Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology(JNFCWT) (방사성폐기물학회지)

Korean Radioactive Waste Society (한국방사성폐기물학회)
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Analysis of Case Studies on Experimental Research of Gas Generation in Foreign Countries for Low- and Intermediate-level Radioactive Waste Disposal

중.저준위 방사성폐기물 처분을 위한 국외 기체발생 실증실험시설 운영사례 분석

  • Received : 2010.06.16
  • Accepted : 2010.08.25
  • Published : 2010.09.30
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Abstract

In order to acquire a realistic forecast for the lifetime and post-closure period of the LILW (Low- and Intermediate-Level Radioactive Waste) repository and to establish the overall management plan associated gas issues. it is essential to carry out the long-term experimental research in a similar condition to actual disposal environment. Regarding this, as a part of the following-up actions on a construction and operation license for the first stage of the LILW repository at Gyeongju city, a large-scale in-situ experiment is being planned. For securing basic data on the experiment, the experimental researches related to gas generation previously performed in foreign countries are reviewed in detail. Consequently, it is judged that data on the gas generation experiment in Finland could be practically applied as the benchmark for our large-scale in-situ experiment because the same disposal concept as the Korean repository is adopted and the experiment is performed in a scale large enough to allow the use of regular waste packages.

중 저준위 방사성폐기물의 처분/폐쇄 이후 기체 발생특성을 실질적으로 평가하고, 이를 이용하여 발생 기체의 종합관리방안을 수립하기 위해서는 실제 처분환경 및 특성을 고려한 장기간의 실증실험이 반드시 필요하다. 이와 관련하여, 국내에서는 월성원자력환경관리센터의 1단계 10만 드럼 처분에 대한 건설 및 운영허가 후속조치의 일환으로 현장부지에 기체발생 실증실험시설이 설치/운영될 예정이다. 이에 대한 기초자료를 확보하기 위해, 세계 각국에서 다양한 방법으로 수행된 기체 발생 관련실험에 대한 제반사항을 면밀히 검토하였다. 그 결과 우리나라와 처분방식이 동일하며, 실제 폐기물 포장드럼 및 기본 처분단위를 이용하여 대규모로 수행된 핀란드의 기체 발생 실험자료를 국내 실증실험에 대한 유용한 벤치마크로 사용할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

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