Review

  • Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology
  • Volume 12(4); 2014
  • Article

Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology 2014;12(4):345-361. Published online: Dec, 30, 2014

Preparation and Management of the Input Data for the Safety Assessment of Low- and Intermediate-level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility in Korea

  • Jin Beak Park ; Hyun-Joo Kim ; Dong-Hee Lee
Abstract

The systematic quality assurance activities on documents of the safety assessment are required for the safety case of the low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste disposal facility. In this paper, quality assurance system focused on the input data including the site characterization, groundwater flow, system design and monitoring are prepared and discussed. Rule for the input data selection is suggested and applied for the safety assessment which is based on the in-situ/experiment observations, final facility design and waste pileup plan, engineered barrier, field monitoring, recent biosphere, and radionuclide inventory. The reduction of data uncertainty will be expected to contribute to the safety of disposal facility further.

Keywords

Quality assurance system,Input data decision,Safety assessment,Low- and Intermediate-Level Radioactive Waste