Description
Unsaturated conditions may exist for a long time after canister failure because water inflow will be slow and the void volume of a SF canister is large. The fuel may thus be exposed to unsaturated conditions.
OPA Category
Category as used in the OPA assessment
Spent fuel
OPA Number
Number as used in the OPA assessment
2.02
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
2.1.08