• 방사성폐기물학회지
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.125-133
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• 2004

최대 선출력 61 ㎾/m 및 평균 연소도 1,770 ㎿d/tU의 조건으로 하나로에서 조사한 DUPIC(Direct Use of Spent PWR Fuel in CANDU Reactors) 핵 연료를 EPMA (Electron Probe Micro Analyzer)를 이용하여 핵분열 생성물을 분석하였다. EPMA의 정확한 분석 방법을 확립하고자, 핵분열생성물 대신 시약을 첨가하여 제조한 모의 DUPIC 핵연료로 EPMA 분석을 수행하였고, 그 결과를 습식 화학 분석의 결과와도 비교하여 평가하였다. 모의 DUPIC 핵연료 중심부의 금속 석출물은 약 1 $\mu\textrm{m}$ 정도의 크기로 관찰되었으며, 이들의 조성은 Mo-53.89 at.%, Ru-37.40 at.% 및 Pd+Rh-8.71 at%이었다. 모의 DUPIC 핵연료 시험에서 정립한 시험방법으로 조사한 DUPIC 핵연료 시편의 금속 석출물 특성을 분석하였다. 핵연료 중앙부에서 관찰된 금속 석출물들의 크기는 2∼2.5 $\mu\textrm{m}$ 정도이었으며, Mo-47.34 at.%, Ru-46 at.%, Pd+Rh-6.65 at.%의 조성임을 확인하였다. 이 실험을 위하여, 특별히 시료의 전도성을 향상시키기 위한 처리를 하였으며, 작은 금속 석출물에 EPMA의 전자빔을 정확히 조사할 수 있는 실험 조건을 제시하였다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제45권6호
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• pp.731-744
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• 2013

Energy security is a topic of high importance to many countries throughout the world. Countries with access to vast energy supplies enjoy all of the economic and political benefits that come with controlling a highly sought after commodity. Given the desire to diversify away from fossil fuels due to rising environmental and economic concerns, there are limited technology options available for baseload electricity generation. Further complicating this issue is the desire for energy sources to be sustainable and globally scalable in addition to being economic and environmentally benign. Nuclear energy in its current form meets many but not all of these attributes. In order to address these limitations, TerraPower, LLC has developed the Traveling Wave Reactor (TWR) which is a near-term deployable and truly sustainable energy solution that is globally scalable for the indefinite future. The fast neutron spectrum allows up to a ~30-fold gain in fuel utilization efficiency when compared to conventional light water reactors utilizing enriched fuel. When compared to other fast reactors, TWRs represent the lowest cost alternative to enjoy the energy security benefits of an advanced nuclear fuel cycle without the associated proliferation concerns of chemical reprocessing. On a country level, this represents a significant savings in the energy generation infrastructure for several reasons 1) no reprocessing plants need to be built, 2) a reduced number of enrichment plants need to be built, 3) reduced waste production results in a lower repository capacity requirement and reduced waste transportation costs and 4) less uranium ore needs to be mined or purchased since natural or depleted uranium can be used directly as fuel. With advanced technological development and added cost, TWRs are also capable of reusing both their own used fuel and used fuel from LWRs, thereby eliminating the need for enrichment in the longer term and reducing the overall societal waste burden. This paper describes the origins and current status of the TWR development program at TerraPower, LLC. Some of the areas covered include the key TWR design challenges and brief descriptions of TWR-Prototype (TWR-P) reactor. Selected information on the TWR-P core designs are also provided in the areas of neutronic, thermal hydraulic and fuel performance. The TWR-P plant design is also described in such areas as; system design descriptions, mechanical design, and safety performance.

• Korean Journal of Acupuncture
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.85-97
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• 2008

Objectives : Moxibustion therapy is one of the most popular oriental treatments in Korea. In this study, we operate the in-depth interview for use of moxibustion therapy in Korea. Methods : Survey questions were developed based on consensus of acupuncture professors. The list of the Korean medical doctors with experiences more than 10 years is provided by the Association of the Korean Oriental Medicine. The in-depth interview was conducted in 30 Korean medical doctors who answered in the previous telephone survey that they use moxibustion therapy for more than 30 % of patients everyday. Interview survey with them were conducted by the well-trained interviewers of Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine in medical researcher from 22th May to 28th June 2007. Results : Korean medical doctors prefer to use the moxibustion with moxa stick (83.9%). The most common treatment disease was musculo-skeletal disorder (28.9%), gynecology (14.1%), digestive disorder (28.6%). The most common treatment area was the abdomen (35.3%), back (22.5%), lower extremity (15.8%) and upper extremity (16.9%). Indirect moxibustion’s was as frequent as 73.5% of moxibustion method. The most common instrument for treating was mini-moxa of manufactured goods (39.3%). Most Korean medical doctors (48.8%) took up the position that bring symptom relief following good treatment area. 'High preferences of patients' (32.7%) was one of moxibustion strong points but 'Lots of smell and smoke' (54.7%)' was a weak points. The most common side effects was the 'slight burn' (34.9%), 'skin rash' (22.5%), 'skin pruritus' (23.8%) Conclusions : This survey provides unique insight into the perception of the Korea medical doctor at moxibustion therapy. Future research needs to provide more in-depth insight into doctor views of the experience.

