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Study on category integration and transport scenarios of radioactive waste for efficient waste tracking management

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Entities generating low and intermediate-level radioactive waste, including the nuclear power plant (KHNP), Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, and KEPCO Nuclear Fuel Company, are currently managing the established waste classification criteria and waste tracking system (WTS). However, management thereof remains inefficient; thus, an integrated approach is required. This study examined the establishment of an integrated WTS in Korea based on an analysis of domestic and overseas systems to consolidate the classification criteria of the different entities. Furthermore, codes were assigned to locations where waste is processed and stored to offer scenarios based on movements between these locations.

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This study was supported by the Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP) and the Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy (MOTIE) of the Republic of Korea (Grant No. 20171510300710). This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) Grant funded by the Korea government (Ministry of Science and ICT) (No. 2018M2B2B1065636).

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    Sun Il Kim, Ki Tae Yang & Jong Soon Song

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Kim, S.I., Yang, K.T. & Song, J.S. Study on category integration and transport scenarios of radioactive waste for efficient waste tracking management. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 328, 963–980 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-021-07694-z

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