A low intensity radiation field is generated by the high level waste that is stored within carbon steel lined tanks at the Savannah River Site (SRS). The highest level of radiation damage to the tank walls from gamma and spontaneous neutron emissions is estimated to be less than 10−6 displacements per atom (dpa) for a 100 year exposure to fresh, "high heat" SRS waste assuming continuous replenishment of the radionuclides. This damage level is below the limit for measurable radiation damage to the mechanical properties of carbon steel. Structural assessment of tanks for storage of high level waste may be based on nominal or code values of the mechanical properties of the steels from which the tanks were constructed.

Subject
Water, Materials, Fluxes, Trends, Walls, Mechanical damage, Mechanical properties, Experimental data, Heat, Steel, Carbon steel, Wastes, Damage
Keywords:
Carbon Steel, Gamma, Neutron, Radionuclide, Displacement Damage, Nil Ductility Transition Temperature
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1994
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