• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.399-408
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• 2001

The variation characteristics of radon concentration, equilibrium equivalent concentration and equilibrium factor in some houses and laboratory buildings have been studied. The variation of equilibrium factor and the unattached fraction of radon progeny with ventilation condition have been also estimated. The averages of radon concentration, equilibrium equivalent concentration and equilibrium factor were $30\;Bq\;m^{-3},\;19.6\;Bq\;m^{-3}$ and 0.65 in seven houses, while $55.0\;Bq\;m^{-3},\;31.9\;Bq\;m^{-3}$ and 0.58 in three laboratory buildings, respectively. The diurnal variation of radon concentration, equilibrium equivalent concentration and equilibrium factor in indoor showed a typical pattern that the radon concentration, equilibrium equivalent concentration and equilibrium factor increased at dawn and morning, while decreased at midday and evening. While the equilibrium factor rate deceased in the indoor environment which was well ventilated, the unattached traction of radon progeny increased. The equilibrium factor was in proportion to air pressure and humidity of indoor, whereas in Inverse proportion to temperature.

• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 1998.05a
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• pp.58-63
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• 1998

AMBIDEXTER(Advanced Molten-Salt Break even Inherently-Safe Dual-Mission EXperiment & TEst Reactor)는 토륨-우라늄 연료주기의 핵적자활성 요건을 설계하는 방법으로써 핵분열중간 생성물인 $^{233}$ Pa의 시간격리, 노내 방사성물질 농도저감, 잉여반응도 및 증식률향상을 위해 핵분열 생성물질의 온라인 정화.처리.재생 개념을 채택하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 AMBIDEXTER 로심의 핵분열성물질의 연소와 온라인 정화.처리에 따른 핵연료내 원소분포 변화를 기술하기 위해 핵분열생성물질의 평형포화농도에 대응하는 등가연소도(Equivalent Burnup)를 정의하고 이를 노심의 핵적자활성 요건에 대해 최적화하는 핵연료 정화공정의 시간상수 특성을 시뮬레이션 하였다. 핵분열생성물질농도의 동특성은 ORIGEN2 코드에 내장된 연속재처리 모델을 이용하여 해석하였으며 실용화가 입증된 후보정화공정들을 고려하여 모든 핵종을 5종의 핵종군으로 분류하여 평가하였다. 시뮬레이션 결과 유효정화주기를 0.1 (노심장전량/일)로 연속재처리 할 때 노심내 포화등 가연소도는 약 650 (MWD/TeH.E.)로 대응되며 이때 동일한 핵연료량으로부터 생성된 노내 핵분 열생성물질 평형농도는 최대연소도 33000MWD/TeU의 PWR 평형노심 BOC시의 대비해 약 1/10 에 해당하는 양이 잔유하는 것으로 나타났다.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• v.25 no.4
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• pp.207-216
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• 2000

Continuous measurements of radon progeny concentrations in the open atmosphere and measurements of meteorological parameters were performed in Tajeon, using a continuous gross alpha/beta aerosol monitor and a weather measuring equipment between July 1999 and July 2000. These data were analyzed for half-hourly, daily, and seasonal variations. The distribution of daily averaged equilibrium equivalent radon concentration$(EEC_{Rn})$ had an arithmetic mean value of $11.3{\pm}5.86Bqm^{-3}$ with the coefficient of variation of about 50% and the geometric mean was $10.3Bqm^{-3}$. The $EEC_{Rn}$ varies between 0.83 and $43.3Bqm^{-3}$, depending on time of day and weather conditions. Half-hourly averaged data indicated a diurnal pattern with the outdoor $EEC_{Rn}$ reaching a maximum at sunrise and a minimum at sunset. The pattern of the seasonal variation of the $EEC_{Rn}$ in Taejon had a tendency of minimum concentration occurring in the summer(July) and maximum concentration occurring in the late autumn(November). But the seasonal variation of the $EEC_{Rn}$ is expect to vary greatly from place to place. The outdoor $EEC_{Rn}$ was highly dependent on the local climate features. Particularly the $EEC_{Rn}$an rapidly drops less than $5Bqm^{-3}$ in case of blowing heavily higher than wind speed of $6msec^{-1}$, reversely the days with more than $30Bqm^{-3}$ were at a calm weather condition with the wind speed of lower than $1msec^{-1}$.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.1-13
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• 1991

