Modelling long term corrosion behaviour of copper canisters in KBS-3 repository

Corrosion Engineering Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 217-222

  King, F ^a   Kolar, M ^b   Vahanen M ^c   Lilja, C ^d  

^a INTEGRITY CORROSION CONSULTING LTD   (Canada)

^b LS Computing Ltd   (Canada)

^c POSIVA OY   (Finland)

^d SWEDISH NUCLEAR FUEL AND WASTE MANAGEMENT CO   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Canister; Copper; KBS 3; Lifetime prediction; Model; Sulphide

Indexed keywords

BACKFILL MATERIAL; CANISTER; CHLORIDE CONCENTRATIONS; COPPER CANISTERS; CORROSION BEHAVIOUR; DEEP GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORY; GENERAL CORROSION; KBS-3; LIFETIME PREDICTION; LONG-TERM CORROSION; MICROBIAL REDUCTION; REACTIVE TRANSPORT MODELS; REPOSITORY DESIGN; SULPHATES; SULPHIDE; SULPHIDE IONS;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COPPER; COPPER CORROSION; CORROSIVE EFFECTS; DEEP WELL DISPOSAL; DISSOLUTION; FORECASTING; GROUNDWATER; SPENT FUELS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 79955670494     PISSN: 1478422X     EISSN: 17432782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/18211Y.0000000004     Document Type: Article

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