• 분석과학
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.355-362
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• 2004

하나로 원자로에서 조사된 최대 선출력이 121 kW/m이고, 63 at%의 평균 연소도를 갖는 $U_3Si-Al$ 원심 분무 고출력 핵연료를 EPMA를 이용하여 파단면 관찰 및 반응층에 대한 핵분열 생성물을 분석 하였다. 조사된 고출력 $U_3Si-Al$ 핵연료를 EPMA로 화학 조성을 분석하기 위해 선행조건은 방사능 허용 한도가 $3{\times}10^{10}Bq$ 이하로 제한되는 EPMA 기기에 부합 될 수 있게 시험 시편을 최소화 하기 위한 작업이다. 시험 조건에 부합될 수 있는 시편의 제조를 위해 핵연료 천공 장치를 제작하였으며, 천공 장치를 사용하여 ${\Phi}1.57{\times}2mm$의 크기를 갖는 시료를 만들었다. 천공 된 시료를 파단 시편과 연마 시편으로 제조하여 파단면의 관찰 및 반응층(Inter-reaction layer)과 산화층에 대한 EPMA 분석을 수행하였다. 두께가 $16{\mu}m$인 반응층에 대한 평균값은 $UO_2$를 표준 시편으로 calibration한 경우의 조성은 $U_{2.84}$ Si $Al_{14}$ 이였으며, 시험 시편으로 calibration한 경우의 조성은 $U_{3.24}$ Si $Al_{14.1}$ 였다. 또한 반응층에서 핵분열 생성물의 조성을 분석하였으며, 반응층에서의 금속 석출물(metallic precipitates)의 생성은 확인할 수 없었다. 시험 시편의 산화층 조성은 $Ai_2O_3$ 임을 확인했다.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제28권4D호
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• pp.459-467
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• 2008

토지이용 밀집에 따른 지상공간의 부족으로 점차 지하공간의 활용이 늘어가고 있다. 단지 건축물 지하공간의 활용이 아닌 이동공간으로서, 저장창고로서, 밀집상가로서의 지하시설물의 공간적 크기가 확대되는 추세이다. 하지만 지하공간은 지상에 비해 화재에 취약한 약점을 가지고 있다. 특히 유동인구가 많은 지하상가의 경우 대부분 불에 타기 쉬운 옷가지가 많고, 환기가 제대로 이루어지지 않아 유독가스에 노출되어 있다. 또한 폐쇄적인 구조로 피난 및 접근이 어려워 대형인명피해의 위험을 가지고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 복잡한 구조의 지하시설물에서 화재시 연기 및 불길을 피해 안전하고 빠르게 피난자들을 대피시키는 방안에 대해 연구하였다. 최근 첨단기술의 발달로 저렴한 비용으로 유비쿼터스 센서 네트워크를 구축하여 주변환경의 센서정보를 수집하는 것이 가능해졌고, 이러한 정보를 이용하여 보다 효과적인 피난 유도를 위한 시스템을 제안하였다. 센서로부터 수집되는 연기, 온도 등의 화재정보는 기존의 지하시설물의 정보와 통합가공되어 유도 프로세스에 의해 유도매개체로 전송되는데 정보의 가공은 통로의 용량과 거리를 고려하여 시간을 최소화하는 최소시간경로 탐색 알고리즘을 활용한다. 사례연구를 통하여 본 연구의 효용성을 검증하고 미흡한 부분을 찾아보았다.

