• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.59 no.1
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• pp.68-76
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• 2021

As hazardous chemicals are releasing in process industries such as chemical & petro-chemical plants, the importance of initial responses has been always emphasized. However, little attention of quantitative analysis of the consequence by different initial responses during releasing of the chemicals has been done. The main objective of current paper is to investigate the effects of initial responses for the release accidents of hydrofluoric acid. For this, a simplified equation that can easily calculate the effect distance by varying concentrations of hydrofluoric acid was firstly deduced. In addition, a causal loops for the initial response steps using the system dynamics technique was constructed during release of 50% hydrofluoric acid. The effect distances according to different scenarios of the initial actions were also quantitatively analyzed by applying the simplified equation to the causal map. As a result, the highest reduction rate on the maximum effect distance was obtained with 'start time of action after leak detection' being about 87% while the lowest was 'arrival time of professional response team' being about 50%, as expected. It is expected that the results gained from the current study can be helpful as of basics of the initial response to the workplace, dealing with the hydrofluoric acid.

• Nuclear industry
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• v.16 no.8 s.162
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• pp.45-52
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• 1996

원전의 방사능 누출은 물론, 전국의 환경 방사선이나 기상 등을 수시로 종합 감시하여 즉각적으로 대응하는 방사능 방재 전산망이 본격 가동되었다. 과학기술처는 7월 31일 과천 청사 방사선 비상대책실에서 원전 사고 등 비상시에 방사능 누출 현황 등을 컴퓨터 화면으로 한눈에 보고 대응책을 마련할 수 있는 방사능방재대책 기술지원전산망 가동식을 가졌다. 이 전산망은 $\ulcorner$방사선 영향 평가 및 예측 전산화 시스템(CARE)$\lrcorner$을 중심으로 서울 등 전국 20개 지역의 환경방사선량을 표시해주는 환경방사능 감시망과 기상자료 수집망이 하나로 연결된 컴퓨터 통신망이다. 이의 운영 현황을 들어본다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Industrial Safety Conference
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• 2000.06a
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• pp.283-289
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• 2000

화학공장에서 사고의 원인은 설비의 이송 체결부에서 유해화학 물질의 누출에 의한 경우가 큰 비중을 차지한다. 따라서, 설비의 접합 체결부에서 발생되는 누출현상은 진동원에 대한 이상을 제거하지 않는 한 계속 발생되므로 설비의 주기적인 감시기능이 필수적으로 요구되지만 현재까지는 작업자의 오감에 의하여 정성적인 평가로 대치하는 경우가 대부분이다. (중략)

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers Conference
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• 1998.09a
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• pp.65-71
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• 1998

유조선의 빈번한 왕래로 발생되는 원유의 누출사고, 무절제한 해안환경 파괴 및 생활하수, 공장폐수의 방류 문제가 최근 대중매체를 통하여 빠짐없이 보도되고 있으며 또 그로 인하여 양식장, 바다낚시, 해수욕장 등 생산 및 생활 환경이 오염되어 일반인들도 직접 간접으로 적지 않게 피해를 입게 되므로 그에 대한 관심이 날로 증가되고 있다. 동해 어항의 경우는 수산물 가공폐수 외에 주변에 주거지 및 상가(횟집) 등이 위치하여 생활오수 등이 다량 발생하고 있다. (중략)

• 전기의세계
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• v.52 no.9
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• pp.33-40
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• 2003

원전 안전등급 계측제어계통이 디지털화 되고 있으나 안전계통을 소프트웨어로 구현하는 과정에는 소프트웨어 공통모드고장(Common Mode Failure)과 같은 위험 요소가 존재한다. 일반 산업체와는 달리 원전에서 발생하는 사고는 일반 공중에게 방사능 누출 가능성을 내재하고 있어 디지털 안전계통은 원자로를 안전하게 정지시키는 것을 보장하고, 방사능이 누출되는 사고에 대해서도 그 피해를 최소화시키거나 방지할 수 있는 기능을 확보해야 한다. 이와 같은 원전 안전계통 디지털화의 성공과 원전의 안전성을 확보하기 위해서는 소프트웨어 신뢰성과 안전성 확보가 관건이며 안전-필수 소프트웨어 검증 기술개발이 절실히 요구된다. 본 기고에서는 원전 디지털 안전-필수 소프트웨어에 대한 개발방법과 규제요건, 규제방법 및 규제대처방법 등에서 공통적으로 고려해야 할 안전-필수 소프트웨어 개발 및 검증의 기술적 측면과 안전-필수 소프트웨어의 개발 및 검증의 각 단계에 대해서 기술한다.

