• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제36권11호
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• pp.747-752
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• 2014

인공방사성핵종 I-131은 물속에서 요오드 이온($^{131}I^-$), 요오드산염 이온($^{131}IO_3{^-}$) 등 대부분 이온상태로 존재했으며 접촉시간이 짧을 경우, 정수약품(PACl)과 분말활성탄(PAC)에 의해 제거되지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 원수 탁도 증가에 따른 I-131의 제거 효과는 없었으나 분말활성탄과 I-131과의 접촉시간 증가에 따른 I-131의 제거율은 증가하는 것을 확인하였다. 혼합 주입(PACl + PAC)에 의한 I-131을 40% 이상 제거하기 위해서는 PACl 24 mg/L 이상, PAC 40 mg/L 이상을 주입해야 하는 것을 알 수 있었다. 모래여과에 의한 I-131은 제거되지 않은 것으로 나타났으며, 입상활성탄(GAC)에 의한 제거율은 신탄, 구탄 모두에서 최소검출한계 0.10 Bq/L 미만으로 거의 100% 제거됨을 알 수 있었다. 막에 의한 I-131의 제거율은 정밀여과막에 의해서는 제거되지 않았으며 역삼투막에서는 92%가 제거되었다.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.8-15
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• 1995

환경방사능 분석기술은 원자력시설의 가동중 정상 및 비정상 상태시 이상판단과 지역특성에 따른 주변환경 방사능의 특성 및 거동파악 등을 하는데 필요한 기술로 원전 가동전, 후 환경방사능량을 비교함으로서 방사능 오염 및 변화상황을 파악할 수 있다. 국내에는 현재 관련법에 따라 규제기관 및 관련기관에 의해 환경감시가 계속되어오고 있으나 분석기술에 대한 한국규격이 없으므로 분석절차가 서로 상이하고 분석결과의 상대오차율이 커서 환경방사선 감시결과에 대한 신뢰성이 떨어지고 있다. 따라서 토양시료에 대한 감마핵종 분석에 한정하여 기수행된 측정방법 및 결과 둥을 비교분석하므로서 원전주변 환경방사능 감시목적에 적합한 분석기술의 신뢰도 향상 및 상대오차율 최소화 방안을 도출하였다

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.275-280
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• 2015

In order to measure the Radionuclides and Concentration, the directly grinded land samples (river soil, pine leaves and mugwort) among the environment samples around the nuclear power plant were filled in a 450 mL Marinelli beaker and weighed to obtain the dry mass ratio of the samples. Then the background and land samples were measured for 80,000 sec. The analysis of the collected land samples showed that most of them contained less radiation nuclide than the detection minimum limit in the 'Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Public Notice No. 2010-32.'In others, the natural radionuclides $^{40}K$ were detected. Of the products of nuclear reaction discharged by a nuclear reaction, $^{134}Cs$ and $^{137}Cs$ are more easily detected, and their discharge sources can be traced using the relative ratio. Although the radioactive concentration in the vicinity of Kori Nuclear Power Plant, which is more than 1,100km away from Fukushima, the Japanese nuclear accident site, continuous monitoring is needed as the radionuclides can still be accumulated in the soil or animals and plants.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제46권4호
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• pp.178-183
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• 2021

Background: This study was carried out to provide environmental transfer parameter values to estimate activity concentrations of these radionuclides in agricultural crops when direct contamination occurred. Materials and Methods: Mass interception fractions (F_Bs) and weathering half-lives (T_ws) of ¹³¹I and radiocesium were calculated using openly available monitoring data obtained after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident. F_B is the ratio between the initial radioactivity concentration of a radionuclide retained by the edible part of the plant (Bq·kg^-1 fresh weight [FW]) and the amount of deposited radionuclide in that area (Bq·m^-2). T_w values can be calculated using activity concentrations of crops decreased with time after the initial contamination. Results and Discussion: Calculated F_B and T_w values for ¹³¹I and radiocesium were mostly obtained for leafy vegetables. The analytical results showed that there was no difference of F_Bs between ¹³¹I and radiocesium by t-test; geometric mean values for leafy vegetables cultivated under outdoor conditions were 0.058 and 0.12 m²·kg^-1 FW, respectively. Geometric mean T_w value of ¹³¹I in leafy vegetables grown under outdoor conditions was 8.6 days, and that of radiocesium was 6.6 days; there was no significant difference between T_w values of these radionuclides by Wilcoxon rank sum test. Conclusion: There was no difference between ¹³¹I and radiocesium for F_Bs and T_ws. By using these factors, we would be able to carry out a rough estimation of the activity concentrations of ¹³¹I and radiocesium in the edible part of leafy crops when a nuclear accident occurred.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권7호
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• pp.2418-2426
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• 2022

