• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.34 no.3
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• pp.134-140
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• 2020

Nuclear power plants (NPPs) in Korea are required to be maintained using a defense in-depth approach to prevent leakage of radioactive substances outside the plant and allow safe shutdown in the event of a fire. Periodic testing must be conducted to ensure that the fire protection facilities perform as required by the laws for various nuclear reactor types. In June 2017, for the first time in Korea, a nuclear plant, Kori Unit 1, was permanently shut down. It was prepared for decommissioning in accordance with the fire protection regulations imposed by the regulatory body. However, a standard protocol is necessary for systematically establishing the fire protection program for decommissioning of NPPs in the future. Therefore, the nuclear legal systems of countries with many operating nuclear power plants, such as the United States, Japan, Canada, and various European countries, were reviewed and guidelines for establishing a fire protection program for decommissioning NPPs was suggested; the fire protection requirements stated by Reg Guide 1.191 (Decommissioning fire protection program for NPPs during decommissioning and permanent shutdown) were used as a model. Suggestions for establishing legal regulations to optimize fire protection programs and secure basic technology for decommissioning NPPs were also made.

• The Journal of Engineering Geology
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• v.28 no.4
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• pp.553-563
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• 2018

The recent increase of ground subsidence in Korea requires the development of technology for predicting the possibility of ground subsidence. Eighteen parameters affecting the ground subsidence for pre-excavation are classified into 6 categories considering ground types, groundwater, and external factors. Eighteen parameters consists of a table which gives ground subsidence risk ratings for pre-excavation(GSRp). Certain scores are given to these parameters after they are divided into several classes considering the importance and the credibility of parameters and the engineering judgements of the authors. Because of the difference of ground subsidence factors depending on the ground and field conditions, weighting factors for the individual factor and for the each category are multiplied. Weighting factors are calculated from citation frequencies of influencing factors. Ground subsidence risk ratings for pre-excavation can be quantified by considering the individual score of each parameter and weighting factors for the individual factor and for the each category. The suggested GSRp tables obtained from this study are expected to be used by engineers for the estimation of ground subsidence risk ratings for pre-excavation sites.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.43 no.7
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• pp.657-667
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• 2015

With development of technology and increase of commercial demand for unmanned aerial system(UAS), the related regulation has been prepared and complemented with the advanced countries such as Unite States and European Union(EU). However it is difficult for regulation to cover all areas of UASs practically since UASs have been developed in a variety of configurations and performance depending on their purpose. Therefore the reasonable criteria for the classification of UASs and their category should be suggested before development of the regulation. For this reason, many countries have been studying the standard for UASs classification and International Civil Aviation Organization(ICAO) makes an effort to prepare the international standards. In this paper, the new classification scheme which can complement domestic regulation is suggested based on investigation of the global trend of UAS classification and their researches.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.29 no.2
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• pp.98-103
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• 2009

The nuclear power plants have been safely operated by plugging the steam generator tubes which have the crack indications. Tube rupture events can occur if analysts fail to detect crack indications during in-service inspection. There are various types of crack indication in steam generator tubes and they have been detected by the eddy current test. The integrity assessment should be performed using the crack-sizing results from eddy current data when the crack indication is detected. However, it is not easy to evaluate the crack-depth precisely and consistently due to the complexity of the methods. The current crack-sizing methods were reviewed in this paper and the suitable ones were selected through the laboratory tests. The retired steam generators of Kori Unit 1 were used for this study. The round robin tests by the domestic qualified analysts were carried out and the statistical models were introduced to establish the appropriate depth-sizing techniques. It is expected that the proposed techniques in this study can be utilized in the Steam Generator Management Program.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2013.02a
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• pp.541-541
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• 2013

현재 병원에서 사용하는 치아미백은 고농도의 과산화수소와 carbamide peroxide가 함유된 미백제를 이용하여 전문성을 가진 의사가 직접 시술을 하고 있다 [1]. 과산화수소의 농도가 높을수록 미백효과가 높지만 [2] 과산화수소의 농도가 지나치게 높으면 인체에 유해하다 [3,4]. 따라서, 고농도의 과산화수소가 함유된 미백제의 사용은 전문가만 시술할 수 있도록 이를 제한하고 있다. 이로 인해, 일반 가정용으로 판매되는 다양한 미백제품들은 저농도(최대6%)의 과산화수소가 함유되어 있으며 장기간 지속적으로 사용해야만 치아미백효과를 볼 수 있다. 우리는 가정에서도 보다 안전하고 단기간에 효율적으로 치아의 미백효과를 보기 위하여, 식품의약품안정청에서 규제하고 있는, carbamide peroxide (15%)와 저온 대기압 플라즈마 제트를 사용하여 미백효과를 관찰하였다. 플라즈마 제트의 유량은 200 sccm이며, 공기를 사용하였다. 미백효과를 보기 위한 대상으로는 우치(牛齒)를 사용하였으며, 플라즈마를 처리하여 미백효과를 관찰하였다. 실험 대조시료군으로는 carbamide peroxide (15%)를 처리하지 않은 우치와 처리한 우치, 그리고 carbamide peroxide (15%)를 처리한 우치에 수증기(0.2~1%)를 첨가한 다음, 이들 세가지 시료에 각각 공기 플라즈마를 조사하여 비교해보았다. 모든 실험의 플라즈마 처리시간은 최대 20분까지로 하였다. 수증기를 첨가한 이유는 활성산소의 농도를 높이기 위함이며, 이로써 탁월한 미백효과를 얻을 수 있다. 이는 활성산소와 치아의 유기질이 반응하여, 색이 진한 탄소고리 화합물을 밝은 색의 사슬구조로 바꿔주기 때문이다. 실험을 통하여 우치에 carbamide peroxide (15%)와 수증기(0.2~1%)를 처리한 경우 플라즈마의 미백효과가 탁월함을 보였다. 이때 CIE색좌표 ($L^*a^*b^*$)에서 명도도가 최대 2배 이상 높아짐을 보았다. 미백효과에 대한 측정은 측색분광기(CM-3500d)를 이용하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Dyers and Finishers Conference
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• 2012.03a
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• pp.17-17
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• 2012

