• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.51-63
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• 1982

Stability of a PWR core against xenon-induced axial power oscillation is studied using one-dimensional xenon trausient analysis code, DD1D, that has been developed and verified at KAERI. Analyzed by DD1D utilizing the Kori Unit 1 design and operating data is the sensitivity of axial stability in a PWR core to the changes in core physical parameters including core power level, moderator temperature coefficient, core inlet temperature, doppler power coefficient and core average turnup. Through the sensitivity study the Kori Unit 1 core is found to be stable against axial xenon oscillation at the beginning of cycle 1. But, it becomes less stable as turnup progresses, and unstable at the end of the cycle. Such a decrease in stability is mainly due to combined effect of changes in axial power distribution, moderator temperature coefficient and doppler power coefficient as core turnup progresses. It is concluded from the stability analysis of the Kori Unit 1 core that design of a large PWR with high power density and increased dimension can not avoid xenon-induced axial power instabilities to some extents, especially at the end of cycle.

• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 1998.05a
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• pp.526-531
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• 1998

본 논문은 농축도 0.9%의 순환우라늄 핵연료(CANFLEX-RU)에 대한 축방향 출력분포(AFD) 및 반경방향 출력분포(RFD) 특성을 조사하고 CANFLEX-RU 다발이 장전된 CANDU줄 채널의 예비 열수력 해석을 수행하였다. CANFLEX-RU 다발의 4 bundle shift 핵연료 교체 방법에 따라 AFD 분포 특성은 정점(Peak) 열속이 채널 상류쪽으로 이동하였고 채널 중심 부근에서 평탄하거나 다소 오목한 형상을 보여주었다. RFD 분포를 표현하는 적절한 변수로서 국부 다발열유속비를 정의하고, 이 비와 국부 표면열유속비의 상호 관계식을 도출하였다. 연소도에 따른 최외환봉의 국부 다발열유속비 변화를 조사한 결과로서, CANFLEX-RU 다발의 최대 국부 다발열유속비는 초기 연소도에서 발생되었고 이 값 CANFLEX-NU 다발 보다는 크고 37-핵연료봉다발 보다는 작았다. CCP 계산시에 RFD 분포 효과를 고려하는 방안으로서 최외환봉 열유속을 다발의 국부 열유속으로 가정하였다 이는 임계열유속이 -10.2% 감소한 조건을 사용하여 CCP를 계산하는 결과가 되었다. 다발-블균형 계수를 이용한 CCP 민감도 결과와 본 계산에서 얻은 CCP 결과에 의하면, CANFLEX-RU의 CCP 는 CANFLEX-NU에 비교해서 土1.0% 이내로 근사한 분포가 예상되었으며 이는 AFD 분포 효과가 RFD 분포에 의한 CCP 감소를 보상하기 때문이다. 결론적으로, CANFLEX-RU는 열수력적 설계 관점에서 CANFLEX-NU에 비교해서 열적 성능이 저하되지 않았고 따라서 기존 37-핵연료봉다발에 대한 CANFLEX-NU의 열여유도 증가와 같은 장점을 유지할 것으로 예상되었다.

• Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology(JNFCWT)
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.141-154
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• 2015

In general, conventional criticality analysis for spent fuel transport/storage systems have been performed based on the assumption of fresh fuel concerning the potential uncertainties from number density calculations of actinide nuclides and fission products in spent fuel. However, these evaluation methods cause financial losses due to an excessive criticality margin. In order to overcome this disadvantage, many studies have recently been conducted to design and commercialize a transportation and storage cask applied to the Burnup Credit (BUC). This study conducted an assessment to ensure criticality safety for reactor operating parameters, axial burn-up profiles and misload accident conditions, which are the factors that are likely to affect criticality safety when the BUC is applied to the dual-purpose cask under development at the KOrea RADioactive waste agency (KORAD). As a result, it was found that criticality resulting from specific power, changed substantially and relied on conditions of low enrichment and high burn-up. Considering the end effect in the case of high burn-up produced a positive-definite result. In particular, the increment of maximum effective multiplication factors due to misloading was 0.18467, confirming that misload is a factor that must be taken into account when applying the BUC. The results of this study may therefore be utilized as references in developing technologies to apply the BUC to domestic models and operational procedures or preventing any misload accidents during the process of spent fuel loading.

• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 1996.05c
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• pp.244-250
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• 1996

고리 2호기에서 2주기 동안 연소된 1개 KOFA 연료봉에 대한 조사후 검사결과, 핵분열기체 방출량 및 소결체 밀도가 연료봉 설계코드의 예측범위내에 있음을 확인하였으며, 소결체의 미세구조 및 연료봉내의 축방향 분포 검사를 통해 $UO_2$ 소결체가 아무 이상이 없이 안정적으로 연소되었음을 확인하였다. 단지 1개 연료봉에 대한 조사후 검사만으로는 KOFA 핵연료 $UO_2$ 소결체의 노내 거동을 검증하였다고는 할수 없기 때문에 연소된 핵연료에 대한 지속적인 조사후 검사가 필요한 것으로 사료된다. 특히 한국형원자로의 핵연료인 영광 3호기 핵연료에 대해 조사후 검사를 수행하고, 또한 일부 시험연료봉을 고연소도까지 연소시킨후 조사후 검사를 수행하면, 핵연료의 성능 검증뿐만 아니라 국내 고유의 핵연료 성능자료를 생산하게됨으로써, 앞으로 국내 고유의 고연소도핵연료개발 및 연료봉성능분석코드 개발에 활용할 수 있다.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• v.35 no.1
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• pp.21-25
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• 2010

Burnup of spent fuel should be determined accurately for the safety control of spent fuel. Especially, it is necessary to measure the burnup profile along the nuclear fuel axis. In the present work, an ionization chamber was designed and fabricated to measure the gamma ray profile inside the guide tube of spent fuel. The ionization chamber was composed of three parts; induction part, gas-inlet part, and sensor part. The sensor part had two electrodes; cathode and anode. A guide electrode was considered in the ionization chamber design to make the ionization chamber to be inserted easily into the guide tube. Pure gas (argon and xenon) was inserted into the ionization chamber, and the leakage current and saturation curve were measured to determine the operation characteristics of the ionization chamber. The gamma ray radiation was also measured in relatively high dose environment. The gamma ray profile of the spent fuel will be measured with the ionization chamber.

• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 1997.10a
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• pp.50-57
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• 1997

영광 2호기 9주기 노심을 대상으로 다양한 운전조건에서 노외계측기 weighting function을 계산하고 영향 인자들에 대한 민감도 분석을 수행하였다. Weighting function 계산은 2차원 각분할 수송코드인 DORT 2.8.14를 사용하였고 핵단면적 라이브러리는 ENDF/B-VI에 근거한 BUGLE93 라이브러리를 사용하였다. Weighting function은 축방향 weighting function(R-Z 모델)과 집합체별 weighting function(R- 모델)을 계산하였고, 민감도 분석에 사용한 인자는 출력준위, 연소도, 제어봉 삽입, 붕소농도이다. 민감도 분석결과 노외계측기 weighting function은 출력 준위에 민감하고 그외 모든 인자의 영향은 무시할 수 있을 만큼 작았다. 또한 출력분포와 weighting function으로부터 계산되는 단순노외계측기 교정법의 계측기반응상수는 출력준위와 연소도를 고려하여 생산해야함을 확인하였다.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.41 no.2
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• pp.97-107
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• 2017

This study is the second investigation on the steady flow characteristics of an SI engine with a semi-edge combustion chamber as a function of the port shape with varying evaluation positions. For this purpose, the planar velocity profiles were measured from 1.75B, 1.75 times of bore position apart from the bottom of head, to 6.00B positions using particle - image velocimetry. The flow patterns were examined with both a straight and a helical port. The velocity profiles, streamlines, and centers of swirl were almost the same at the same valve lift regardless of the measuring position, which is quite different from the case of the pent-roof combustion chamber. All the eccentricity values of the straight port were out of distortion criterion 0.15 through the lifts and the position. However, the values of the helical port exceeded the distortion criterion by up to 4 mm lift, but decreased rapidly above the 3.00B position and the 5 mm lift. There always existed a relative offset effect in the evaluation of the swirl coefficient using the PIV method due to the difference of the ideal impulse swirl meter velocity profile assumption, except for the cylinder-center-base estimation that was below 4 mm of the straight port. Finally, it was concluded that taking the center as an evaluation basis and the assumption about the axial velocity profile did not have any qualitative effect on swirl evaluation, but affected the value owing to the detailed profile.

• Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology(JNFCWT)
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.73-80
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• 2011

The radiation shielding analysis for a Burnup-credit (BUC) cask designed under the management of Korea Radioactive Waste Management Corporation (KRMC) was performed to examine the contribution of each radiation source affecting dose rate distribution around the cask. Various radiation sources, which contain neutron and gamma-ray sources placed in active fuel region and the activation source, and imaginary nuclear fuel were all considered in the MCNP calculation model to realistically simulate the actual situations. It was found that the maximum external and surface dose rates of the spent fuel cask were satisfied with the domestic standards both in normal and accident conditions. In normal condition, the radiation dose rate distribution around the cask was mainly influenced by activation source ($^{60}Co$ radioisotope); in another case, the neutron emitted in active fuel region contributed about 90% to external dose rate at 1m distance from side surface of the cask. Besides, the contribution level of activation source was dramatically increased to the dose rates in top and bottom regions of the cask. From this study, it was recognized that the detailed investigation on the radiation sources should be performed conservatively and accurately in the process of radiation shielding analysis for a BUC cask.