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Impact Analysis Modeling Development for CANFLEX Fuel Bundle

  • H.Y. Kang;H.C. Suk;Lee, J.H.;Kim, T.H.;J.H. Ku;J.S. Jun;C.H. Chung;Park, J.H.;K.S. Sim
    • 한국원자력학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국원자력학회 1996년도 춘계학술발표회논문집(3)
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    • pp.15-20
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    • 1996
  • The nonlinear dynamic analyses were performed by newly developing an appropriate impact modelling for the evaluation of the CANFLEX fuel bundle structural integrity during the refuelling period. The initial load under the refuelling condition is considered as initial velocity at impact incident, and the impact of one bundle contacted another bundle for at short time is studied by performing several dynamic analysis method. The impact analysis shows to predict an appropriate velocity and acceleration profile according to load time history for two bundles impact.

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Some Calculated (p,α) Cross-Sections Using the Alpha Particle Knock-On and Triton Pick-Up Reaction Mechanisms: An Optimisation of the Single-Step Feshbache-Kermane-Koonin (FKK) Theory

  • Olise, Felix S.;Ajala, Afis;Olaniyi, Hezekiah B.
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • 제48권2호
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    • pp.482-494
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    • 2016
  • The Feshbache-Kermane-Koonin (FKK) multi-step direct (MSD) theory of pre-equilibrium reactions has been used to compute the single-step cross-sections for some (p,${\alpha}$) reactions using the knock-on and pick-up reaction mechanisms at two incident proton energies. For the knock-on mechanism, the reaction was assumed to have taken place by the direct ejection of a preformed alpha cluster in a shell-model state of the target. But the reaction was assumed to have taken place by the pick-up of a preformed triton cluster (also bound in a shell-model state of the target core) by the incident proton for the pick-up mechanism. The Yukawa forms of potential were used for the proton-alpha (for the knock-on process) and proton-triton (for the pick-up process) interaction and several parameter sets for the proton and alpha-particle optical potentials. The calculated cross-sections for both mechanisms gave satisfactory fits to the experimental data. Furthermore, it has been shown that some combinations of the calculated distorted wave Born approximation cross-sections for the two reaction mechanisms in the FKK MSD theory are able to give better fits to the experimental data, especially in terms of range of agreement. In addition, the theory has been observed to be valid over a wider range of energy.

천안함·연평도 도발 이후 국민의식 변화와 대책 (Cheonan Frigate Incident and Yeonpyeongdo Shelling by North Korea: Changing Public Opinion; Strategic Consideration)

  • 손광주
    • Strategy21
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    • 통권34호
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    • pp.93-127
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    • 2014
  • During the four years following the sinking of the Cheonan frigate in 2010, the South Korean public opinion has seen changes in four basic ways. First, public polls with respect to the cause of the sinking show that 70% of the people consider North Korea as the culprit, while 20% maintain that it was not an act carried out by North Korea. Second, the opinions relative to the cause of the incident seem to vary according to age difference, generational difference, and educational difference. From 2011, people in their 20s showed 10% increase in regarding North Korea as the responsible party. People in their 30s and 40s still have a tendency not to believe the result of the investigation carried out by the combined military and civilian group. Third, the most prominent issue that arose aftermath of the Cheonan incident is the fact that political inclination and policy preference are influencing the scientific determination of the cause. In other words, scientific and logical approach is lacking in the process of determining the factual basis for the cause. This process is compromised by the inability of the parties concerned in sorting out what is objective and what is personal opinion. This confused state of affairs makes it difficult to carry on a healthy, productive debate. Fourth, rumors, propaganda, and disinformation generated by pro-North Korea Labor Party groups in the internet and SNS are causing considerable impact in forming the public opinion. Proposed Strategy 1. The administration can ascertain public trust by accurately determining the nature of the provocation based on accurate information in the early stages of the incident. 2. Education in scientific, logical, rational methodologyis needed at home, school, and workplace in order toenhance the people's ability to seek factual truths. 3. In secondary education, the values of freedom, human rights, democracy, and market economy must be reinforced. 4. It is necessary for the educational system to teach the facts of North Korea just as they are. 5. Fundamental strength of free democratic system must be reinforced. The conservative, mainstream powers must recognize the importance of self-sacrifice and societal duties. The progressive political parties must sever themselves from those groups that take instructions from North Korea's Labor Party. The progressives must pursue values that are based on fundamental human rights for all. 6. Korean unification led by South Korea is the genuine means to achieve peace in a nuclear-free Korean peninsula. The administration must recognize that this unification initiative is the beginning of the common peace and prosperity in the Far East Asia, and must actively pursue international cooperation in this regard.

