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Mineral formation on metallic copper in a `future repository site environment`

Abstract

Since reducing conditions are expected much effort has been concentrated on Cu-sulfides and CuFe-sulfides. However, oxidizing conditions are also discussed. A list of copper minerals are included. It is concluded that mineral formation and mineral transitions on the copper canister surface will be governed by kinetics and metastabilities rather than by stability relations. The sulfides formed are less likely to form a passivating layer, and the rate of sulfide growth will probably be governed by the rate of transport of reacting species to the canister surface. A series of tests are recommended, in an environment resembling the initial repository site conditions. 82 refs, 8 figs.
Publication Date:
Apr 01, 1996
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
SKI-R-96-38
Reference Number:
SCA: 052002; PA: AIX-27:052036; EDB-96:104079; NTS-96:019529; SN: 96001618238
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Apr 1996
Subject:
05 NUCLEAR FUELS; UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL; COPPER; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; ENCAPSULATION; INFORMATION NEEDS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; SWEDEN
OSTI ID:
252859
Research Organizations:
Swedish Nuclear Power Inspectorate, Stockholm (Sweden)
Country of Origin:
Sweden
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE96629559; TRN: SE9600118052036
Availability:
INIS; OSTI as DE96629559
Submitting Site:
SWDN
Size:
71 p.
Announcement Date:
Jul 23, 1996

Citation Formats

Amcoff, Oe, and Holenyi, K. Mineral formation on metallic copper in a `future repository site environment`. Sweden: N. p., 1996. Web.
Amcoff, Oe, & Holenyi, K. Mineral formation on metallic copper in a `future repository site environment`. Sweden.
Amcoff, Oe, and Holenyi, K. 1996. "Mineral formation on metallic copper in a `future repository site environment`." Sweden.
@misc{etde_252859,
title = {Mineral formation on metallic copper in a `future repository site environment`}
author = {Amcoff, Oe, and Holenyi, K}
abstractNote = {Since reducing conditions are expected much effort has been concentrated on Cu-sulfides and CuFe-sulfides. However, oxidizing conditions are also discussed. A list of copper minerals are included. It is concluded that mineral formation and mineral transitions on the copper canister surface will be governed by kinetics and metastabilities rather than by stability relations. The sulfides formed are less likely to form a passivating layer, and the rate of sulfide growth will probably be governed by the rate of transport of reacting species to the canister surface. A series of tests are recommended, in an environment resembling the initial repository site conditions. 82 refs, 8 figs.}
place = {Sweden}
year = {1996}
month = {Apr}
}