Effective dose equivalents resulting from inhalation of indoor radon-222 daughters at 12 residential areas in Korea were assessed by a simple mathematical lung dosimetry model based on the measurements of long-term averaged radon concentrations at 340 dwellings. The long-term averaged indoor radon-222 concentrations and corresponding eqilibrium equivalent radon $concentration(EEC_{Rn})$ measured by passive time-integrating CR-39 radon cups are in the range of $33.82{\sim}61.42Bq/m^3(median\;:\;48.90Bq/m^3)$ and of $13.53{\sim}24.57Bq/m^3(median\;:\;19.55Bq/m^3)$, respectively. The effective dose equvalent conversion factor for the exposure to unit $EEC_{Rn}$ derived in this study was estimated $1.07{\times}10^{-5}mSv/Bq\;h\;m^{-3}$ for a reference adult and agreed well with those recommended by the ICRP and UNSCEAR. The annual average dose equivalent to the lung $(H_{LUNG})$ from inhalation exposure to measured $EEC_{Rn}$ was estimated to be 20.90 mSv and resulting effective dose $equivalent(H_E)$ was to be 1.25 mSv, which is about 50% of the natural radiation exposure of 2.40 mSv/y to the public reported by the UNSCEAR.

• Proceedings of the Korea Society for Energy Engineering kosee Conference
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• 1998.05a
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• pp.221-228
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• 1998

2차원 노심핵설계 코드 HELIOS를 이용하여 $^{7}$ LiF-BeF$_2$-ThF$_4$-$^{233}$ UF$_4$ 용융염 핵연료와 흑연(Graphite) 감속재로 구성된 AMBIDEXTER(Advanced Molten-salt Break-even Inherently-safe Dual-mission EXperimental and TEst Reactor) 원자로의 육각주형 로심격자에 대해 핵적 자활성 요건의 설계해석을 수행하였다. AMBIDEXTER 원자로는 액체 핵연료의 유동성을 이용한 온라인 핵연료 정화ㆍ처리ㆍ재생의 연속공정을 도입하여 노내의 잔류 핵분열 생성물질의 포화양을 최소로 유지시키고 중성자 경제성을 극대화하므로 높은 전환율을 얻는 설계이다. 핵연료 내에 잔류하는 핵분열생성물질의 포화농도에 대응하는 연소도를 등가연소도로 정의할 때, 열출력 250MW$_{th}$ AMBIDEXTER 원자로의 등가연소도 374MWD/TeH.E.의 평형 로심 모델에 대해 핵적 자활성을 지배하는 주요 핵설계 인자로서 용융염 핵연료의 $^{233}$ U Mole 분율, 흑연-대-용융염의 체적비, 노심격자 간격 및 출력 밀도의 변화에 따른 임계도 및 전환율을 평가하였다. 그 결과, $^{233}$ U Mole 분율과 혹연-대-용융염 체적비를 좌표축으로 하는 2차원상공간에서 핵적 자활성 요건 상태함수는 각 노심격자간격에 대해 완만한 선형 함수로 표현할 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• v.40 no.3
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• pp.124-131
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• 2015

Radiation exposure to humans can be caused by the gamma rays emitted from natural radioactive elements(such as uranium, thorium and potassium and any of their decay products) of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials(NORM) or Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials(TENORM) added consumer products. In this study, assume that activity of radioactive elements is $^{238}U$, $^{235}U$, $^{232}Th$ $1Bq{\cdot}g^{-1}$, $^{40}K$ $10Bq{\cdot}g^{-1}$ and the gamma rays emitted from these natural radioactive elements radioactive equilibrium state. In this study, reflected End-User circumstances and evaluated annual exposure dose for products based on ICRP reference voxel phantoms and ICRP Recommendation 103 using the Monte Carlo Method. The consumer products classified according to the adhere to the skin(bracelet, necklace, belt-wrist, belt-ankle, belt-knee, moxa stone) or not(gypsum board, anion wallpaper, anion paint), and Geometric Modeling was reflected in Republic of Korea "Residential Living Trend-distributions and Design Guidelines For Common Types of Household.", was designed the Room model($3m{\times}4m{\times}2.8m$, a closed room, conservatively) and the ICRP reference phantom's 3D segmentation and modeling. The end-user's usage time assume that "Development and Application of Korean Exposure Factors." or conservatively 24 hours; in case of unknown. In this study, the results of the effective dose were 0.00003 ~ 0.47636 mSv per year and were confirmed the meaning of necessary for geometric modeling to ICRP reference phantoms through the equivalent dose rate of belt products.