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양자정보기술 연구개발의 거대한 물결 (Big Wave in R&D in Quantum Information Technology -Quantum Technology Flagship)

  • 황용수;백충헌;김태완;허재두
    • 전자통신동향분석
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    • 제34권1호
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    • pp.75-85
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    • 2019
  • Quantum technology is undergoing a revolution. Theoretically, strange phenomena of quantum mechanics, such as superposition and entanglement, can enable high-performance computing, unconditionally secure communication, and high-precision sensing. Such theoretical possibilities have been examined in the last few decades. The goal now is to apply these quantum advantages to daily life. Europe, where quantum mechanics was born a 100 years ago, is struggling to be placed at the front of this quantum revolution. Thus, the European Commission has decided to invest 1 billion EUR over 10 years and has initiated the ramp-up phase with 20 projects in the fields of communication, simulation, sensing and metrology, computing, and fundamental science. This program, approved by the European Commission, is called the "Quantum Technology Flagship" program. Its first objective is to consolidate and expand European scientific leadership and excellence in quantum research. Its second objective is to kick-start a competitive European industry in quantum technology and develop future global industrial leaders. Its final objective is to make Europe a dynamic and attractive region for innovative and collaborative research and business in quantum technology. This program also trains next-generation quantum engineers to achieve a world-leading position in quantum technology. However, the most important principle of this program is to realize quantum technology and introduce it to the market. To this end, the program emphasizes that academic institutes and industries in Europe have to collaborate to research and develop quantum technology. They believe that without commercialization, no technology can be developed to its full potential. In this study, we review the strategy of the Quantum Europe Flagship program and the 20 projects of the ramp-up phase.

P & I 보험의 보상한도에 관한 고찰 - 최근의 변화 및 쟁점을 중심으로 - (A Study on the Recent Changes of Level of Club Cover in P & I Insurance)

  • 신건훈
    • 무역상무연구
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    • 제22권
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    • pp.201-226
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    • 2004
  • P & I Clubs are mutual and non-profit making insurers which offer shipowners cover for the contractual and third-party liabilities. Whereas most shipowners obtain P & I insurance to cover for their legal liabilities, they also obtain hull insurance to cover against damages to the hull of their vessels from commercial hull insurers. P & I insurance was distinguished from hull insurance in respect that it offered non-limited cover to shipowner member, but there was a serious debate between P & I Clubs in respect of the non-limited cover. A compromise by International Group of P & I Clubs eventually emerged under which, with effect from 20 February 1997, a financial cap was placed on the obligation of each shipowner to pay catasrophe calls to his club(20% of each ship's property limitation fund under 1976 Limitation Convention). Nevertheless many shipowners felt that this new cap on their potential catastrophe call had been set still too high, while others resisted any reduction in the figure established by the compromise. In the Meantime, the European Commission issued a Statement of Objections in June 1997, in which it indicated its objections with a compulsory single limit common th all the Group clubs as high as the 1997 compromise. Eventually the board of all the Group clubs decided that the figure of 20% of the Limitation Convention per ship property funds should be dropped down to 2.5% from 20 February 1999.

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Towards grain-scale modelling of the release of radioactive fission gas from oxide fuel. Part I: SCIANTIX

  • Zullo, G.;Pizzocri, D.;Magni, A.;Van Uffelen, P.;Schubert, A.;Luzzi, L.
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • 제54권8호
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    • pp.2771-2782
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    • 2022
  • When assessing the radiological consequences of postulated accident scenarios, it is of primary interest to determine the amount of radioactive fission gas accumulated in the fuel rod free volume. The state-of-the-art semi-empirical approach (ANS 5.4-2010) is reviewed and compared with a mechanistic approach to evaluate the release of radioactive fission gases. At the intra-granular level, the diffusion-decay equation is handled by a spectral diffusion algorithm. At the inter-granular level, a mechanistic description of the grain boundary is considered: bubble growth and coalescence are treated as interrelated phenomena, resulting in the grain-boundary venting as the onset for the release from the fuel pellets. The outcome is a kinetic description of the release of radioactive fission gases, of interest when assessing normal and off-normal conditions. We implement the model in SCIANTIX and reproduce the release of short-lived fission gases, during the CONTACT 1 experiments. The results show a satisfactory agreement with the measurement and with the state-of-the-art methodology, demonstrating the model soundness. A second work will follow, providing integral fuel rod analysis by coupling the code SCIANTIX with the thermo-mechanical code TRANSURANUS.

