• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.70-80
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• 2014

방사성오염 물질의 대기 중 확산에 대한 해석은 일반적으로 보수적인 결과를 도출하기 위하여 가우시안 플룸식을 적용한다. 본 연구에서는 가우시안 플룸식을 사용할 경우 반영하기 힘든 복잡지형에 대해 보다 상세하게 공기 흐름과 방사성물질의 이동확산을 해석하기 위하여, 전산유체역학을 이용하여 월성 원자력발전소 부지에 대한 수치해석 연구를 수행하였다. 그 결과, 북서쪽에 위치한 산과 남동쪽에 위치한 바다로 인해 북서풍과 남동풍의 경우에는 지형으로 인한 공기 흐름의 변화가 크게 나타났다. 북서풍은 대기가 산 지형을 따라 흐르면서 수직방향으로 가장 불안정한 흐름을 보이며, 남동풍은 대기가 안정적으로 원전 쪽으로 흘러 들어오나 건물과 지형에 의해 흐름을 방해받아 유동이 급격하게 불안정해진다. 반면 지형에 의한 공기 흐름 방해가 작은 북동풍과 남서풍은 원전 건물에 의해 공기의 흐름이 방해를 받아 건물 뒤쪽으로 후류영역이 크게 형성됨을 확인하였다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권2호
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• pp.696-706
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• 2023

Consequences of an anticipated Beyond Design Basis Accident (BDBA) Long-Term Station Blackout (LTSBO) event with complete loss of grid power in the VVER-1200 reactor of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) of Unit-1 are assessed using the RASCAL 4.3 code. This study estimated the released radionuclides, received public radiological dose, and ground surface concentration considering 3 accident scenarios of International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale (INES) level 7 and two meteorological conditions. Atmospheric transport, dispersion, and deposition processes of released radionuclides are simulated using a straight-line trajectory Gaussian plume model for short distances and a Gaussian puff model for long distances. Total Effective Dose Equivalent (TEDE) to the public within 40 km and radionuclides contribution for three-dose pathways of inhalation, cloudshine, and groundshine owing to airborne releases are evaluated considering with and without passive safety Emergency Core Cooling System (ECCS) in dry (winter) and wet (monsoon) seasons. Source term and their release rates are varied with the functional duration of passive safety ECCS. In three accident scenarios, the TEDE of 10 mSv and above are confined to 8 km and 2 km for the wet and dry seasons, respectively in the downwind direction. The groundshine dose is the most dominating in the wet season while the inhalation dose is in the dry season. Total received doses and surface concentration in the wet season near the plant are higher than those in the dry season due to the deposition effect of rain on the radioactive substances.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제56권4호
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• pp.1225-1233
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• 2024

Level 3 probabilistic safety assessment (PSA) is performed to calculate radionuclide concentrations and exposure dose resulting from nuclear power plant accidents. To calculate the external exposure dose from the released radioactive materials, the radionuclide concentrations are multiplied by two factors of dose coefficient and a finite cloud dose correction factor (FCDCF), and the obtained values are summed. This indicates that a standard set of FCDCFs is required for external exposure dose calculations. To calculate a standard set of FCDCFs, the effective distance from the release point to the receptor along the wind direction should be predetermined. The TID-24190 document published in 1968 provides equations to calculate FCDCFs and the resultant standard set of FCDCFs. However, it does not provide any explanation on the effective distance required to calculate the standard set of FCDCFs. In 2021, Sandia National Laboratories (SNLs) proposed a method to predetermine finite effective distances depending on the atmospheric stability classes A to F, which results in six standard sets of FCDCFs. Meanwhile, independently of the SNLs, the authors of this paper discovered that an infinite effective distance assumption is a very reasonable approach to calculate one standard set of FCDCFs, and they implemented it into the multi-unit radiological consequence calculator (MURCC) code, which is a post-processor of the level 3 PSA codes. This paper calculates and compares short- and long-range FCDCFs calculated using the TID-24190, SNLs method, and MURCC method, and explains the strength of the MURCC method over the SNLs method. Although six standard sets of FCDCFs are required by the SNLs method, one standard sets of FCDCFs are sufficient by the MURCC method. Additionally, the use of the MURCC method and its resultant FCDCFs for level 3 PSA was strongly recommended.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제14권9호
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• pp.851-860
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• 2005

In order to how well predict ISCST3(lndustrial Source Complex Short Term version 3) model dispersion of air pollutant at point source, sensitivity was analysed necessary parameters change. ISCST3 model is Gaussian plume model. Model calculation was performed with change of the wind speed, atmospheric stability and mixing height while the wind direction and ambient temperature are fixed. Fixed factors are wind direction as the south wind(l80") and temperature as 298 K(25 "C). Model's sensitivity is analyzed as wind speed, atmospheric stability and mixing height change. Data of stack are input by inner diameter of 2m, stack height of 30m, emission temperature of 40 "C, outlet velocity of 10m/s. On the whole, main factor which affects in atmospheric dispersion is wind speed and atmospheric stability at ISCST3 model. However it is effect of atmospheric stability rather than effect of distance downwind. Factor that exert big influence in determining point of maximum concentration is wind speed. Meanwhile, influence of mixing height is a little or almost not.

