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Effect of Radiation on the Corrosion of Candidate Materials for Nuclear Waste Containers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

D.W. Shoesmith ,
B.M. Ikeda  and
F. King
D.W. Shoesmith
Affiliation:
AECL Research, Whiteshell Laboratories, Pinawa, Manitoba, Canada ROE 1LO
B.M. Ikeda
Affiliation:
AECL Research, Whiteshell Laboratories, Pinawa, Manitoba, Canada ROE 1LO
F. King
Affiliation:
AECL Research, Whiteshell Laboratories, Pinawa, Manitoba, Canada ROE 1LO
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Abstract

The published information on the effect of radiation on the corrosion of potential waste container materials is reviewed. The materials discussed are irons and carbon steels, copper and copper alloys, stainless steels, nickel-based alloys, and titanium alloys. In general, a dose rate of >5 Gy·h-1 is required to accelerate the general corrosion of corrosionallowance materials. The effects of radiation on the localized corrosion of corrosion-resistant materials appear to be contradictory. In some cases, localized corrosion is induced, whereas in others it is inhibited.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 257: Symposium – Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XV , 1991 , 407
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1992

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