A Study on the Migration Characteristics of Cs-137 in a Packed Column

충전층에서의 세슘-137의 이동특성에 관한 연구

In this study the migration experiment using packed column with crushed tuff was conducted as a basic research to develop migration model of radionuclides through geologic media. The main emphasis was put on evaluating the validity of migration models. For this, two models were introduced: one is the model which is based on the assumption of instantaneous equilibrium reaction and the other the model based on kinetic process such as intraparticle diffusion. The coefficient of hydrodynamic dispersion in packed column was determined using iodine as nonsorbing tracer. The hydrodynamic dispersion coefficient, D$_{L}$ was shown to be 0.11$\times$10$^{-2}$ $\textrm{cm}^2$/min under the condition of the column porosity of 0.483 and the average water velocity of 0.915$\times$10$^{-2}$ cm/min. The distribution coefficient, Kd of Cs-137 on crushed tuff was 11.3 cc/g at the concentration of 2$\times$10$^{-6}$ M and the temperature of 2$0^{\circ}C$. The breakthrough curve of Cs-137 through packed column was shown to have an asymmetric curve in which long trailing tail appears at the end part of the curve. The results obtained from the comparison of introduced models with experimental data indicated that the mass transfer model with intraparticle diffusion as rate-controlling step simulated the behaviors of Cs-137 migration more adequately, when compared with the bulk reaction model in which the assumption of instantaneous equilibrium reaction was maded. Consequently, the intraparticle diffusion was found to be an important factor in the migration of Cs-137 through packed column.n.

처분 안전성 평가를 위해서는 지하매질을 통한 방사성핵종의 이동특성 규명과 신뢰성 있는 지하 핵종이동 모델의 확보가 무엇보다 중요하다. 본 연구에서는 지하핵종이동 모델 개발을 위한 기초연구로서 충전층 실험을 수행하고, 실험결과를 제안된 핵종이동모델과 비교ㆍ검토하였다. 실험에서는 분쇄응회암으로 충전된 칼럼에서의 핵종이동 현상을 규명하고, 모델 시뮬레이션을 통해서는 세공확산을 모델에 고려하여 핵종이동에서 세공확산의 역할을 검토하였다. 충전층 실험에서 수력학적 분산계수는 비흡착성의 iodine을 사용하여 측정하였으며, 이 때 측정한 분산계수는 공극율 $\varepsilon$=0.483, 평균유속 (equation omitted)=0.915$\times$$10^{-2}$ cm/min에서 D$_{L}$=0.11$\times$$10^{-2}$ $\textrm{cm}^2$/min이었다. 그리고 중ㆍ저준위 방사성폐기물의 대표 핵종으로 사용한 Cs-137은 응회암에 대해 높은 지연특성을 보였으며, 파과곡선은 비대칭 형태로서 단말현상이 길게 나타났다. 모델 시뮬레이션 결과, 매질 세공내 확산과정은 다공성의 지하매질을 통한 핵종이동에서 중요한 율속단계 역할을 하였다.다.