무기 flour로서 방사능물질과 반응하여 섬광을 일으키는 cerium activated ytrium silicate를 폴리설폰 고분자 구조내에 함침시킨 측정막을 제조하고, 이를 이용하여 방사성핵종인 3H-cortisol 으로 오염된 실험실 바닥의 방사능 오염도를 측정하였다. 제조된 측정막을 이용하여 오염지역을 문지르고, 막에 함침된 flour와 오염지역으로부터 막으로 옮겨진 방사능 물질과의 직접 반응에 의해 나타난 섬광을 측정하여 방사성핵종의 양을 결정하였다. 유기 flour 가 용해되어 있는 섬광보조액(scintillation cocktail)의 도움을 필요로 하는 기존의 방사성핵종 측정방법에 비해, 측정막을 이용할 경우 오염도의 측정 효율을 유지하면서 전체적인 방사능 폐기물의 양산을 제어할 수 있는 효과를 거두었다. 한편, 탐지효과의 증대들 위해 시도된 디메틸포름아마이드를 이용한 측정막의 용매 처리는, 막 표면의 형상변화를 유도할 수있었으나, 방사성핵종에 대한 측정효율의 증대로는 귀결되지 않았다.

About 4,800 soil drums were generated in the process of maintenance on KRR site (Korea Research Reactor) in Seoul. Most of the drums are processed by regulatory clearance in 2007-2008 and the remaining 1800 drums are currently stored in KAERI (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute). To decide a treatment method of radioactive soil for final disposal, the soil is classified according to a particle size. Based on the results of the radioactivity concentration for the classified soil, methods such as regulatory clearance, decommissioning, and solidification were decided. Many papers show that radioactive soil is disposed of using a decontamination agent or other method. But it is difficult to decontaminate radioactive particles from fine soil particles because the adsorptive power of fine soil particles is too strong. This study was focused on finding a particle size distribution of radioactive soil that can be used as an operating range for cement solidification produced by a suitable ratio of radioactive soil for final disposal. Workability, free-standing water, compressive strength, immersion, and leaching tests were carried out to evaluate characteristics of the cement solidification. Cement solidification is the only method for final disposal because radioactive soil particle sizes below 500 μm exceed the regulatory clearance criteria (< 0.1 Bq/g). According to the test results for cement solidification, 0.4 water/cement and 0.5 soil/cement ratios are the most appropriate operating ranges.