• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.391-396
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• 2006

When radioactive wastewater was solidified treatment by cement, the drying rate of cement and the volume reduction ratio was decreased because of boric acid component in the wastewater. In order to supplement the demerit, effects of paraffin wax investigated in this study. Paraffin wax has a hydrophobic properties and a low affinity with inorganic materials. When the radioactive wastewater was tested by a small of wax, the compressive strength of solidified waste are decreased Therefore boric acid in radioactive wastewater are first treated by alkali salt and coated by the stearic acid. During the solidification step, The amount of paraffin wax addition get the result that the compressive strength of solidification with cement was the same as that with paraffin wax. The leaching properties of radioactive waste solidified was the same CFL (cumulative fraction leached), PR (penetration rate), effective diffusivity if paraffin wax content in solidified waste was 20% or 25%.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.1-21
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• 1981

Exterior grades of Douglas-fir and aspen plywood were impregnated with interior fire-retardant chemicals and redried under low-, intermediate-, and high-temperature drying conditions. Fire-retardant treatments included borax-boric acid, chromated zinc chloride, minalith, pyresote, and a commercial formulation. Drying processes included kiln and press-drying. Evaluated were drying rates and defects generated. The borax-boric acid and the commercial treatments redried at rates similar to water-treated controls. Other salt treatments were significantly slower drying and more defect prone. Chromated zinc chloride treatment was consistently the slowest drying and most defect prone. Press drying was three times faster at an equivalent temperature level. However, thickness shrinkage doubled because of 50 1b/in. platen pressure.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.11 no.4
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• pp.329-334
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• 2001

Microstructures of barrier-type oxide layers on aluminum was studied by XRD, TEM and RBS. Fer formation of oxide layer. aluminum was anodized in a boric acid solution. The thickness of the oxide film subjected to applied voltage increased linearly at ratio of 1.54nm/V. For oxide layer anodized at 300V, amorphous structure of oxide layer was not transformed after heat treatment at 50$0^{\circ}C$ , while for oxide layers anodized at higher voltages the amorphous structure crystallized into a ${\gamma}$-alumina without any heat treatment. It was also found that the amorphous structure of oxide layer formed at 100V transformed into crystalline structure by electron irradiation. The structure was identified as ${\gamma}$-alumina.

• Proceedings of the Korean Radioactive Waste Society Conference
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• 2003.11a
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• pp.124-129
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• 2003

In case that the mixing weight ratio of waste form between boric acid and paraffin was 3.3/l, which had been adopted in the concentrate waste drying system (CWDS) of domestic nuclear power plants. Using several specimens with different diameters and heights, 50/100mm specimens. compressive strength were measured. The experiment result showed that the small diameter specimens of compressive strength are increased more than large diameter specimens. (d=50＞75＞100mm) The average compressive strength of specimens showed that the range from 22.43 $\kg/textrm{cm}^2$ to 38.57$\kg/textrm{cm}^2$ (NRC standard$\geq$4.1 $\kg/textrm{cm}^2$). NRC standard is recommended that the compressive strength test specimens be right circular cylinders, 2 to 3 inches in diameter, with a height-to-diameter(H/D) ratio of approximately two. and compressive strength were increased more than large loading rate. As test result, this conditions are a good agreement, and estimated.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.32 no.3
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• pp.19-26
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• 2018

Experiments on the combustion characteristics of untreated wood specimens and also treated ones with boric acid and ammonium pentaborate were carried out using a cone calorimeter according to ISO 5660-1 standard. As a result, comparing to untreated specimen, the fire performance index (FPI) of the specimens treated with boron compounds increased by 1.2 to 2.1 times and the fire growth index (FGI) increased by 1.6 to 8.4%. Also, total smoke release rate (TSR) was 9.0 to 28.3% lower than that of the untreated specimen. It is understood that the test specimens treated with the boron compound produces a carbonized layer with a flame retarding effect. The highest CO concentration, 0.01112%, for the untreated specimen was observed at 418 s, but the specimens treated with boron compound decreased 13.2 to 37.5% compared to untreated specimen. Therefore, wood treated with boron compounds is expected to have lower fire hazards and risks.

• Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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• v.78 no.4
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• pp.419-424
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• 1989

To obtain relative effectiveness in fire resistance among fire retardant chemicals, oxygen indices were determined for 3.5 mm thick, three-ply, meranti plywoods, treated with 5 commercial chemicals and water and then press-dried, through Up and Down method following oxygen index test of ASTM D 2863-77. The oxygen indices obtained were 28.4 for ammonium sulfate, 26.9 for monoammonium phosphate, 43.4 for diammonium phosphate, 30.1 for borax-boric acid, 32.4 for minalith, and 25.5 for water. Therefore, diammonium phosphate was found to rank first in fire-retardant effectiveness, followed by minalith, borax-boric acid, ammonium sulfate, and monoammonium phosphate in turn, judging from the fact that highly flammable materials are likely to have a low oxygen index.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Pressure Vessels and Piping
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.49-55
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• 2024

