Thermal evolution near heat-generating nuclear waste canisters disposed in horizontal drillholes

S Finsterle, RA Muller, R Baltzer, J Payer, JW Rector - Energies, 2019 - mdpi.com
We consider the disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste in horizontal
holes drilled into deep, low-permeable geologic formations using directional drilling …

Corrosion performance of engineered barrier system in deep horizontal drillholes

JH Payer, S Finsterle, JA Apps, RA Muller - Energies, 2019 - mdpi.com
The disposal of spent nuclear fuel and other high-level radioactive waste in deep horizontal
drillholes is an innovative system. Canisters of highly corrosion-resistant nickel-chromium …

Electrochemical noise study of chloride-induced crevice corrosion on Ni-Cr-Mo alloys

ML Ungaro, RM Carranza, MA Rodríguez… - NACE …, 2014 - onepetro.org
ABSTRACT Ni-Cr-Mo alloys show a remarkable corrosion resistance in a wide variety of
environments. However, these alloys are susceptible to crevice corrosion in aggressive …

Effect of kinetics on the re passivation of crevice-corroded nickel base alloys

EC Hornus, RM Carranza, MA Rodríguez - inis.iaea.org
[en] Nickel alloys containing chromium and molybdenum are candidate materials for the
construction of high-level nuclear waste containers. The temperature at the waste containers …