A large amount of small and medium-sized metal waste is generated during the decommissioning of nuclear power plants (NPPs). Metal waste is mostly contaminated with low-level radioactive, so it needs decontamination for self-disposal and recycling. A large amount of Organic Decontamination Liquid Waste during decontamination will be generated. The generated organic liquid waste is low in concentration, so the decomposition efficiency is low in the decomposition process. A conditioning process is necessary to concentrate at a high concentration. For effective treatment for Organic Decontamination Liquid Waste, the composition of organic liquid waste and conditioning process were analyzed. Organic acids, metal ions, radioactive nuclides, surfactants, etc. are present in the Organic Decontamination Liquid Waste, and suspended solids are sometimes generated by various reactions. According to previous studies, the concentration of organic acids including surfactants obtained results from several tens of ppm to a maximum of 1,000 ppm, so the maximum value of 1,000 ppm was assumed. For the composition and total amount of metal ions, the average value (52.7wt% Fe, 16.3wt% Ni, 15.1wt% Cr, 15.9wt% Mn) of the distribution of metal species removed by the actual decontamination process is applied, and the total amount is 1,000 ppm was assumed. As for the radionuclides, only 60Co and 137Cs, which are expected to be mainly present, were considered, and 60Co was assumed to be 2,000 Bq/g and 137Cs to be 360 Bq/g by referring to the literature. The amounts of suspended solids were assumed to be 500 ppm by referring to the characteristics of the liquid waste generated in the decontamination process of the NPPs. Based on the estimated value, a reaction formula was established and a simulated Organic Decontamination Liquid Waste was prepared. As a result of measurement using an analysis device, the composition of the estimated and simulated Organic Decontamination Liquid Waste had similar values. The conditioning and treatment process largely consists of pretreatment, conditioning, decomposition processes. Organic Decontamination Liquid Waste goes through a pretreatment process to remove impurities with large particles. In the conditioning process, treated water that has passed through the UF/RO membrane system is discharged into the environment. At this time, Concentrated water goes through a decomposition process for processing the Organic Decontamination Liquid Waste, and is discharged to the environment through a secondary RO membrane system. The conditioning process is the low-concentration Organic Decontamination Liquid Waste in the UF membrane system is forming a micelles in an RO membrane system, concentrating it to a high concentration and then go through a recirculation process in the UF membrane system. An experiment was conducted to confirm whether the concentration of surfactants occurred during the conditioning process. As a result of the experiment confirmed that the highly concentrated surfactant formed micelles and was filtered out in the UF membrane system.

국내 원자력발전소의 가동년수 경과에 따른 방사능 오염증가로 제염공정에 대한 관심은 점차 점증되어 가고 있다. 화학제염은 방사성폐기물의 생성과 방사선량율을 낮추는데 매우 중요하다. 이에 앞서, 원전 주요계통 및 부품 등의 화학제염을 위해서는 대상 재질에 적합한 산화제 및 제염제를 우선 선정하여야 한다. 이를 위해서는 제염대상물 혹은 제염대상 계통에서 채취한 크러드에 대한 각종 분석을 실시하여 크러드의 화학조성 및 결정구조에 대한 정보를 확보해야 하나 실제적으로 방사능을 띤 계통으로부터 시료를 직접 채취할 수 있는 특별한 프로그램이 마련되어 있지 않는 한 극히 제한된 방사능을 띠고 있는 부식산화물의 자료만을 얻을 수 있다. 크러드의 조성은 모재의 성분과도 밀접한 관계가 있기 때문에 재장전 주기에 따라서도 차이가 많다. 따라서 가능한 한 제염대상을 선정한 다음 제염대상으로 채취한 크러드에 대한 각종 분석자료를 확보하거나 분석을 실시하여야 한다. 본 논문은 미확보 시료에 대한 대안으로 모의크러드를 다양한 방법으로 제조하는 기술에 대해 언급하였다. 금속 산화물과 금속 수화물이 12가지의 각기 다른 방법으로 실제 시료와 유사한 화학조성과 결정구조를 지닌 모의크러드의 합성에 사용되어졌다. CRUD#4(압력용기속의 금속산화물)와 CRUD#10(하이드라진 전 처리후 도가니속의 금속산화물)시료가 Type 1, 2에 대해 가장 양호하게 합성되어졌다. 이들 크러드 시료들은 특별한 장비를 사용하지 않고도 짧은 시간 내에 반응이 이루어지고 많은 량의 시료를 쉽게 합성할 수 있게 됨으로서 제염제와 제염공정을 개발하는데 매우 유용하게 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.