• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권6호
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• pp.2158-2165
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• 2023

Marine radioactivity monitoring is critical for taking immediate action in case of unexpected nuclear accidents at nuclear facilities located near coastal areas. Especially when the level of contamination is not predictable, mobile monitoring systems will be useful for wide-area ocean radiation survey and for determination of the level of radioactivity. Here, we used a silicon photomultiplier and a high-efficiency GAGG crystal to fabricate a compact, battery-powered gamma spectroscopy that can be used in an ocean environment. The developed spectroscopy has compact dimensions of 6.5 × 6.5× 8 cm³ and weighs 560 g. We used LoRa, a low-power wireless protocol for communication. Successful data transmission was achieved within 1.4 m water depth. The developed gamma spectroscopy was able to detect radioactivity from a ¹³⁷Cs point source (3.7 kBq) at a distance of 20 cm in water. Moreover, we demonstrated an unmanned radioactivity monitoring system in a real sea by combining unmanned surface vehicle with the developed gamma spectroscopy. A hidden ¹³⁷Cs source (3.07 MBq) was detected by the unmanned system at a distance of 3 m. After successfully testing the developed mobile spectroscopy in an ocean environment, we believe that our proposed system will be an effective solution for mobile real-time marine radioactivity monitoring.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.55-62
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• 2013

Generally, the radioactivity from NPP(Nuclear Power Plants) operation can be released below 3% of DRLs(Derived Release Limits) to environment. It was tried to understand which plant was efficient for absorbing radioactivity in this study. Pinus thunbergii Parl. and Viburnum awabuki K. KOCH were analyzed for radioisotope absorption. The samples were collected at three different locations depending on the distance from NPP at the vicinity 10km away, and 30km away. Gamma radionuclide was not detected from the samples, which means that the direct transition into the plant was not significant. Meanwhile, the very low level of radioactive tritium was detected in the samples. One remark was that every plant has different ability for tritium absorption. These results are expected to be applied to propagation and transplanting in radioactively contaminated area or reducing radioactivity in the soil and water near the plants.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보통신학회 2022년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.459-461
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• 2022

본 논문에서는 실내 환경에서 검출되는 방사능을 측정하기 위한 계측 시스템을 제시한다. 일반 가정, 작업장, 연구소 등 다양한 공간에서 발생되는 방사능을 측정하고 이에 대한 예방을 위함이다. 다중 방사능 센서를 이용해서 여러 공간을 동시에 측정한다. 측정된 방사능 데이터는 지그비를 통해서 실시간으로 PC로 전달하여 모니터링하는 시스템이다. 소량의 방사능이라고 하더라고 만성 피폭으로부터의 예방을 위해 연구소 또는 작업장 같은 방사능 노출이 예상되는 곳은 필수적으로 설치되어야 한다고 생각된다.

• 지구물리
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.61-72
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• 2004

실시간으로 수집된 환경방사능 데이터 및 차량위치정보를 무선통신망을 통해 전송 받아 지도 상에 표출하고 핵종별 수집시간대별 분석 및 차량 위치별 수집데이터 분석 등의 통계분석기능과 결과물의 문서출력기능을 지원하고 다수의 감시차량 관제 및 관리가 가능한 서버 클라이언트 환경의 환경방사능 감시 차량관제 시스템을 개발하였다

• 한국방사성폐기물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국방사성폐기물학회 2003년도 가을 학술논문집
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• pp.562-571
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• 2003

발전용원자로에서 뱃치방식으로 환경으로 배출된 액체유출물 내에 함유된 방사능 평가 결과에 오차를 유발하는 시료채취, 제조, 방사능 계측, 유출물 배출체적 측정 등 다양한 인자를 분석하였다. 환경배출 방사능 평가에 포함된 많은 인자들은 단일 측정에 의해 얻어지고 환경배출 방사능의 참값을 알 수 없음에 따라, 평가결과의 오차를 예측하는 것은 원칙적으로 불가능하다. 이에 따라 1993년 ISO가 권고한 측정의 불확도 표현지침에 근거하여 액체폐기물 배출방사능에 대한 불확도 평가모델을 수립하고 가상적인 조건에 대한 액체유출물 환경배출 방사능 평가결과의 불확도를 평가하였다. 그 결과, 액체유출물을 통한 환경배출 방사능 평가결과에 불확도를 유발하는 인자의 상대적인 기여도는 배출폐액의 체적, 시료의 체적, 총방사능 계측값의 순서를 갖는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 개별 변수의 확률분포와 특성값을 토대로 몬테칼로 모사법을 적용하여 최종 환경배출 방사능 평가결과의 확률분포를 해석함으로써, 지금까지 단일 값을 평가 및 보고되었던 발전용 원자로의 액체상 방사성물질 환경배출량이 실제로는 일정한 확률분포를 갖고 있음을 확인하였다.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.85-96
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• 2018

