Radiation induced corrosion of copper for spent nuclear fuel storage

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 92, Issue , 2013, Pages 80-86

  Björkbacka, Åsa ^a   Hosseinpour, Saman ^a   Johnson, Magnus ^a   Leygraf, Christofer ^a   Jonsson, Mats ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Copper; Corrosion; Dose; Gamma irradiation; Oxidation

Indexed keywords

CATHODIC REDUCTIONS; CORROSION PROCESS; DOSE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; LONG-TERM STORAGE; OXIDE LAYER THICKNESS; RADIATION-INDUCED; SPENT NUCLEAR FUELS;

ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; BENTONITE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COPPER; CORROSION; FUEL STORAGE; NUMERICAL MODELS; OXIDATION; RADIATION CHEMISTRY; RADIOACTIVE WASTES;

COPPER CORROSION;

ANOXIC PURE WATER; BENTONITE; COPPER; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; NUCLEAR FUEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; CATHODIC REDUCTION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CLAY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORROSION; DISSOLUTION; GAMMA RADIATION; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; INFRARED REFLECTION ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE; RADIOCHEMISTRY; RADIOLYSIS; SEALED CONTAINER; SIMULATION; SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84883052341     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: 18790895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2013.06.033     Document Type: Article

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