Description

After exhaustion of oxygen and other oxidants, the iron canister will corrode anoxically with the associated production of hydrogen gas and magnetite.

OPA Category

Category as used in the OPA assessment

SF/HLW canister

OPA Number

Number as used in the OPA assessment

2.05

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

2.1.09, 2.1.12