Corrosion Issues Associated with Austenitic Stainless Steel Components Used in Nuclear Materials Extraction and Separation Processes

This paper illustrates the magnitude of the systems, structures,and components used at the Savannah River Site for nuclear materialsextraction and separation processes. Corrosion issues, includingstress-corrosion cracking, pitting, crevice corrosion, andother corrosion-induced degradation processes are discussed andcorrosion mitigation strategies as well as a chloride exclusion programor corrosion acceptance testing.