Towards grain-scale modelling of the release of radioactive fission gas from oxide fuel. Part II: Coupling SCIANTIX with TRANSURANUS

  • G. Zullo;D. Pizzocri;A. Magni;P. Van Uffelen;A. Schubert;L. Luzzi
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • 제54권12호
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    • pp.4460-4473
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    • 2022
  • The behaviour of the fission gas plays an important role in the fuel rod performance. In a previous work, we presented a physics-based model describing intra- and inter-granular behaviour of radioactive fission gas. The model was implemented in SCIANTIX, a mesoscale module for fission gas behaviour, and assessed against the CONTACT 1 irradiation experiment. In this work, we present the multi-scale coupling between the TRANSURANUS fuel performance code and SCIANTIX, used as mechanistic module for stable and radioactive fission gas behaviour. We exploit the coupled code version to reproduce two integral irradiation experiments involving standard fuel rod segments in steady-state operation (CONTACT 1) and during successive power transients (HATAC C2). The simulation results demonstrate the predictive capabilities of the code coupling and contribute to the integral validation of the models implemented in SCIANTIX.

유럽 도시철도 신호시스템의 표준화 동향 (The Trend of the Standardization of the Urban Guided Transport Management System in Europe)

  • 이영훈;김종기
    • 한국철도학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국철도학회 2004년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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    • pp.1266-1273
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    • 2004
  • Urban railway signaling system is for train operation with safety in the urban crowded area, that has been increasing the demand of use of advanced train control systems with safe. European Commission is supporting the UGTMS(Urban Guided Transport Management System) project for the research and development. The main objective of UGTMS is to provide the European urban guided transport sector (comprising metro, tram and light rail systems) with a common Management System. A key topic is the extent to which the specifications for the successful ERTMS(European Rail Transport Management System) can be adapted to UGTMS needs. Beyond this, it is necessary to define the relevant functional and system requirements for all types of urban guided transport management systems in order to improve interoperability and intermodality. Also to be explored are the prospects for open system standards. In this article, we look into the trend of the standardization through the UGTMS project in Europe and consider any benefit to the project of the standardization for the urban railway signaling system in Korea.

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지구기후변화 방지를 위한 유럽연합(EU) "신규 승용차 이산화탄소 배출 감축 규칙"에 대한 고찰 (A Study on the EU Regulation for Reducing CO2 from New Passenger Cars to Prevent Climate Change)

  • 박명섭;한낙현;김상만
    • 무역상무연구
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    • 제63권
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    • pp.159-184
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    • 2014
  • Climate change is one of the biggest dangers facing all living creatures in the earth. It has been understood that emissions of greenhouse gases from human activity is the cause of climate change. Cars are responsible for around 12% of total EU emissions of CO2, the main greenhouse gas. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC or FCCC) is an international environmental treaty adopted at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) on 9 May, 1992, which entered into force on 21 March 1994. The European Commission first adopted a Community Strategy to reduce CO2 emissions from cars in 1995. On 19 December 2007, the European Commission proposed "Proposal for Setting emission performance standards for new passenger cars to reduce CO2 emissions", which was adopted on 23 April 2009 as "Regulation (EC) No 443/2009". Prior to submitting the Proposal, the European Commission performed impact assessment and prepared impact assessment report which was reviewed by the Impact Assessment Board. The objective of this Regulation is to set emission performance standards for new passenger cars registered in the Community, which forms part of the Community's integrated approach to reducing CO2 emissions from light-duty vehicles while ensuring the proper functioning of the internal market. In the event that a manufacturer fails to meet its target, it will be required to pay an excess emissions premium in respect of each calendar year from 2012 onwards. On 11 March 2014, Regulation (EC) No 333/2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 was adopted. Regulation (EC) No 333/2014 amends Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 to implement the modalities of meeting the 95g CO2/km target for new passenger cars to be reached in 2020. As industry benefits from indications of the regulatory regime that would apply beyond 2020, the Regulation includes a further review to take place by, at the latest, 31 December 2014.

