• International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.246-250
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• 2022

The article analyzes the regulations of current criminal law and current issues, combating drug crime on the Internet, as well as measures to combat drug crime in the field of modern information technology. In connection with the growth of crimes in the field of drug trafficking committed with the use of information and telecommunications technologies, the urgent task of the state is to find effective ways to reduce drug crime. The article considers criminologically significant aspects of the mechanism of illicit drug trafficking, which is carried out with the use of information and telecommunication technologies and means of remote communication.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.167-171
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• 2010

Fixed radiation portal monitors (RPMs) deployed at border, seaport, airport and key traffic checkpoints have played an important role in preventing the illicit trafficking and transport of nuclear and radioactive materials. However, the RPM is usually large and heavy and can't easily be moved to different locations. These reasons motivate us to develop a mobile radiation detection system. The objective of this paper is to report our experience on developing the mobile radiation detection system for search and detection of nuclear and radioactive materials during road transport. Field tests to characterize the developed detection system were performed at various speeds and distances between the radioactive isotope (RI) transporting car and the measurement car. Results of measurements and detection limits of our system are described in this paper. The mobile radiation detection system developed should contribute to defending public's health and safety and the environment against nuclear and radiological terrorism by detecting nuclear or radioactive material hidden illegally in a vehicle.

• 한국원자력학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국원자력학회 2003년도 추계학술발표대회 요약집
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• pp.503.1-503.1
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• 2003

• 대한방사선방어학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한방사선방어학회 2010년도 춘계 학술발표회 및 심포지엄
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• pp.70-71
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• 2010

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.115-120
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• 2009

1990년대 이후부터 현재까지 일련의 사건들은 - 1995년 러시아 국립공원에서 매설된 오염폭탄발견, 2001년 9/11 테러, 2003년 알카에다 오염폭탄 실험 증거 발견등 - 방사성물질 (본 논문에서 언급한 "방사성물질"은 "핵물질 사용후핵연료 방사성동위원소"를 말함)을 이용한 핵테러 및 방사능테러 (본 논문에서는 "핵테러 및 방사능테러"를 간단히 "핵테러/방사능테러"로 표시함)가 공상과학소설이 아닌 실제적으로 발생가능할 심각한 위협임을 보여준다. 이에 따라 세계는 새롭게 대두된 위협에 효과적으로 대응하기 위해 방사성물질에 대한 보안(security)과 물리적방호(physical protection)를 강화하고 방사성물질 불법거래 예방 및 대응체제를 구축하도록 요구하고 있다. 우리나라는 이러한 국제적 추세에 부응하기 위해, 관련 법 체제를 제 개정하고 국제협약 혹은 기구에 합의하거나 가입하였다. 본 논문에서는 핵테러/방사능테러 예방의 일환으로 방사성동위원소에 비해 상대적으로 복잡한 붕괴 과정을 가진 핵물질의 물리적 특성을 살펴보고, 현재 운영되고 있는 핵테러/방사능테러 탐지 장비들의 특성을 파악한다. 검토된 장비들의 특성과 함께 국외에서 국내로 불법 유입된 방사성물질이 목표 지점까지 도달되는 과정, 국내 지형적 특정 그리고 다중 방어적 개념을 고려하여 핵테러/방사능테러 탐지체계 구축 방안을 제안한다. 본 논문은 핵테러/방사능테러로부터 국민의 건강, 안전 그리고 환경을 보호하는데 중요한 기여를 할 것으로 판단된다.

• 헤리티지:역사와 과학
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• 제53권4호
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• pp.274-291
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• 2020

「문화재의 불법적인 반출입 및 소유권 양도의 금지와 예방수단에 관한 협약」(이하 '1970년 협약')이 유네스코에서 채택된 지 올해로 50주년을 맞았다. 한국은 지난 1983년 협약에 가입한 이래 「문화재보호법」을 통해 국내적으로 협약 당사국의 주요 의무를 이행해 왔다. 이는 한국이 최근 「무형문화유산 보호 협약」이나 「세계문화유산 및 자연유산의 보호에 관한 협약」 등 다른 유산 관련 유네스코 협약의 이행을 위해 특별법을 도입한 것과는 차이가 있다. 아울러 「1970년 협약」이 지난 2015년 새롭게 「운영지침」을 채택하며 협약의 구체적 이행을 위해 계속 발전하고 있는 점은 한국의 「1970년 협약」에 대한 국내법적 대응의 현재를 평가하고 향후 개선 방안을 검토하는 시의성을 제공해 주었다. 「문화재보호법」은 「1970년 협약」이 부과하는 당사국 의무 사항을 전반적으로 잘 반영하고 있다. 문화재 반출증명서 도입이나 불법 반출 문화재 취득 금지를 위한 국내 입법적 조치, 타 당사국의 요청에 따른 문화재 회수 및 반환, 관련 불법 행위에 대한 형법적·행정적 제재 부과 등 협약이 요구하는 주요 조치를 잘 포함하고 있으며, 실제로 한국의 협약 이행사례는 2019년 협약 당사국 총회에서 우수 사례로 소개되기도 하였다. 그러나 문화재 불법 거래 시장의 변화와 관련 국제 법제도의 발전은 「1970년 협약」의 국내법적 이행에 여전히 개선점이 존재함을 보여 준다. 특히 협약의 「운영지침」은 두 가지 측면에서 당사국에 관련 법제도의 개선을 협약보다 한 발 더 나아가 권고하고 있는데, 「문화재의 도난 및 불법 반출에 관한 유니드로와 협약」의 선의 취득자를 판단하기 위한 '상당한 주의'에 대한 구체적 조항 참고와 새로운 문제로 대두된 인터넷을 통한 문화재 불법 거래 대응이 그것이다. 향후 이러한 내용의 적절한 반영을 위해 「문화재보호법」과 관계 법령의 개정을 검토해 볼 수 있다. 그 계기에 협약 이행의 국제 협력 촉진을 위한 구체적 조문도 마련할 수 있을 것이다. 끊임없이 변화하는 문화재 불법 거래 및 환수와 관련된 국제 환경에 대응하기 위한 국제 사회의 법적 협력에 한국이 더욱 활발히 동참할 수 있기를 기대한다.

