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A Phenomenological Approach to Simulating the Evolution of Radioactive-Waste Container Damage Due to Pitting Corrosion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

G. A. Henshall
G. A. Henshall*
Affiliation:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, L-355, Livermore, CA 94551.
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Abstract

The damage to high-level radioactive-waste containers by pitting corrosion is an important design and performance assessment consideration. It is desirable to calculate the evolution of the pit depth distribution, not just the time required for initial penetration of the containers, so that the area available for release of radionuclides through the container can be estimated. A phenomenological approach for computing the time evolution of these distributions is presented which combines elements of the deterministic and stochastic aspects of pit growth. The consistency of this approach with the mechanisms believed to control the evolution of the pit depth distribution is discussed. Qualitative comparisons of preliminary model predictions with a variety of experimental data from the literature are shown to be generally favorable. The sensitivity of the simulated distributions to changes in the input parameters is discussed. Finally, the results of the current model are compared to those of existing approaches based on extremevalue statistics, particularly regarding the extrapolation of laboratory data to large exposed surface areas.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 412: Symposium V – Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XIX , 1995 , 613
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1996

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