... in the crevice during the corrosion process. These factors then probably contributed to pit initiation and growth that were observed. Abstract Spent nuclear fuels from foreign and domestic research and test reactors are being returned to the Savannah River Site (SRS) for storage with other nuclear materials...

... that doubling the wall thickness can increase the time for perforation by a factor of eight. PITTING CORROSION OF FUEL IN U.S. BASINS Savannah River Site Storage Corrosion of the fuel and target material in the SRS basins appears to have been reduced significantly over the two year aggressive basin cleanup...

... clad exposes the core material allowing corrosion from the uranium-water reaction to occur. Corrosion of Spent Nuclear Fuel in extended basin water storage is not unique to the Savannah River Site. Similar situations exist at Idaho Nuclear Engineering Company, Hanford and other locations within DOE...

...MARK 31A TARGET ASSEMBLY Abstract The storage of aluminum-clad fuel and target materials in the L-Disassembly Basin at the Savannah River Site for more than 5 years has resulted in extensive pitting corrosion of these materials. In many cases the pitting corrosion of the aluminum clad has...

...Abstract Aluminum-clad reactor fuels at the Savannah River Site (SRS) traditionally stored in light-water filled basins for 9-12 months, are currently undergoing extended basin storage times approaching five years. Separations facilities at the site have not processed fuels for several years due...

... Storage of aluminum clad fuel and target tubes of the Mark 22 assembly takes place in the concrete-lined, light-water- filled, disassembly basins located within each reactor area at the Savannah River Site (SRS). A corrosion test program has been conducted in the K-Reactor disassembly basin to assess...