• Journal of Hydrogen and New Energy
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• v.33 no.3
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• pp.232-239
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• 2022

This study performed qualitative and quantitative risk assessment of equipment for evaluating the protocol of hydrogen refueling stations and suggested measures to improve safety. Hazard and operability study was performed for qualitative risk assessment, and Hy-KoRAM was used for quantitative risk assessment. Through a qualitative risk assessment, additional ventilation devices were installed, simultaneous venting of the storage container was prohibited, and the number of repeated refilling of the evaluation equipment was identified to manage the number of fillings of the container. Through quantitative risk assessment, the area around the device was set as a restricted area when evaluating the station, and measures were suggested to reduce the frequency of accidents.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.25 no.6
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• pp.32-38
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• 2011

As the using rate of an explosive gas has been increased in the industrial site, the regional residents adjacent to the site as well as the site workers have frequently fallen into a dangerous situation. Damage caused by accident in the process using hydrogen gas is not confined only to the relevant process, but also is linked to a large scale of fire or explosion and it bring about heavy casualties. Therefore, personnel in charge should investigate the kinds and causes of the accident, forecast the scale of damage and also, shall establish and manage safety countermeasures. We, in Anti-Calamity Research Center, forecasted the scope of danger if break out a fire or/and explosion in hydrogen gas facilities of MLCC firing process. We selected piping leak accident, which is the most frequent accident case based on an actual analysis of accident data occurred. We select and apply piping leak accident which is the most frequent case based on an actual accident data as a model of damage forecasting scenario caused by accident. A jet fire breaks out if hydrogen gas leaks through pipe size of 10 mm ${\Phi}$ under pressure of 120 bar, and in case of $4kw/m^2$ of radiation level, the radiation heat can produce an effect on up to distance of maximum 12.45 meter. Herein, we are going to recommend safety security and countermeasures for improvement through forecasting of accident damages.

• 기계와재료
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.72-79
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• 2012

최근 미국 멕시코만에서의 대형 오일 누출 사고에서 보듯이 에너지플랜트에서의 사고는 막대한 인명피해, 경제적 피해를 유발한다. 최근 플랜트 설계의 주요 관심사는 플랜트의 생애주기에서 사고에 의한 위험도(RISK)를 적정 수준 아래로 제어하는 것이다. 이를 위해 플랜트 설계 단계에서 필요한 정량적 위험도 분석(Qualitative Risk Assessment) 방법론을 개괄하였다. 아울러 QRA의 핵심이 되는 플랜트 기기 고장률 DB 구축의 필요성을 논하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.18 no.5
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• pp.85-90
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• 2014

Turbo chiller is widely used for the air conditioner and uses hydrochlorofluorocarbon 123 (HCFC-123) as a refrigerant. HCFC-123 is one of the chemicals being considered as a replacement for the chlorofluorocarbons. High concentrations of HCFC-123 cause a deficiency of oxygen with the risk of unconsciousness or death, the vapour is heavier than air and may accumulate in low ceiling spaces causing deficiency of oxygen. In this study, the concentration distribution of oxygen indoor was investigated by using computational fluid dynamics(CFD) as four workers were killed in HCFC-123 gas leaks at machine room of hypermarket in 2011.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.28-36
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• 2010

We have garnered 3,593 data of gas accidents reported for 12 years from 1995, and then analyzed the LPG vaporizer accidents according to their types and causes based on the classified database. According to the results the gas rupture has been the most common accident followed by the release, explosion and then fire accidents, the most frequent accident-occurring sub-cause is LPG check floater faults. In addition, we have applied the Poisson Probability Functions to predict the most-likely probabilities of fire, explosion, release and rupture with the LPG vaporizer in the upcoming 5 years. In compliance with Poisson Probability Functions results, in the item which occurs below 3 "LPG-Vaporizer-Fire", in the item which occurs below 5 "LPG-Vaporizer-Products Faults-Check Floater" and the item which occurs below 10 appeared with "LPG-Vaporizer-Products Faults". From this research we have assured the successive database updating will highly improve the anticipating probability accuracy and thus it will play a key role as a significant safety- securing guideline against the gas disasters.