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[en] The development of a radioactive waste disposal system is indispensable in maintaining the sustainability of nuclear energy. The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) has studied the direct geological disposal of spent nuclear fuel since 1997. KAERI has also focused on the development of processes suitable for reducing the volume of spent nuclear fuel and the recycling of valuable fissile material. One of the most promising technologies investigated by KAERI is the pyro-processing of spent nuclear fuel followed by the geological disposal of the generated high level waste (HLW). Since 2007, KAERI has been running a research programme focusing on the recycling of spent nuclear fuel, as well as studies aimed at the development of a relevant geological disposal system able to accept the resulting HLW. The core aims of the KAERI study were to characterize the geological media, design a repository system and assess the overall safety of the disposal system. The development of pyro-processing technology is ongoing and has not yet been demonstrated at the commercial level. Thus, the government of the Republic of Korea requested an assessment of the technical feasibility of this technology. The assessment also included the appraisal of a disposal solution for waste generated by pyro-processing. With regard to the latter, KAERI requested that the IAEA review the status of the disposal project within the Waste Management Assessment and Technical Review Programme (WATRP). Peer reviews are increasingly being acknowledged as an important element in building broader stakeholder confidence in the safety and viability of related facilities. This report presents the consensus view of the international group of experts convened by the IAEA to perform the review
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Sep 2013; 66 p; Also available on-line: http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/Publications/PDF/Pub_ROK_web.pdf; Enquiries should be addressed to IAEA, Marketing and Sales Unit, Publishing Section, E-mail: sales.publications@iaea.org; Web site: http://www.iaea.org/books; IAEA-ROK
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ASIA, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DISPERSIONS, DOCUMENT TYPES, ENERGY SOURCES, FISSIONABLE MATERIALS, FUELS, HOMOGENEOUS MIXTURES, INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, KOREAN ORGANIZATIONS, MANAGEMENT, MATERIALS, MIXTURES, NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, NUCLEAR FUELS, RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS, RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT, RADIOACTIVE WASTES, REACTOR MATERIALS, WASTE DISPOSAL, WASTE MANAGEMENT, WASTES
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