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KRR-1 decommissioning

  • 1. Decontamination and Decommissioning Research Division, KAERI (Korea, Republic of)

Description

The first research reactor in Korea, KRR-1, is a TRIGA Mark-II type with open pool and fixed core. Its power was 100 kWth at its construction and it was upgraded to 250 kWth. Its construction was started in 1957. The first criticality was reached in 1962 and it had been operated for 36,000 hours. The aim of the decommissioning activities is to decommission the reactor and decontaminate the residual building structures and site, and to release them as unrestricted areas. The KRR-1 reactor was decided to be preserve as a historical monument. A project was launched for the decommissioning of these reactors in 1997, and approved by the regulatory body in 2000. It was anticipated that this project would be completed and the site turned over to KEPCO (Korea Electric Power Company).

Part of:
Advancing the Global Implementation of Decommissioning and Environmental Remediation Programmes. Proceedings of an International Conference. Companion CD-ROM. Book of Abstracts

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
IAEA
Imprint Place
Vienna (International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA))
ISBN
978-92-0-111416-7
Imprint Title
Advancing the Global Implementation of Decommissioning and Environmental Remediation Programmes. Proceedings of an International Conference. Companion CD-ROM. Book of Abstracts
Imprint Pagination
[1 CD-ROM]
Series
Proceedings Series
Journal Page Range
6 p.
ISSN
0074-1884

Conference

Title
International Conference on Advancing the Global Implementation of Decommissioning and Environmental Remediation Programmes
Dates
23-27 May 2016
Place
Madrid (Spain)

INIS

Country of Publication
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
50048488
Subject category
S22: GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CRITICALITY; DECOMMISSIONING; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RESEARCH REACTORS; TRIGA TYPE REACTORS
Descriptors DEC
ASIA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; HOMOGENEOUS REACTORS; HYDRIDE MODERATED REACTORS; REACTORS; RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS; SOLID HOMOGENEOUS REACTORS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS

Optional Information

Notes
13 figs., 2 tabs.
Secondary number(s)
STI/PUB--1759(Companion CD-ROM); IAEA-CN--238