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The State of the Technology: Application of Cementitious Materials to Deep Repository Tunnels for Radioactive Waste Disposal

방사성폐기물의 심지층 처분터널에서의 시멘트 물질 적용에 관한 기술현황

  • 김진섭 (한국원자력연구원 방사성폐기물기술개발부) ;
  • 권상기 (한국원자력연구원 방사성폐기물기술개발부) ;
  • 조원진 (한국원자력연구원 방사성폐기물기술개발부) ;
  • 조계춘 (카이스트(KAIST) 건설 및 환경공학과)
  • Published : 2009.10.30
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Abstract

Considering the current construction technology and research status of deep repository tunnels for radioactive waste disposal, it is inevitable to use cementitious materials in spite of serious concern about their long-term environmental stability. Thus, it is an emerging task to develop low pH cementitious materials. This study reviews the state of the technology on low pH cements developed in Sweden, Switzerland, France, and Japan as well as in Finland which is constructing a real deep repository site for high-level radioactive waste disposal. Considering the physical and chemical stability of bentonite which acts as a buffer material, a low pH cement limits to $pH{\leq}11$ and pozzolan-type admixtures are used to lower the pH of cement. To attain this pH requirement, silica fume, which is one of the most promising admixtures, should occupy at least 40 wt% of total dry materials in cement and the Ca/Si ratio should be maintained below 0.8 in cement. Additionally, selective super-plasticizer needs to be used because a high amount of water is demanded from the use of a large amount of silica fume.

방사성폐기물의 심지층 처분과 관련하여 현재의 건설기술 및 연구수준을 감안할 때 처분터널의 건설시 시멘트 물질의 사용은 피할 수 없는 선택일 것이다. 하지만 방사성폐기물 처분의 초장기적인 설계 개념을 고려할 때, 최소한의 환경적 안정성을 감안하면 low-pH 시멘트의 개발이 매우 중요한 사안이 된다. 본 연구에서는 현재 실제 고준위폐기물 처분 후보지를 건설하고 있는 핀란드를 중심으로 스웨덴, 스위스, 프랑스 그리고 일본 등에의서 Low-pH 시멘트에 관한 연구동향에 대해 살펴보았다. Low-pH 시멘트의 규정은 완충재로서의 벤토나이트의 물리.화학적 안정성을 고려하여 $pH{\leq}11$로 설정하고 있으며, pH 저하를 위해 포졸란 계열의 혼화재를 사용하였다. 처분장 조건 및 pH 제한치를 만족시키기 위해서는 전체 건조중량의 약 40% 이상을 실리카 퓸으로 대체하고 Ca/Si 비를 0.8 이하로 유지해야 하며, 높은 단위수량 요구에 대해 선택적인 초유동화제의 주입을 적극 고려하고 있다.

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