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http://dx.doi.org/10.7733/jnfcwt.2015.13.1.21

Verification of MCNP/ORIGEN-2 Model and Preliminary Radiation Source Term Evaluation of Wolsung Unit 1  

Noh, Kyoungho (KEPCO International Nuclear Graduate School)
Hah, Chang Joo (KEPCO International Nuclear Graduate School)
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Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology(JNFCWT) / v.13, no.1, 2015 , pp. 21-34 More about this Journal
Abstract
Source term analysis should be carried out to prepare the decommissioning of the nuclear power plant. In the planning phase of decommissioning, the classification of decommissioning wastes and the cost evaluation are performed based on the results of source term analysis. In this study, the verification of MCNP/ORIGEN-2 model is carried out for preliminary source term calculation for Wolsung Unit 1. The inventories of actinide nuclides and fission products in fuel bundles with different burn-up were obtained by the depletion calculation of MCNPX code modelling the single channel. Two factors affecting the accuracy of source terms were investigated. First, the neutron spectrum effect on neutron induced activation calculation was reflected in one-group microscopic cross-sections of relevant radio-isotopes using the results of MCNP simulation, and the activation source terms calculated by ORIGEN-2 using the neutron spectrum corrected library were compared with the results of the original ORIGEN-2 library (CANDUNAU.LIB) in ORIGEN-2 code package. Second, operation history effect on activation calculation was also investigated. The source terms on both pressure tubes and calandria tubes replaced in 2010 and calandria tank were evaluated using MCNP/ORIGEN-2 with the neutron spectrum corrected library if the decommissioning wastes can be classified as a low level waste.
Keywords
Source term analysis; Decommissioning waste classification; MCNP; MCNPX; ORIGEN-2; Wolsong Unit 1;
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