• 한국축산시설환경학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2015

This study was conducted to investigate the dispersion prediction of odor from Hanwoo and dairy farms. Gaussian Plume model used in considering of farm size, wind velocity, atmospheric stability and threshold odor unit to prediction of odor dispersion based on the survey on current state of odor emission and control from 9 site of Hanwoo and 9 site of dairy farms. Farm size, wind velocity and atmospheric stability were affected the distance of odor dispersion, showed longer distance in cases of large farm, low wind velocity and stable atmospheric condition. We will suggestion the adjusted distance of odor dispersion according to farm size was estimated to 50~100 m in Hanwoo farm and 50~150 m in dairy farm when apply the 3OU, 5 m/s wind velocity and stable atmospheric condition.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.303-309
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• 1993

An observational study of urban heat island was carried out using field data obatined during 6 days in May and August 1992 in Chunchon(population size 180.000). Air temperature was measured at 64 points along two sampling ruoutes by themisters attached to cars. Both routes cover urban and rural area and across the cneter of urban area. Continuous observation of air sonde was perfomed to clarify heights of nocturnal boundary layer(NBL) at the center of urban area. Surface meteorological observations were performed at both urban and rural sites. This study showed that heat island phenomena was obviously observed at the urbanized area during the night time with low wind speed. The average NBL heights exteded to about 10 meters, but varied with meteorological conditions. After sunset, the air temperature decreased with time at both sites and cooling rate at the urban site was greater than the rural site. The maximum heat island intensity was 7.5$^{\circ}$C at 21 LST, May 4. Usingthe two meteorological data sets obtained from urban and rural sites, the air pollutant concentration was calculated by Gaussian plume model which can obtain not only horizontal distribution of concentration but also vertical distribution. The result indicated that the concentration resulted from urban meteorological data set was lower than that from rural meteorological data set. It was also calculated that the air pollutant extended to higher level in urban meteorological data set than that in rural meteorological data set.

• 한국축산시설환경학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.41-48
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• 2014

This study was conducted to investigate the dispersion prediction of odor from swine farms in Korea. Gaussian Plume model used in considering of farm size, wind velocity, atmospheric stability and threshold odor unit to prediction of odor dispersion based on the survey on current state of odor emission and control from 48 site of swine farms. Farm size, wind velocity and atmospheric stability were affected the distance of odor dispersion, showed longer distance in cases of large farm, low wind velocity and stable atmospheric condition. We will suggestion the adjusted distance of odor dispersion according to farm size was estimated to 180 m in small farm and 320 m in large farm when apply the 3 OU, 5 m/s wind velocity and stable atmospheric condition.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.102-109
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• 1993

원자력시설의 사고에 따른 피폭선량 평가를 짧은 실시간에 대해 분석하는 PC 프로그램인 RADAP을 개발하였다. RADAP은 공기중 확산 및 수송에서 라그란지 puff 방법을 사용하고 있다. 실시간 분석을 위하여 한개 혹은 다중의 puff 를 동시에 취급할 수 있다. puff 내에서의 확산은 Gauss 분포를 가지며 , 확산계수는 USNRC 의 normal sigma curve 방법을 사용하였다. 그러나 이 프로그램은 바람조건에서 시간적인 변화만 적용하고 위치에 따른 변화는 취급하지 않았다. 31$\times$31 격자의 전신 및 갑상선 선량이 출력으로 나오며, EGA 및 VGA 모니터를 통하여 도상으로 표시된다. 결과에 의하면 RADAP은 사고후 짧은 시간동안의 선량을 평가하기 위한 좋은 도구라 할 수 있다.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.156-161
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• 2016

An accident of an ammonia tank pipeline at a storage plant resulted in one death and three injuries in 2014. Many accidents including toxic gas releases and explosions occur in the freezing and refrigerating systems using ammonia. Especially, the consequence can be substantial due to that the large amount of ammonia is usually being used in the refrigeration systems. In this study, offsite consequence analysis has been investigated when ammonia leaks outdoors from large storages. Both flammable and toxic effects are under consideration to calculate the affected area using simulation programs for consequence analysis. ERPG-2 concentration (150 ppm) has been selected to calculate the evacuation distance out of various release scenarios for their dispersions in day or night. For offsite residential, the impact area by flammability is much smaller than that by toxicity. The methodology consists of two steps as followings; 1. Calculation for discharge rates of accidental release scenarios. 2. Dispersion simulation using the discharge rate for different conditions. This proactive prediction for accidental releases of ammonia would help emergency teams act as quick as they can.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.41-46
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• 1983

방사성핵종의 대기방출로 인한 인근주민의 연간 집단선량을 대기확산모델과 USNRC에서 제안된 지상먹이연쇄모델을 결부시켜 AIRDOS-EPA전산코드를 사용하여 평가하였다. 평가결과는 전신의 경우, $3.348{\times}10^{-1}manrem$으로 GASPAR전산코드에 의해 계산된 값과 다소 차이가 있었으나 갑상선의 경우, 84.95manrem으로 아주 낮게 평가되었다.