11180 Corrosion Control Considerations for Buried Pipe in Nuclear Generation Facilities

Tuesday, March 15, 2011: 8:50 AM
Room 320 C (George R. Brown Convention Center)
Hank Kleinfelder*1 and Kevin C. Garrity2
(1)Business Development; (2)Mears Group, Inc.
This paper will discuss the various aspects surrounding the reliability and performance of nuclear generating-station buried pipe in light of corrosion considerations.  Corrosion failure mechanisms will be discussed for various materials, geometry, backfills and fluids.  Criteria for applying current condition assessment technologies and corrosion management techniques will be established.