• Geotechnical Engineering
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• v.40 no.4
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• pp.9-25
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• 2024

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Rock Mechanics Conference
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• 2006.09a
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• pp.145-160
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• 2006

• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 2002.10a
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• pp.325.2-325
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• 2002

• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 1996.05d
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• pp.229-234
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• 1996

방사성폐기물 영구처분장과 같은 대규모 지하 원자력시설의 운영중 안전성 평가를 위하여 지하 구조물의 지진 취약도 해석기법을 제안하였다. 지상구조물에 대해 적용되고 있는 Zion 방법을 모체로 하였으며 지하구조물의 특성 및 기술현황을 반영하였다. 지하구조물의 파괴양상은 구조물의 크기 및 형태, 수평 지압의 크기, 암반의 특성 등 많은 요인에 의해 달라진다. 처분동굴의 개념설계 결과에 대한 지진취약도 분석결과 수평지압계수의 영향이 매우 크며, 벽체부 또는 천정부에서의 숏크리트의 압축파괴가 가장 취약한 것으로 밝혀졌다.

• Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology(JNFCWT)
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• v.5 no.4
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• pp.323-338
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• 2007

For the assessment of the performance and safety of a deep underground radioactive repository system, the thermal, hydraulic, mechanical, and chemical behaviors and their coupling should be studied. In order to analyze the THMC coupling behavior more effectively, which requires complex mathematical models and modelling techniques, DECOVALEX international cooperation project was launched in 1992. Since its beginning, four major stages of the project were successfully completed and THMC modelling techniques for various conditions could be developed. In this study, the current status and major achievements from the project were reviewed and possible benefits of the participation to the project were discussed.

• Tunnel and Underground Space
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.138-152
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• 2003

Three-dimensional computer modeling using FLAC3D had been carried out fur evaluating the thermal-mechanical stability of a high-level radioactive waste repository excavated in several hundred deep location. For effective modeling, a FISH program was made and the geological conditions and rock properties achieved from the drilling sites in Kosung and Yusung areas were used. Sensitivity analysis fer the stresses and temperatures from the modeling designed utilizing fractional factorial design was carried out. From the sensitivity analysis, the important design parameters and their interactions could be determined. From this study, it was found that deposition hole spacing is the most important parameter on the thermal and mechanical stability. The second and third most important parameters were disposal tunnel and buffer thickness.

• Nuclear industry
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• v.35 no.8
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• pp.77-80
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• 2015

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Rock Mechanics Conference
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• 2006.09a
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• pp.25-36
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• 2006

• Magazine of korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.29-49
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• 2016

• Economic and Environmental Geology
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• v.56 no.5
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• pp.533-545
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• 2023

In this study, an investigation was conducted on the features, events, and processes (FEP) that could impact the long-term safety of the natural barriers constituting high-level radioactive waste geological repositories. The FEP list was developed utilizing the IFEP list 3.0 provided by the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) as foundational data, supplemented by geological investigations and research findings from leading countries in this field. A total of 49 FEPs related to the performance of the natural barrier were identified. For each FEP, detailed definitions, classifications, impacts on long-term safety, significance in domestic conditions, and feasibility of quantification were provided. Moreover, based on the compiled FEP list, three scenarios that could affect the long-term safety of the disposal facility were developed. Geological factors affecting the performance of the natural barrier in each scenario were selected and their relationships were visualized. The constructed FEP list and the visualization of interrelated factors in various scenarios are anticipated to provide essential information for selecting and organizing factors that must be considered in the development of mathematical models for quantitatively evaluating the long-term safety of deep geological repositories. In addition, these findings could be effectively utilized in establishing criteria related to the key performance of natural barriers for the confirmation of repository sites.