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Screening Assessment of Radiological Effect From Clearance of Decommissioning Concrete Waste Based Upon Recycling Framework of Construction Waste in Korea

국내 건설폐기물 재활용 체계를 반영한 해체 콘크리트 폐기물 자체처분 방사선 영향 예비평가

  • Received : 2018.06.14
  • Accepted : 2018.09.17
  • Published : 2018.12.31
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Abstract

Since the permanent shutdown of Kori Unit 1 in 2017, a full-scale decommissioning project for a commercial nuclear reactor has been approaching. It is estimated that about 160,000 t of low-activity concrete waste will be produced from decommissioning of one unit of this commercial nuclear power reactor. Accordingly, it is necessary to review whether the effectiveness of the current regulatory framework for clearance waste (i.e. waste stream that meets activity concentration guidelines or dose criteria for clearance set forth in NSSC Notice No. 2017-65) can be maintained for the clearance of a bulk amount of concrete waste. In this regard, the IAEA SRS No. 44, which was used as a basis for revision of the Korean clearance regulations, is thoroughly analyzed and the radiological effects from four different clearance scenarios, along with input values and parameters derived from industrial practices in Korea, were evaluated. Though it is shown that the maximum annual dose from most recycling scenarios will be less than the clearance dose criterion for the normal scenario (i.e. an order of magnitude of $0.01mSv{\cdot}y^{-1}$), the radiation dose, estimated with conservative assumptions for the banking scenario, may exceed the above clearance dose criteria. Therefore, for safe and sustainable clearance of the bulk amount of concrete waste, it is required to diversify the concrete waste processors, perform more detailed site-specific assessment, and apply limiting conditions to the banking scenario.

2017년 고리 1 호기 영구정지를 계기로 국내 원자력발전소의 해체가 점차 가시화되고 있다. 앞으로 원전 해체가 본격적으로 추진될 경우 원전 1기 당 약 16만 t의 콘크리트 폐기물이 발생될 것으로 예측되었으며, 이들 콘크리트 폐기물은 대부분 오염준위가 매우 낮아 자체처분 대상으로 고려될 수 있다. 따라서, 국내 자체처분 폐기물(원자력안전위원회 고시 2017-65호에 따른 자체처분 허용농도 또는 자체처분 허용선량을 만족하는 폐기물)에 대한 현행 규제체계가 대량의 콘크리트 폐기물에 대한 무제한적 자체처분에 대해서도 유효성을 유지할 수 있는지를 사전에 확인할 필요가 있다. 이와 관련, 국내 자체처분 규정 개발 시 참조기준인 IAEA SRS No. 44를 심층분석하고, 국내 산업계 현황을 반영한 입력값과 계산식을 이용하여 4가지 자체처분 시나리오에 대한 예상 피폭방사선량을 평가하였다. 그 결과, 재활용 시나리오에 대한 예상선량은 대부분 정상 시나리오에 대한 자체처분 선량 기준(즉, $0.01mSv{\cdot}y^{-1}$)보다 낮은 것으로 평가되었으나, 성토 후 거주 시나리오의 경우 보수적인 가정을 적용하면 자체처분 선량 기준을 초과할 가능성도 배제할 수 없는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서, 대량의 해체 콘크리트 폐기물의 안전하고 지속가능한 자체처분을 위해서는 폐기물 처리업체 다변화, 성토 시나리오에 대한 보다 구체적인 평가, 성토를 통한 자체처분에 대한 부분적 제한조건 설정 등을 고려할 수 있다.

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