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