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Assessment of INSPYRE-extended fuel performance codes against the SUPERFACT-1 fast reactor irradiation experiment

  • L. Luzzi;T. Barani;B. Boer;A. Del Nevo;M. Lainet;S. Lemehov;A. Magni;V. Marelle;B. Michel;D. Pizzocri;A. Schubert;P. Van Uffelen;M. Bertolus
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • 제55권3호
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    • pp.884-894
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    • 2023
  • Design and safety assessment of fuel pins for application in innovative Generation IV fast reactors calls for a dedicated nuclear fuel modelling and for the extension of the fuel performance code capabilities to the envisaged materials and irradiation conditions. In the INSPYRE Project, comprehensive and physics-based models for the thermal-mechanical properties of U-Pu mixed-oxide (MOX) fuels and for fission gas behaviour were developed and implemented in the European fuel performance codes GERMINAL, MACROS and TRANSURANUS. As a follow-up to the assessment of the reference code versions ("pre-INSPYRE", NET 53 (2021) 3367-3378), this work presents the integral validation and benchmark of the code versions extended in INSPYRE ("post-INSPYRE") against two pins from the SUPERFACT-1 fast reactor irradiation experiment. The post-INSPYRE simulation results are compared to the available integral and local data from post-irradiation examinations, and benchmarked on the evolution during irradiation of quantities of engineering interest (e.g., fuel central temperature, fission gas release). The comparison with the pre-INSPYRE results is reported to evaluate the impact of the novel models on the predicted pin performance. The outcome represents a step forward towards the description of fuel behaviour in fast reactor irradiation conditions, and allows the identification of the main remaining gaps.

Information Support of the Educational Process in the Development of Leadership Potential of Modern University in the Conditions of Distance Learning

  • Viznyuk, Inessa;Rokosovyk, Nataliia;Vytrykhovska, Oksana;Paslawska, Alla;Bielikova, Olena;Radziievska, Iryna
    • International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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    • 제22권4호
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    • pp.209-216
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    • 2022
  • The modern development of higher education in Ukraine is the result of two main factors. One of them - the factor of social progress - reflects the transformations inherent in modern Ukrainian society. These include, first of all, the processes of democratization and the development of civic responsibility. European the choice of Ukraine, the integration of our state into the European space determine accordingly, the second factor influencing the development of domestic higher education - the trends that guide the progress of the European Higher Education Area (European Higher Education Area (hereinafter - EHEA) and the European Research Area Research Area, hereinafter - ERA). The strategy of information support of the educational process (approved by the European Commission in 2010) recognizes the leading role of higher education as a driver of social progress, accordingly states the priority - the development of free economic education and identifies indicators of such progress - the achievement and international attractiveness of European free economic education. The information support of modernization challenges in higher education are aimed at the educational process, the leadership position of students, in particular through promotion and implementation of leading achievements and best practices in the context of globalization.

유럽의 5G 기반 협력 커넥티드 자율주행 기술 개발 현황

  • 최유준
    • 방송과미디어
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    • 제24권1호
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    • pp.41-48
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    • 2019
  • 최근 유럽 위원회(European Commission)의 ICT 분야 연구에 대한 목표는 사이버 보안, 사생활 보호, 5G, 사물의 인터넷, 데이터 경제, 자유로운 데이터의 흐름(free flow of data) 등과 같은 디지털 정책 분야에 미래 EU(European Union) 자율주행 프로젝트의 초점을 맞추는 것이다. 이를 위하여 2017년과 2018년, 10개의 디지털 국경 커리도(Digital Cross-Border Corridors)가 발표되었고, 5G 기반 CCAM 서비스 실증을 확립하였다. 유럽 위원회는 이러한 5G 기반 CCAM 서비스 실증의 일환으로 2018년 3개의 대규모 프로젝트(5G-MOBIX, 5G-CARMEN, 5GCroCo)를 선정하였다. 본 기고문에서는 2018년 유럽 위원회에서 선정한 3개의 5G 기반 CCAM 프로젝트에 대하여 설명한다.

EU의 구조기금(Structural Funds): 2007년-2013년 (EU Structural Funds for the Period of 2007-2013)

  • 변필성
    • 한국경제지리학회지
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    • 제10권1호
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    • pp.81-91
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    • 2007
  • 유럽연합(EU)은 EU의 조화로운 발전을 진흥시킨다는 목적하에, 경제 사회적 결속을 강화시키고자하며, 특히 지역격차를 축소시키고 저발전 지역을 개발하기 위해, 1994년부터 구조기금을 집행해 왔다. 2000년 7월 EU의 최고의결기구인 EU 정상회의는 EU 집행위원회의 발의와 유럽의회의 동의를 거쳐 2007년-2013년의 기간에 적용될 구조기금의 규정을 확정하였다. 이에 본고는 2007년-2013년 구조기금의 특징을 기금이 설정하고 있는 목표, 그러한 목표가 적용되는 국가 및 지역, 구조기금의 회원국 간 할당 및 재정수단에 초점을 맞춰 살펴보았다.

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