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Manufacturing technology for implementing geological disposal: electroforming of copper canisters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

T. Hernandez-Selva ,
D. L. Engelberg ,
F. Scenini ,
D. Fox  and
A. McClusky
T. Hernandez-Selva*
Affiliation:
Materials Performance Centre, School of Materials, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK BEP Surface Technologies Ltd, Eton Hill Road, Radcliffe, Manchester M26 2XT, UK Research Centre for Radwaste and Decommissioning, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
D. L. Engelberg
Affiliation:
Materials Performance Centre, School of Materials, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK Research Centre for Radwaste and Decommissioning, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
F. Scenini
Affiliation:
Materials Performance Centre, School of Materials, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
D. Fox
Affiliation:
BEP Surface Technologies Ltd, Eton Hill Road, Radcliffe, Manchester M26 2XT, UK
A. McClusky
Affiliation:
BEP Surface Technologies Ltd, Eton Hill Road, Radcliffe, Manchester M26 2XT, UK
*
*E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]
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The existing capability and current development needs for implementing electroforming as a viable manufacturing process to produce copper cylinders with dimensions comparable to the Swedish KBS-3 design are discussed. Large freestanding copper cylinders can be produced readily, but there is a need to address challenges associated with controlling the electro-deposition process to conform to compositional and mechanical requirements of the copper layers produced. The methodology to optimize the manufacturing process, based on a study of key parameters, such as the effects of electrolyte additives on grain size and the chemical composition of electroformed layers, is described here. Possible ways to introduce a robust manufacturing route are also presented.

Keywords

nuclear wastesdeep geological repositoryKBS-3 copper canisterelectroformingelectroplating
Type
Research Article
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Mineralogical Magazine , Volume 79 , Issue 6 , November 2015 , pp. 1521 - 1528
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