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http://dx.doi.org/10.7733/jkrws.2012.10.1.055

The State-of-the Art of the Borehole Disposal Concept for High Level Radioactive Waste  

Ji, Sung-Hoon (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Koh, Yong-Kwon (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Choi, Jong-Won (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
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Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology(JNFCWT) / v.10, no.1, 2012 , pp. 55-62 More about this Journal
Abstract
As an alternative of the high-level radioactive waste disposal in the subsurface repository, a deep borehole disposal is reviewed by several nuclear advanced countries. In this study, the state of the art on the borehole disposal researches was reviewed, and the possibility of borehole disposal in Korean peninsula was discussed. In the deep borehole disposal concept radioactive waste is disposed at the section of 3 - 5km depth in a deep borehole, and it has known that it has advantages in performance and cost due to the layered structure of deep groundwater and small surface disposal facility. The results show that it is necessary to acquisite data on deep geologic conditions of Korean peninsula, and to research the engineering barrier system, numerical modeling tools and disposal techniques for deep borehole disposal.
Keywords
High-level waste; Borehole disposal; State of the art;
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