CORROSION MONITORING OF PLUTONIUM OXIDE AND SNF

Conference · Thu Feb 27 04:00:00 EST 2003

OSTI ID:825977

Douglas, D G; Haas, C M; Smith, C M; Ohl, P C

While developing a method to measure pressure in totally sealed stainless steel containers holding spent nuclear fuel at the U.S. DOE Hanford Site, Vista Engineering Technologies, LLC (Vista Engineering) personnel adapted the central concept to corrosion monitoring techniques for the same containers. The ability to monitor corrosion within vessels containing spent nuclear fuel, plutonium and other hazardous materials is imperative for safe storage. Vista Engineering personnel have devised a way to monitor corrosion in a totally sealed stainless steel container using a Magnetically Coupled Corrosion Gauge (MCCG) Patent Pending. The MCCG can be used to detect corrosion as well as measure corrosion rate and does not require any penetration of the containment vessel, which minimizes pressure boundary surface area and sensitive weld materials in the vessels.

• Research Organization: Vista Engineering Technologies, LLC, 8203 West Quinault Avenue, Building C, Suite 200, Kennewick, WA 99336 (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Department of Energy (US)
• OSTI ID: 825977
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
CONTAINERS
CONTAINMENT
CORROSION
ENGINEERS
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
MONITORING
MONITORS
NUCLEAR FUELS
PERSONNEL
PLUTONIUM
PLUTONIUM OXIDES
STAINLESS STEELS
STORAGE
SURFACE AREA
WASTE MANAGEMENT