KAERI에서는 파이로프로세싱에서 발생하는 금속폐기물의 부피 및 무게 감량을 위해 고방사성 장반감기 핵종을 포함하는 anode sludge내 NM의 고화매질로써 폐피복관과 첨가금속을 재활용하는 연구를 진행하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 Cr 함량을 조절한 Zr-17Cr-8NM, Zr-22Cr-8NM, Zr-27Cr-8NM 합금을 유도용융을 통해 제조하였고, 전기화학적 부식시험을 실시하여 부 식특성을 평가하였다. 모든 조성에서 기존 연구 중인 Zr계 합금고화체 조성보다 우수한 부식특성을 나타냈다. 또한 Zr-22Cr- 8NM 시편의 부식시험 후 침출용액 조성 분석 결과, 500 mV 전압 조건 이하에서는 NM 침출이 없었고 이를 통해 우수한 화 학적 안정성을 갖는 합금고화체 조성을 확보하였다.

Waste treatment technology for the separation and solidification of radioactive nuclides generated from the pyrochemical process has been intensively studied to achieve the reduction of radioactive waste volume. The present study reports the separation efficiency of group II fission products in LiCl waste salt generated from a electrolytic reduction process through a layer- melt crystallization method using Sr and Ba nuclides as a surrogate material of group II fission products. The concentrated group II nuclides are converted into stable oxide form in consideration of solidification by a conversion/distillation process, where selective oxidation of group II nuclides proceeds by Li2O oxidant and residual salts are removed by a vacuum distillation process. Finally, to immobilize separated group II nuclides, a preliminary solidification study was conducted using SiO2-B2O3-Al2O3 matrix, and high density glass-based waste form was fabricated under 50wt% waste loading of strontium oxide surrogate material. Through the verification of the crystallization, conversion/distillation, and solidification processes, the treatment flow for the separation and solidification of group II fission products in LiCl waste salt has been established.