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Second-Order Perturbation Solutions of Liquid Pool Spreading with Instantaneous Spill (순간 누출된 액체의 확산에 관한 2차 섭동 해)

  • Kim, Myung-Bae;Do, Kyu-Hyung;Han, Yong-Shik;Choi, Byung-Il
    • Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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    • v.21 no.6
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    • pp.513-518
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    • 2010
  • In the present work the second-order perturbation solutions of the simple physical model for liquid pool spreading is obtained for the case of instantaneous spill. To generalize the solution governing equations are non-dimensionalized, and two dimensionless parameters, dimensionless evaporation rate and aspect ratio of the initial pool, are identified to control the governing equations. The dimensional governing equations have three parameters. The second-order solution improves fairly the first-order solution for the pool volume.

Severe Accident Management Using PSA Event Tree Technology

  • Choi, Young;Jeong, Kwang Sub;Park, SooYong
    • International Journal of Safety
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.50-56
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    • 2003
  • There are a lot of uncertainties in the severe accident phenomena and scenarios in nuclear power plants (NPPs) and one of the major issues for severe accident management is the reduction of these uncertainties. The severe accident management aid system using Probabilistic Safety Assessments (PSA) technology is developed for the management staff in order to reduce the uncertainties. The developed system includes the graphical display for plant and equipment status, previous research results by a knowledge-base technique, and the expected plant behavior using PSA. The plant model used in this paper is oriented to identify plant response and vulnerabilities via analyzing the quantified results, and to set up a framework for an accident management program based on these analysis results. Therefore the developed system may playa central role of information source for decision-making for severe accident management, and will be used as a training tool for severe accident management.

Development of An Optimum Model Using Safety-Related Equipment Qualification for the Air Conditioner in the Nuclear Power Plant (원자력 발전소에 사용되는 항온항습기의 안전관련 기기검증을 통한 최적 모델 개발)

  • Sur, Uk-Hwan;Lee, Yeong-Seop
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.21 no.1 s.73
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    • pp.1-5
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    • 2006
  • The damage of important equipments for the nuclear power plant by the earthquake brings the loss of human lives and economic losses. Therefore safety-related equipment of nuclear power plant must be proved that function must be designed and structural integrity so that it can be maintained also from accident condition of various kinds. In this study, the computer room air conditioner to be delivered at the nuclear power plant applied to this qualification, try to develop an optimum model. This model ended up with good results which were under suitably allowable conditions about structurally safe earthquake.

A Study on Estimation Flow of Information Analysis for Prevention of Human Error to the Operation (화학 공장 내 운전과 설비작업의 인적 오류에 대한 정보 분석 평가흐름의 연구)

  • Yun, Yong-Gu;Gang, Yeong-Sik
    • Proceedings of the Safety Management and Science Conference
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    • 2013.11a
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    • pp.231-241
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    • 2013
  • In recent years, accident induced by human error is increasing in the chemical plant. Human error analysis of the chemical plant was conducted on the basis of past accident. Some company called by A for the basis of a chemical accident. Factor analysis of human errors was separated in plant operation and work. Agency's work of occupational safety & health was classified into four types. It is based on the work before, during work, recovery work, and discontinue work. It was still separated work of human error by analysis and then was derived factor and issue. The human error factor and priority for accident prevention in the chemical plant is presented.

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TECHNICAL EVALUATION OF THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF NPP

  • Kim, Tae-Ryong;Jin, Tae-Eun
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.40 no.4
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    • pp.277-284
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    • 2008
  • Recently, the long-term operation of a nuclear power plant beyond its licensed term has become a worldwide trend as long as the safety of the plant is maintained in the extended period. Kori Unit 1, the oldest PWR in Korea, is the foremost example of this type of long-term operation in Korea. Comprehensive technical evaluation of the long-term operation of this plant was completed to confirm the overall safety of the plant. The technical evaluation included a review of PSR results, an assessment on aging management programs and time limited aging analyses, and a statement of radiological impact on the environment. Based on all of the results of the technical evaluation activities, Kori Unit 1 was approved to operate for an additional 10 years beyond its original design life of 30 years.

