• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.553-564
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• 2013

This study evaluates the local damage of a turbine in an auxiliary building of a nuclear power plant due to an external impact by using the LS-DYNA finite element program. The wall of the auxiliary building is SC structure and the material of the SC wall plate is high manganese steel, which has superior ductility and energy absorbance compared to the ordinary steel used for other SC wall plates. The effects of the material of the wall, collision speed, and angle on the magnitude of the local damage were evaluated by local collision analysis. The analysis revealed that the SC wall made of manganese steel had significantly less damage than the SC wall made of ordinary steel. In conclusion, an SC wall made of manganese steel can have higher effective resistance than an SC wall made of ordinary steel against the local collision of an airplane engine or against a turbine impact.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.63-76
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• 2019

UAVs are unmanned, autonomous or remotely piloted aircraft. As UAVs become smaller, lighter and more economical, their applications continue to expand. Researches on UAVs in the field of remote sensing show development methods and purposes similar to those on satellite images, and they are widely used in studies such as 3D image composition and monitoring. In the field of environmental impact assessment(EIA), satellite information and data are mainly used. However, only low-resolution images covering long distances and large-scale data allowing for rough examination are being provided, so their uses are seriously limited. Therefore, in this paper, we construct spatial information of forest area by using unmanned aerial vehicle and seek efficient utilization and policy improvement in the field of environmental impact assessment. As a result, high-resolution images and data from UAVs can be used to identify the location status of SEIA, EIA, and small scale EIA project plans and to evaluate detailed environmental impact analysis. In addition, when provided together with infographics about Post-environmental impact investigation, it was confirmed that the possibility of periodic spatial information construction and evaluation can be used throughout the entire project contents and project post-process.In order to provide sophisticated infographics for the EIA, drone photography and GCP surveying methods were derived.The results of this study will be used as a basis for improving high-resolution monitoring and environmental impact assessment in the forest sector.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.337-348
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• 2011

Urban environmental problem became one of major issues during its urbanization processes. Environmental impacts are assessed during recent urban planning and development. Though the environmental impact assessment considers meteorological impact as a minor component, changes in wind environment during development can largely affect the distribution pattern of air temperature, humidity, and pollutants. Impact assessment of local wind is, therefore, a major element for impact assessment prior to any other meteorological impact assessment. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) models are utilized in various fields such as in wind field assessment during a construction of a new building and in post analysis of a fire event over a mountain. CFD models require specially formatted input data and produce specific output files, which can be analyzed using special programs. CFD's huge requirement in computing power is another hurdle in practical use. In this study, a CFD model and related software processors were automated and integrated as a microscale wind environmental impact assessment system. A supercomputer system was used to reduce the running hours of the model. Input data processor ingests development plans in CAD or GIS formatted files and produces input data files for the CFD model. Output data processor produces various analytical graphs upon user requests. The system was used in assessing the impacts of a new building near an observatory on wind fields and showed the changes by the construction visually and quantitatively. The microscale wind assessment system will evolve, of course, incorporating new improvement of the models and processors. Nevertheless the framework suggested here can be utilized as a basic system for the assessment.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.47-62
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• 2022

풍력발전은 비용 효율적인 신재생에너지원으로 우리나라 뿐 아니라 전세계적으로 빠르게 보급이 확대되고 있다. 환경적 지속가능성을 보장하면서 지속가능한 에너지를 공급하기 위해서는 증거에 기반한 정책수립과 혁신적인 방안 마련이 필요하다. 본 논문은 풍력발전 환경영향평가서 58건의 분석을 통해 1) 국내 육상풍력의 주요 특징이 어떠한가? 2) 환경영향을 최소화하기 위한 사업별 환경적 지속가능성을 분석하는 방법이 있는가?에 대한 해답을 제시하고자 한다. 환경영향평가서에 제시된 개별 육상풍력사업의 환경적 지속가능성과 관련한 변수를 추출하여 이러한 환경변수에 대한 요인분석을 수행하고 개별 변수의 가중치를 계산하여 육상풍력발전의 환경적 지속가능성을 평가할 수 있는 지수를 개발하였다. 이러한 환경적 지속가능성지수는 육상풍력발전의 입지를 고려할 때 활용할 수 있는 유용한 증거에 기반한 의사결정도구로 활용될 수 있을 것이다. 58개 사업은 사업지역의 고도 및 자연성의 정도를 바탕으로 1) 산악형, 2) 목장형, 3) 해안형으로 구분하였다. 본 연구에서는 개별 풍력발전사업에 대한 환경적 지속가능성지수를 성공적으로 계산하였다. 가장 환경적 지속가능성이 큰 사업은 목장형으로 분류된 33번 사업이 1.04였고, 가장 낮은 사업은 산악형으로 분류된 55번 사업으로 -1.44였다. 둘째, 분석결과는 목장형이 환경지속가능성 지수가 평균 0.4551로 환경적 지속가능성이 가장 높고, 해안형이 평균 0.3712으로 중간이었으며, 산악형이 평균 -0.3457로 가장 낮은 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 결과는 육상풍력발전과 관련된 기존의 연구에서 제시된 결과를 보다 계량적으로 증명하고 있으며, 신재생에너지개발과 관련한 정책에 활용할 수 있는 중요한 함의를 제공하고 있다.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.185-202
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• 2000