LiF 열형광선량계(熱螢光線量計)의 감마선(線)에 대한 공동검출기(空洞檢出器)로서의 감응(感應) (Response of LiF Thermoluminescent Dosimeter to Gamma-Rays as a Cavity Detector)

  • 하정우;육종철;전재식
    • Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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    • 제1권1호
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    • pp.10-14
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    • 1976
  • 공동(空洞)크기가 LiF 열형광선량계(熱螢光線量計)의 감응(感應)에 미치는 영향(影響)을 포리에틸렌 매질내(媒質內)에 삽입(揷入)한 구형(球型) 열형광선량계공동(熱螢光線量計空洞)의 가상계(假想系)에서 이론적(理論的)로 연구(硏究)하였다. 크기가 다른 반경(半徑)을 가진 구형공동(球型空洞)의 감응(感應)은 최근(最近)의 공동이론(空洞理論)을 適用(적용)하여 입사광자(入射光子) 에너지의 함수(函數)로서 계산(計算)하였다. 그반경(半徑)은 1.578mm에서 6.528mm까지 취하였고 입사광자(入射光子)에너지는 0.02MeV에서 0.3Mev까지의 범위를 택하였다. 결과(結果)로서 매질내(媒質內)에 삽입(揷入)한 공동(空洞)으로서의 LiF 열형광선량계(熱螢光線量計)의 감응(感應)은 입사광자(入射光子)의 에너지는 물론 선량계(線量計) 자체(自體)크기의 함수(函數)라는 것을 발견(發見)하였다.

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산업현장에서 쉽게 적용할 수 있는 근본원인 사고조사기법 개발에 관한 연구 (Development of RCA Incident Investigation Method as Easily Adopted Industry Field)

  • 권재범;권영국
    • 한국안전학회지
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    • 제36권5호
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    • pp.43-51
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    • 2021
  • Incident investigation is one of the most important processes among various other safety management methods to prevent industrial accidents. Finding the root causes of accidents, eliminating hazards, and improving safety are the most important purposes of investigating accidents. During the investigation process, root cause analysis (RCA) techniques are used to effectively identify RCA. Over the past few decades, over 30 RCA methods have been developed. These techniques are being widely used in some industries, such as the nuclear and aircraft industries; however, most of the RCA techniques require professional knowledge and special training, making it difficult for safety managers in their respective fields to understand and apply them. Therefore, managers of general industrial sites are rarely present at the scene of actual accident investigations, and they cannot contribute much to the purpose and effectiveness of these investigations. In this study, to address these issues, we developed an RCA technique to facilitate root cause investigation of accidents in real-world industrial sites. To develop new techniques, Systematic Cause Analysis Technique (SCAT), one of the RCA techniques, was used to investigate incidents in the enterprise over three years. We also utilized feature analysis and other papers from existing RCA techniques. To verify its effectiveness, the technique proposed was also applied to the accident case. The technique developed can easily identify and analyze the root cause of an accident and help industrial managers. It can also identify the root cause category where accidents are concentrated and use this data to establish guidelines for preventing future accidents and, thus, focus on prioritizing improvement initiatives.

Kerr cell을 이용한 옥소 레이저의 펄스폭 단축과 압축된 펄스의 증폭 (Pulse Shortening by a Kerr Cell in an Iodine Laser and the Amplification of a Shortened Pulse)

  • 조성호;조민식;최병일;남창희
    • 한국광학회지
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    • 제6권1호
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    • pp.26-32
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    • 1995
  • Kerr cell 광스위치를 옥소 레이저 증폭단에서 짧은 펄스를 발생시키는 광절단기로서 그리고 이후의 증폭기들을 광학적으로 분리하는 격리기로 사용하였다. Kerr cell 양단에 인가된 전위차에 따른 편광의 회전에 의해 입사된 펄스를 자를 수 있음을 보였으며 회로의 전기적 특성을 이용하여 케이블의 길이차에 의해 5ns와 1ns 펄스를 발생시켰다. 공진기에서 펄스폭이 긴 펄스가 발생한 경우 한개 이상의 단축된 출력 펄스가 발생함을 확인하였다. 또한 Kerr cell의 동작전압을 변화시켜 얻은 투과도를 Kerr 이론과 비교하였다. 단축된 펄스를 옥소레이저 전 증폭기를 통해 증폭하여 4ns 펄스에서 2J의 출력을 얻어 0.5GW의 최종출력을 얻었다.

