The goal of work described in this document is to assess the effects of the manufacturing process on canister performance by evaluating the properties of a full-diameter cylindrical mockup of an interim storage canister. The mockup has been produced using the same manufacturing procedures as fielded spent nuclear fuel interim storage canisters. The document describes the design and procurement of the mockup and the planned characterization work; it provides status of the project and sample preparation for different analysis, and results of initial stress (and stress corrosion cracking, SCC) characterization work.
