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Title: Estimates of durability of TMI-2 core debris canisters and cask liners

Abstract

Core debris from the Three Mile Island-2 (TMI-2) reactor is currently stored in stainless steel canisters. The need to maintain the integrity of the TMI-2 core debris containers through the period of extended storage and possibly into disposal prompted this assessment. In the assessment, corrosion-induced degradation was estimated for two materials: type 304L stainless steel (SS) canisters that contain the core debris, and type 1020 carbon steel (CS) liners in the concrete casks planned for containing the canisters from 2000 AD until the TMI-2 core debris is placed in a repository. Three environments were considered: air-saturated water (with 2 ppM Cl{sup {minus}}) at 20{degree}C, and air at 20{degree}C with two relative humidities (RHs), 10 and 40%. Corrosion mechanisms assessed included general corrosion (failure criterion: 50% loss of wall thickness) and localized attack (failure criterion: through-wall pinhole penetration). Estimation of carbon steel corrosion after 50 y also was requested.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
10149553
Report Number(s):
PNL-9457
ON: DE94011607
DOE Contract Number:  
AC06-76RL01830
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Apr 1994
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS; 99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE; THREE MILE ISLAND-2 REACTOR; CORIUM; CONTAINERS; STAINLESS STEEL-304L; CORROSION; CARBON STEELS; REACTOR ACCIDENTS; CASKS; LINERS; AIR; HUMIDITY; FORECASTING; 360105; 220900; 570100; CORROSION AND EROSION; REACTOR SAFETY; REAL ACCIDENTS

Citation Formats

Johnson, Jr, A B, Lund, A L, and Pednekar, S P. Estimates of durability of TMI-2 core debris canisters and cask liners. United States: N. p., 1994. Web. doi:10.2172/10149553.
Johnson, Jr, A B, Lund, A L, & Pednekar, S P. Estimates of durability of TMI-2 core debris canisters and cask liners. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/10149553
Johnson, Jr, A B, Lund, A L, and Pednekar, S P. 1994. "Estimates of durability of TMI-2 core debris canisters and cask liners". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/10149553. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/10149553.
@article{osti_10149553,
title = {Estimates of durability of TMI-2 core debris canisters and cask liners},
author = {Johnson, Jr, A B and Lund, A L and Pednekar, S P},
abstractNote = {Core debris from the Three Mile Island-2 (TMI-2) reactor is currently stored in stainless steel canisters. The need to maintain the integrity of the TMI-2 core debris containers through the period of extended storage and possibly into disposal prompted this assessment. In the assessment, corrosion-induced degradation was estimated for two materials: type 304L stainless steel (SS) canisters that contain the core debris, and type 1020 carbon steel (CS) liners in the concrete casks planned for containing the canisters from 2000 AD until the TMI-2 core debris is placed in a repository. Three environments were considered: air-saturated water (with 2 ppM Cl{sup {minus}}) at 20{degree}C, and air at 20{degree}C with two relative humidities (RHs), 10 and 40%. Corrosion mechanisms assessed included general corrosion (failure criterion: 50% loss of wall thickness) and localized attack (failure criterion: through-wall pinhole penetration). Estimation of carbon steel corrosion after 50 y also was requested.},
doi = {10.2172/10149553},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/10149553}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1994},
month = {Fri Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1994}
}