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PROGRESS IN NUCLEAR ENERGY
卷 137, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnucene.2021.103736
关键词
Engineered barriers; Geological disposal facility; Radioactive waste
资金
- EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, UK)
- Radioactive Waste Management Ltd through the ICO Centre for Doctoral Training in Nuclear Energy (ICO CDT)
- EPSRC NPIF Grant [EP/R512540/1]
- EPSRC [EP/L015900/1]
- EPSRC [1974683] Funding Source: UKRI
The effective management of radioactive waste is crucial for the utilization of nuclear energy, and the UK's policy involves disposal in a deep underground geological disposal facility. The GDF will need to safely contain radioactive materials for hundreds of thousands of years, with a combination of natural and engineered barriers providing the necessary isolation. Further research on the performance of engineered barriers is essential for the long-term safety of the GDF post-closure.
The effective management of radioactive waste is a necessary prerequisite to the use of nuclear energy. The UK's policy for the long-term management of higher activity radioactive waste (HAW), and potentially spent nuclear fuel (SNF), is disposal in a deep underground geological disposal facility (GDF). A GDF will isolate HAW from mankind until the radioactivity has decayed to levels where any risk to future generations is acceptably low. It is likely, therefore, that a GDF will need to safely contain radioactive materials for hundreds of thousands of years. The necessary isolation will be provided by a combination of natural (geological) and engineered barriers. A multi-layered engineered barrier system will provide the defence-in-depth that is required to give the public confidence in the long-term performance of the GDF. This paper identifies the significant role each engineered barrier or layer plays in ensuring that long-lived radionuclides remain isolated from the biosphere and receptors within the vicinity of a GDF. Receptors include human and animal populations, and the natural environment. The paper also explores the characteristics and performance of a number of suitable candidate materials for use in the UK GDF engineered barriers. An indication of the lifetime of potential barriers under conditions pertinent to each of the UKs proposed geological settings is given. As the performance of the engineered barriers will be vital to the GDF post-closure safety case, several areas for further work are proposed.
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