• 분석과학
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.98-107
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• 2020

Methamphetamine (MA) is currently the most abused illicit drug in Korea. MA is produced by chemical synthesis, and the final target drug that is produced contains small amounts of the precursor chemicals, intermediates, and by-products. To identify and quantify these trace compounds in MA seizures, a practical and feasible approach for conducting chromatographic fingerprinting with a suite of traditional chemometric methods and recently introduced machine learning approaches was examined. This was achieved using gas chromatography (GC) coupled with a flame ionization detector (FID) and mass spectrometry (MS). Following appropriate examination of all the peaks in 71 samples, 166 impurities were selected as the characteristic components. Unsupervised (principal component analysis (PCA), hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA), and K-means clustering) and supervised (partial least squares-discriminant analysis (PLS-DA), orthogonal partial least squares-discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA), support vector machines (SVM), and deep neural network (DNN) with Keras) chemometric techniques were employed for classifying the 71 MA seizures. The results of the PCA, HCA, K-means clustering, PLS-DA, OPLS-DA, SVM, and DNN methods for quality evaluation were in good agreement. However, the tested MA seizures possessed distinct features, such as chirality, cutting agents, and boiling points. The study indicated that the established qualitative and semi-quantitative methods will be practical and useful analytical tools for characterizing trace compounds in illicit MA seizures. Moreover, they will provide a statistical basis for identifying the synthesis route, sources of supply, trafficking routes, and connections between seizures, which will support drug law enforcement agencies in their effort to eliminate organized MA crime.

• 방사선산업학회지
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.303-310
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• 2018

Since Roentgen discovered X-rays, radiation sources have been utilized for many areas such as agriculture, industry, medicine and fundamental chemical research. As a result, human society has gained lots of benefits. However, if a radioactive material is used for the malicious purpose, it causes serious consequences to humanity and environment. Consequently, international organizations including International Atomic energy Agency (IAEA) have been emphasizing establishment and implementation of security management to prevent sabotage and illicit trafficking of radioactive materials. For this reason, the rule of technical standards of radiation safety management was revised and the public notice of security management regarding radioisotope was legislated in 2015 by Nuclear Safety and Security Commission (NSSC). Several radioactive sources which have to be regulated under the above rule and the public notice have been utilized in Advanced Radiation Technology Institute (ARTI) of Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI). In order to control them properly, security management system such as access control and physical protection has been adapted since 2015. In this paper, we have analyzed the public notice of NSSC and its field application case. Based on the results, we are going to draw improvement on the public notice of NSSC and security system.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.361-382
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• 2022

The third opium war may have already started, not only due to illicit opioid trafficking from the Golden Crescent and Golden Triangle on the international front but also through indiscriminate opioid prescription and opioid diversion at home. Opioid use disorder (OUD), among unintentional injuries, has become one of the top 4 causes of death in the United States (U.S.). An OUD is defined as a problematic pattern of opioid use resulting in clinically significant impairment or distress, consisting of 2 or more of 11 problems within 1 year, as described by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition. Observation of aberrant behaviors of OUD is also helpful for overworked clinicians. For the prevention of OUD, the Opioid Risk Tool and the Current Opioid Misuse Measure are appropriate screening tests before and during opioid administration, respectively. Treatment of OUD consists of 3 opioid-based U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved medications, including methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone, and non-opioid-based symptomatic medications for reducing opioid withdrawal syndromes, such as α₂ agonists, β-blockers, antidiarrheals, antiemetics, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and benzodiazepines. There are at least 6 recommendable guidelines and essential terms related to OUD. Opioid stewardship programs are now critical to promoting appropriate use of opioid medications, improving patient outcomes, and reducing misuse of opioids, influenced by the successful implementation of antimicrobial stewardship programs. Despite the lack of previous motivation, now is the critical time for trying to reduce the risk of OUD.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권5호
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• pp.1587-1592
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• 2023

Time-encoded imagers (TEI) are important class of instruments to search for potential radioactive sources to prevent illicit transportation and trafficking of nuclear materials and other radioactive sources. The energy of the radiation cannot be known in advance due to the type and shielding of source is unknown in practice. However, the response function of the time-encoded imagers is related to the energy of neutrons or gamma-rays. An improved image reconstruction method based on MLEM was proposed to correct for the energy induced response difference. In this method, the count vector versus time was first smoothed. Then, the preset response function was adaptively corrected according to the measured counts. Finally, the smoothed count vector and corrected response were used in MLEM to reconstruct the source distribution. A one-dimensional dual-particle time-encode imager was developed and used to verify the improved method through imaging an Am-Be neutron source. The improvement of this method was demonstrated by the image reconstruction results. For gamma-ray and neutron images, the angular resolution improved by 17.2% and 7.0%; the contrast-to-noise ratio improved by 58.7% and 14.9%; the signal-to-noise ratio improved by 36.3% and 11.7%, respectively.