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超音速 노즐흐름에 있어서 凝縮이 傾斜衝擊波에 미치는 影響 (Effects of supersonic condensing nozzle flow on oblique shock wave)

  • 강창수;권순범
    • 대한기계학회논문집
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    • 제13권3호
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    • pp.547-553
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    • 1989
  • 본 연구에서는 작동유체로서 수증기와 거동이 유사한 습공기를 대기 흡입식 풍동을 사용하여 원호 노즐로서 팽창시키는 경우에 대하여 응축충격파가 발생하는 흐름이 측정부내에 쐐기를 설치하여 발생시킨 경사충격파에 미치는 영향에 대해 실험적으로 조사하였다.

가압형 경수로 압력용기 재료인 저합금강의 동적 붕산 부식 실증 연구 (Dynamic Boric Acid Corrosion of Low Alloy Steel for Reactor Pressure Vessel of PWR using Mockup Test)

  • 김성우;김홍표;황성식
    • Corrosion Science and Technology
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    • 제12권2호
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    • pp.85-92
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    • 2013
  • This work is concerned with an evaluation of dynamic boric acid corrosion (BAC) of low alloy steel for reactor pressure vessel of a pressurized water reactor (PWR). Mockup test method was newly established to investigate dynamic BAC of the low alloy steel under various conditions simulating a primary water leakage incident. The average corrosion rate was measured from the weight loss of the low alloy steel specimen, and the maximum corrosion rate was obtained by the surface profilometry after the mockup test. The corrosion rates increased with the rise of the leakage rate of the primary water containing boric acid, and the presence of oxygen dissolved in the primary water also accelerated the corrosion. From the specimen surface analysis, it was found that typical flow-accelerated corrosion and jet-impingement occurred under two-phase fluid of water droplet and steam environment. The maximum corrosion rate was determined as 5.97 mm/year at the leakage rate of 20 cc/min of the primary water with a saturated content of oxygen within the range of experimental condition of this work.

Application of CR-39 Microfilm for Rapid Discrimination Between Alpha-Particle Sources

  • Dwaikat, Nidal;Al-Karmi, Anan M.
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • 제49권4호
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    • pp.881-885
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    • 2017
  • This work presents a new technique for discriminating between alpha particles of different energy levels. In a first study, two groups of alpha particles emitted from radium-226 and americium-241 sources were successfully separated using a CR-39 microfilm of appropriate thickness. This thickness was adjusted by chemical etching before and after irradiation so that lower-energy particles were stopped within the detector, while higher-energy particles were revealed on the back side of the detector. The number of tracks on the front side of the microfilm represented all alpha particles incident on that side from the two sources. However, the number of tracks on the back side of the microfilm represented only the long-range alpha particles of higher energy that arrived at that side. Therefore, by subtracting the number of tracks on the back side from the number of tracks on the front side, one could easily determine the number of tracks for the short-range alpha particles of lower energy that remained embedded in the microfilm. Discrimination of the two energy levels is thus achieved in a simple, fast, and reliable process.

Development of risk assessment framework and the case study for a spent fuel pool of a nuclear power plant

  • Choi, Jintae;Seok, Ho
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • 제53권4호
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    • pp.1127-1133
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    • 2021
  • A Spent Fuel Pool (SFP) is designed to store spent fuel assemblies in the pool. And, a SFP cooling and cleanup system cools the SFP coolant through a heat exchanger which exchanges heat with component cooling water. If the cooling system fails or interfacing pipe (e.g., suction or discharge pipe) breaks, the cooling function may be lost, probably leading to fuel damage. In order to prevent such an incident, it is required to properly cool the spent fuel assemblies in the SFP by either recovering the cooling system or injecting water into the SFP. Probabilistic safety assessment (PSA) is a good tool to assess the SFP risk when an initiating event for the SFP occurs. Since PSA has been focused on reactor-side so far, it is required to study on the framework of PSA approach for SFP and identify the key factors in terms of fuel damage frequency (FDF) through a case study. In this study, therefore, a case study of SFP-PSA on the basis of design information of APR-1400 has been conducted quantitatively, and several sensitivity analyses have been conducted to understand the impact of the key factors on FDF.