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Suzuki, Masafumi*; Yoshinaka, Kazuyuki
Gijutsushi, (648), p.12 - 15, 2020/12
The site tour which is a part of CPD events regarding the issue concerning the radioactive waste from nuclear facilities was organized in autumn 2019, and we visited the facilities related to the specified waste due to the Fukushima-Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident in spring 2020. The tours made us reacknowledge the impact of radionuclides on environment at accident, the importance of the management of nuclear facilities under the basic premise of ensuring safety, the necessity of the discussion based on the common understanding, and that would be contributed to find the solution of those issues.
Murakami, Hiroaki; Iwatsuki, Teruki; Takeuchi, Ryuji; Nishiyama, Nariaki*
Genshiryoku Bakkuendo Kenkyu (CD-ROM), 27(1), p.22 - 33, 2020/06
Geological disposal of radioactive waste requires the large amounts of fundamental technical knowledge throughout the project. Monitoring is carried out to collect site-relevant information for the creation of an environmental database, to assist in the decision-making process, etc. We summarized the current technical level and problems of the groundwater monitoring in the world. Through the research and technology development so far, the technologies have been developed for drilling borehole in the geological environment survey prior to monitoring and the selection of the monitoring site. However, the following technical developments are remaining issues: long-term operation method of monitoring equipment, retrieving method of monitoring equipment after long-term operation, transport method of backfill material for borehole sealing, technical basis for the sealing performance when the borehole-protective casing and strainer tube are left.
Murakami, Hiroaki; Iwatsuki, Teruki; Takeuchi, Ryuji; Maeda, Toshikatsu
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Yamaguchi, Tetsuji
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Murakami, Hiroaki; Nishiyama, Nariaki*; Iwatsuki, Teruki; Takeuchi, Ryuji
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Maeda, Toshikatsu
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In October 2021, the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) established the regulatory requirements for intermediate-depth disposal aiming at disposing of the wastes containing relatively high-level radioactivities generated typically from reactor internals. This commentary summarized the major concepts of the regulatory requirements with their background.
Sawaguchi, Takuma; Murakami, Hiroaki; Takeuchi, Ryuji; Takai, Shizuka; Sasagawa, Tsuyoshi; Takeda, Seiji
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In the intermediate depth disposal of radioactive waste, the monitoring boreholes are backfilled and sealed at the end of the monitoring period to prevent potential migration pathways for radioactive materials. However, the method to confirm whether the borehole is properly sealed has not been established, and there is a lack of scientific knowledge to determine the validity of borehole sealing. The aim of this study is to develop the confirmation method. Therefore, based on previous studies, experimental and analytical considerations were performed to identify the confirmation points of borehole sealing. In the former, laboratory experiments were performed to understand the swelling behavior and permeability of bentonite block in the borehole. These results indicated that the initial water content of the bentonite block could affect the internal structure after swelling. In the latter, groundwater flow analyses were performed for the hydrogeological structures with backfilled boreholes to understand the effect of backfill conditions on the borehole sealing. It was shown that the backfill conditions to prevent the formation of water pathways in the borehole were the grouting BDZ (Borehole Disturbed Zone), etc.
Sawaguchi, Takuma
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In the intermediate depth disposal of radioactive waste, the monitoring boreholes are backfilled and sealed at the end of the monitoring period to prevent potential migration pathways for radioactive materials. However, the method to confirm whether the borehole is properly sealed has not been established, and there is a lack of scientific knowledge to determine the validity of borehole sealing. The aim of this study is to develop the confirmation method. Therefore, based on previous studies, experimental and analytical considerations were performed to identify the confirmation points of borehole sealing. In the former, laboratory experiments were performed to understand the swelling behavior and permeability of bentonite block in the borehole. These results indicated that the initial water content of the bentonite block could affect the internal structure after swelling. In the latter, groundwater flow analyses were performed for the hydrogeological structures with backfilled boreholes to understand the effect of backfill conditions on the borehole sealing. It was shown that the backfill conditions to prevent the formation of water pathways in the borehole were the grouting BDZ (Borehole Disturbed Zone), etc.
Maeda, Toshikatsu
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no abstracts in English
Sawaguchi, Takuma; Takai, Shizuka; Uchikoshi, Emiko*; Takeda, Seiji
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In the intermediate depth disposal of radioactive waste, it is necessary to confirm that the monitoring boreholes are properly backfilled to prevent potential migration pathways for radioactive materials. In this study, groundwater flow analysis was performed to understand the effects of backfilled boreholes on radionuclide migration by varying conditions related to the boreholes and their surrounding hydrogeologic structure. The results showed that in the case of a single borehole in an aquifer isolated by clay layer, when the borehole was backfilled with highly permeable sand, groundwater flowing several tens of meters around the borehole changed the flow direction along the borehole and the average flow velocity was approximately three times greater than that in the case of no borehole. On the other hand, when the borehole was backfilled with low permeability bentonite, the flow direction and velocity were no different. In addition, assuming the presence of two boreholes backfilled with sand and spaced 20 m apart, the flow velocities through two boreholes and in the geological medium between their boreholes were increased. Furthermore, the effects of different hydrogeologic structures on flow direction and velocity associated with the borehole presence were evaluated.
