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http://dx.doi.org/10.7733/jnfcwt.2018.16.3.339

A Prediction of Thermal Expansion Coefficient for Compacted Bentonite Buffer Materials  

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.16, no.3, 2018 , pp. 339-346 More about this Journal
Abstract
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. Since the heat generated from spent nuclear fuel in a disposal canister is released to the surrounding buffer materials, the thermal properties of the buffer material are very important in determining the entire disposal safety. Especially, since thermal expansion can cause thermal stress to the intact rock mass in the near-field, it is very important to evaluate thermal expansion characteristics of bentonite buffer materials. Therefore, this paper presents a thermal expansion coefficient prediction model of the Gyeongju bentonite buffer materials which is a Ca-bentonite produced in South Korea. The linear thermal expansion coefficient was measured considering heating rate, dry density and temperature variation using dilatometer equipment. Thermal expansion coefficient values of the Gyeongju bentonite buffer materials were $4.0{\sim}6.0{\times}10^{-6}/^{\circ}C$. Based on the experimental results, a non-linear regression model to predict the thermal expansion coefficient was suggested and fitted according to the dry density.
Keywords
Compacted bentonite buffer materials; Linear thermal expansion coefficient; Regression analysis;
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