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Development of Engineered Structural Barriers For Nuclear Waste Packages*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

R. E. Westerman ,
S. G. Pitman ,
R. P. Elmore  and
J. L. Nelson
R. E. Westerman
Affiliation:
Pacific Northwest Laboratory, ** Richland, Washington, USA
S. G. Pitman
Affiliation:
Pacific Northwest Laboratory, ** Richland, Washington, USA
R. P. Elmore
Affiliation:
Pacific Northwest Laboratory, ** Richland, Washington, USA
J. L. Nelson
Affiliation:
Pacific Northwest Laboratory, ** Richland, Washington, USA
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Abstract

The development of structural barriers for nuclear waste packages involves selection of candidate materials, their screening by mechanical and corrosion testing, rigorous accelerated testing, and evaluation and comparison with other package elements. This document presents results from work conducted on titanium and cast steels.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 6: Symposium D – Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management IV , 1981 , 363
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1982

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Operated for DOE by Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, Ohio.

*

PNL-SA-9543, work supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under contract DE-ACO6-76RLO 1830.

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