• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.39 no.6
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• pp.576-581
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• 2002

In order to simultaneously vitrify the ton Exchange Resin(IER) and Dry Active Waste(DAW) generated from the Nuclear Power Plants, a vitrification pilot test was conducted using an induction cold crucible melter. The PCT result evaluating the chemical durability of the vitrified from showed that the final glass was more durable than the benchmark glass. Liquidus temperature for the final vitrified form was 1048 K(775$\^{C}$) fur heat treatment experiments. The value of the compressive strength for the vitrified form was ninety times higher than the regulation limit, 34 kg/㎠. The glasses on bottom, middle and top of the CCM were homogeneous with no secondary phase. The precipitation of the magnetic metal phase was able to be avoided by simultaneously fEeding of DAW with IER containing strongly reducing organics. Volume reduction factor of 74 was achieved through the vitrification Pilot test for mixed waste.

• Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.41-51
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• 2002

Recently, domestic waste landfills are constructed sometimes on seashore area to provide large landfill area. In order to strengthen the foundation of landfills and to prevent the infiltration of leachate through the bottom, many cases of constructing cement hardened liners on seashore clays are found. In these cases, it is possible to have cracks in the hardened liners due to settlement with waste load since the stiffness of the hardened liner Is greater than that of clay liners. In this study, the capability of Self-Sealing and Self-Healing (SSSH) liner made with a seashore clay in the metropolitan landfill to prevent the percolation of water and leachate is examined using flexible-wall permeameter test and using uniaxial compression test. Applicability of SSSH to weathered granitic soil is also examined for self-sealing capabilities. The result of Flexible permeameter test for SSSH with the seashore clay showed that permeability obtained was lower than permeability criteria of Korean waste management law. The permeability and strength characteristics of SSSH with granitic soil and bentonite showed better results than with the seashore clay.

• Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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• v.18 no.9
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• pp.5-9
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• 2017

On the flow of groundwater, the effect of consecutive column-wall in underground as a hydraulic barrier could be identified by conventional geotechnical methods ((1)visualiy identification of wall mass after underground excavating, (2)uniaxial compressive strength test for core of wall mass in underground, (3)in-situ permeability test in the hole after coring wall mass). However, for the cut off the leakage or infiltration of very high concentrated leachate from the waste landfill or the contaminated groundwater, the waterproof effect of consecutive column-wall in underground should be verified more objectively, by in-situ measuring of pH, temperature and salinity. and by evaluating of their consistency and similarity throughout analyzing the characteristics of basic components and their profiles through the series of chemical experiments. Furthermore, its waterproof effect could be verified additionally throughout deciding the similarity more simply by comparing the general distribution patterns including the difference of high and low peaks from the chromatograms using GC-MS for surrounding groundwater.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment Conference
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• 1997.11a
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• pp.35-50
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• 1997

쓰레기 매립장의 오수 침출 방지를 목적으로 그간 차수층이 시공되었으나 기존의 차수재는 그 성능상 많은 문제점을 내포하고 있었다. 이게 본 고에서는 '자가 형성' 및 '자가 치유'기능을 가진 SS/SH 차수층에 관하여 실내 시험 및 수도권 매립지(3공구)를 대상으로 현장 시험시공을 실시한 결과에 관해서 기술하였다. 두 시험을 통하여 SS/SH 차수층은 쓰레기 매립장 차수재로써 필요한 기준강도를 충족시키는가 하면 투수계수도 기준치를 만족시키는 낮은 수치를 나타내는 등 우수한 기능성을 충분하게 입증하였다. 무엇보다, 쓰레기 매립장에서 일반적으로 발생하는 차수층 손상에 대한 '탁월한 치유기능'을 가지고 있음으로 차수층 보수비가 전혀 필요없다는 점에서 대단히 경제적이라고 판단되었기에, 기능성과 경제성을 확보한 이 SS/SH 공법을 본공사에 적용할 수 있게 된 것이다.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.17 no.6
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• pp.47-51
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• 2001

There are two strategies to cope with the troubles in landfill site after closure. The first method is active in a way that the wastes are dug up and the recyclable materials are reutilized, meanwhile the materials not recyclable are incinerated in order to minimize the volume of residues to be disposed of. The second method is rather passive and defensive in a way that the source of contamination, that is, buried wastes are not treated. Instead, the transport of leaking leachate and gases generated from the wastes are intercepted and controlled. In this study, as a passive way of the efficient leachate blocking process, applicabilities of geocrete and soluble sodium silicate as a substitute to control leachate leaking from landfill sidewall were investigated. In case of compression test, the strength of mixture I (Geocrete:Sodium silicate=1:3.9 v/v) and mixture II (Geocrete:Sodium silicate=1:2.5 v/v), even after 7 days' curing was higher than the minimum allowance to tolerate the loading(5 kg/$\textrm{cm}^2$). Soaking in the acid fur 4 days and 7 days respectively, the compressive strength of the specimens reduced seriously. The toxicity of geocrete is not detected through the bioassay test, once it was mixed with sodium silicate and the complex was formed. The hydraulic conductivity of the mixtures even after 7 days' curing was lower than the threshold limit $(1.0\times10_{-7}cm/s)$.

