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http://dx.doi.org/10.7733/jkrws.2012.10.3.219

A Study on the Conceptual Development for a Deep Geological Disposal of the Radioactive Waste from Pyro-processing  

Lee, Jong-Youl (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Lee, Min-Soo (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Choi, Heui-Joo (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Bae, Dae-Seok (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Kim, Kyeong-Soo (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
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Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology(JNFCWT) / v.10, no.3, 2012 , pp. 219-228 More about this Journal
Abstract
A long-term R&D program for HLW disposal technology development was launched in 1997 in Korea and Korea Reference disposal System(KRS) for spent fuels had been developed. After then, a recycling process for PWR spent fuels to get the reusable material such as uranium or TRU and to reduce the volume of radioactive waste, called Pyro-process, is being developed. This Pyro-process produces several kinds of wastes including metal waste and ceramic waste. In this study, the characteristics of the waste from Pyro-process and the concepts of a disposal container for the wastes were described. Based on these concepts, thermal analyses were carried out to determine a layout of the disposal area of the ceramic wastes which was classified as a high level waste and to develop the disposal system called A-KRS. The location of the final repository for A-KRS is not determined yet, thus to review the potential repository domains, the possible layout in the geological characteristics of KURT facility site was proposed. These results will be used in developing a repository system design and in performing the safety assessment.
Keywords
Spent fuel; Pyro-process; Ceramic waste; Metal waste; Deep geological disposal system;
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