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A-KRS GoldSim Model Verification: A Comparison Study of Performance Assessment Model

KAERI A-KRS 골드심 성능평가 모델 비교 검증 연구

  • Received : 2013.04.15
  • Accepted : 2013.06.04
  • Published : 2013.06.30
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Abstract

The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute has developed a performance assessment model implementing the A-KRS concept, which was constructed with the GoldSim. In the A-KRS concept, spent nuclear fuel produced from pressurized-water-reactor operations would be pyroprocessed to reduce waste volume and radioactivity. The wastes to be disposed of in a geologic repository are comprised of metal and ceramic waste forms. In this study, results of simulations conducted to establish credibility and build confidence for the A-KRS model are presented. Specifically, release rates and breakthrough times simulated using the A-KRS model were compared to corresponding results from the U.S. NRC SOAR model. In addition, the A-KRS model results were compared to published release rates from the SKB repository performance assessment. This comparison of the A-KRS model results to other independent performance assessments is expected to form part of a suite of model verification and validation activities to provide confidence that the A-KRS model has been implemented appropriately.

한국원자력연구원에서는 사용후핵연료를 직접 처분하는 대신 이를 처리하여 발생하는 방사성 폐기물을 심지층에 직접 처분하는 방식의 A-KRS 개념의 방사성폐기물 처분 시스템을 개발해 오고 있다. 이러한 A-KRS 개념에 대한 장기적 안전성 및 처분 시스템 성능 평가를 위한 모델을 GoldSim을 이용 개발하고 이를 지속적으로 수정 보완하고 개선해 오고 있다. KAERI에서 개발된 A-KRS 모델의 신뢰도를 증진 시키기 위하여 유사하게 개발된 다른 모델과의 벤치마킹을 통한 비교 연구의 결과를 제시하였다. A-KRS모델을 미국 NRC에서 SwRI 연구소의 협력을 통하여 개발하여 처분 시스템 성능평가에 활용한 SOAR와 비교하고 병행하여 스웨덴의 SKB에서 최근 수행한 SR-SiTE 안전성 평가를 통하여 KBS-3 개념의 처분 시스템 내 전단 응력에 따른 용기의 파손에 따른 유출 계산 결과와도 비교 검토하여, 전반적으로 상호 잘 일치하는 결과를 얻어 내었다. 보다 개선된 GoldSim으로의 모델의 이행의 필요성은 있으나 A-KRS 모델이 GoldSim을 통해 잘 이행되어 처분 시스템 안전성 평가에 적합한 것으로 나타났다.

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