Analysis of Pollutant Transport in Subsurface Materials by Using Radioisotope

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  • Kim, Ki Chul (Nuclear Environmental Safety Research Division, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute) ;
  • Park, Geon Hyeong (Nuclear Environmental Safety Research Division, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute) ;
  • Jung, Sung Hee (Radioisotope Research and Development Division, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute) ;
  • Suh, Kyung Suk (Nuclear Environmental Safety Research Division, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
  • 김기철 (한국원자력연구원 원자력환경안전연구부) ;
  • 박건형 (한국원자력연구원 원자력환경안전연구부) ;
  • 정성희 (한국원자력연구원 동위원소이용기술개발부) ;
  • 서경석 (한국원자력연구원 원자력환경안전연구부)
  • Received : 2010.02.12
  • Accepted : 2010.02.22
  • Published : 2010.03.30

Abstract

The pollutants in subsurface soil are advected by groundwater flow and transported by the hydrodynamic dispersion. In this study, laboratory-scale experiments by using a radioisotope were conducted to evaluate the characteristics of the transport and dispersion of pollutants in the soil. The hydraulic model of the laboratory-scale was manufactured based upon its geometric similarity. Tc-99m having a short half-life was used with a tracer and it was injected instantaneously into the soil. Tc-99m milked from a $^{99}Mo/^{99m}Tc$ portable generator fabricated for medical purposes had 0.141 MeV of gamma radiation. The experiments are performed by the different conditions like the variations of groundwater velocity and the results are analyzed by the measured CPS of Tc-99m.

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Supported by : 교육과학기술부