Scientific basis for corrosion of copper in water and implications for canister lifetimes

Corrosion Engineering Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 153-158

  King, F ^a   Lilja, C ^b  

^a INTEGRITY CORROSION CONSULTING LTD   (Canada)

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

Author keywords

Copper; Hydrogen evolution; Nuclear waste canisters; Oxidation by water; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

COPPER CANISTERS; DESIGN LIFE; FREE WATER; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; NEAR FIELDS; NUCLEAR WASTE; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SPENT NUCLEAR FUELS; SWEDISH NUCLEAR FUEL AND WASTE MANAGEMENTS;

COPPER; COPPER CORROSION; CRYSTALLINE ROCKS; FUELS; HYDROGEN; NUCLEAR ENERGY; OXIDATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE ENCAPSULATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMODYNAMICS;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79955674908     PISSN: 1478422X     EISSN: 17432782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1743278210Y.0000000002     Document Type: Article

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