FY 1985 status report on feasibility assessment of copper-base waste package container materials in a tuff repository
Description:
This report discusses progress made during the first year of a two-year study on the feasibility of using copper or a copper-base alloy as a container material for a waste package in a potential repository in tuff rock at the Yucca Mountain site in Nevada. The expected corrosion and oxidation performances of oxygen-free copper, aluminum bronze, and 70% copper-30% nickel are presented; a test plan for determining whether copper or one of the alloys can meet the containment requirements is outlin…
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Date:
September 30, 1985
Creator:
McCright, R.D.
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