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Corrosion Test Plan to Guide Canister Material Selection and Design for a Tuff Repository.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

R. D. McCright ,
R. A. Van Konynenburg  and
L. B. Ballou
R. D. McCright
Affiliation:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550.
R. A. Van Konynenburg
Affiliation:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550.
L. B. Ballou
Affiliation:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550.
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Abstract

Corrosion rates and the mode of corrosion attack form a most important basis for selection of canister materials and design of a nuclear waste package. Type 304L stainless steel was selected as the reference material for canister fabrication because of its generally excellent corrosion resistance in water, steam and air. However, 304L may be susceptible to localized and stress-assisted forms of corrosion under certain conditions. Alternative alloys are also investigated; these alloys were chosen because of their improved resistance to these forms of corrosion. The fabrication and welding processes, as well as the glass pouring operation for defense and commercial high-level wastes, may influence the susceptibility of the canister to localized and stress forms of corrosion.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 26: Symposium D – Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management VII , 1983 , 309
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1984

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