazine aqueous solution is, for example, 450 ppm. The residual hydrogen peroxide is decomposed by the injection of hydrazine and the film-forming aqueous solution becomes a film-forming aqueous solution containing nickel ions and hydrazine and having a pH in the range of 4.0 or more and 9.0 or less, specifically, the film-forming aqueous solution  93  at 90° C. containing nickel ions, formic acid, and hydrazine and having a pH of 6. 
     The film-forming aqueous solution  93  containing hydrazine, which is supplied to the cleanup system pipe  18 , comes into contact with the surface of the nickel metal film  91 . Nickel ions contained in the film-forming aqueous solution are adsorbed on the surface of the nickel metal film  91 , and the nickel ions are reduced by hydrazine to become nickel metal. Since the film-forming aqueous solution  93  circulates in the closed-loop including the circulation pipe  31  and the cleanup system pipe  18 , the nickel metal adhering to the surface of the nickel metal film  91  increases, and the thickness of the nickel metal film  91  formed on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  increases. 
     After the process of step S 17  is completed, each process of steps S 5  to S 14  is performed. The implementation of each process of the steps S 1  to S 4 , S 17 , and S 5  to S 14  corresponds to the implementation of one example of the method for adhering noble metal to a carbon steel member of a nuclear power plant. After the process of step S 14  is completed, each process of steps S 15  and S 16  is performed in the same manner as in Example 3. By performing step S 16 , the nickel metal film  91  formed on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  is converted into the stable nickel ferrite film  97 . 
     In the example, each effect produced in Example 3 can be obtained. In the example, since the process of injecting the reducing agent in step S 17  is performed after injecting the nickel ion aqueous solution in step S 4 , a large amount of nickel ions incorporated into the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  can be converted into nickel metal even when the nickel ion aqueous solution having a high nickel ion concentration is injected into the circulation pipe  31 . That is, when an aqueous nickel ion solution having a high nickel ion concentration is injected into the circulation pipe  31 , even if there is a shortage of electrons generated by elution of iron (II) ions to reduce nickel ions and convert them into nickel metal, threatening the conversion of nickel ions into nickel metal, the injected reducing agent (for example, hydrazine) is injected into the circulation pipe  31 , and thus, a large amount of nickel ions incorporated onto the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  can be converted into nickel metal. Therefore, the thickness of the nickel metal film  91  formed on the inner surface of the cleanup system pipe  18  can be increased. 
     In the example, since the reducing agent is injected into the film-forming liquid, hydrogen peroxide can be decomposed by the action of the reducing agent, and the supply of hydrogen peroxide to the cation exchange resin can be prevented in the formic acid decomposition process. Therefore, in the nickel metal film forming process, it is possible to supply a larger amount of hydrogen peroxide than in Example 1 and increase the amount of generated electrons. As a result, the amount of formed nickel metal film also increases. 
     In the example, step S 3 A shown in  FIG. 8  may be performed instead of step S 3  by using either the film-forming apparatus  30 A or  30 B. 
     Each of Examples 1 to 4 can be applied to a carbon steel pipe connected to a reactor pressure vessel in a pressurized water nuclear power plant. The temperature of the reactor water in the reactor pressure vessel of the pressurized water nuclear power plant is higher than the temperature of the reactor water in the reactor pressure vessel  3  of the boiling-water nuclear power plant.