• Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology(JNFCWT)
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.165-169
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• 2014

In order to use the nuclear energy as the sustainable energy source, the safe and efficient management of radioactive wastes generated from the nuclear fuel cycle including NPP decommissioning is one of the most important factors. The establishment of acceptance criteria for very low level radioactive wastes generated from decommissioning of nuclear power plant in a large quantity is seemed to play a key role for developing a radioactive wastes disposal strategy as well as NPP decommissioning strategy. In this thesis, we want to review the acceptance criteria of low-and-intermediate-level radioactive wastes in this country through the analysis of other country's acceptance criteria.

• Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology(JNFCWT)
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• v.6 no.4
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• pp.347-356
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• 2008

The purpose of Radioactive Waste Acceptance Criteria(WAC) is to verify a radioactive waste compliance with radioactive disposal facility requirements in order to maintain a disposal facility's performance objectives and to ensure its safety. To develop WAC which is conformable with domestic disposal site conditions, we furthermore analysed the WAC of foreign disposal sites similar to the Kyung-Ju disposal site and the characteristics of various wastes which are being generated from Korea nuclear facilities. Radioactive WAC was developed in the technical cooperation with the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute in consideration of characteristics of the wastes which are being generated from various facilities, waste generators' opinions and other conditions. The established criteria was also discussed and verified at an advisory committee which was comprised of some experts from universities, institutes and the industry. So radioactive WAC was developed to accept all wastes which are being generated from various nuclear facilities as much as possible, ensuring the safety of a disposal facility. But this developed waste acceptance criteria is not a criteria to accept all the present wastes generated from various nuclear facilities, so waste generators must seek an alternative treatment method for wastes which were not worth disposing of, and then they must treat the wastes more to be acceptable at a disposal site. The radioactive disposal facility WAC will continuously complement certain criteria related to a disposal concentration limit for individual radionuclide in order to ensure a long-term safety.

• Proceedings of the Korean Radioactive Waste Society Conference
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.126-133
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• 2005

Securing of radioactive waste disposal site and the related operations for disposal of low and intermediate level radioactive waste is being actively carried out in Korea. For disposal of radioactive wastes, physicochemical and radiological status and integrity of radioactive wastes must be secured first. Also, waste generators must provide this information to disposers. In addition, to secure the safety of waste disposal, waste acceptance criteria (WAC) and site specific waste acceptance criteria (SWAC) to consider characteristics of the disposal site are required. Radioactive wastes must be processed, generated, managed and transferred in accordance with these criteria. [1] For this, evaluation of properties on each of the radioactive wastes must be performed. However, in reality, atomic power plants are experiencing difficulties in relation to this due to the large quantity of radioactive waste generation. In order to solve this problem, IAEA and major overseas countries have developed, thus are using waste certification program (WCP) and quality assurance program (QAP) [2,3]. On the basis of these programs, radioactive waste certification program has been developed for safe disposal of radioactive wastes in Korea to satisfy the provisions specified in 'low and intermediate level radioactive waste transfer guidelines' of announcement No. 2005-18 from the Ministry of Science and Technology and specific site waste acceptance criteria (tentative plan). In addition, it is being planned to administer amendment on commercial atomic power plant related procedures and ensile staff training in order for early introduction and operation of radioactive waste certification system.

• Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology(JNFCWT)
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• v.4 no.2
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• pp.187-195
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• 2006

The regulation for the low and intermediate level radioactive waste to be transferred to the disposal facility, recently revised, require that radioactive waste generators should set up waste certification program to verify the radioactive waste conform to the waste acceptance criteria(WAC) before disposal. The radioactive waste disposal facility, scheduled to be constructed in Korea, will institute WAC for the wastes to be transferred to the facility. This WAC is expected to compose of the requirements for the radiological characterization, physical and chemical characterization, physical/chemical restriction, prohibited item, packaging, identification, labeling, and documentation. For the compliance with this regulation, The radioactive waste generators should verify that the waste meet WAC through performance of the waste certification program and are responsible for handing in all the certification documents to the disposal facility. This waste certification program plan was set up as a preliminary program for the certification of radioactive waste generated in Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) and should be further revised until preparation of WAC by disposal agent.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.81-94
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• 1991

In order to develop the acceptance criteria for the low and intermediate level radioactive wastes for the land disposal: the following items were reviewed : classifications of radioactive wastes is respect to disposal, basic requirements and criteria that have to be considered during waste management from the origin to disposal. From these studies, the standard test methods to evaluate radioactive waste forms（or packages) were shown.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.219-232
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• 1991

Radioactive waste accepted to the repository of land disposal should have the capability of a safe isolation. To develop those requirements and evaluation techniques, the foreign criteria and the important characteristics, relevant to waste forms and management processes, were reviewed. Based on such studies as the evaluation techniques, “general acceptance criteria”that the radioactive waste forms generated in Korea should be met were suggested.

