ACSIS - A model to assess the potential for atmospheric corrosion of stainless steel ILW containers during storage and the operational phase of a UK geological disposal facility

NACE - International Corrosion Conference Series

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages

  King, Fraser ^a   Robinson, Peter ^b   Watson, Claire ^b   Burrow, Jenny ^b   Padovani, Cristiano ^c  

^a INTEGRITY CORROSION CONSULTING LTD   (Canada)

^b QUINTESSA LTD   (United Kingdom)

^c NUCLEAR DECOMMISSIONING AUTHORITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atmospheric corrosion; Austenitic; Deliquescence; Duplex; ILW; Pitting; Radioactive waste container; Salt contaminants; Stainless steel; Stress corrosion cracking

Indexed keywords

AUSTENITIC; DELIQUESCENCE; DUPLEX; ILW; RADIOACTIVE WASTE CONTAINERS;

ALUMINUM CORROSION; AUSTENITE; CRACKS; DIGITAL STORAGE; IMPURITIES; PITTING; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; STAINLESS STEEL; STEEL CONTAINERS; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING; WETTING;

ATMOSPHERIC CORROSION;

EID: 84883119362     PISSN: 03614409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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