Review

  • Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology
  • Volume 10(3); 2012
  • Article

Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology 2012;10(3):171-188. Published online: Sep, 30, 2012

A Deterministic Safety Assessment of a Pyro-processed Waste Repository

  • Youn-Myoung LEE ; Jongtae JEONG ; Jongwon CHOI
Abstract

A GoldSim template program for a safety assessment of a hybrid-typed repository system, called “A-KRS,” in which two kinds of pyro-processed radioactive wastes, low-level metal wastes and ceramic high-level wastes that arise from the pyro-processing of PWR nuclear spent fuels are disposed of, has been developed. This program is ready both for a deterministic and probabilistic total system performance assessment which is able to evaluate nuclide release from the repository and farther transport into the geosphere and biosphere under various normal, disruptive natural and manmade events, and scenarios. The A-KRS has been deterministically assessed with 5 various normal and abnormal scenarios associated with nuclide release and transport in and around the repository. Dose exposure rates to the farming exposure group have been evaluated in accordance with all the scenarios and then compared among other.

Keywords

A-KRS pyro-processed waste,repository system,deterministic safety assessment,GoldSim