An Intelligent Human-Machine Interface for Next Generation Nuclear Power Plants

  • Park, Seong-Soo;Park, Jin-Kyun;Hong, Jin-Hyuk;Chang, Soon-Heung;Kim, Han-Gon
    • Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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    • 1995.10a
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    • pp.191-196
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    • 1995
  • The intelligent human-machine interface (HMI) has been developed to enhance the safety and availability of a nuclear power plant by improving operational reliability The key elements of the HMI are the large display panels which present synopsis of the plant status and the compact, digital work stations for the primary operator control and monitoring functions. The work station consists of four consoles such as a dynamic alarm console (DAC), a system information console (SIC), a computerized operating-procedure console (COC), and a safety related information console (SRIC). The DAC provides clean alarm pictures, in which information overlapping is excluded and alarm impacts are discriminated, for quick situation awareness. The SIC covers a normal operation by offering all necessary plant information and control functions. In addition, it is closely linked with the DAC and the COC to automatically display related system information under the request of these consoles. The COC aids the operator with proper emergency operation guidelines so as to shutdown the plant safely, and it also reduces his physical/mental burden by automating the operating procedures. The SRIC continuously displays safety related information to allow the operator to assess the plant status focusing on plant safety. The proposed HMI has been validated and demonstrated with on-line data obtained from the full-scope simulator for Yonggwang Units 1,2.

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Risk Management for PX Plant Through Revalidation of Process Hazard Analysis (PX 공장에서의 공정위험성 재평가에 의한 위험관리)

  • Lim, Jong Woo;Woo, In Sung
    • Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science
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    • v.19 no.3
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    • pp.35-42
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    • 2017
  • Process Hazard Analysis(PHA) have been performed for a risk management of process (petrochemical) industry for nearly 50 years. There are many PHA methods for application in the process industry, Hazop Study method has been recognized as a good method used typically in most of phase of process plant. And also there was inconvenient opinion that Hazop Study is too resource (man power, time etc.) consuming comparing its result performance (a quality of recommendations) for a good operating and existing plant. In this study, two types of PHA method - checklist and K-PSR - were performed respectively for a new para-xylene(PX)plant and 30 year old PX plant. Past history and experience of incident, operation, maintenance and so on are very important in PHA by those two methods. The higher effectiveness were realized in PHA by a checklist and K-PSR Method than prior Hazop study. And also some suggestions including PHA cycle determination, RBPS application, Follow-up plan of PHA result etc. were proposed about PHA improvement measures for a best risk management.

A Study of Interactive Training Methods for the Safe Operation of City Gas Governor (도시가스 정압기 안전운영을 위한 인터랙티브 훈련 방안 연구)

  • Kim, Hyoung Jean;Park, Chan Cook;Lee, Jae Yong;Lee, Chun Sik;Yu, Chul Hee
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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    • v.21 no.1
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    • pp.34-42
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    • 2017
  • We developed the safety training methods which improve the current methods by overcoming the single scenario-based one-way communication between trainee and training system. We improved the design and implementation of the safety training scenarios, which is one of the most important components of the plant safety training system for safe operation of the city gas governor. The diversity and training effects of the training scenarios can be improved by interactive training between the plant safety training system and operators. The interactive training methods were developed based on Finite State Machine model which is applicable to and based on plant safety training platform. We could see the possibility of applying this method of safety training scenario system to other domain of plant safety training system.

Application of Event Tree Technique for Quantification of Nuclear Power Plant Safety (원자력발전소의 정량적인 안전 해석을 위한 사건수목 기법의 응용)

  • Kim, See-Darl;Jin, Young-Ho;Kim, Dong-Ha;Park, Soo-Yong;Park, Jong-Hwa
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.126-135
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    • 2000
  • Probabilistic Safety Assessment (PSA) is an engineering analysis method to identify possible contributors to the risk from a nuclear power plant and now it has become a standard tool in safety evaluation of nuclear power plants. PSA consists of three phases named as Level 1, 2 and 3. Level 2 PSA, mainly focused in this paper, uses a step-wise approach. At first, plant damage states (PDSs) are defined from the Level 1 PSA results and they are quantified. Containment event tree (CET) is then constructed considering the physico-chemical phenomena in the containment. The quantification of CET can be assisted by a decomposition event tree (DET). Finally, source terms are quantitatively characterized by the containment failure mode. As the main benefit of PSA is to provide insights into plant design, performance and environmental impacts, including the identification of the dominant risk contributors and the comparison of options for reducing risk, this technique is expected to be applied to the industrial safety area.

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