At KAERI (Korea Atomic Energy Institute), radioactive soil and concrete wastes with extremely low level of activity were regulatory cleared in 2008 and large amount of spent drums remained. After generation, drums having good physical integrity reused for packaging radioactive wastes and about 50 tons of drums unsuitable for reuse were stored as radioactive wastes. Having once been used for packaging regulatory cleared radioactive wastes, these spent drums were determined to be regulatory cleared. Before regulatory clearance, steel drums were radiation monitored, washed with pressurized water two times, compacted and stored at a designated area. Based on radiological dose assessment results using a recycling scenario derived from actual situation, the regulatory clearance of steel drums was permitted by the regulatory body. Treatment of the regulatory cleared drums was then committed to a scrap-metal dealer for recycling. In this study, a process of regulatory clearance for spent steel drums and a modified radiological dose assessment model for staff members of a scrap-metal dealer will be discussed.
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ASME 2011 14th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management
September 25–29, 2011
Reims, France
Conference Sponsors:
- Nuclear Engineering Division and Environmental Engineering Division
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978-0-7918-5498-3
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Regulatory Clearance of Spent Steel Drums
Dae-Seok Hong,
Dae-Seok Hong
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Daejeon, Korea
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Yong-Yong Ji,
Yong-Yong Ji
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Daejeon, Korea
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Il-Sik Kang,
Il-Sik Kang
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Daejeon, Korea
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Kyoung-Kil Kwak,
Kyoung-Kil Kwak
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Daejeon, Korea
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Woo-Seog Ryu
Woo-Seog Ryu
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Daejeon, Korea
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Dae-Seok Hong
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Daejeon, Korea
Yong-Yong Ji
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Daejeon, Korea
Il-Sik Kang
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Daejeon, Korea
Kyoung-Kil Kwak
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Daejeon, Korea
Woo-Seog Ryu
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Daejeon, Korea
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ICEM2011-59405, pp. 975-979; 5 pages
Published Online:
August 17, 2012
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Hong, D, Ji, Y, Kang, I, Kwak, K, & Ryu, W. "Regulatory Clearance of Spent Steel Drums." Proceedings of the ASME 2011 14th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management. ASME 2011 14th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management, Parts A and B. Reims, France. September 25–29, 2011. pp. 975-979. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59405
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