Description

Galvanic coupling of different metals may occur in waste containers. High corrosion rates for Al and Zn are considered, thus they would corrode rapidly. After this, galvanic effects would be unimportant.

OPA Category

Category as used in the OPA assessment

ILW waste and packages

OPA Number

Number as used in the OPA assessment

2.04.1

Waste Relevance

Classes of waste to which this FEP is relevant

ILW

NEA V1 IFEP Reference(s)

Related IFEPs from the NEA V1 IFEP list from 1999

2.1.09