1st Phase Construction of LILW Disposal Facility
Location: Bonggil-ri, Munmudaewang-myeon, Gyeongju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Republic of Korea
Site Area: 2.06 million square meters
Capacity: 100,000 drums
Disposal Method: Cavern disposal
Project Duration: July 2007 – February 2014
Design/Construction: KEPCO/Daewoo E&C and Samsung C&T (Joint Venture)
Cost: 1.5436 trillion won
| Facility Name | Location | Purpose | Operator | Year of Operation |
Storage/Disposal Capacity [200 liter drum] |
Stored/Disposed Amount [200 liter drum] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receipt & Storage Building | Gyengju-si | Receipt and Storage of Radioactive Waste | KORAD | 2010 | 7,000 | 3,138 |
| Radioactive Waste Building | Temporary Storage of Radioisotope Waste | 2014 | - | 384 | ||
| Silo | Radioactive Waste | 2015 | 100,000 | 29,358 |
| Facility Name | Receipt & Storage Building |
| Location | Gyengju-si |
| Purpose | Receipt and Storage of Radioactive Waste |
| Operator | KORAD |
| Year of Operation | 2010 |
| Storage/Disposal Capacity [200 liter drum] |
7,000 |
| Stored/Disposed Amount [200 liter drum] |
3,138 |
| Facility Name | Radioactive Waste Building |
| Location | Gyengju-si |
| Purpose | Temporary Storage of Radioisotope Waste |
| Operator | KORAD |
| Year of Operation | 2014 |
| Storage/Disposal Capacity [200 liter drum] |
- |
| Stored/Disposed Amount [200 liter drum] |
384 |
| Facility Name | Silo |
| Location | Gyengju-si |
| Purpose | Radioactive Waste |
| Operator | KORAD |
| Year of Operation | 2015 |
| Storage/Disposal Capacity [200 liter drum] |
100,000 |
| Stored/Disposed Amount [200 liter drum] |
29,358 |