This course is designed for the graduate students who are majoring in nuclear engineering and geosystem science to provide an overview of fundamentals for high-level radioactive waste management. This course includes introduction of radiochemistry, nuclear fuel cycle (front – and back-end), transportation and storage of high-level wastes, treatment technology of spent nuclear fuel, glass waste form development and testings for high-level waste immobilization, geochemical reactions and effects on the mobility of radionuclides in deep geological environments, engineering barriers' properties and application, radionuclide transport modeling, site selection and characterization for operating the deep geological repositories, decontamination/ decommissioning methods, risk assessment/safe analysis of repository, and social data science and public acceptance testing. The primary goal of this course is to provide the students for understanding of high-level radioactive waste disposal and operation of deep-geological repository so that the students will be able to work effectively with nuclear and geological engineers in industry or academic institutions.
본 과목은 원자력공학의 기본적인 개념 및 필수적인 지식 습득과 더불어 지구시시템과학 및 지질학과의 기초과목 내용으로 구성되어 있으며, 포스텍-연세대 공유캠퍼스를 통한 공동 교과목 개발로 이루어 짐. 특히, 고준위 방사성폐기물 및 사용후핵연료 처리/처분에 관련된 원자력공학의 기본개념과 고준위 방사성폐기물 처분장과 관련된 부지선정, 인공방벽의 광물특성 및 핵종 거동특성 모델링 등 지구시스템 학과에서 다루는 기본적인 개념을 포함하여 포스텍 첨단원자력공학부 및 연세대 지구시스템과학과 대학원생들의 고준위 방사성폐기물 관리에 대한 기본적인 지식 및 실제적으로 처분장 건설 및 운영에 필요한 전문적인 지식을 교육하는 것을 목표로 함. 본 교과목은 포스텍 첨단원자력공학부 교수님들과 연세대 지구시스템과학과의 교수님들 및 필요에 따라서는 외부 전문가들의 강의로 이루어지며, 관련기관 및 처분장 견학 실습도 포함되어 운영할 계획임.

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Homeworks 50 %, Exam 50 %

No textbook is required for this course. Suggested Readings and References:
- Choppin, G. R., J.O. Liljenzin and J. Rydberg, 2002, Radiochemistry and Nuclear Chemistry, 3rd Edition, Butterworth-Heinemann.
- Saling J. H. and A.W. Fentiman, 2001, Radioactive Waste Management, 2ne ed., Taylor & Francis, New York.
- Fetter. C.E., 1994, Applied Hydrogeology, 3rd ed., Prentice Hall.
- Pusch, R., R.Yong, and M. Nakano, 2011, High-level radioactive waste disposal, John WIT press.
- Pusch, R., 2008, Geological storage of radioactive waste, Springer
- Poinssot, C. and H. Geckeis. 2012. Radionuclide behavior in the natural environment: Science, impacts and lessons for the nuclear industry. Woodhead Publishing Ltd, UK [in press].
- G. F. Knoll. Radiation Detection and Measurements. Any edition.
- W. S. Yang, Y. Kim, R. N. Hill, T. A. Taiwo, and H. S. Khalil, "Long-Lived Fission Product Transmutation Studies," Nucl. Sci. Eng., 146, 291 (2004).

1주 : Introduction of high-level radioactive wastes including spent nuclear fuel and fuel cycle
2주 : Fundamentals of radiochemistry
3주 : Chemical effects on immobilization of actinides and fission products
4주 : Aqueous chemical reactions and effects on radionuclide mobility
5주 : Storage and transportation of high-level radioactive wastes
6주 : Metal container properties and corrosion effects
7주 : Vitrification theory and fundamentals
8주 : Immobilization technology of high-level radioactive wastes
9주 : Site selection and characterization of repository of high-level radioactive wastes
10주 : Engineering barriers and bentonite application
11주 : Processes of fate and transport modeling
12주 : Assessment of radionuclide transport and long-term safety of repository
13주 : Safety analysis for high-level radioactive waste disposal
14주 : Risk assessment and regulation of deep-geological repository
15주 : Social data science and public acceptance development
16주 : Field trip (KURT or Low- and Intermediate radioactive waste repository)

★Make-Up Examinations. As arranged. Except for extenuating circumstances, make-up exams must be completed within 24 hours after the exam was given to the class.

★Attendance Policy. Absences should be avoided. Students should contact an instructor if an absence from class is unavoidable.

★Accommodations For Disabled Students. Reasonable accommodations are available for students who have a documented disability. If you have a documented disability, even temporary, make an appointment as soon as possible with the instructor. You will need to provide your instructor with the appropriate classroom accommodation form. The forms should be completed and submitted during the first week of class. Late notification may delay your accommodations. All accommodations for disabilities must be approved through Disability Services. Classroom accommodation forms are available through the Disability Services Office.