KOREA RADIOACTIVE WASTE AGENCY

I. Milestones of Radioactive Waste Management
II. Status and Issues on LILW Disposal
III. Status and Issues on HLW Disposal
25 Nov. 2022
JIN BEAK PARK, Ph. D

I. Milestone of Radioactive Waste Management[1]II. Status and Issues on LILW Disposal
150,000

Management Volume of LILW (Sep. ‘22)•••

Total LILW Generation (KHNP,KAERI,CEPCO NF) : 154,387 (100.0%)(Number of Waste Package, 200l)
Total LILW Acceptance at Disposal Site
stTotal LILW Disposed at 1 Facility

100,000
50,000: 30,206 (19.5%): 25,578 (16.5%)

LILW Disposal Facilities, KORAD (Gyeongju)
st1 Stage LILW Disposal Facility• In Operation (‘15~)• Capacity : 100,000 (Number of WP)• Less than Intermediate-level WPs

115,637

25,071

10,2120
KHNP

3,467

KAERI

KEPCO NF Industry,Hospital<Total Number of LILW Waste Package (200l)>nd
2 Stage LILW Disposal Facilityrd
3 Stage LILW Disposal Facility• Under Construction (July ‘22~Dec. ‘24)
• Planned Operation (Jan. ‘25)
• Capacity : 125,000 (Number of WP, 200l)• Less than Low-level WPs• On Design (Trench type disposal)• Planned Operation from 2027
• Capacity : 160,000 (Number of WP, 200l)• Less than Very Low-Level WPs
nd2 stagerd3 stage

disposal facility

disposal facility[2]II. Status and Issues on LILW Disposal
stnd
1 and 2 LILW Disposal Facility, KORAD (Gyeongju)

Disposal Vault[3]

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The 2 national master plan for HLW management(Dec. 2021)

ProjectPreparation

Initiation ofSite Selection

Securing
the Facility SiteY

Y+13

Interim Storage
Facility

Geological Disposal
Facility

Y+20

Y+37Construction & Operation ofThe Underground Research Laboratory

R&D roadmap for national master plan (2022)•Identification of all elemental technologies necessary for the entire management processndto support the 2 basic plan for HLW management•Development of how to secure the technology from a mid- to long-term perspectivethat can ensure consistency and continuity•

Promoting the timely acquisition of necessary technologies for each stage of management•

Enhancement the reliability of policies and public acceptance and suggestions the ways
to secure the technology for safe management of HLW[4]

III. Status and Issues on HLW Disposal
nd2022 R&D Roadmap for the 2 national master plan(Dec.2021) of HLW management

R&D roadmap of HLW management

4 technology fields

Technology forthe transport

Technology forthe storage

Technology forthe site selection

Technology forthe disposal

104 elemental technologies

10 element
technologies

20 element
technologies

28 element
technologies

46 element
technologies

343 detailed technologies

35 detailedtechnologies

73 detailed
technologies

95 detailed
technologies

140 element
technologies

The roadmap sets detailed definitions, goals, and contents for each elemental technologies.

[5]III. Status and Issues on HLW Disposal
Opinion Hearings for the domestic experts (July 2022)
Background, Domestic & Overseas status of R&D, Introduction ofdeveloped roadmap
Panel Discussions with online and offline questions••Major questions at opinion hearings (July 2022)•ndAccording to 2 basic plan, How the technical interfaces between•Detailed siting location of HLW management facility including thecentralized interim storage and the final disposal?
In the roadmap, how the safeguard issues including both safeguards
by design and security by design are considered?
How does it considered the possible HLW that can be generated
from processing and reprocessing of SNF?
How it is considered for public acceptance issues before initiating
the site investigation?

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storage and disposal of HLW are considered?

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