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Korean Radioactive Waste Society (한국방사성폐기물학회)
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Design, Manufacturing, and Performance estimation of a Disposal Canister for the Ceramic Waste from Pyroprocessing

파이로 공정 세라믹 폐기물을 위한 처분용기의 설계, 제작 방안, 그리고 기능 평가

  • Received : 2012.08.16
  • Accepted : 2012.09.14
  • Published : 2012.09.30
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Abstract

A pyroprocess is currently being developed by KAERI to cope with a highly accumulated spent nuclear fuel in Korea. The pyroprocess produces a certain amount of high-level radioactive waste (HLW), which is solidified by a ceramic binder. The produced ceramic waste will be confined in a secure disposal canister and then placed in a deep geologic formation so as not to contaminate human environment. In this paper, the development of a disposal canister was overviewed by discussing mainly its design premises, constitution, manufacturing methods, corrosion resistance in a deep geologic environment, radiation shielding, and structural stability. The disposal canister should be safe from thermal, chemical, mechanical, and biological invasions for a very long time so as not to release any kind of radionuclides.

현재 한국원자력연구원에서는 국내에 축적된 사용후핵연료 문제를 해결하기 위해서 건식재처리공정(pyroprocess)을 개발 중에 있다. 건식재처리 공정에서는 상당량의 고준위 염폐기물이 발생되며, 이는 곧 세라믹 결합제로 고화된다. 고화된 세라믹 폐기물은 안전한 금속 처분용기에 밀폐된 후, 인간생활환경과 격리될 예정이다. 본문에서는 고준위 세라믹폐기물을 처분하기 위한 처분용기의 개발에 관한 전반적인 내용을 다루고 있으며, 특히 처분용기의 설계 요건, 용기의 구성, 용기의 제작, 용기의 부식저항성, 방사선 차폐, 구조적 안전성 등에 대해 논의하고자 한다. 완성된 처분용기는 오랜 기간 동안 방사성 핵종의 누출이 없이 열적, 기계적, 화학적, 생물학적 공격에도 안전한 것을 목적으로 한다.

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