Description
Corrosion of Zircaloy produces H2 which may accumulate in the near field influencing mass transport and affecting fuel dissolution. The production is small relative to that from steel corrosion.
OPA Category
Category as used in the OPA assessment
Spent fuel
OPA Number
Number as used in the OPA assessment
2.13
Waste Relevance
Classes of waste to which this FEP is relevant
SF
NEA V1 IFEP Reference(s)
Related IFEPs from the NEA V1 IFEP list from 1999
2.1.12