Description

More rapid corrosion of solids, particularly metals used in the supercontainer overpack or envelope, in areas with high residual stresses, e.g. due to welding.

Category

Category of FEP

Supercontainer EBS

Sub-category

Sub-category of FEP

Physical / mechanical processes

Ondraf Niras FEP Number

Ondraf Niras FEP Number

59

FEP Effects

Description of FEP Effects

Stress corrosion cracking requires a certain minimum stress level before it can occur, and could affect the physical integrity of EBS components.

NEA TN2 IFEP Reference(s)

Related IFEPs from the NEA TN2 List of Proposed IFEP Revisions [NEA/RWM/R(2013)8]

2.3.3.4 Stress corrosion cracking.