Assessment of Stored Nuclear Waste Containers As part of the client's ongoing program on the aging management of storage structures and containers, Kinectrics performed an assessment of the client's containers stored inside Low Level Storage Buildings (LLSB) at their facility. Kinectrics PWU staff worked closely with the client at the site to survey the general condition of retrieved containers inside the LLSB and recorded observations pertaining to their degradation. An extensive visual, ultrasonic, and sampling program was carried out in order to assess ash, sludge, resin containers and drums. Wall loss data was developed for the ash, resin and sludge galvanized steel containers and their service life predicted based on statistical extreme-value analysis (EVA). The mechanism of failure

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