Release rates from partitioning and transmutation waste packages

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Requirement of decontamination factor for near-surface disposal of PEACER wastes

“…It is assumed that human intrusion occurs at a time after the end of institutional control of 500 years. In deriving total inventory limit, borosilicate glass matrix for waste stabilization is considered as a source term analysis (Lee and Choi, 1991). Additionally, the sum of the fraction rule for mixture of radionuclide is applied to determine DF values that were derived to meet the dose by human intrusion scenario (Kim and Lee, 2005).…”