• 제목/요약/키워드: Nuclear development

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COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE IN NUCLEAR ENGINEERING

  • UHRIG ROBERT E.;HINES J. WESLEY
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • 제37권2호
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    • pp.127-138
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    • 2005
  • Approaches to several recent issues in the operation of nuclear power plants using computational intelligence are discussed. These issues include 1) noise analysis techniques, 2) on-line monitoring and sensor validation, 3) regularization of ill-posed surveillance and diagnostic measurements, 4) transient identification, 5) artificial intelligence-based core monitoring and diagnostic system, 6) continuous efficiency improvement of nuclear power plants, and 7) autonomous anticipatory control and intelligent-agents. Several changes to the focus of Computational Intelligence in Nuclear Engineering have occurred in the past few years. With earlier activities focusing on the development of condition monitoring and diagnostic techniques for current nuclear power plants, recent activities have focused on the implementation of those methods and the development of methods for next generation plants and space reactors. These advanced techniques are expected to become increasingly important as current generation nuclear power plants have their licenses extended to 60 years and next generation reactors are being designed to operate for extended fuel cycles (up to 25 years), with less operator oversight, and especially for nuclear plants operating in severe environments such as space or ice-bound locations.

세계의 원자력선

  • 정운혁
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • 제7권1호
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    • pp.53-68
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    • 1975
  • The world's nuclear powered ships have been reviewed mainly based on development of the marine nuclear reactor and the present trends of nuclear warships and merchant ships in the world. In particular, emphasis was on the four nonmilitary nuclear ships, Russian Ice breaker Lenin, American Cargo-passenger ship Savannah, German Ore carrier Otto Hahn, and Japanese Cargo ship Mutsu. They are the only civilian nuclear ships which have entered service at the present time in the world. The nuclear fleets in United States, United Kingdom, Soviet, and France were described in view of historical development and the present stock of the nuclear ships. The present projects and the future trends for the nuclear merchant ships in the main shipbuilding countries have been also discussed. The nuclear fission and reactor were briefly discussed in the beginning of this article.

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REVIEW OF SUPERCRITICAL CO2 POWER CYCLE TECHNOLOGY AND CURRENT STATUS OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

  • AHN, YOONHAN;BAE, SEONG JUN;KIM, MINSEOK;CHO, SEONG KUK;BAIK, SEUNGJOON;LEE, JEONG IK;CHA, JAE EUN
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • 제47권6호
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    • pp.647-661
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    • 2015
  • The supercritical $CO_2$ (S-$CO_2$) Brayton cycle has recently been gaining a lot of attention for application to next generation nuclear reactors. The advantages of the S-$CO_2$ cycle are high efficiency in the mild turbine inlet temperature region and a small physical footprint with a simple layout, compact turbomachinery, and heat exchangers. Several heat sources including nuclear, fossil fuel, waste heat, and renewable heat sources such as solar thermal or fuel cells are potential application areas of the S-$CO_2$ cycle. In this paper, the current development progress of the S-$CO_2$ cycle is introduced. Moreover, a quick comparison of various S-$CO_2$ layouts is presented in terms of cycle performance.

고고도핵폭발 전자기펄스 피해 분석을 위한 전산모사 연구 (Simulation Study for Electromagnetic Pulse by High-Altitude Nuclear Explosion)

  • 가동하;심우섭
    • 한국군사과학기술학회지
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    • 제18권6호
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    • pp.822-828
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    • 2015
  • This paper describes computer simulation program of high-altitude electromagnetic pulse (HEMP). The HEMP is produced by the gamma rays form high-altitude nuclear explosion. The gamma rays generate a current of compton electron that leads to the production of electromagnetic fields. In case of high altitude nuclear burst, the electrical fields at the earth's surface are strong enough to be damaged for electrical and electronic device over a very much larger area. Therefore, national infrastructure will be serious damage such as power grid and communication network. In this paper introduce simulation program for calculation of HEMP and present to simulation study results of high altitude nuclear explosion experiment from U.S. and U.S.S.R.

원전 극한환경적용 센서 통신망 구조 (Sensor Communication Network Architecture for Harsh Environments of Nuclear Power Plant)

  • 조재완;이준구;허섭;구인수;홍석붕
    • 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 대한전기학회 2008년도 학술대회 논문집 정보 및 제어부문
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    • pp.540-541
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    • 2008
  • 원자력 발전소 격납구조(containment) 내에 설치되는 센서, 구동기(actuator) 및 설비는 원전의 안전운전과 함께 방사능 누출사고와 같은 중대사고(severe accident)를 예방하기 위한 것이다. 격납구조 내부는 Category I 등급으로 분류되며, 격납구조 내부에 설치되는 센서, 구동기, 기기 및 통신망은 IEEE Std. 323-1974에서 정의하는 극한환경(harsh environment) 요건에서 생존할 수 있는 내환경성이 요구된다. 이러한 엄격한 내환경성 요건으로 인해 일반 산업의 IT 기반 센서통신망이 원전 격납건물 내부에는 적용되지 않고 있다. 최근에 이르러 독일을 중심으로 신규로 건설 중이거나 계획 중인 원전에서는 일반 산업의 IT 기반 센서 통신망 적용이 검토되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 IT 기반의 첨단 센서 통신망 기술을 격납구조내부와 같은 극한 환경에 적용하기 위한 방안을 제시하고자 한다. 정상운전중의 원전 격납 건물 내부의 환경(온도, 감마선, 습도) 특성과 중대 사고를 가정한 DBA (설계 기준사고) 요건에서의 환경 특성을 조사하였다. 또한 설계기준사고에서 정의한 감마선 조사 환경에서 통신 시스템의 생존성을 실험하였다. 이를 토대로 격납구조내부의 원전 극한 환경 통신망의 개선방안을 제시하고자 한다.

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Distribution Analysis of TRISO-Coated Particles in Fully Ceramic Microencapsulated Fuel Composites

  • Lee, Hyeon-Geun;Kim, Daejong;Lee, Seung Jae;Park, Ji Yeon;Kim, Weon-Ju
    • 한국세라믹학회지
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    • 제55권4호
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    • pp.400-405
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    • 2018
  • FCM nuclear fuel, a concept proposed as an accident tolerant fuel in light water reactors, consists of TRISO fuel particles embedded in a SiC matrix. The uniform dispersion of internal TRISO fuel particles in the FCM fuel is very important for improving the fuel efficiency. In this study, FCM sintered pellets with various volume ratios of TRISO-coated particles were prepared by hot press sintering. The distribution of TRISO-coated particles was quantitatively analyzed using X-ray ${\mu}CT$ and expressed as a dispersion uniformity index. TRISO-coated particles were most uniformly dispersed in the FCM pellets prepared using only overcoated TRISO particles without mixing of additional SiC matrix powder. FCM pellets with uniformly dispersed TRISO particle volume fraction of up to 50% were prepared using overcoated TRISO particles with varying thickness.