Assessing the corrosion performance of high-level nuclear waste containers

Corrosion

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 703-722

  Shoesmith, D W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alloy 22; Alpha titanium alloys; Nuclear waste; Performance assessment modeling; Yucca mountain

Indexed keywords

CORROSION; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; TITANIUM ALLOYS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ALLOY 22; ALPHA TITANIUM ALLOYS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT MODELING; YUCCA MOUNTAIN;

CONTAINERS;

CONTAINERS; CORROSION; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; TITANIUM ALLOYS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

CONTAINERS; CORROSION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 33845703223     PISSN: 00109312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5006/1.3278296     Document Type: Article

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