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http://dx.doi.org/10.7733/jnfcwt.2020.18.2.179

Sequential Bayesian Updating Module of Input Parameter Distributions for More Reliable Probabilistic Safety Assessment of HLW Radioactive Repository

Lee, Youn-Myoung (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Cho, Dong-Keun (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)

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Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology(JNFCWT) / v.18, no.2, 2020 , pp. 179-194 More about this Journal

Abstract

A Bayesian approach was introduced to improve the belief of prior distributions of input parameters for the probabilistic safety assessment of radioactive waste repository. A GoldSim-based module was developed using the Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithm and implemented through GSTSPA (GoldSim Total System Performance Assessment), a GoldSim template for generic/site-specific safety assessment of the radioactive repository system. In this study, sequential Bayesian updating of prior distributions was comprehensively explained and used as a basis to conduct a reliable safety assessment of the repository. The prior distribution to three sequential posterior distributions for several selected parameters associated with nuclide transport in the fractured rock medium was updated with assumed likelihood functions. The process was demonstrated through a probabilistic safety assessment of the conceptual repository for illustrative purposes. Through this study, it was shown that insufficient observed data could enhance the belief of prior distributions for input parameter values commonly available, which are usually uncertain. This is particularly applicable for nuclide behavior in and around the repository system, which typically exhibited a long time span and wide modeling domain.

Keywords

Probabilistic safety assessment; HLW repository; Bayesian updating; Prior/posterior distribution; GoldSim; GSTSPA;

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