• 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.

• Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology(JNFCWT)
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.211-221
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• 2016

Waste salt generated from a pyro-processing for the recovery of uranium and transuranic elements has high volatility at vitrification temperature and low compatibility in conventional waste glasses. For this reason, KAERI (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute) suggested a new method to de-chlorinate waste salt by using an inorganic composite named SAP ($SiO_2-Al_2O_3-P_2O_5$). In this study, the de-chlorination behavior of waste salt and the microstructure of consolidated form were examined by adding $B_2O_3$ and $Fe_2O_3$ to the original SAP composition. De-chlorination behavior of metal chloride waste was slightly changed with given compositions, compared with that of original SAP. In the consolidated forms, the phase separation between Si-rich phase and P-rich phase decreases with the amount of $Al_2O_3$ or $B_2O_3$ as a connecting agent between Si and P-rich phase. The results of PCT (Product Consistency Test) indicated that the leach-resistance of consolidated forms out of reference composition was lowered, even though the leach-resistance was higher than that of EA (Environmental Assessment) glass. From these results, it could be inferred that the change in the content of Al or B in U-SAP affected the microstructure and leach-resistance of consolidated form. Further studies related with correlation between composition and characteristics of wasteform are required for a better understanding.

• Journal of the Korean Recycled Construction Resources Institute
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.451-459
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• 2021

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the performance of a solidifying agent for recycling the fine powder separated from the nuclear power plant decommissioned concrete as a solidifying agent(SA) for radioactive waste. In order to evaluate the performance of the solidifying agent, a powder simulating the fine powder of waste concrete separated from the dismantled concrete of a nuclear power plant was produced, and the main variables were the type of binder and the replacement ratio of zeolite. The solidifying agent was evaluated for fluidity performance, compressive strength, and leaching resistance to non-radioactive cesium. The compressive strength of SA increased as the zeolite replacement ratio increased, and the SA containing 5% or more of zeolite showed a compressive strength that was 1.4 to 1.7 times higher than the acceptance criteria. The cesium leaching index of all specimens was 6 or higher, satisfying the acceptance criteria, and the leaching index of SA was 1.47~1.63 times higher than that of OPC. In particular, the average leaching index after 28 days of the 5% zeolite-substituted solidifying agent was 9.15, which was improved by about 6.4% compared to OPC, and it was confirmed that the zeolite was effective in improving the leaching resistance to cesium ions by showing stable performance over the entire period.

• Resources Recycling
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• v.30 no.2
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• pp.39-45
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• 2021

Spent photovoltaic module is one of the important resource of silver, while related research concerning silver recovery remains limited. In our previous research, HNO3 was utilized to dissolve Ag(I) and Al(III) from the spent silicon solar cells. In order to recover Ag(I) from the leachate of a silicon solar cell, the present study made use of a nitrate solution containing Ag(I) and Al(III), which was subjected to a solvent extraction process with 5,8-diethyl-7-hydroxydodecan-6-oxime (LIX63). Ag(I) was selectively extracted with LIX63 over Al(III) from the nitrate leach solution. Subsequently, quantitative stripping of Ag(I) from the loaded LIX63 was performed by using 20% ammonia water. The McCabe-Thiele plots for the extraction and stripping isotherms of Ag(I) were also constructed. Extraction and stripping simulation tests confirmed an Ag(I) extraction and stripping efficiency of >99.99% and 98.9%, respectively with high purity Ag (99.998%) and Al (99.99%) solution. A process flow sheet for Ag(I) recovery from the nitrate leach solution was proposed.

• Journal of Animal Environmental Science
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.121-128
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• 2007

To develop the composting system to reduce the use of bulking agent, continuous composting was performed with farmer scale facility, The plant comprises a horizontal pit reactor closed inside a greenhouse and equipped with a turning machine moving on rails. The pit was 9m wide and 50m long and the maximum height of loaded materials was $1.8m^2$. The materials remained in the reactor for 5 months. During the composting process, temperature and water content measured and water balance was evaluated. The reaction temperature of composting was changed $30{\sim}50^{\circ}C$ and high in the middle and low in under composting piles. The moisture contents of the compost were approximately 70% during the experiment. The amount of effluent was 10.6% and $3.16m^3$ of pig slurry per $1m^3$ of bulking agent was treated during continuous composting process. BOD and SS reduction of the effluent in continuous composting was 86.5% and 92.2%, respectively. Indoor relative humidity in night time was changed between 80 and 100%.