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Title: Chemical compatibility of DWPF canistered waste forms. Revision 1

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10176447· OSTI ID:10176447

The Waste Acceptance Preliminary Specifications (WAPS) require that the contents of the canistered waste form are compatible with one another and the stainless steel canister. The canistered waste form is a closed system comprised of a stainless steel vessel containing waste glass, air, and condensate. This system will experience a radiation field and an elevated temperature due to radionuclide decay. This report discusses possible chemical reactions, radiation interactions, and corrosive reactions within this system both under normal storage conditions and after exposure to temperatures up to the normal glass transition temperature, which for DWPF waste glass will be between 440 and 460{degrees}C. Specific conclusions regarding reactions and corrosion are provided. This document is based on the assumption that the period of interim storage prior to packaging at the federal repository may be as long as 50 years.

Research Organization:
Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC09-89SR18035
OSTI ID:
10176447
Report Number(s):
WSRC-TR-92-308-Rev.1; ON: DE93018200; TRN: 93:018152
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 25 Jun 1993
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English