Background: A variety of inorganic scintillators have been developed and improved for use in radiation detection and measurement, and in situ gamma-ray spectrometry in the environment remains an important area in nuclear safety. In order to verify the feasibility of promising scintillators in an actual environment, a performance test is necessary to identify gamma-ray peaks and calculate the radioactivity from their net count rates in peaks. Materials and Methods: Among commercially available scintillators, $LaBr_3(Ce)$ scintillators have so far shown the highest energy resolution when detecting and identifying gamma-rays. However, the intrinsic background of this scintillator type affects efficient application to the environment with a relatively low count rate. An algorithm to subtract the intrinsic background was consequently developed, and the in situ calibration factor at 1 m above ground level was calculated from Monte Carlo simulation in order to determine the radioactivity from the measured net count rate. Results and Discussion: The radioactivity of six natural radionuclides in the environment was evaluated from in situ gamma-ray spectrometry using an $LaBr_3(Ce)$ detector. The results were then compared with those of a portable high purity Ge (HPGe) detector with in situ object counting system (ISOCS) software at the same sites. In addition, the radioactive cesium in the ground of Jeju Island, South Korea, was determined with the same assumption of the source distribution between measurements using two detectors. Conclusion: Good agreement between both detectors was achieved in the in situ gamma-ray spectrometry of natural as well as artificial radionuclides in the ground. This means that an $LaBr_3(Ce)$ detector can produce reliable and stable results of radioactivity in the ground from the measured energy spectrum of incident gamma-rays at 1 m above the ground.

• 한국방사성폐기물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국방사성폐기물학회 2017년도 추계학술논문요약집
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• pp.313-314
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• 2017

• 한국원자력학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국원자력학회 1998년도 춘계학술발표회논문집(2)
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• pp.464-469
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• 1998

A coincidence gamma-ray spectroscopy method was applied to reduce the background radioactivity for measuring the activity of radioisotopes in a sample in the presence of environmental natural radioactivity. A HPGe detector was used for the coincident spectrum as a main detector and a NaI(Tl) scintillation detector for gating purposes as an associated detector. For coincidence spectroscopy the whole energy spectrum of associated detector was used instead of gate signals. The coincident events obtained from the gating spectrum was evaluated by a coincidence computer program in this study instead of timing circuit. In this work, the background of detection environment was reduced to factor 100 and peaks to be determined was reduced to factor 30 using the coincidence gamma-ray spectroscopy.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제47권3호
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• pp.183-195
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• 2024

Additional functional upgrades to the large-area compton camera (LACC) measurement device that can provide characteristics evaluation information (nuclear species and radioactivity) and two-dimensional or three-dimensional distribution imaging information of radioactive materials existing in surface or internal of concrete structures are required in terms of work stability and efficiency in order to apply to actual decommissioning sites such as nuclear power plants or medical cyclotron facilities by using this measurement device. To this purpose, the technology that allows radiation workers to intuitively and visually check the distribution of radioactive materials in advance by matching the two-dimensional distribution imaging information of radioactive materials obtained through the LACC measurement device and visual imaging of the measurement zone (10 m × 5 m) was developed. In addition, the separate system that can automatically adjust the position (height) in units of the measurement area size (0.7 m × 0.3 m × 0.8 m) of the LACC measurement device was developed and the integrated management system for characteristics evaluation information and two-dimensional or three-dimensional distribution imaging information obtained per unit of measurement for radioactive materials was developed. These functional upgrades related to LACC measurement device can improve work efficiency and safety when measuring radioactivity of concrete structures and enable the establishment of appropriate decommissioning strategies using radioactivity measurement information for decommissioning nuclear power plants or medical cyclotron facilities.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.109-116
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• 2003

본 연구에서는 최근 국내 원자력발전소의 해체시 방사화 생성물 재고량의 평가 필요성이 대두됨에 따라 원자로 수명종로가 가까워지고 있는 고리1호기를 대상으로 원자로 각 구조물의 방사라 생성물 재고량을 ANISN과 ORIGEN2 코드를 이용하여 예비평가를 수행하였다. 코드 입력자료로는 노심에서부터 차폐콘크리트까지 반경방향으로 8개 영역으로 나누어 ANISN 코드를 사용하여 중성자속을 계산하였다. 또한 압력용기의 중성자속 분포를 가지고 주요 핵종의 단일 그룹 반응단면 적을 보정하였다. 본 연구의 결과 압력용기의 경우 원자로 정지시점에서 약 10년까지는 $^{55}Fe,\;^{59}Ni,\;^{63}Ni,\;^{60}Co$ 핵종이 총 방사능의 약 95%정도를 차지하였으며, 약 50년 이상 냉각 후의 총 방사능은 원자로 정지시점과 비교하여 약 0.2 % 이하로 감소하는 것으로 평가되었다. 또한 압력용기의 무게가 210 ton임을 고려해 볼 때, 압력용기의 총 방사화생성물 재고량은 $5.25{\times}10^6GBq$로 계산되었다. 또한 차폐콘크리트의 경우 약 10년 이상 냉각 후의 총 방사능은 원자로 정지시점과 비교하여 1 %이하로 급격히 감소하는 것으로 평가되었다.