We have explicitly directed that general corrosion be
considered because it is likely to be the most significant such process at longertimes; however, other corrosion mechanisms (such as localizedcorrosion) are more likely in the earlyperiod after disposal when temperatures inside the repository are high. If DOE
determines these processes to be insignificant within 10,000 years, they
are not likely to be more significant than general corrosion at later times. If they
are included in the 10,000-year analysis,