The grouping analysis is a method guided by the Korea Radioactive Waste Agency for efficient analysis of radioactive waste for disposal. In this study, experiments to verify the adequacy of grouping analysis were conducted with radioactive soil, concrete, and dry active waste in similar environments. First, analysis results of the major radionuclide concentrations in individual waste samples were reviewed to evaluate whether wastes from similar environments correspond to a single waste stream. As a result, the soil and concrete waste were identified as a single waste stream because the distribution range of radionuclide concentrations was "within a factor of 10", the range that meet the criterion of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a single waste stream. On the other hand, the dry active waste was judged to correspond to distinct waste streams. Second, after analyzing the composite samples prepared by grouping the individual samples, the population means of the values of "composite sample analysis results/individual sample analysis results" were estimated at a 95% confidence level. The results showed that all evaluation values for soil and concrete waste were within the set reference values (0.1-10) when five-package and ten-package grouping analyses were conducted, verifying the adequacy of the grouping analysis.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2015

An approach based on the combined use of a 2D shallow water model and analytical 1D long wave run-up theory is proposed which facilitates the forecasting of tsunami run-up heights in a more rapid way, compared with the statistical or empirical run-up ratio method or resorting to complicated coastal inundation models. Its application is advantageous for long-term tsunami predictions based on the modeling of many prognostic tsunami scenarios. The modeling of the Chilean tsunami on February 27, 2010 has been performed, and the estimations of run-up heights are found to be in good agreement with available observations.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.415-420
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• 2002

The previous dynamic food chain model was improved for the consideration of the influence of radioactive contamination to agricultural products due to rain during the environmental releases of radionuclides in a nuclear accident Wet interception coefficients for the agricultural plants were derived as a function of radionuclide and rainfall amount, and mathematical formulations of the previous model were modified. As a result, rain during accidental releases was influential in agricultural contamination. The contamination level of agricultural products decreased dramatically according to increasing rainfall amount. It means that predictive concentrations in agricultural products using the previous model, in which dry interception to the agricultural plants is only considered, can be overestimated. The influence of rainfall in agricultural contamination was the most sensitive for $^{131}$ I, and the least sensitive for $^{90}$ Sr among the radionuclides considered in this study.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.91-105
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• 2015

In this paper we investigated the phenomenon of extreme run-up at Babi Island in Indonesia caused by the 1992 Flores earthquake (Mw = 7.8) using a series of three-dimensional numerical modeling experiments. Simulations were carried out to investigate how much the presence/absence of the coast of Flores affects the generation of the extreme inundation at Babi Island through the reflection process of tsunami waves.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.37-46
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• 2010

The development of advanced nuclear fuel cycle(ANFC) technology is essential to meet the national mission for energy independence via a nuclear option in Korea. The action target is to develop environmentally friendly, cost-effective measures to reduce the burden of long term disposal. The proper scenarios regarding potential radionuclide release from a repository have been developed in this study based on the advanced korean Reference Disposal System(A-KRS). To predict safety for the various scenarios, a new assessment code based on the GoldSim software has also been developed. Deterministic analysis indicates an environmental benefit from the ANFC as long as the solid waster from the ANFC act as a proper barrier.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제24권9호
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• pp.1123-1129
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• 2015

This research was performed by means of several different virgin granular activated carbons (GAC) made of each coal, coconut and wood, and the GACs were investigated for an adsorption performance of iodine-131 in a continuous adsorption column. Breakthrough behavior was investigated that the breakthrough points of the virgin two coals-, coconut- and wood-based GACs were observed as bed volume (BV) 7080, BV 5640, BV 5064 and BV 3192, respectively. The experimental results of adsorption capacity (X/M) for iodine-127 showed that two coal- based GACs were highest (208.6 and $139.1{\mu}g/g$), the coconut-based GAC was intermediate ($86.5{\mu}g/g$) and the wood-based GAC was lowest ($54.5{\mu}g/g$). The X/M of the coal-based GACs was 2~4 times higher than the X/M of the coconut-based and wood-based GACs.