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.