• Proceedings of the Korean Radioactive Waste Society Conference
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.143-152
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• 2005

There certainly exists the radioactive inventory that exceeds the waste acceptance criteria for final disposal of the low and intermediate-level radioactive waste. In this paper, current disposal status of the long-lived radioactive waste in several nations are summarized and the basic procedures for disposal approach are suggested. With this suggestion, intensive discussion and research activities can hopefully be launched to set down the possible resolutions to dispose of the long-lived radioactive waste.

• Proceedings of the Korean Radioactive Waste Society Conference
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• 2004.06a
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• pp.219-221
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• 2004

국가의 규제기관과 처분장에서는 방사성 폐기물의 안전한 영구처분을 위하여 폐기물 수용(인수)기준을 폐기물 발생자에게 준수토록 요구하게 되는데 이러한 폐기물 수용(인수)기준은 처분시설의 가동동안 인간과 환경 보호 그리고 최대 300년간의 제도적 통제기간을 고려하여 처분장의 안전성 확보를 위하여 설정되어진다. 폐기물 수용(인수)기준중 고화체의 안정성 평가와 관련하여 미국(NRC/BTP)은 폐기물의 종류와 고화매질에 따라 유리수, 압축강도, 방사성 조사특성, 미생물 영향 특성, 침수 및 침출 특성, 열순환 특성 등에 대하여 표준시험법을 제시하였으며, 또한 그의 기술기준치도 제시하고 있다. 그리고 프랑스(DRDD/ BECC)에서는 미국보다 매우 세밀하게 평가항목들을 분류하는 등의 처분장 운영국가에서는 고화체의 안정성관련 평가시험들을 처분 환경과 처분방식에 맞게 표준화하고 있다. 한편 국내에서는 과기부 고시 제2001-32호 "중.저준위 방사성폐기물 인도규정"이 있으나 이에는 고화체 관련하여 정성적인 안정성에 대하여서만 기술되어 있다. 이에 따라 원전폐기물 고화체에 대한 안정성 평가를 위한 시험법을 선정하기 위하여 아래 그림과 같은 절차에 따라 수행토록 하였다. 우선 대표적인 천층처분 운영국가인 미국과 프랑스의 시험법 그리고 IAEA 권고 시험법과 유사관련 한국 산업표준법들을 조사하고, 이들 시험법들의 주요 차이점을 기술적 관점에서 비교평가하고, 이어서 모의 방사성 및 비방사성 고화체를 이용하여 상기 시험법들을 각각 적용하고 또한 이들 시험법들간의 차이(시험 조건, 시편의 크기 등)에 기인한 상호 비교시험을 통하여 얻어진 시험결과들을 종합적으로 비교 검토하여 보수적 관점에서 시험법을 선정하는 것으로 방향을 잡았다. 이때 시험결과를 얻기 위한 모든 과정에 품질보증 활동을 적용키로 하였으며, 시험결과 분석/평가 과정과 시험법 선정에 각계(규제기관, 학계, 발전소 현장 및 산업계 등) 전문가로부터 기술자문회의를 통하여 자문 의견을 받기로 하였다. 특히 현재 폐기물 인수 기술기준치가 설정된 국가의 시험법을 심층 있게 검토하기로 하였다.검토하기로 하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Radioactive Waste Society Conference
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• 2009.06a
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• pp.150-151
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• 2009

수화성이 회복된 미분말에 시멘트를 10% 첨가하고 무수규산을 20 wt% 배합하여 제작한고화체가 방사성 고화체 압축강도 인수기준에 만족함과 동시에 부피증가를 최소로 할 수 있었고이 조건으로 ANS 16.1 방법에 준하여 고화체 침출 실험이 진행 중에 있다. 고화체의 압축강도 및 침출지수 모두 처분장 인수 기준에 만족할 경우 콘크리트 미분말 폐기물의 부피 증가를 최소화함은 물론 안정한 상태로 처분할 수 있을 것으로 예상된다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Radioactive Waste Society Conference
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• 2003.11a
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• pp.256-260
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• 2003

The paper is aiming at presenting the proper treatment method and procedures of ILW waste to both waste generators and acceptor so that the waste characteristics are satisfied with the WAC(Waste Acceptance Criteria) and as a result, the disposal facility would be operating safely. The ILW generators are responsible for reducing the volume of waste, treating and packaging the waste in order to meet the WAC, and acceptor has an obligation of inspecting the waste in conformity with the acceptance procedure established by regulation. Recently, a number of countries including France and USA examine the disposal acceptability of ILW waste by the WCP(Waste Package Quality Certification Program).