• Advances in nano research
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.127-140
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• 2024

Upon direct/indirect exposure to flame or heat, composite structures may burn or thermally buckle. This issue becomes more important in the natural fiber-based composite structures with higher flammability and lower mechanical properties. The main goal of the present study was to obtain an optimal eco-friendly composite system with low flammability and high thermal buckling resistance. The studied composite consisted of polypropylene (PP) and short abaca fiber (AF) with eggshell powder (ESP) and halloysite clay nanotubes (HNTs) additives. An optimal base composite, consisting of 30 wt.% AF and 70 wt.% PP, abbreviated as OAP, was initially introduced based on burning rate (BR) and the Young's modulus determined by horizontal burning test (HBT) and tensile test, respectively. The effects of adding ESP to the base composite were then investigated with the same experimental tests. The results indicated that though the BR significantly decreased with the increase of ESP content up to 6 wt.%, it had a very destructive influence on the stiffness of the composite. To compensate for the damaging effect of ESP, small amount of HNT was used. The performance of OAP composite with 6 wt.% ESP and 3 wt.% HNT (OAPEH) was explored by conducting HBT, cone calorimeter test (CCT) and tensile test. The experimental results indicated a 9~23 % reduction in almost all flammability parameters such as heat release rate (HRR), total heat released (THR), maximum average rate of heat emission (MARHE), total smoke released (TSR), total smoke production (TSP), and mass loss (ML) during combustion. Furthermore, the combination of 6 wt.% ESP and 3 wt.% HNT reduced the stiffness of OAP to an insignificant amount by maximum 3%. Moreover, the char residue analysis revealed the distinct differences in the formation of char between AF/PP and AF/PP/ESP/HNT composites. Afterward, dilatometry test was carried out to examine the coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of OAP and OAPEH samples. The obtained results showed that the CTE of OAPEH composite was about 18% less than that of OAP. Finally, a theoretical model was used based on first-order shear deformation theory (FSDT) to predict the critical bucking temperatures of the OAP and OAPEH composite plates. It was shown that in the absence of mechanical load, the critical buckling temperatures of OAPEH composite plates were higher than those of OAP composites, such that the difference between the buckling temperatures increased with the increase of thickness. On the contrary, the positive effect of CTE reduction on the buckling temperature decreased by raising the axial compressive mechanical load on the composite plates which can be assigned to the reduction of stiffness after the incorporation of ESP. The results of present study generally stated that a suitable combination of AF, PP, ESP, and HNT can result in a relatively optimal and environmentally friendly composite with proper flame and thermal buckling resistance with no significant decline in the stiffness.

• 대한간호
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.51-72
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• 1990

The purpose of this study was to determine whether Severance Hospice Home Care Pro gram was able to meet its objectives. This was done in order to show in detail the effects of hospice home care on the quality of life of terminally ill patients and to provide rationale for setting up more hospice home care programs in korea. The results of the study were as follows: The subjects of the study were 100 terminally ill patients who hnd died 'while in the hospice program and 64 family members who were registered with Severance Hospice Home Care Program between march 1988 and Feb. 1990. The nursing needs of these terminally ill patients were assessed by the nursing records of these patients. The need for pain control(82%) was the highest nursing need so far as the physical aspects were concerned. This was followed by poor appetite(37%), 8 dyspnea(34%), nausea and vomiting(30%) in that order of frequency. In reqard to spiritual needs, the need for religious' support was also high at 72%. Their main psychological symptoms were anxiety and fear(34% ). Burn-out was a major problem for 44% of the family members. The psychological process experiencel by the terminal ill patients was compared to the dying process, described by Kiibler Ross. In comparison of the five stages outlined by kubler Ross with the dying process of the subjects it was found that the subjects not only experienced the five stages but also experienced denial and doubt-fulness or denial with acceptance or acceptance with the expectation of a miracle. But rather than acceptance of the dying process, giving up was a frequent end point of the psychological process, of the subjects. However, when the combination of states was observed, most of the patients reached the state of acceptance in the dying process. It was difficult to identify a definite pattern of change in the psychological process of the subjects. Also it was difficult to identify the factors that influenced the psychological process. The symptoms of the terminally j]] subjects just before dying, that is, 3-4 days before dying included apparent signs of dying. These were a reduction of intake(77%), reduction of the amount of urination(63%), increase in sleeping time (64%) and acceptance of dying by patients and their families who had been unaccepting be before that time(66%). The primary care givers(family member's) degree of satisfaction with the care given to the patient by the hospice was 88.7%. The results of this study show that Severance Hospice Home Care Program had a positie effeet on the quality of life of the terminally ill patients and their family members as they faced the death of the patient. It can be seen from this study that there is an urgent need to extend hospice programs - in order to provide quality of care for terminally ill patient and their families. Based upon the reesults of this study several suggestions are presente as follows: 1) A follow up study should be carried out to identify the dying process as it is unique to Korea. 2) A comparison should be made of other hospice care programs. 3) A comparison study should- be made with subjects who do not receive any hospice care as compared to those who do by use of an experimental and control group methodology. 4) There is a need to determine a scientific method to adequeto measure the interventions carried out to meet the hospice patients nursing care needs. 5) A study should be made using quality research methodology to evaluate effects of hospiec care from the patients, their family members and the nurrse's perspective.

