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The Establishment and Improvement of Full Cycle History Management System for Low- and Intermediate-level Radioactive Waste

중저준위 방사성폐기물 전주기 이력관리체계 구축 및 개선

  • Jin-Woo Lee (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI)) ;
  • Jun Lee (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI)) ;
  • Hee-Chul Eun (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI)) ;
  • Ji-Young Jeong (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI))
  • 이진우 (한국원자력연구원) ;
  • 이준 (한국원자력연구원) ;
  • 은희철 (한국원자력연구원) ;
  • 정지영 (한국원자력연구원)
  • Received : 2024.03.13
  • Accepted : 2024.03.20
  • Published : 2024.03.31

Abstract

To establish a radioactive waste life cycle history management system, a series of processes including waste generation, classification, packaging, storage, transportation, and disposal were reflected in the information management system. A preliminary review process was introduced to reduce the amount of radioactive waste generated and manage it efficiently. Through this, the amount of radioactive waste generated must be checked from the beginning of the research, and the generated radioactive waste must be thoroughly managed from the stage of generation to final disposal. In particular, in the case of radioactive waste data generated during nuclear facility operation and each experiment, a radioactive waste information management system must be operated to receive information from the waste generator and integrate it with processing information at the management stage. The application process for small-package containers was reflected so that information such as the generation facility of radioactive waste, generation facility, project information, types of radioactive waste, major radionuclides, etc. In the radioactive waste management process, the preceding steps are to receive waste history from the waste generators. This includes an application for a specified container with a QR label, pre-inspection, and management request. Next, the succeeding steps consist of repackaging, treatment, characterization, and evaluating the suitability of disposal, for a process to transparently manage radioactive wastes.

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Acknowledgement

본 과제는 과학기술정보통신부 한국원자력연구원 기본사업(방사성폐기물 전주기 관리체계 및 처리 인프라 확대 구축, 522230-24)의 지원을 받아 수행되었습니다.

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