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Development of a reference framework to assess stylized human intrusion scenarios using GENII Version 2 considering design features of planned near-surface disposal facility in Korea

  • Kwon, Ki Nam;Cheong, Jae Hak
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • 제51권6호
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    • pp.1561-1574
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    • 2019
  • A standard form of six stylized human intrusion scenarios for a near-surface disposal facility (e.g. the planned Korean repository, Gyeongju Phase II) is proposed through re-categorization of totally thirty-one past cases reported in public literature. A reference assessment framework for inadvertent human intrusion is newly developed using GENII Version 2 conforming to the ICRP Publication 60 and thereafter. Calculated dose from the assessment framework is verified by comparing with hand calculation results for simplified model equations independently derived. Results from GENII Version 2 and 1.485 show inevitable differences, which is mainly attributed to the difference in the external dose assessment model. If intake dose coefficients in GENII Version 1.485 are modified, the difference can be reduced but still exist to an extent. Through deterministic and probabilistic sensitivity analysis, most affecting four parameters are derived and uncertainties of the parameters are quantified. It is expected that the reference assessment framework together with representative stylized scenarios can be used to do a human intrusion impact assessment for a specific repository using site-specific information. Especially, the past practice of human intrusion impact assessment using GENII Version 1.485 with or without modification may be replaced with the new assessment framework developed in this study.

Important Radionuclides and Their Sensitivity for Ground water Pathway of a Hypothetical Near-Surface Disposal Facility

  • Park, J. W.;K. Chang;Kim, C. L.
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • 제33권2호
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    • pp.156-165
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    • 2001
  • A radiological safety assessment was performed for a hypothetical near-surface radioactive waste repository as a simple screening calculation to identify important nuclides and to provide insights on the data needs for a successful demonstration of compliance. Individual effective doses were calculated for a conservative ground water pathway scenario considering well drilling near the site boundary. Sensitivity of resulting ingestion dose to input parameter values was also analyzed using Monte Carlo sampling. Considering peak dose rate and assessment time scale, C-14 and T-129 were identified as important nuclides and U-235 and U-238 as potentially important nuclides. For C-14, the dose was most sensitive to Darcy velocity in aquifer The distribution coefficient showed high degree of sensitivity for I-129 release.

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다양한 시나리오 기반 유체거동 수치모사를 통한 중·저준위 방사성 폐기물 표층처분시설 안전성 평가 (Safety Assessment of Near Surface Disposal Facility for Low- and Intermediate-Level Radioactive Waste (LILW) through Multiphase-Fluid Simulations Based on Various Scenarios)

  • 정진아;권미진;박은규
    • 자원환경지질
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    • 제51권2호
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    • pp.131-147
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    • 2018
  • 본 연구에서는 중 저준위 방사성 폐기물 표층처분시설의 방사성 핵종 누출에 대한 안전성을 검증하기 위해 덮개층 및 처분고의 구조적 특성 및 물성이 고려된 유체거동 수치모사를 실시하였다. 유체거동 수치모사를 통해 시설 내 침투수거동 양상을 모사한 후, 덮개층 및 처분고 구조물 경계면을 따라 침투수 흐름 선속을 정량적으로 산정함으로써 방사성 핵종 누출의 위험성이 평가되었다. 또한 발생 가능한 시설 설계조건 및 외부 환경 변화가 고려된 다양한 시나리오 기반 수치모사를 실시함으로써 구축된 표층처분시설의 안전여유도 평가 또한 실시되었다. 그 결과, 본 연구에서 이용된 설계 구조가 표층처분시설의 안전적 운영에 적합한 것을 확인하였으며, 다양한 시나리오 기반 다중 수치모사 결과를 통해 덮개층과 처분고 수리특성의 건전성 유지 여부가 시설 안전성에 지대한 영향을 미침을 확인하였다. 특히, 처분고 콘크리트 벽체의 열화상황에서 처분고 내부로의 침투수 흐름을 관찰함으로써 처분고의 차수기능이 처분시설 안전성에 중요한 영향을 미치는 것으로 판단된다.

