Separation of Radionuclide from Dismantled Concrete Waste

해체 콘크리트 폐기물로부터 방사성핵종 분리

  • Published : 2009.06.30

Abstract

Concrete materials in nuclear facilities may become contaminated or activated by various radionuclides through different mechanism. Decommissioning and dismantling of these facilities produce considerable quantities such as concrete structure, rubble. In this paper, the characteristics distribution of the radionuclide have been investigated for the effects of the heating and grinding test for aggregate size such as gravel, sand and paste from decommissioning of the TRIGA MARK II research reactor and uranium conversion plant. The experimental results showed that most of the radionuclide could be removed from the gravel, sand aggregate and concentrated into a paste. Especially, we found that the heating temperature played an important role in separating the radionuclide from the concrete waste. Contamination of concrete is mainly concentrated in the porous paste and not in the dense aggregate such as the gravel and sand. The volume reduction rate could be achieved about 80% of activated concrete waste and about 75% of dismantled concrete waste generated from UCP.

원자력시설의 콘크리트 폐기물은 서로 다른 메카니즘에 의해 다양한 핵종에 의해 방사화 되거나 오염된다. 우라늄 변환시설 및 연구로 해체 시 발생된 오염된 콘크리트의 부피감용을 위해 가열 분쇄 실험에 의해 자갈, 모래, 페이스트의 골재의 크기에 따른 핵종의 분배특성에 대해 고찰하였다. 실험결과 대부분의 방사성 핵종은 골재로부터 제거되어 페이스트에 존재하였으며 특히, 가열 온도는 방사성 핵종을 오염된 콘크리트 폐기물로부터 분리하는데 중요한 변수로 확인되었다. 즉, 콘크리트 표면에 오염된 물질은 밀도가 높은 자갈, 모래보다는 다공성 물질의 페이스트에 농축되었다. 방사화 콘크리트에서는 80%, 우라늄 변환시설의 콘크리트 폐기물에서는 약 75% 정도의 부피감용을 얻었다.

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