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Atmospheric Corrosion of Copper 450 Metres Underground. Results From Three Years Exposure in the Äspö HRL

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Claes Taxén
Claes Taxén*
Affiliation:
Swedish Corrosion Institute, Kraeftriket. 23A, SE 105 05 Stockholm, SWEDEN
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Abstract

Results from an atmospheric exposure of copper at the Äspö Hard Rock Laboratory (HRL) are reported. Corrosion test coupons were exposed under sheltered conditions at 450 meters depth. The exposure was performed in order to gain insight into the likely state of a copper canister surface at the time when water begins to fill a repository for nuclear waste. The conditions for the experiment were selected to be relevant for the conditions predicted for a repository during an initial dry phase. Visual observations show that copper exposed at ambient temperature remained bright and shiny whereas coupons exposed at elevated temperature had a dull greenish appearance.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 807: Symposium Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXVII , 2003 , 423
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2004

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