Corrosion Testing of 304L SS 3013 Inner Container and Teardrop Samples

Technical Report · Tue Jun 27 00:00:00 EDT 2017

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1367811· OSTI ID:1367811

Tokash, Justin Charles ^[1]; Hill, Mary Ann ^[1]; Lillard, Scott ^[2]; Joyce, Stephen Anthony ^[1]; Tegtmeier, Eric Lee ^[1]; Berg, John M. ^[1]; Veirs, Douglas Kirk ^[1]; Worl, Laura Ann ^[1]

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1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
2. Univ. of Akron, OH (United States)

The Department of Energy (DOE) 3013 Standard specifies a minimum of two containers to be used for the storage of plutonium-bearing materials containing at least 30 wt.% plutonium and uranium. Three nested containers are typically used, the outer, inner, and convenience containers, shown in Figure 1. Both the outer and inner containers are sealed with a weld while the innermost convenience container must not be sealed. Lifetime of the containers is expected to be fifty years. The containers are fabricated of austenitic stainless steels (SS) due to their high corrosion resistance. Potential failure mechanisms of the storage containers have been examined by Kolman and Lillard et al.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC52-06NA25396
• OSTI ID: 1367811
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-17-25141
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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