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HLW Container Corrosion in Geological Disposal Conditions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2011

Max Helie  and
Georges Plante
Max Helie
Affiliation:
Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique, IRDI-DERDCA-DCAEA-SCECF-SECA, Centre d'Etudes Nucléaires de Fontenay-aux-Roses, BP 6, 92265 Fontenay-aux-Roses Cedex, FRANCE.
Georges Plante
Affiliation:
Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique, IRDI-DERDCA-DCAEA-SCECF-SECA, Centre d'Etudes Nucléaires de Fontenay-aux-Roses, BP 6, 92265 Fontenay-aux-Roses Cedex, FRANCE.
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In order to prevent a possible return of activity to the biosphere, the current concept for High Level Waste disposal is to build a multi barrier system consisting of a slow leaching waste form, the waste container, backfilling materials and the geological formation. The main threat to the integrity of the container is aqueous corrosion and two concepts are currently accepted, one based on a thin “corrosion resistant” overpack, the other on a thick “corrosion allowance” canister.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 50: Symposium STOCKHOLM – Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management IX , 1985 , 445
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1985

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