중.저준위 방사성폐기물의 천층처분을 위한 인공방벽 실증시험시설의 건설 및 운전 경험 (Construction and Operational Experiences of Engineered Barrier Test Facility for Near Surface Disposal of LILW)

  • Jin-Beak Park;Se-Moon Park;Chang-Lak Kim
    • 방사성폐기물학회지
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    • 제2권1호
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    • pp.23-34
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    • 2004
  • To validate the previous conceptual design of cover system, construction of the engineered barrier test facility is completed and the performance tests of the disposal cover system are conducted. The disposal test facility is composed of the multi-purpose working space, the six test cells and the disposal information space for the PR center. The dedicated detection system measures the water content, the temperature, the matric potential of each cover layer and the accumulated water volume of lateral drainage. Short-term experiments on the disposal cover layer using the artificial rainfall system are implemented. The sand drainage layer shows the satisfactory performance as intended in the design stage. The artificial rainfall does not affect the temperature of cover layers. It is investigated that high water infiltration of the artificial rainfall changes the matric potential in each cover layer. This facility is expected to increase the public information about the national radioactive waste disposal program and the effort for the safety of the planned disposal facility.

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폐밀봉선원 처분시스템 예비 폐쇄후 안전성평가 (Preliminary Post-closure Safety Assessment of Disposal System for Disused Sealed Radioactive Source)

  • 이승희;김주열
    • 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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    • 제22권4호
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    • pp.33-48
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    • 2017
  • An optimum disposal plan of disused sealed radioactive sources (DSRSs) should be established to ensure long-term disposal safety at the low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste (LILW) disposal facility in Gyeongju. In this study, an optimum disposal system was suggested and preliminary post-closure safety assessment was performed. The DSRSs disposal system was composed of a rock cavern and near surface disposal facilities at the Gyeongju LILW disposal facility. The assessment was conducted using GoldSim program, and probabilistic assessment and sensitivity analysis were implemented to evaluate the uncertainties in the input parameters of natural barriers. Deterministic and probabilistic calculations indicated that the maximum dose was below the regulatory limits ($0.1mSvyr^{-1}$ for the normal scenario, $1mSvyr^{-1}$ for the well scenario). It was concluded that the DSRSs disposal system would maintain environmental safety over a long-time. Moreover, the partition coefficient of Np in host rock, Darcy velocity in host rock, and density of the host rock were the most sensitive parameters in predicting exposure dose in the safety assessment.

중저준위방사성폐기물 표층처분시설의 인간침입 시나리오 평가에 대한 불확실성 관리: RESRAD와 GENII의 비교분석 (Uncertainty Management on Human Intrusion Scenario Assessment of the Near Surface Disposal Facility for Low and Intermediate-Level Radioactive Waste: Comparative Analysis of RESRAD and GENII)

  • 김민성;홍성욱;박진백
    • 방사성폐기물학회지
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    • 제15권4호
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    • pp.369-380
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    • 2017
  • 중 저준위방사성폐기물 표층처분시설 인간침입시나리오의 '평가/해석에 대한 불확실성'의 관리를 위해 GENII를 이용한 평가결과를 오염토양에 대한 방사선영향평가를 위해 개발된 RESRAD를 이용하여 검증하였다. 중저준위방사성폐기물 표층처분시설의 인간침입시나리오로 시추후거주시나리오를 선정하여 각 코드의 현상 모사에서 발생하는 한계점을 파악하고 동일한 입력데이터 조건에서 두 코드의 평가결과를 비교분석함으로써 모델링의 불확실성을 분석하였다. 평가결과 각 코드에서 일부 핵종의 거동모사에 대한 차이는 있었으나 폐쇄후관리기간 이후 선량평가 결과 모든 피폭경로에 대한 경향이 유사함을 확인하였다. 또한 RESRAD에서 확인한 선량평가 결과를 바탕으로 입력인자에 대한 민감도 분석을 수행하고 주요입력인자를 도출하였다. 이를 통해 모델링 결과 및 입력인자에 대한 불확실성을 분석하고 안전성평가 결과에 대한 신뢰성을 확인하였다. 본 연구의 결과는 중저준위방사성폐기물 처분시설의 Safety Case 구축에 활용될 수 있다.