Published 2004 | Version v1
Miscellaneous

A study on spent deuterium absorbent treatment

  • 1. Korea Nuclear Engineering Co, Seoul (Korea, Republic of)
  • 2. Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power, Wolsong (Korea, Republic of)

Description

The dryer (ten per unit) are operating to remove tritium in PHWR(Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor). There are coming out heavy water adsorbent from operating the dryer (95 drums for ten year per unit). The amount of radioactivity of heavy water adsorbent almost exceed ninety times more than disposal limit-in-itself showed by The Ministry of Science and Technology. It has to be disposed whole radioactive waste products, however there are problems of increase at the expense of their permanent disposal. In this research, We have studied how to remove kinds of nuclear materials and amount of tritium with in heavy water adsorbent. As the result we could develop disposal equipment and apply it. D20 adsorbent have to contain below Gamma nuclide 0.3Bq/g and tritium 100Bq/g 'The Regulation for disposal of the radioactivity wastes' showed by The Ministry of Science and Technology. Therefore. So as to remove amount of tritium and kinds of nuclear materials (DTO) we needed a equipment. Also we have studied how to remove effectively radioactivity with in Adsorbent. As cleaning heavy water adsorbent and drying on each condition (temperature for drying and hours for cleaning). Because there is something to return heavy water adsorbent by removing impurities within adsorbent when it is dried of high temperature. After operating, we have been applying this research to the way to dispose heavy water adsorbent. Through this we could reduce solid waste products and the expense of permanent disposal of radioactive waste products and also we could contribute nuclear power plant run safely. According to the result we could keep the best condition of radiation safety super vision and we could help people believe in safety with radioactivity wastes control for harmony with environment

Part of:
Proceedings of the 19th KAIF/KNS annual conference

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
KAIF
Imprint Place
Seoul (Korea, Republic of)
Imprint Title
Proceedings of the 19th KAIF/KNS annual conference
Imprint Pagination
725 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 239-246

Conference

Title
19. KAIF/KNS annual conference
Dates
25-27 Apr 2004
Place
Seoul (Korea, Republic of)

INIS

Country of Publication
Korea, Republic of
Country of Input or Organization
Korea, Republic of
INIS RN
36036198
Subject category
S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
ADSORBENTS; DEUTERIUM; DRYERS; PHWR TYPE REACTORS; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; SOLID WASTES
Descriptors DEC
HEAVY WATER COOLED REACTORS; HEAVY WATER MODERATED REACTORS; HYDROGEN ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; MANAGEMENT; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT; REACTORS; STABLE ISOTOPES; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTES

Optional Information

Notes
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