Uncertainty and variability in Life Cycle Assessment(LCA) have been significant key issues in LCA methodology with techniques in other research area such as social and political science. Variability is understood as stemming from inherent variations in the real world, while uncertainty comes from inaccurate measurements, lack of data, model assumptions, etc. Related articles in this issues were reviewed for classification, distinguish and elaboration of probabilistic/stochastic health risk analysis application in LCA. Concept of focal zone, streamlining technique, scenario modelling and Monte Carlo/Latin Hypercube risk analysis were applied to the uncertainty/variability analysis of health risk in LCA. These results show that this general framework of multi-disciplinary methodology between probabilistic health risk assessment and LCA was of benefit to decision making process by suppling information about input/output data sensitivity, health effect priority and health risk distribution. There should be further research needs for case study using this methodology.

• 대한지리학회지
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• 제50권3호
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• pp.339-354
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• 2015

본 연구에서는 금강소나무숲길을 사례로 지역주민의 관광영향지각, 환경태도, 참여를 조사하고, 상관관계를 분석하였다. 분석결과, 첫째, 관광의 사회적 문화적 환경적(긍정) 영향지각은 긍정적인 반면 경제적 환경적(부정) 영향지각은 부정적으로 평가되었다. 둘째, 환경태도는 매우 우호적인 반면 시설중심의 관광개발에 대해서는 비우호적인 태도를 보였다. 셋째, 주민참여는 긍정적인 반면 그에 따른 경제적 편익은 낮게 평가되었다. 넷째, 항목 간의 상관관계는 환경태도가 우호적일수록 경제적 문화적 영향지각 수준이 높았고, 주민참여에 대해 긍정적일수록 경제적 환경적(긍정) 영향지각 수준이 높았다. 끝으로 지속가능한 발전을 위해 현재의 운영체제가 유지되어야 하며, 낙후된 편의시설, 취약한 접근성, 부족한 연계 관광코스, 편중된 경제적 편익 등이 개선되어야 한다.

• 유기물자원화
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.88-100
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• 2013

본 연구는 사업장폐기물 소각시설의 운영에 대한 직접 및 간접 환경영향을 전과정평가 기법으로 평가하고 개선방안을 검토한 것이다. 소각시설에서 직접환경영향은 배출되는 오염물질이 처리공정에서 처리되어 공정을 거치면서 감소하였으나, 시설의 처리운영에 따른 자원과 에너지 사용으로 간접환경영향은 증가하여 직접영향 89.1%, 간접영향이 10.9%로 나타났다. 소각시설의 공정에 따른 환경영향은 소각로-반건식반 응탑-백필터공정 순으로 나타났으며, 이는 소각로에서는 폐기물이 소각되면서 대기오염물과 소각재가 발생되기 때문이다. 영향범주별 환경영향은 지구온난화-부영양화-자원고갈 순으로 나타났으나 지구온난화가 85%이상의 절대적 환경영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 소각시설에서 소각열을 활용에 의한 회피효과를 검토한 결과, 스팀과 전기로 활용할 경우 각각 45.5%, 19.8%의 환경영향 저감을 얻을 수 있어, 소각로의 입지 선정 시 소각열의 효율적 활용이 중요하게 고려되어야 할 것으로 나타났다.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.225-233
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• 2008

