Corrosion Report for Capsule Dry Storage Project
There are 1,936 cesium (Cs) and strontium (Sr) capsules stored in pools at the Waste Encapsulation and Storage Facility (WESF). These capsules will be moved to dry storage on the Hanford Site as an interim measure to reduce risk. The Cs/Sr Capsule Dry Storage Project is conducted under the assumption that the capsules will eventually be moved to the repository at Yucca Mountain, and the design criteria include requirements that will facilitate acceptance at the repository. The storage system must also permit retrieval of capsules in the event that vitrification of the capsule contents is pursued. This study focuses on the corrosion of the inner surface of capsules by the contents of the capsule because this is recognized as a possible corrosion mechanism at the higher temperatures in dry storage. Other forms of corrosion are also considered; e.g., radiation-induced corrosion, enhanced corrosion at welds and heat affected zones, upset and accident conditions, stress corrosion cracking, and external corrosion of the overpack.
- Research Organization:
- DFSNW (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-96RL13200
- OSTI ID:
- 816306
- Report Number(s):
- WMP-16937, Rev.0; HNF-EDC-03-17857; TRN: US0304975
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 4 Sep 2003
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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