Review

  • Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology
  • Volume 21(2); 2023
  • Article

Technical Paper

Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology 2023;21(2):247-253. Published online: Jun, 30, 2023

Occupational Dose Analysis of Spent Resin Handling Accident During NPP Decommissioning

  • Hyunjin Lee; Chang-Lak Kim; Sang-Rae Moon; Sun-Kee Lee
Abstract

According to NSSC Notice No. 2021-10, safety analysis needs to be introduced in the decommissioning plan. Public and occupational dose analyses should be conducted, specifically for unexpected radiological accidents. Herein, based on the risk matrix and analytic hierarchy process, the method of selecting accident scenarios during the decommissioning of nuclear power plants has been proposed. During decommissioning, the generated spent resin exhibits relatively higher activity than other generated wastes. When accidents occur, the release fraction varies depending on the conditioning method of radioactive waste and type of radioactive nuclides or accidents. Occupational dose analyses for 2 (fire and drop) among 11 accident scenarios have been performed. The radiation doses of the additional exposures caused by the fire and drop accidents are 1.67 and 4.77 mSv, respectively.

Keywords

Occupational dose analysis, Decommissioning, Fire accident, Drop accident, AHP method