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ISSN : 1738-1894(Print)
ISSN : 2288-5471(Online)
Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology Vol.2 No.1 pp.77-85
DOI :

국내 원전 대상의 척도인자를 활용한 핵종재고량 규명 방법의 개발 - 범위 및 방사능 결정 방법-

Development of Radionuclide Inventory Declaration Methods Using Scaling Factors for the Korean NPPs - Scope and Activity Determination Method -

Ki-Ha Hwang, Sang-Chul Lee, Sang-Hee Kang, Kun-Jai Lee, Chan-Woo Jeong, Sang-Myeon Ahn, Tae-Wook Kim, Kyoung-doek Kim, Young-Hoi Herr, Myung-Jae Song

Abstract

Regulations and guidelines for radioactive waste disposal require detailed information about the characteristics of radioactive waste drums prior to transport to the disposal sites. However, estimation of radionuclide concentrations in the drummed radioactive waste is difficult and unreliable. In order to overcome this difficulty, scaling factor (SF) method has been used to assess the activities of radionuclides, which could not be directly analyzed. A radioactive waste assay system has been operated at Korean nuclear power plant (KORI site) since 1996 and consolidated SF concept has played a dominant role in the determination of radionuclide concentrations. However, SFs are somewhat dispersive and limited in KORI site. Therefore establishment of the assay system using more improved SFs is planned and progressed. In this paper, the scope of research is briefly introduced. For the selection of more reliable activity determination method, the accuracy of predicted SF values for each activity determination method is compared. From the comparison of each activity determination method, it is recommended that SF determination method should be changed from the arithmetic mean to the geometrical mean for more reliable estimation of radionuclide activity. Arithmetic mean method and geometric mean method are compared based on the data set in KORI system. And, this change of SF determination method will prevent an inordinate over-estimation of radionuclide inventory in radwaste drum.

 

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