방사성폐기물학회지 (Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology(JNFCWT))

  • 제14권4호
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  • Pages.331-341
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  • 2016
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  • 1738-1894(pISSN)
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  • 2288-5471(eISSN)
한국방사성폐기물학회 (Korean Radioactive Waste Society)
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국내 유통중인 원료물질 및 공정부산물의 물리화학적 및 방사선적 특성 데이터베이스 구축

Establishment of the Physicochemical and Radiological Database of Raw Materials and By-Products in Domestic Distribution

  • 투고 : 2016.06.01
  • 심사 : 2016.07.28
  • 발행 : 2016.12.31
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국내 유통중인 다양한 형태의 원료물질 또는 공정부산물들에 대한 물리적, 화학적 및 방사선적 특성을 평가하기 위해 약 220여 개, 총 16 종의 표본 시료를 선정하였다. 해당 시료들에 대하여 $LaBr_3$ 섬광검출기를 이용한 에너지 스펙트럼 측정과 에너지 분산형 X-선 형광 분광기를 이용한 U, Th, K와 물질의 주요 성분 분석을 수행하였다. 그리고 HPGe 검출기를 이용하여 $^{234}Th$, $^{234m}Pa$ 및 $^{214}Bi$ 등의 우라늄 붕괴계열 핵종들과 $^{228}Ac$, $^{212}Pb$ 및 $^{208}Tl$ 등의 토륨 붕괴계열 핵종들 그리고 $^{40}K$ 등의 방사능농도를 분석함으로써 원료물질 및 공정부산물의 특성에 관한 기초자료를 수집하였다. 추가적으로 ROI구간별 계수율과 원소성분함량, 방사능농도와 같은 특성변수들 간의 상관관계를 분석함으로써 스크리닝 장비를 이용한 방사능 농도 분포 유추 가능성을 평가하였다. 본 연구에서 구축된 특성 데이터베이스는 천연방사성핵종 분석을 위한 절차 및 방법을 수립하는데 유용한 정보를 제공하고, 천연방사성핵종 분석에 대한 정확성 및 재현성을 향상시킬 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

To evaluate the physicochemical and radiological properties of raw materials and by-products in domestic distribution, about 220 samples with 16 species were prepared. We measured the energy spectrum and the chemical content, such as U, Th, and K, using a $LaBr_3$ scintillation detector and ED-XRF. In addition, HPGe detector was used to analyze the radioac-tivity of $^{234}Th$, $^{234}mPa$, and $^{214}Bi$ in uranium decay series and $^{228}Ac$, $^{212}Pb$, and $^{208}Tl$ in thorium decay series, and $^{40}K$. The correlation between characteristic variables, such as the count rate in several ROIs, chemical content, and radioactivity, was assessed to infer the radioactivity of natural radionuclides through a rapid screening method. Based on the results, a characteristic database for raw material and by-product in domestic distribution was established and it will provide useful information in the analysis procedure and improve the accuracy and reproducibility in the analysis of natural radionuclides.

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