Description
The effects on the canister of corrosion by radiolysis products (production negligible due to thickness of canister wall), as well as high-temperature creep and hydrogen embrittlement are considered in evaluating canister performance.
OPA Category
Category as used in the OPA assessment
SF/HLW canister
OPA Number
Number as used in the OPA assessment
2.09
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
2.1.03, 2.1.13, 2.1.11