Year
2010
Abstract
The Republic of Korea has been studying the nuclear fuel cycle options of direct disposal, DUPIC, and pyro-processing for the management of spent fuel of which the storage capacity at the reactor sites will reach its design limit by around 2016. Since the proliferation resistance is one of the key issues in the fuel cycle option studies, the KAERI has engaged in R&D to develop methodologies to evaluate the proliferation resistance of nuclear fuel cycles, as well as to enhance the level of proliferation resistance. This paper reports on the R&D activities undertaken at the KAERI in the evaluation of proliferation resistance of direct disposal, DUPIC and pyroprocessing fuel cycles, as well as on international collaboration within the framework of INRPO and Generation IV International Forum in the area of proliferation resistance of nuclear energy systems.