• Nuclear industry
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• v.37 no.2
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• pp.90-92
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• 2017

후발 기업들이 원전 건설 분야의 선도적인 위치를 넘보고 있다. 한국기업이 지금 UAE 아부다비에서 건설하고 있는 바라카(Barakah) 원전 플랜트가 예정된 공기와 예산대로 완공되어 올해 상반기 중에 가동될 수 있다면 대단한 업적이 아닐 수 없다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.46 no.4
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• pp.557-568
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• 2014

This paper presents the results of an analysis of wind characteristics and atmosphere dispersion modeling that are based on computational simulation and part of a preliminary study evaluating environmental radiation monitoring system (ERMS) positions within the Barakah nuclear power plant (BNPP). The return period of extreme wind speed was estimated using the Weibull distribution over the life time of the BNPP. In the annual meteorological modeling, the winds from the north and west accounted for more than 90 % of the wind directions. Seasonal effects were not represented. However, a discrepancy in the tendency between daytime and nighttime was observed. Six variations of cesium-137 ($^{137}Cs$) dispersion test were simulated under severe accident condition. The $^{137}Cs$ dispersion was strongly influenced by the direction and speed of the main wind. A virtual receptor was set and calculated for observation of the $^{137}Cs$ movement and accumulation. The results of the surface roughness effect demonstrated that the deposition of $^{137}Cs$ was affected by surface condition. The results of these studies offer useful information for developing environmental radiation monitoring systems (ERMSs) for the BNPP and can be used to assess the environmental effects of new nuclear power plant.

• KEPCO Journal on Electric Power and Energy
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.69-72
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• 2021

한전에서 운영중인 요르단 알카트라나발전소에서 발전기 고정자권선 전계완화 절연물의 손상되었다. Overlap 부위의 정비를 수행한 결과를 분석하였고, 손상원인을 규명하여 불시정지로 인한 손실을 최소화하기 위한 단기대책과 장기적인 대책을 제시하였다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.45 no.7
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• pp.961-968
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• 2013

The Arabian Gulf region has one of the highest ocean temperatures, reaching above 35 degrees and ambient temperatures over 50 degrees in the summer. Two nuclear power plants (NPP) are being introduced in the region for the first time, one at Bushehr (1,000 MWe PWR plant from Russia), and a much larger one at Barakah (4X1,400 MWe PWR from Korea). Both plants take seawater from the Gulf for condenser cooling, having to modify the secondary/tertiary side cooling systems design by increasing the heat transfer surface area from the country of origin. This paper analyses the secondary side of a typical PWR plant operating under the Rankine cycle with a simplified thermal-hydraulic model. Parametric study of ocean cooling temperatures is conducted to estimate thermal efficiency variations and its associated design changes for the secondary side. Operational safety is reviewed to deliver rated power output with acceptable safety margins in line with technical specifications, mainly in the auxiliary systems together with the cooling water temperature. Impact on the Gulf seawater as the ultimate heat sink is considered negligible, affecting only the adjacent water near the NPP site, when compared to the solar radiation on the sea surface.

• Review of KIISC
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• v.30 no.5
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• pp.45-54
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• 2020

최근 주요정보통신기반시설 대상의 사이버 공격이 급격하게 증가하고 있다. 특히, 발전시설 주요정보통신기반시설에 사이버 공격 발생 시 전력 공급 중단으로 인하여 대규모 정전사고가 발생할 수 있다. 따라서, 발전시설 대상의 사이버보안 관리가 중요하며, 주기적인 사이버보안 평가가 필요하다. 미국 EPRI(Electric Power Research Institute)에서 발전시설 대상 사이버 보안조치 평가 방법론인 TAM(Technical Assessment Methodology)을 개발하였고, 최근 아랍에미리트(UAE, United Arab Emirates) 바라카(Barakah) 원자력발전소에서 사이버보안 평가를 위해 TAM을 활용하였다. 본 논문에서는 발전시설 사이버보안 평가 방법론인 TAM을 분석하고, 국내 발전시설 사이버보안 평가에 활용 방안을 제시하고자 한다.