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Specialized Technology
Nuclear Decommissioning
KEPCO KPS is developing and localizing technologies required for Korea’s first nuclear decommissioning project.
The company is developing core technologies for decontamination, cutting, and waste treatment. Based on these technologies, KEPCO KPS is establishing an execution system for nuclear decommissioning projects and carrying out decommissioning-related work.
Through continuous technology development, the company provides technical services required for nuclear decommissioning projects.
Major Services
Decommissioning Engineering
- Process design for the decommissioning of major components in light water reactors and heavy water reactors
- Process design for optimal reactor cutting and packaging
- Process design for system and equipment decontamination
- Engineering design for decontamination and cutting equipment
Cutting and Decommissioning
- Underwater cutting, decommissioning, packaging, and waste treatment projects for light water reactor structures
- Cutting, decommissioning, packaging, and waste treatment projects for heavy water reactor calandria
- Cutting, decommissioning, and treatment projects for large equipment
- Cutting, decommissioning, and treatment projects for major primary-side equipment
- Cutting and treatment projects for radioactive waste
Decontamination
- Full-system decontamination projects for primary-side systems
- Decontamination projects for individual components, including abrasive decontamination, electrolytic decontamination, and chemical decontamination
- In-situ field decontamination projects, including RCS piping decontamination and equipment decontamination
- Design and manufacturing of decontamination equipment
Waste Treatment
- Waste volume reduction treatment, including demonstrated induction heating melting technology
- Operation of waste treatment facilities, including secured plasma melting treatment facility operation technology
Equipment
Underwater cutting and decommissioning equipment for reactor internals
(underwater band saw, underwater disc saw, underwater CAMC, underwater plasma, and underwater laser)
Cutting and decommissioning equipment for large equipment
(wire saw, band saw, disc saw, plasma, and laser)
Cutting support equipment
(underwater turntable, cut-piece gripper, remote cutting manipulator, and cutting platform)
Decontamination equipment
(system decontamination equipment, hybrid chemical decontamination equipment, batch-type chemical decontamination equipment, electrolytic decontamination equipment, automated abrasive decontamination equipment, laser decontamination equipment, and Sopong decontamination equipment)
Sampling equipment for major activated structures
Major Projects
Service Projects
- Kori Unit 1 : Baffle former bolt removal service
- Wolsong Unit 1: Activated structure decommissioning process design and mock-up basic design service
- Hanbit Units 5, 6: RCS piping end decontamination service during steam generator replacement
- Kori Unit 1: System decontamination service
- Wolsong Unit 1: Radioactive material treatment service for materials stored in the SFB
Commissioned Projects
- Development of demonstration testing technology for decommissioning activated pressure vessels and internals
- Commercialization of technology through establishment of demonstration infrastructure for cutting and decontamination of key primary-side facilities in light water reactors
- Establishment of demonstration infrastructure and advancement of technologies for calandria cutting and heat transport system decontamination in heavy water reactors
- Development of virtual operation technology for ICT-based remote decommissioning systems
- Advancement and demonstration of laser cutting and decommissioning technologies
- Development of commercial technologies for coolant system and equipment decontamination for nuclear decommissioning design
- Development of practical hybrid chemical decontamination technology for nuclear power plant primary systems
- Development of virtual operation remote decommissioning system design and cutting process database construction technology
- Development of a prototype treatment process for organic decontamination wastewater generated during nuclear decommissioning