Does Photoshop always blends transparent images with white color?

It looks like merged-image-data in PSD files contains RGB data which is blended with white color (based on transparency). Is that correct for all versions of Photoshop/PSD? Can I disable it or change that color?

I think you're misinterpreteting what you're seeing.  In the specific example you cited, IrfanView is reading the flattened composite, assuming you're saving as a Maximum Compatibility PSD, as it hasn't the ability to mix layers.
Perhaps this flattened composite is what you're asking about.
In the actual layers of the file, when Maximize Compatibility is not specified, Photoshop puts pure white in the pixels where there is complete transparency, but for partially transparent areas there's no premultiplication.
Consider this sequence:
-Noel

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