Assessment of Residual Stresses in 3013 Inner and Outer Containers and Teardrop Samples

Technical Report · Tue Dec 08 00:00:00 EST 2015

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1228079· OSTI ID:1228079

Stroud, Mary Ann ^[1]; Prime, Michael Bruce ^[1]; Veirs, Douglas Kirk ^[1]; Berg, John M. ^[1]; Clausen, Bjorn ^[1]; Worl, Laura Ann ^[1]; DeWald, Adrian T. ^[2]

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1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
2. Hill Engineering, LLC, Rancho Cordova, CA (United States)

This report is an assessment performed by LANL that examines packaging for plutonium-bearing materials and the resilience of its design. This report discusses residual stresses in the 3013 outer, the SRS/Hanford and RFETS/LLNL inner containers, and teardrop samples used in studies to assess the potential for SCC in 3013 containers. Residual tensile stresses in the heat affected zones of the closure welds are of particular concern.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC52-06NA25396
• OSTI ID: 1228079
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-15-29376; TRN: US1600102
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
RESIDUAL STRESSES
PLUTONIUM
CONTAINERS
HEAT AFFECTED ZONE
WELDED JOINTS
CLOSURES
DESIGN
PACKAGING
CRACKS
STRESS CORROSION
3013 containers