Medium-Deep or Very Deep Disposal of Highly Radioactive Waste？.pdfVIP

Dec．2013，Volume7，No．12(SerialNo．73)，PP．1548-1565 JournalofCivilEngineeringandArchitecture，ISSN 1934-7359，USA aL l墨 H lN西 Medium--DeeporVeryDeepDisposalofHighly RadioactiveWaste? RolandPusch，GunnarRamqvist2SvenKnutssonlandMohammedHatem M ohammedl ， ． DepartmentofCivil,EnvironmentalandNaturalResourcesEngineering,LuleUniversityofTechnology，LuleSE-97187 eden 2．ElteknoAB，Figeholm SE一57295，Sweden Abstract：Commonlyproposedconcepts．1ikeKBS-3V．fordisposalofhighlyradioactivewasteimplyconstructionatmedium depth (400．600m1ingraniticrock．whichisexcellentforconstructingastablerepository．VDH (verydeepboreholes)representan alternativeconceptwiththeadvantagethattherockismuchlesspermeableandthatthevery salt．heavygroundwaterisstagnant．Both requireengineeredbarriersintheform ofcanistersandwaste．embeddingclaybutofrsomewhatdifferentpurposes．Canistersarethe mostimportnatwaste．isolatingbarriersofrKBS．3V butarelessimportna tforVDH．Thewaste—embedding clay isneeded for preservingtheKBS．3Vcanistersbybeingtightandductile．butplaysaminorroleofrtheVDH．Thebackfilleddepositiontunnelsina KBS．3V repositoryprovidevery limitedhindrna ceofradionuclidestomovetothebiospherewhiletheclaysealsofVDH effectively preventpossiblyreleasedradionuclidestoreachuptothebiosphere．ComparisonoftheKBS．3V na dVDH conceptsindicatesthatthe lastmentionedonehasseveraladvnatagesbutthatcertainissuesremaintobeworkedonofrbecominganumberonecandidate． Keywords：Canisters，deepboreholes，groundwater，radioactivewaste，siteselection，supercontainers，wastedisposal 1．Introduction functionsofthehostrockandEBSofrepositoriesofr disposalofHLW atmedium andlargedepths． Several comprehensive studies like the CROP