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Determination of Radionuclide Concentration Limit for Low and Intermediate-level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility I : Application of IAEA Methodology for Underground Silo Type Disposal Facility

중저준위 방사성폐기물 처분시설의 처분농도제한치 설정에 대한 고찰 I : IAEA 방법론의 동굴처분시설 적용

  • Received : 2017.06.19
  • Accepted : 2017.08.22
  • Published : 2017.09.30
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Abstract

For the safe disposal of intermediate level radioactive waste according to the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission's notice and KORAD's management plan for low and intermediate level radioactive waste, the disposal concentration limit was derived based on the IAEA methodology. The evaluation of the derived disposal concentration limit revealed that it is not suitable as a practical limit for intermediate level radioactive waste. This is because the disposal concentration limit according to the IAEA methodology is derived using a single value of radioactive waste density and the disposal facility's volume. The IAEA methodology is suitable for setting the concentration limit for vault type disposal, which consists of a single type of waste, whereas an underground silo type disposal facility is composed of several types of radioactive waste, and thus the IAEA methodology has limitations in determining the disposal concentration limit. It is necessary to develop and apply an improved method to derive the disposal concentration limit for intermediate level radioactive waste by considering the radioactivity of various types of radioactive waste, the corresponding scenario evaluation results, and the regulatory limit.

중저준위 방사성폐기물의 처분안전성 확보와 중저준위 방폐물관리 시행계획에 따른 안정적인 처분시설 개발을 위해 중준위 방사성폐기물 처분농도제한치에 대하여 IAEA 방법론에 따라 고찰하였다. 고찰결과 IAEA 방법론에 따라 도출된 결과는 1단계 동굴처분시설 중준위 방사성폐기물의 처분농도제한치로 사용하기 부적합하였다. 1단계 동굴처분시설은 다양한 준위 및 여러 종류의 방사성폐기물이 처분 대상이 되나, IAEA 방법론은 본래 천층처분시설의 처분농도제한치를 설정하는 방법으로서, 단일종류의 방사성폐기물로만 구성된 처분시설의 처분농도제한치를 설정하기 적합하기 때문이었다. 따라서 처분대상 방사성폐기물의 준위별 수량을 고려한 방사능 도출, 이에 대한 시나리오별 평가결과 및 성능목표치를 고려한 1단계 동굴처분시설 중준위 방사성폐기물 처분농도제한치 산출 방법의 개발 및 적용이 동굴처분시설의 안정적인 운영을 위해 필요하다.

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