Corrosion issues in the long term storage of aluminum-clad spent nuclear fuels
Conference
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OSTI ID:268214
- Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)
Approximately 8% of the spent nuclear fuel owned by the US Department of Energy is clad with aluminum alloys. The spent fuel must be either reprocessed or temporarily stored in wet or dry storage systems until a decision is made on final disposition in a repository. There are corrosion issues associated with the aluminum cladding regardless of the disposition pathway selected. This paper discusses those issues and provides data and analysis to demonstrate that control of corrosion induced degradation in aluminum clad spent fuels can be achieved through relatively simple engineering practices.
- OSTI ID:
- 268214
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-960389--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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