• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 1995.05a
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• pp.835-840
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• 1995

핵물질의 화학적분리 및 정제를 위한 용매추출실험의 농도분석에 사용될 수 있는 감마방사능 계측장치를 제작하고 기계적 성능 및 원격작동 시험을 하였다. 계측장치의 모든 구동부분은 공압으로 작동되며 우라늄시료를 분석한 결과 0∼250g/L의 농도범위에서 방사능세기와 일정한 상관관계를 나타내었다.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• v.35 no.3
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• pp.105-110
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• 2010

Using N-type HPGe gamma spectrometer, uranium analysis technique of soil sample is developed where the chemical preprocessing is not a necessity. The results of uranium activities using the method presented in this paper were compared with those results with conventional alpha spectrometer and two results were similar from within uncertainty range. Therefore, this new method will be applied in uranium activity analysis of soil sample.

• Analytical Science and Technology
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.212-220
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• 2001

This study was performed to establish the analytical method of radium and radon in various environmental samples with the ${\gamma}$-ray spectrometry. The major problem in the measurements of low level ${\gamma}$-ray, such as environmental radioactivity, is the fluctuation of ${\gamma}$-ray background spectrum. To overcome this problem, a nitrogen gas was filled up in the detector chamber to reduce the background counts due to airborne radioactivities, i.e., $^{214}Pb$ and $^{214}Bi$, the daughters of $^{222}Rn$ in air. When nitrogen gas flowed around the detector, peak counts of ${\gamma}$-rays from the daughters of $^{222}Rn$ decreased about 80% below 1 MeV and about 20~50% above 1 MeV. The use of nitrogen purging results in approximately tenfold increment of sensitivity.

• Proceedings of the Korean Radioactive Waste Society Conference
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• 2004.06a
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• pp.407-417
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• 2004

This study is to verify radiation detection method by using $\alpha$-spectroscopy and ${\gamma}$-spectroscopy for concretes and components which will be generated during the decommissioning of the uranium conversion plant. Components and inside walls of the building were contaminated with natural uranium materials. Some parts of the stainless steel pipes and concretes of the walls were sampled and analyzed their alpha and gamma activities respectively. Alpha and gamma activities are well matched each other in the range of high activity region to 0.01 Bq/g and gamma activities are over estimated comparing alpha activities corresponded in below 0.005 Bq/g region for the natural uranium of AUC sample. The $^{238}U$ originated from natural products of conversion process could be distinguished by measuring $^{214}Pb$ or $^{214}Bi$ and $^{234}Th$ or $^{234m}Pa$. Uranium contaminations mainly are in the wall surface of the plant. Decontamination process of generating wastes which can be reached tp background level gamma activities measured by gamma spectroscopy can also be used to conservative assessment data.

• 대한방사선방어학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2010.04a
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• pp.180-181
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• 2010

• Analytical Science and Technology
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• v.13 no.6
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• pp.743-750
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• 2000

For the ${\gamma}$-ray spectrometry analysis of radium and radon in environmental samples, plastic Marinelli beakers have been usually used. But, there are two problems; one is the increment of background by adsorption of airborne radon daughters on the plastic beaker, and other is the incompleteness of radioactive equilibrium by the loss of gaseous radon produced during the radioactive equilibrium process. In order to solve these problems, we made aluminium counting container, and investigated its characteristics. We investigated radioactive equilibrium process using the aluminium container. We found that both solid and liquid samples reached at radioactive equilibrium state in the aluminium container without loss of gaseous radon. By the use of the aluminium container, we established radon and radium analysis method of solid and liquid samples using gamma-ray spectrometry.

• Analytical Science and Technology
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.39-47
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• 2003

The measurement of radium ($^{226}Ra$) in the groundwater was established using ${\gamma}$-ray spectroscopy without sample preparation. The background interference by air borne radon daughter nuclides was reduced by $N_2$ gas flow into the counting chamber. Leakage of radon gas produced in the radioactive equilibrium with radium and its daughter nuclides was prevented by use of the air-tighted aluminium container. We investigated the effect of air layer in the counting container. Radioactivity variation due to emanation of radon into the air layer was within the counting error range 5%. When the nitrogen gas was flowed around the detector, peak counts of ${\gamma}$-rays from the daughters of airborne radon was decreased and detection limit was decreased to 0.02 Bq/L. The detection limit of detector was lower than 0.74 Bq/L, the $^{226}Ra$ Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) in the groundwater proposed by US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). It was confirmed that $^{226}Ra$ radioactivity in the groundwater could be determined by the ${\gamma}$-ray spectroscopy.

• Journal of radiological science and technology
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• v.47 no.5
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• pp.345-353
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• 2024

The method for verifying analytical technology in the field of radioactivity measurement involves participation in a proficiency test(PT). Proficiency tests are mandatory requirements of ISO/IEC 17025 for maintaining calibration and testing laboratories. These tests are intended to evaluate the analytical capabilities of laboratories, identify problems, support corrective actions, and verify uncertainties. We conducted a proficiency test on the Environmental Resources Association of America(ERA). In the field of radiochemistry, we participated in RAD 136 and compared our results with those of 24 laboratories world wide. The analytical capability of gamma nuclide was evaluated as satisfactory, warning, or unsatisfactory, according to the Z-score of ISO 13528. The radioactivity of ¹³³Ba, ¹³⁴Cs, ¹³⁷Cs, ⁶⁰Co and ⁶⁵Zn contained in gamma emitters sample was measured and analyzed, and all the result values |z| < 2 were satisfactory according to the Z-score evaluation criteria. Hence, we received the result Laboratory of Excellence.

• Journal of the Korean Magnetics Society
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.5-9
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• 2011

M$\ddot{o}$ssbauer and Raman spectrum studies have been carried out on the 2b-site Fe ion in the Ba-ferrite (M-type). The thermal dynamics of Fe ion was analyzed by M$\ddot{o}$ssbauer spectra at different angles between the $\gamma$-ray direction and c-axis. The vibration on the 2b-site was more active compare to other direction and had very strong intensity in the Raman spectrum.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.5 no.4
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• pp.279-285
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• 1973

A method for the simultaneous determination of mercury, bromine, arsenic and cadmium in biological samples is described. Following neutron activation and a simple distillation of volatile compounds, mercury and bromine were determined by gamma-ray spectrometry. Arsenic and cadmium were further separated by cation exchange separation and determined similarly. Determination limits for mercury, bromine, arsenic and cadmium were 0.001$\mu\textrm{g}$, 0.003$\mu\textrm{g}$, 0.001$\mu\textrm{g}$ and 0.02$\mu\textrm{g}$, respectively. The method has been applied to the determination of mercury, bromine, arsenic and cadmium in rice and fish samples. Analysis of a standard kale powder yielded the values of 0.046$\mu\textrm{g}$/g for mercury, 24.5$\mu\textrm{g}$/g for bromine 0.17 $\mu\textrm{g}$/g for arsenic and 0.50$\mu\textrm{g}$/g for cadmium.