The assessment of the corrosion performance of containers (waste packages) for the disposal of high-level nuclear waste has been underway for more than 20 years. A review of the rationale behind disposal site selection, container design, materials selection for fabrication, and the bases for the development of corrosion models is discussed.

Subject
Barriers, Water, Materials, Rocks, Yucca mountain, Containment, Corrosion evolution, Corrosion modeling, Crevice corrosion, Localized corrosion, Alloys, Wastes, Stress corrosion cracking
Keywords:
Alloy 22, alpha titanium alloys, nuclear waste, performance assessment modeling, Yucca Mountain
NACE International
2006
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