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http://dx.doi.org/10.7733/jnfcwt.2017.15.3.199

A Prediction of Specific Heat Capacity for Compacted Bentonite Buffer  

Yoon, Seok (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Kim, Geon-Young (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Baik, Min-Hoon (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
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Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology(JNFCWT) / v.15, no.3, 2017 , pp. 199-206 More about this Journal
Abstract
A geological repository for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste is generally constructed in host rock at depths of 500~1,000 meters below the ground surface. A geological repository system consists of a disposal canister with packed spent fuel, buffer material, backfill material, and intact rock. The buffer is indispensable to assure the disposal safety of high-level radioactive waste, and it can restrain the release of radionuclides and protect the canister from the inflow of groundwater. Since high temperature in a disposal canister is released to the surrounding buffer material, the thermal properties of the buffer material are very important in determining the entire disposal safety. Even though there have been many studies on thermal conductivity, there have been only few studies that have investigates the specific heat capacity of the bentonite buffer. Therefore, this paper presents a specific heat capacity prediction model for compacted Gyeongju bentonite buffer material, which is a Ca-bentonite produced in Korea. Specific heat capacity of the compacted bentonite buffer was measured using a dual probe method according to various degrees of saturation and dry density. A regression model to predict the specific heat capacity of the compacted bentonite buffer was suggested and fitted using 33 sets of data obtained by the dual probe method.
Keywords
Compacted bentonite buffer; Specific heat capacity; Dual probe method; Regression analysis;
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