This paper covers the engineering efforts involved in the selection of protective materials for concrete surfaces exposed to severe chemical environments and high radiation in a waste processing facility. The selection process is described as it progressed over a five-year period from a preliminary study to a completed specification. Chemical, temperature, and radiation exposure parameters are discussed, along with a testing program used to make final coating selections. In closely following the sequence of the efforts involved in choosing the concrete surfacer material, we have attempted by example to promote a method of achieving a sound engineered protective coating system to solve a highly complex corrosion/contamination problem.

Subject
Test methods, Coatings, Materials, Specifications, Nuclear power, Vinyl ester, Acid concentration, Walls, Chemical resistance, Formic acid, Epoxies, Concrete, Coating systems
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1987
Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP)
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