Development of a reference framework to assess stylized human intrusion scenarios using GENII Version 2 considering design features of planned near-surface disposal facility in Korea

• Published in: Nuclear engineering and technology Vol. 51; no. 6; pp. 1561 - 1574
• Main Authors: Kwon, Ki Nam, Cheong, Jae Hak
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Inadvertent human intrusion; GENII Version 2; Stylized scenario; Near-surface disposal
• ISSN: 1738-5733; 2234-358X

A standard form of six stylized human intrusion scenarios for a near-surface disposal facility (e.g. the planned Korean repository, Gyeongju Phase II) is proposed through re-categorization of totally thirty-one past cases reported in public literature. A reference assessment framework for inadvertent human intrusion is newly developed using GENII Version 2 conforming to the ICRP Publication 60 and thereafter. Calculated dose from the assessment framework is verified by comparing with hand calculation results for simplified model equations independently derived. Results from GENII Version 2 and 1.485 show inevitable differences, which is mainly attributed to the difference in the external dose assessment model. If intake dose coefficients in GENII Version 1.485 are modified, the difference can be reduced but still exist to an extent. Through deterministic and probabilistic sensitivity analysis, most affecting four parameters are derived and uncertainties of the parameters are quantified. It is expected that the reference assessment framework together with representative stylized scenarios can be used to do a human intrusion impact assessment for a specific repository using site-specific information. Especially, the past practice of human intrusion impact assessment using GENII Version 1.485 with or without modification may be replaced with the new assessment framework developed in this study.