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The Corrosion of Copper in NaCl Solution and Under Simulated Disposal Conditions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2011

Fraser King  and
Cindy Litre
Fraser King
Affiliation:
Whiteshell Nuclear Research Establishment, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Pinawa, Manitoba, Canada ROE ILO
Cindy Litre
Affiliation:
Whiteshell Nuclear Research Establishment, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Pinawa, Manitoba, Canada ROE ILO
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Abstract

Copper is being considered as a possible container material for the disposal of nuclear fuel waste in Canada. The mechanism of the uniform corrosion of copper is being investigated in aerated 1 mol·dm-3 NaCl and under simulated disposal conditions. In NaCl solution, the rate of corrosion of a copper rotating disc electrode (RDE) is controlled partly by the rate of transport of copper complex ions away from the electrode surface. Similarly, under simulated disposal conditions, the rate of corrosion may be controlled by the transport of copper through compacted buffer material. However, longer-term results are needed to prove this latter statement.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 127: Symposium BERLIN – Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XII , 1988 , 403
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1989

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