REVIEW AND COMPILATION OF DATA ON RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION AND RETARDATION FOR THE PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT OF A HLW REPOSITORY IN KOREA

In this study, data on radionuclide migration and retardation processes in the engineered and natural barriers of High- Level Radioactive Waste (HLW) repository have been reviewed and compiled for use in the performance assessment of a HLW disposal system in Korea. The status of the database on radionuclide migration and retardation that is being developed in Korea is investigated and summarized in this study. The solubilities of major actinides such as U, Th, Am, Np, and Pu both in Korean bentonite porewater and in deep Korean groundwater are calculated by using the geochemical code PHREEQC (Ver. 2.0) based on the KAERI-TDB(Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute-Thermochemical Database), which is under development. Databases for the diffusion coefficients (Dbe values) and distribution coefficients (Kb d values) of some radionuclides in the compacted Korean Ca-bentonite are developed based upon domestic experimental results. Databases for the rock matrix diffusion coefficients (Dre values) and distribution coefficients (Krd values) of some radionuclides for Korean granite rock and deep groundwater are also developed based upon domestic experimental results. Finally, data related to colloids such as the characteristics of natural groundwater colloids and the pseudo-colloid formation constants (Kpc values) are provided for the consideration of colloid effects in the performance assessment. KCI Citation Count: 13