An Environmental Specimen Bank (ESB) is an archive for samples that can be used to document and assess the quality of the environment in which we live. An ESB program looks at changes in the concentration of human and environmental specimens over long periods of time through retrospective analysis of archived samples of a particular area collected at regular intervals. The idea of ESB was first proposed by German and American scientists in the early 1970s and has been established since 1979 in Germany, USA, and Japan. Korea plans to establish a National Environmental Specimen Bank (NESB) in 2010. The NESB will be able to assess and improve the quality of analytical measurements as well as to compare the past and current environmental quality as a time capsule. The concept and design for the NESB facility was developed and its Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs) are being developed based on an evaluation of ESBs and SOPs of Germany, USA, and Japan. Environmental specimens proposed for banking are based on typical representatives of every level of the food chain from each type of ecosystem that are widely distributed thus enabling comparisons between different sampling areas. Through retrospective analysis of environmental specimens, the NESB will improve the reliability of environmental monitoring, ecological risk assessment, and health impact assessment.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.125-135
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• 2004

Environmental Impact Assessment(EIA) in Korea has been used to improve environmental conservation and decision-making. Since environmental impact statement(EIS) was introduced in 1981 with the promulgation of the Environmental Preservation Act in 1977, which replaced the Pollution Control Act legislated in 1963. With a rapid growth of environmental perception as well as the diversification of development activities, however, it has recently bring about a strong demand for a new assessment process related to the strategic level of policies, plan, programs. Method of this study includes analyses of the situation of local EIA and its problematic issues through survey and analysis of information and data, analysis of the level of environmental awareness of professionals and case studies including analysis of foreign strategic environmental assessment. Accordingly, I have elicited a concept of SEA. In addition, I have studied on costs of environmental assessment, and efficiency of internalization of HIA. The survey was carried between September and November 2003, and 177 professionals were asks to complete a questionnaire. As a result of questionnaire survey of environmental pundits, it revealed that 83.8% of participants were in favor of introduction of strategic assessment. This result demonstrated more or less higher approval rate than those of awareness survey done by the Ministry of Environment, i.e. 86.0% ayes, and 14.0% nays. 22.8% of participants agreed to the opinion; "For introduction of this system, earlier is better," 50% reported having an opinion such as, "Will introduce this system in an earliest possible time after correcting problems," 26.3% reported having an opinion such as, "Let's decide the time for introduction of this system after correcting problems first,' and 0.9% reported having an opinion, "it's too early to introduce this system." Specifically, the ratio of ayes on introduction of the system marked 72.8%, and it revealed that a majority of respondents have an opinion such as, "Will introduce this system in an earliest possible time after correcting problems." As means of solutions for the problem regarding the limits of applications that existed in SEA System, factors, such as collecting a wide variety of opinions, securing experts, and faithful implementation, etc. were reported important, and in addition to these factors, respondents revealed having opinions such as, consistent research and development, reflection of public interest, establishment of professional organization, enforcement of after-management service, expanding investments in large, systemizing reference materials, and encouraging public participation, etc. To improve problems involving with present EIA system, it has been identified through this study that SEA is efficient and useful. In order to have SEA introduced successfully, it has been cleared that internalization of effectiveness of environmental cost together with HIA must be accomplished.

• 경영과학
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.71-89
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• 2015

This research empirically investigated the influence factors on the activation of environmental innovations (EI) in Korean manufacturing firms. In this study, external factors (compulsory demand, government regulation, normative pressure and imitative pressure) and internal factors (environmental resources, top management support, integration of environmental tasks, capabilities of environmental personnel, and environmental strategy/environmental management systems) were totally considered. The results of a multiple regression analysis showed that influence factors such as top management support, environmental resources and integration of environmental tasks have a significant and positive impact on levels of EI. However, the effects of external factors were not statistically significant. We also examined whether capabilities of environmental personnel as well as environmental resources, which are directly related with degrees of EI, have a moderating impact on relationships between other internal factors and levels of EI. With a subgroup analysis, the moderating role of abilities of environmental personnel were empirically confirmed. Through a multiple regression analysis, the direct effects of external factors on the adoption or construction of internal factors were demonstrated. The effects of government regulation, normative pressure and imitative pressure on internal factors were significant and positive. It was also found that external factors have indirect effects on EI through internal factors. Finally, the results of multiple regression analyses indicated that EI positively influences the achievement of environmental competitive benefits, and environmental competitive advantages can improve the organizational performance of a firm.