수송용 섬유소재는 자동차, 항공기 또는 선박 등의 교통 및 운송 분야에 기여하는 사용되는 섬유소재를 말하며, 내장재, 각종 호스류, 벨트류, 타이어, 안전용품, 필터류 등을 포함하고 일반적으로 섬유, 발포체, 고무, 플라스틱, 접착제 등 유기소재가 결합된 복합체이다. 기존 섬유기술의 혁신과 더불어 IT, NT, BT, ET 등 첨단 기술과의 융합에 의한 고성능 극한 슈퍼섬유, 나노 복합섬유 등의 신소재를 개발하여 산업 전반에서 플라스틱의 금속소재 대체수요를 증가시키고 산업자재의 고성능화, 고기능화, 다양화를 이루기 위해 다양한 노력이 진행하고 있다. 현재 수송용 섬유소재 산업은 기술의 연결고리가 부족하며, 선도기업 및 원천기술이 부족하며, 자동차용 섬유부품소재 관련 기업의 역량도 부족한 실정이다. 이에 광역경제권 연계협력사업을 통해 생산기반의 대경권(대구경북)과 수요중심의 동남권(부산경남)의 네트워크를 강화하여 완성품 업체 및 수요기업과의 네트워킹을 강화하고자 한다. 따라서 본 연구에서 수송용 섬유소재개발, 수송용 친환경 oam-skin 일체형 표피재 개발, 고속성형 복합소재 및 수송용 경량부품 개발, 초경량 고내열 고강도 섬유활용 하이브리드 wire & cable 개발 등 수송용 섬유소재를 개발하고, 또한 수송용 섬유소재의 생산-수요 연계를 통한 투자활성화, 기술개발, 소재 산업 육성을 강화하여, 산학연네트워크구축, 지역 간 협력 및 국제적 협력, 생산-수요기반의 연계협력시스템을 활용한 자립형 수송용 소재 공급기지 완비하는 데 목적이 있다.

• The Korean Journal of Pesticide Science
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• v.5 no.4
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• pp.68-71
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• 2001

Of the cyclic imide type compounds, S-275 was known to exhibit a potent herbicidal effects. We have designed and synthesized the compounds having diverse subsutuents in place of the chlorine group of bicyclic 4,5,6,7-tetrahydroindazole part of S-275. Their herbicidal activities were studied under flooded paddy conditions. The results showed that the most compounds gave relatively weak herbicidal activities, whereas tile compound substituted with methylthio group showed potent herbicidal effects against paddy weeds at a rate of 0.015 kg/ha and improved tolerance on rice compared to S-275.

• Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology(JNFCWT)
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.45-53
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• 2015

Since the commercial operation of Kori Unit #1 nuclear power plant(NPP) started in 1978, 23 units at present are operating in Korea. Radioactive wastes will be steadily generated from these units and accumulated. In addition, the life-extension of NPPs, construction of new NPPs and decontamination and decommissioning research facilities will cause radioactive wastes to increase. Recently, Korea has revised the new classification criteria as was proposed by IAEA. According to the revised classification criteria, low-level, very-low-level and exempt waste are estimated to about 98% of total disposal amount. In this paper, current status of overseas cases and disposal method with new classification criteria are analyzed to propose the most reasonable method for estimating the amount of decommissioning waste when applying the new criteria.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.21 no.5
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• pp.508-515
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• 2020

This study examined the research trends of "Microplastic in food" with a scholar databaseusing the centrality analysis method. The data was based on research papers published from 2011 to 2020, sorted by "microplastic" and "food". The centrality analysis methodology(Degree centrality, Closeness centrality, Betweenness centrality) was applied, followed by a keyword-based frequency occurrence analysis. The results suggested that more than 30% of the total keywords were related to "marine" and "pollution". Therefore, research on the effects of microplastic pollution on the ecosystem had mainly been conducted. On the other hand, only 6% of the keywords were related to "toxicity" and "ingestion". Hence,the number of studies on microplastic exposure caused by bioaccumulation or food are still insufficient. These results can be used to provide directions for future research, as well as provide basic data for political decision-making on the environmental hazards of microplastic.

• Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology(JNFCWT)
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.355-367
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• 2017

The decommissioning of Kori unit 1, which was permanently shut down in June of 2017, will be the first instance of the dismantling of a commercial nuclear power plant in Korea. The disposal of waste during the dismantling process accounts for a large part of the total decommissioning cost. Therefore, structures consisting of activated and contaminated concrete must be economically and safely dismantled by establishing a proper dismantling strategy. This study focuses on optimized dismantling and disposal scenarios pertaining to a biological shield. Several dismantling cases, regulations and technologies related to waste treatment as these practices pertain to nuclear power plants are analyzed. To minimize the amount of waste from the biological shield dismantling process, an optimized dismantling scenario is presented and disposal alternatives for dismantled concrete waste are proposed.