Currently, Hanul NPP packages glass fiber classified as particulate waste in plastic packaging bags and stores them in 200 L drums. KORAD’s Waste Acceptance Criteria (WAC) presents that very low-level soil can be immobilized by loading it in a soft bag and then packaging it in a 200 L or 320 L steel drum. As currently accepted method of packaging with soft bag applies to only very low-level soils among the wastes with a risk of dispersion, it is necessary to develop a non-dispersible treatment suitable for the characteristics of other particulate waste in the future. Therefore, in order for Hanul packaging pack to be approved as an alternative method for immobilization of dispersible substances, it is necessary to verify the suitability of the packaging bag. In this paper, whether the glass fiber packaging bag used in Hanul NPP satisfies the characteristic of the soft bag presented in the WAC and the possibility of being considered as a non-dispersible measure for particulate are examined. The soft bag must meet the following requirements: material and structure, shape, drop test, and immersion test. The results of the review are as follows. First, since the glass fiber is already packaged in the drum, only the role of the inner layer, made of polyethylene, having a watertight function may be required. Second, when packaging a drum, the packaging bag is compressed into a shaped frame having an inner size of a 200 L drum, so it is packaged with little empty space in the drum. Third, as a result of a drop test of a packaging pack containing 20 kg of contents from a height of 1.2 m, it was confirmed that there was no leakage of contents. Fourth, the packaging bag was immersed in a 1-m depth water tank for 30-minutes, and the performance corresponding to the IPX7 was satisfied. As a result of reviewing the soft bag characteristic of Hanul glass fiber packaging bag, it is considered that the bag can be used as one of the non-dispersible measures because it meets almost the characteristics required by the WAC. In addition, the acceptance criteria of overseas disposal sites present various secure packaging methods in place of immobilization as a non-dispersible measure for waste containing particulate matter. It is necessary to reflect these overseas cases in the establishment of non-dispersible measures for domestic waste acceptance in the future.

• Na Rae Lee(KONES Corp.) Corresponding author
• Moonoh Kim(KONES Corp.)
• Sang June Park(Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP))
• Sung-Jun Kim(Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP))
• Suil Bang(Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP))