Description
The formation of a gas phase within and around the canister may reduce or prevent contact of liquid water with steel . Water vapour will, nevertheless, be present at steel surfaces and so corrosion will continue. The corrosion rate may also decrease as hydrogen partial pressure increases.
OPA Category
Category as used in the OPA assessment
SF/HLW canister
OPA Number
Number as used in the OPA assessment
2.15
Waste Relevance
Classes of waste to which this FEP is relevant
SF/HLW
NEA V1 IFEP Reference(s)
Related IFEPs from the NEA V1 IFEP list from 1999
2.1.12