In situ corrosion studies on candidate container materials for the underground disposal of high-level radioactive waste in Boom Clay

NACE - International Corrosion Conference Series

Volumn 1999-April, Issue , 1999, Pages

  Kursten, Bruno ^a   Van Iseghem, Pierre ^a  

^a BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON STEEL; CONTAINERS; CORROSION RESISTANCE; CORROSION RESISTANT ALLOYS; CORROSIVE EFFECTS; NICKEL ALLOYS; PITTING; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTE ENCAPSULATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOACTIVITY; STAINLESS STEEL; STEEL CORROSION; TITANIUM ALLOYS;

CORROSION-RESISTANT MATERIALS; DIRECT CONTACT; HIGH LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; LONG-TERM CORROSION; RESEARCH FACILITIES; SATURATED CLAY; UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL; UNDERGROUND LABORATORY;

UNDERGROUND CORROSION;

EID: 0347584170     PISSN: 03614409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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