Metallurgical analysis of a 304L stainless steel canister from the Spent Fuel Test - Climax
Author(s) -
H. Weiß,
R.A. Van Konynenburg,
R.D. McCright
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
osti oai (u.s. department of energy office of scientific and technical information)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/59368
Subject(s) - spent nuclear fuel , metallurgy , radioactive waste , corrosion , cracking , materials science , nuclear fuel , waste management , nuclear engineering , engineering , composite material
Results of a metallurgical examination of a type 304L stainless steel canister that had been used to store spent nuclear fuel in an underground granite formation for about three years are reported. No observable corrosion or cracking were found. The results are applied to waste packages in a potential high level nuclear waste repository in tuff. 10 refs., 9 figs., 2 tabs
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