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A Prediction of Thermal Expansion Coefficient for Compacted Bentonite Buffer Materials

압축 벤토나이트 완충재의 열팽창계수 추정

  • Received : 2018.03.21
  • Accepted : 2018.07.18
  • Published : 2018.09.30
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Abstract

A geological repository system consists of a disposal canister with packed spent fuel, buffer material, backfill material, and intact rock. The buffer is indispensable to assure the disposal safety of high-level radioactive waste. Since the heat generated from spent nuclear fuel in a disposal canister is released to the surrounding buffer materials, the thermal properties of the buffer material are very important in determining the entire disposal safety. Especially, since thermal expansion can cause thermal stress to the intact rock mass in the near-field, it is very important to evaluate thermal expansion characteristics of bentonite buffer materials. Therefore, this paper presents a thermal expansion coefficient prediction model of the Gyeongju bentonite buffer materials which is a Ca-bentonite produced in South Korea. The linear thermal expansion coefficient was measured considering heating rate, dry density and temperature variation using dilatometer equipment. Thermal expansion coefficient values of the Gyeongju bentonite buffer materials were $4.0{\sim}6.0{\times}10^{-6}/^{\circ}C$. Based on the experimental results, a non-linear regression model to predict the thermal expansion coefficient was suggested and fitted according to the dry density.

고준위폐기물을 처분하기 위한 심층처분시스템의 구성 요소로는 처분용기, 완충재, 뒷채움 및 근계 암반이 있다. 이 중 완충재는 심층 처분시스템에 있어 필수적인 요소이다. 처분용기에서 발생하는 고온의 열량은 완충재로 전파되기에 완충재의 열적 특성은 처분시스템의 안정성 평가에 상당히 중요하다고 할 수 있다. 특히, 고온의 열량은 완충재의 열적 팽창을 야기하여 근계 암반에 열응력을 야기할 수 있기에 완충재의 열팽창 특성 규명은 반드시 필요하다고 할 수 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 국내 경주산 압축 벤토나이트 완충재(KJ-II)에 대한 열팽창 거동 특성을 실내 실험을 통해 분석하고 선형 열팽창계수에 대한 추정 모델을 제시하고자 하였다. 압축 벤토나이트 완충재의 선형 열팽창계수는 딜라토미터 장비를 이용하여 승온속도, 건조밀도, 온도 범위에 따라 측정되었으며 선형 열팽창계수 값은 대략 $4.0{\sim}6.0{\times}10^{-6}/^{\circ}C$ 로 측정되었다. 또한 실험 데이터를 토대로 비선형 회귀분석 방법을 이용하여 건조밀도에 따른 경주 압축 벤토나이트 완충재의 선형 열팽창계수를 추정할 수 있는 모델을 제시하였다.

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