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http://dx.doi.org/10.7733/jkrws.2012.10.3.143

Groundwater Flow Modeling in the KURT site for a Case Study about a Hypothetical Geological Disposal Facility of Radioactive Wastes  

Ko, Nak-Youl (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Park, Kyung Woo (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Kim, Kyung Su (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.3, 2012 , pp. 143-149 More about this Journal
Abstract
Groundwater flow simulations were performed to obtain data of groundwater flow used in a safety assessment for a hypothetical geological disposal facility assumed to be located in the KURT (KAERI Underground Research Tunnel) site. A regional scale modeling of the groundwater flow system was carried out to make boundary conditions for a local scale modeling. And, fracture zones identified at the study site were involved in the local scale groundwater flow model. From the results of the local scale modeling, a hydraulic head distribution was indicated and it was used in a particle tracking simulation for searching pathway of groundwater from the location of the hypothetical disposal facility to the surface where the groundwater reached. The flow distance and discharge rate of the groundwater in the KURT site were calculated. It was thought that the modeling methods used in this study was available to prepare the data of groundwater flow in a safety assessment for a geological disposal facility of radioactive wastes.
Keywords
Groundwater flow modeling; Hydrogeological model; Particle tracking simulation; Groundwater pathway;
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