Stainless 630 (or 17-4PH) is a precipitation-hardening martensitic stainless steel that has excellent mechanical properties and corrosion resistance. These characteristics make the STS630 to be used as a consisting material for various components such as spider, pin, spring, and spring retainer, of the control rod drive mechanism (CRDM) in pressurized water reactors (PWRs). In general, it is well known that the oxide layer of stainless steel consists of a duplex layer, a compact inner layer of FeCr₂O₄ spinel, and a coarse-grained outer layer of Fe₃O₄ spinel in PWR primary coolant condition. However, the characteristics of the oxide layer can be sensitively influenced by various water chemistry conditions such as temperature, dissolved oxygen, dissolved hydrogen, pH, pH adjuster type, and exposure time. In this work, we investigate the corrosion properties of the STS630 as a function of coolant temperature in an NH3 alkaline solution for its boron-free application in a small modular reactor, to confirm the feasibility for usage as a boron-free SMR structural material. As a result, oxide layer of corroded STS630 is consist of double-layer oxides consisting of a Cr-rich dense inner oxide and a Fe-rich polyhedral outer particles like as that in commercial PWR primary coolant. The corrosion rate of STS630 increases with increase in test time and temperature and the corrosion rate-time model equation was developed based on experimental data. Overall, it is expected that the results in this study provides useful data for the corrosion behavior of STS630 in alkaline environments, contributing to the development of selecting suitable materials for SMRs.

• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 1995.10a
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• pp.48-54
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• 1995

피동 및 고유안전 개념을 중점적으로 적용하고 운전유연성을 극대화하는 설계특성을 갖는 신형 원자로 노심개념 설정연구를 수행하였다. 노심의 출력은 피동안전개념 등과 같은 신기술의 적용이 용이하도록 600MWe급의 중·소형으로 설정하였다. 신형원자로는 무붕산 저출력밀도 노심개념을 채택하여 원자로 계통의 단순화와 낮은 선출력밀도로 원자로의 안전여유도가 제고될 수 있는 것으로 판단된다. 또한 모든 운전영역에서 음의 감속재 반응도계수가 보장되고 사각형 격자에 비해서 더 큰 값을 나타내므로 원자로의 고유안전성과 향상된 운전성능을 보장할 수 있다. 육각형 집합체내의 핵연료봉 직경 및 봉간거리에 대해 열수력적 관점에서 최적화 계산을 수행한 결과, 참조 모형으로 선정한 핵연료 집합체는 와이어랩 지지격자를 사용할 경우 열수력적으로 최적 설계치에 가까운 것으로 분석되었다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 1996.05b
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• pp.385-390
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• 1996

영광 3&4호기의 부분충수운전시 정지냉각계통 최소유량의 감소에 따른 영향을 노심의 잔열제거 능력 및 저압안전주입펌프의 성능 측면에서 분석하였다. 정지냉각계통 성능해석용 전산코드인 KDESCENT를 수정하여 사용하였으며 보수적인 초기조건 및 가정을 사용하였다. 분석결과 부분충수 운전동안 원자로냉각재의 최고 허용온도를 작업자의 접근을 위한 설계온도인 140 ℉로 설정할 경우 원자로 정지후 4일 시점에서 이를 만족할 수 있는 정지냉각계통의 최소유량은 실제값으로 3000 gpm(계측기의 오차포함 3440 gpm)임을 알 수가 있었다. 이 유량은 붕산희석이나 성층화, 저압안전 주입펌프의 성능 측면에서도 허용가능한 값이다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 1997.05a
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• pp.114-118
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• 1997

현재 PWR에서는 반응도 변화를 보상하기 위해서 강한 중성자 흡수체인 수용성 붕소가 사용되고 있고 수용성 붕소내의 $B^{10}$은 연소하게 된다. 최근 대부분의 발전소가 장주기 운전전략을 채택하고 있고 발전소 이용률이 증가하고 있어 $B^{10}$ 연소의 중요성이 부각되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 국내의 웨스팅하우스형 3-Loop 발전소에 대해 $B^{10}$의 연소거동을 모사하는 프로그램을 개발하여 $B^{10}$ Percent를 연소도의 함수로 계산하였고 실제로 냉각재내의 $B^{10}$ Percent를 측정하여 검증하였다. 또한 $B^{10}$ Percent 변화에 따른 Boron Letdown Curve를 보정하여 측정값과 비교, 검증하였다. 검증결과 $B^{10}$ 예측 프로그램의 예상값과 측정값이 비교적 잘 일치하는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 발전소에서 나타나고 있는 임계붕산농도의 설계값과 측정값 간의 일반적인 차이에 대한 원인이 규명되었고, $B^{10}$ 연소에 의한 상대적인 흡수체의 감소는 정지여유붕소량 계산시 고려되어야할 필요성이 있는 것으로 나타났다.