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Comparative Analysis of Siting Criteria of High-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal in Leading Countries

해외국가별 고준위방사성폐기물 처분 후보부지 조사를 위한 기준 분석

Taeyoo Na1
,
Byung-Gon Chae2*
,
Eui-Seob Park2
,
Min-Jun Kim3
나 태유1
,
채 병곤2*
,
박 의섭2
,
김 민준3
1Post-Doc, Deep Subsurface Storage and Disposal Research Center, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources
2Principal Researcher, Deep Subsurface Storage and Disposal Research Center, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources
3Senior Researcher, Deep Subsurface Storage and Disposal Research Center, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources
1한국지질자원연구원 심층처분환경연구센터 박사후연구원
2한국지질자원연구원 심층처분환경연구센터 책임연구원
3한국지질자원연구원 심층처분환경연구센터 선임연구원
*Corresponding Author
31 March 2024. pp. 117-136
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Abstract

Deep geological disposal of high-level radioactive waste is imperative to national safety and environmental protection and it relies on establishing siting criteria suited to the geological and social conditions of each country. This paper compares the various geological and social criteria applied by different countries in the process of securing sites for the deep geological disposal of high-level radioactive waste. The present comparative analysis considers the siting criteria established by the worlds leading countries in high-level radioactive waste disposal with the aims of establishing detailed criteria appropriate to Korea’s conditions and applying the criteria to explore safe and suitable sites for deep geological disposal. The findings of this research are expected to serve as a foundation for establishing criteria for the selection of disposal sites for high-level radioactive waste in Korea and are anticipated to contribute significantly to sustainable national development and environmental protection.

Keywords
deep geological disposal
high-level radioactive waste
siting criteria
geological criteria
social criteria

고준위방사성폐기물 심층처분은 국가의 안전과 환경 보호를 위해 필수적이며, 각 나라의 지질학적, 사회적 환경에 적합한 부지선정기준의 확립은 이 과정에서 중요한 단계이다. 논문의 목적은 고준위방사성폐기물의 심층처분 부지를 확보하는 과정에서 국가별로 적용되는 다양한 지질학적 및 사회적 선정기준을 비교분석하는 것이다. 이 연구에서는 고준위방사성폐기물 처분 선도국들이 설정한 부지선정기준을 중심으로 비교분석을 수행하였으며, 각 국가별 선정기준 분석결과, 국가별 지질조건 및 환경을 반영한 선정기준을 차별적으로 설정하였음을 확인하였다. 연구의 결과는 우리나라의 고준위방사성폐기물 심층처분 부지선정기준 마련에 중요한 기반 자료로 활용될 수 있을 것이며, 국가의 지속 가능한 발전과 환경 보호에 이바지하게 될 것으로 기대된다.

키워드
심층처분
고준위방사성폐기물
부지선정기준
지질학적 선정기준
사회적 선정기준
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  • Publisher :Korean Society of Engineering Geology
  • Publisher(Ko) :대한지질공학회
  • Journal Title :The Journal of Engineering Geology
  • Journal Title(Ko) :지질공학
  • Volume : 34
  • No :1
  • Pages :117-136
  • Received Date : 2024-01-24
  • Revised Date : 2024-03-11
  • Accepted Date : 2024-03-15
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.9720/kseg.2024.1.117
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