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View article: Validation of Water Radiolysis Models Against Experimental Data in Support of the Prediction of the Radiation-Induced Corrosion of Copper-Coated Used Fuel Containers
Validation of Water Radiolysis Models Against Experimental Data in Support of the Prediction of the Radiation-Induced Corrosion of Copper-Coated Used Fuel Containers Open
Copper has been proposed as a container material for the disposal of used nuclear fuel in a number of countries worldwide. The container materials will be subject to various corrosion processes in a deep geological repository, including ra…
View article: WP15 ConCorD state-of-the-art report (container corrosion under disposal conditions)
WP15 ConCorD state-of-the-art report (container corrosion under disposal conditions) Open
A sealed container for the geological disposal of spent nuclear fuel and vitrified high-level waste is the only component of a deep geological repository that provides complete containment of radionuclides. As such, attention is focused on…
View article: Review of the Modelling of Corrosion Processes and Lifetime Prediction for HLW/SF Containers—Part 2: Performance Assessment Models
Review of the Modelling of Corrosion Processes and Lifetime Prediction for HLW/SF Containers—Part 2: Performance Assessment Models Open
The disposal of high-level radioactive waste (HLW) and spent nuclear fuel (SF) presents a unique challenge for the prediction of the long-term performance of corrodible structures since the HLW/SF canisters are expected, in some cases, to …
View article: Review of the Modelling of Corrosion Processes and Lifetime Prediction for HLW/SF Containers—Part 1: Process Models
Review of the Modelling of Corrosion Processes and Lifetime Prediction for HLW/SF Containers—Part 1: Process Models Open
The disposal of high-level radioactive waste (HLW) and spent nuclear fuel (SF) presents a unique challenge for the prediction of the long-term performance of corrodible structures since HLW/SF containers are expected, in some cases, to hav…
View article: FE-G: Gas dynamics over 10 years at the Full-Scale Emplacement experiment (Mont Terri, CH) 
FE-G: Gas dynamics over 10 years at the Full-Scale Emplacement experiment (Mont Terri, CH)  Open
The long-term safety of deep geological repositories of radioactive waste can be affected by gas production, transport and consumption, i.e. via alteration of the chemical environment and/or gas pressure build up. The Full-scale Emplacemen…
View article: Treatment of canister corrosion in Posiva's safety case for the operating licence application
Treatment of canister corrosion in Posiva's safety case for the operating licence application Open
Posiva Oy have submitted an operating licence application to the Finnish government which, if approved, would permit the disposal of spent fuel in a deep geological repository at Olkiluoto. The license application is based on 40 years of s…
View article: Comment on egusphere-2022-497
Comment on egusphere-2022-497 Open
Abstract. Remotely-sensed precipitation retrievals are critical for advancing our understanding of global energy and hydrologic cycles in remote regions. Radar reflectivity profiles of the lower atmosphere are commonly linked to precipitat…
View article: A Review of the Effect of Irradiation on the Corrosion of Copper-Coated Used Fuel Containers
A Review of the Effect of Irradiation on the Corrosion of Copper-Coated Used Fuel Containers Open
Radiation induced corrosion is one of the possible modes of materials degradation in the concept of long-term management of used nuclear fuel. Depending on the environmental conditions surrounding the used fuel container, a range of radiol…
View article: Status report of the Finnish spent fuel geologic repository programme and ongoing corrosion studies
Status report of the Finnish spent fuel geologic repository programme and ongoing corrosion studies Open
Posiva Oy is preparing to submit an operating licence application for a spent nuclear fuel geologic repository located at Olkiluoto, Finland. The construction licence for the underground disposal facility and encapsulation plant was grante…
View article: Probabilistic model for pitting of copper canisters
Probabilistic model for pitting of copper canisters Open
Copper canisters for the final disposal of spent nuclear fuel are expected to be subject to general (uniform) corrosion and a limited degree of localised damage. Although the canister is expected to be exposed to predominantly active condi…
View article: Modeling microbial sulfate reduction and the consequences for corrosion of copper canisters
Modeling microbial sulfate reduction and the consequences for corrosion of copper canisters Open
The copper sulfide model (CSM) is a one‐dimensional reactive transport code for predicting the evolution of the corrosion behavior of a copper canister in a deep geological repository. Here, the CSM has been extended to simulate the microb…
View article: Speciation of copper in high chloride concentrations, in the context of corrosion of copper canisters
Speciation of copper in high chloride concentrations, in the context of corrosion of copper canisters Open
Canisters with a cast iron insert for mechanical strength and a 50‐mm thick copper shell as corrosion protection are planned to be used for disposal of spent nuclear fuel in Sweden and Finland. Chloride can be considered “beneficial”, as i…
View article: PR-377-113602-R01 Long-term Field Performance and Review of Failure Modes and Effects of FBE Coatings
PR-377-113602-R01 Long-term Field Performance and Review of Failure Modes and Effects of FBE Coatings Open
This report describes a review of the long-term field performance and the failure modes and effects of fusion-bonded epoxy (FBE) external pipeline coating. Field data have been obtained from various PRCI member companies and, where possibl…
View article: PR-377-103607-R01 Expert Review of Past PRCI Corrosion Reports, Gap Analysis, and Road Mapping
PR-377-103607-R01 Expert Review of Past PRCI Corrosion Reports, Gap Analysis, and Road Mapping Open
A review has been performed of past studies on external corrosion sponsored by the PRCI Corrosion Technical Committee (TC) with the aims of (a) providing a resource to current and future TC members, (b) identifying gaps in current understa…
View article: Corrosion assessment of canister for the disposal of spent nuclear fuel in crystalline rock in Taiwan
Corrosion assessment of canister for the disposal of spent nuclear fuel in crystalline rock in Taiwan Open
Taiwan is currently in the process of demonstrating the feasibility and capability of deep geological disposal of the country's spent nuclear fuel. The current concept is based on the Swedish KBS-3 approach, suitably modified for Taiwanese…
View article: Nature of the near-field environment in a deep geological repository and the implications for the corrosion behaviour of the container
Nature of the near-field environment in a deep geological repository and the implications for the corrosion behaviour of the container Open
The corrosion behaviour of nuclear fuel waste containers depends on the near-field environmental conditions, which may differ significantly from those in the host rock, especially during the early thermal-saturation transient phase. Althou…
View article: Sulphide-transport control of the corrosion of copper canisters
Sulphide-transport control of the corrosion of copper canisters Open
The long-term anaerobic corrosion rate of copper canisters in a KBS-3 repository is calculated on the basis of sulphide-transport control. The nature of the anodic and cathodic rate-determining steps, as well as the controlling process for…
View article: The active/passive conditions for copper corrosion under nuclear waste repository environment
The active/passive conditions for copper corrosion under nuclear waste repository environment Open
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View article: The corrosion behaviour of candidate container materials for the disposal of high-level waste and spent fuel – a summary of the state of the art and opportunities for synergies in future R&D
The corrosion behaviour of candidate container materials for the disposal of high-level waste and spent fuel – a summary of the state of the art and opportunities for synergies in future R&D Open
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