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http://dx.doi.org/10.7733/jnfcwt.2014.12.4.287

An Analysis of the Deep Geological Disposal Concepts Considering Spent Fuel Rods Consolidation  

Lee, Jongyoul (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Kim, Hyeona (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Lee, Minsoo (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Kim, Geonyoung (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Choi, Heuijoo (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Publication Information
Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology(JNFCWT) / v.12, no.4, 2014 , pp. 287-297 More about this Journal
Abstract
For several decades, many countries operating nuclear power plants have been studying the various disposal alternatives to dispose of the spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste safely. In this paper, as a direct disposal of spent nuclear fuels for deep geological disposal concept, the rod consolidation from spent fuel assembly for the disposal efficiency was considered and analyzed. To do this, a concept of spent fuel rod consolidation was described and the related concepts of disposal canister and disposal system were reviewed. With these concepts, several thermal analyses were carried out to determine whether the most important requirement of the temperature limit for a buffer material was satisfiedin designing an engineered barrier of a deep geological disposal system. Based on the results of thermal analyses, the deposition hole distance, disposal tunnel spacing and heat release area of a disposal canister were reviewed. And the unit disposal areas for each case were calculated and the disposal efficiencies were evaluated. This evaluation showed that the rod consolidation of spent nuclear fuel had no advantages in terms of disposal efficiency. In addition, the cooling time of spent nuclear fuels from nuclear power plant were reviewed. It showed that the disposal efficiency for the consolidated spent fuel rods could be improved in the case that cooling time was 70 years or more. But, the integrity of fuels and other conditions due to the longer term storage before disposal should be analyzed.
Keywords
Spent nuclear fuels; Deep geological disposal(DGD); Disposal efficiency; Rod consolidation; Disposal tunnel; Deposition Hole; Cooling time;
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