• 한국수학교육학회지시리즈C:초등수학교육
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.41-56
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• 2007

본 연구는 수학 영재에게서 나타나는 특성을 알아보기 위한 목적으로 초등학교 6학년에 재학 중이며 영재교육원에 다니고 있는 2명의 수학 영재를 약 4개월에 걸쳐 관찰 및 면접한 결과를 분석한 사례연구이다. 본 연구에서는 수학 영재의 특성을 입학하기 전, 일반 수업 시간, 방과 후로 나누어 그들이 보여준 주된 특성을 기술하고 있다. 본 논문을 통해 수학 영재가 그들의 자질을 잘 발휘하도록 하기 위해서 영재교육원, 일반 학급, 가정에서 어떻게 지도해야 할지에 대한 시사점을 주게 된다.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.133-140
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• 2004

본 연구는 치과위생사들이 임상에서 느끼는 업무 스트레스를 해결하는 적응방법을 파악하고자 서울 경기지역에 소재한 치과 의료기관에 근무하는 치과위생사 116명을 임의 추출하여 구조화된 자기 기입식 설문지를 수집 분석하여 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 요인별 스트레스 정도는 전체적으로 보통정도 느끼는 것으로 나타났으며, 각 항목별로는 직장에서의 장래성과 지지관련 스트레스가 가장 컸고, 반면에 환자와의 관계관련 스트레스가 가장 적게 나타났다. 2. 각 문항별 스트레스 정도는 고유업무이외에 다른 업무가 많을 경우에서 받는 스트레스가 가장 높게 나타났고, 반면에 타직종(치과기공사, 용역 등)과 갈등이 있는 경우의 문항에서 가장 낮은 스트레스 정도를 느끼는 것으로 나타났다. 3. 스트레스에 대한 단기 적응방법으로는 '물건을 던지거나 문을 쾅 닫음 등의 행동을 한다'는 항목이 가장 높게 나타났으며, 장기 적응방법으로는 '운명으로 생각하고 포기 한다'가 가장 높게 나타났다. 전체적으로는 장기 적응방법보다 단기 적응방법이 높게 나타났으나 그 차이는 매우 적게 나타났다. 4. 신규 치위생사와 경력 치과위생사의 스트레스에 대한 단 장기 적응방법을 비교한 결과 단기 적응방법에서는 신규와 경력 모두가 물건을 던지거나 문을 꽝 닫음 등의 행동을 한다는 항목에서 높게 나타났으며, 장기 적응방법에서도 신규와 경력 모두가 신앙의 힘을 빌린다의 항목에서 약간의 차이는 있었지만 가장 높은 것으로 나타났다. 전체적으로는 신규 치과위생사가 장기 적응방법으로 스트레스를 해결하려는 경향이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 5. 일반적 특성에 따른 스트레스 정도 비교는 치과위생사직 선택동기에 따른 스트레스만이 유의한 차이를 보였다. 6. 일반적 특성에 따른 단기 적응방법의 비교에서는 모든 변수에서 유의한 차이가 없는 것으로 나타났으며, 반면에 장기 적응방법의 비교에서는 변수 중 종교만이 통계적으로 유의한 결과를 나타내었다. 분석결과 임상 치과위생사가 느끼는 업무 스트레스를 해소하기 위해서는 치과위생사직에 대한 사명감과 주인의식이 무엇보다 요구된다는 것을 알 수 있었으며, 또한 개인주의가 팽배해지는 현대사회의 특성에 따라 직장동료나 가족 또는 친구들이 아닌 신앙의 힘으로 직장에서 느끼는 스트레스를 현명하게 해소해 나가고 있음을 알 수 있었다. 따라서 직장과 가정 어디든 각자가 각 개인의 특성에 맞는 방법으로 스트레스에 대처한다면 전문직으로써 써비스업의 특성에 맞도록 충실한 직장생활을 할 수 있을 것이다.