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http://dx.doi.org/10.7733/jnfcwt-k.2013.11.3.229

In Situ Solute Migration Experiments in Fractured Rock at KURT: Installation of Experimental System and In Situ Solute Migration Experiments  

Lee, Jae-Kwang (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Baik, Min-Hoon (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Lee, Tae-Yeop (Korea Radioactive Waste Agency)
Park, Kyung-Woo (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Jeong, Jongtae (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
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Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology(JNFCWT) / v.11, no.3, 2013 , pp. 229-243 More about this Journal
Abstract
An in situ solute migration system was designed and installed in KAERI Underground Research Tunnel (KURT) constructed in the site of Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) in order to investigate the migration and retardation of non-sorbing and sorbing tracers through a rock fracture. The system is composed of three main parts including injection, extraction, and data treatment. For the selection of a water-conducting fracture, boreholes were drilled. The fractures in the drilled boreholes were investigated using borehole image analysis using borehole image processing system (BIPS). The results of BIPS analysis showed that borehole YH 3-1 and YH 3-2 were connected each other. Moreover, hydraulic tests were carried out to determine the test section with connectivity for the in situ experiments. The in situ solute migration experiments were accomplished to understand the migration of solutes through fractures in KURT using non-sorbing tracers which were fluorescein sodium, eosin-B, bromide and sorbing tracers which were rubidium, nickel, zirconium, and samarium.
Keywords
Connectivity; Fracture; In situ experiment; KAERI Underground Research Tunnel (KURT); Solute migration;
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