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http://dx.doi.org/10.7733/jnfcwt.2015.13.4.301

Rock Cavern Storage of Spent Fuel  

Cho, Won-Jin (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Kwon, Sangki (Inha University)
Kim, Kyung-Soo (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
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Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology(JNFCWT) / v.13, no.4, 2015 , pp. 301-313 More about this Journal
Abstract
The rock cavern storage for spent fuel has been assessed to apply in Korea with reviewing the state of the art of the technologies for surface storage and rock cavern storage of spent fuel. The technical feasibility and economic aspects of the rock cavern storage of spent fuel were also analyzed. A considerable area of flat land isolated from the exterior are needed to meet the requirement for the site of the surface storage facilities. It may, however, not be easy to secure such areas in the mountainous region of Korea. Instead, the spent fuel storage facilities constructed in the rock cavern moderate their demands for the suitable site. As a result, the rock cavern storage is a promising alternative for the storage of spent fuel in the aspect of natural and social environments. The rock cavern storage of spent fuel has several advantages compared with the surface storage, and there is no significant difference on the viewpoint of economy between the two alternatives. In addition, no great technical difficulties are present to apply the rock cavern storage technologies to the storage of domestic spent fuel.
Keywords
Spent fuel; Interim storage; Dry storage; Rock cavern storage; Feasibility analysis;
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