KODABA - A corrosion data base system

Results from investigations on corrosion are documented in a vast amount of individual publications. Currently, retrieval of the reports and reduction of the data is very time consuming. What is missing are publicly accessible data compilations where the available information is concentrated and processed and can easily be searched for with respect to the desired properties. To close this gap, NUKEM is working on a project whose objective is to compile and condense corrosion data by way of creating, operating and updating a factual data base. Based on the results of multiple corrosion studies on miscellaneous materials and corrosive agents, and with the consultation of experts in corrosion issues, the relevant parameters have been established and structured in form of a catalog. This catalog is organized as a factual data base, which will take pertinent information from the original literature, by means of a data base management system. At this time, KODABA comprises data from the field of the nuclear fuel cycle for testing purposes