• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.33-44
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• 2006

This paper presents a review of small-to-medium-sized, pressurized-water-cooled nuclear power reactors whose major primary coolant systems are integrated into a reactor pressure vessel, the concepts categorized as Integrated Primary System Nuclear Reactors (IPSRs). Typical examples of these proposals of interest in this review are CAREM, SMART, IRIS and IMR, all of which are being aimed at the near term deployment. Emphasis is placed on thermal hydraulic aspects. A brief characterization of the IPSR concepts is made and comparisons of plant key parameters are shown. Discussions will follow for the core cooling under rated power conditions and natural circulation heat removal on the basis of the design data available in the public domain.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.106-113
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• 2023

The supply of microbiological risk-free water is essential to keep food safety and public hygiene. And removal, inactivation, and destruction of microorganisms in drinking water are key for ensuring safety in the food industry. Ultraviolet-C (UV-C) irradiation is an attractive method for efficient disinfection of water without generating toxicity and adversely affecting human health. In this study, the disinfection efficiencies of UV-C irradiation on Shigella flexneri (Gram negative) and Listeria monocytogenes (Gram positive) at various concentrations in drinking water were evaluated using a water purifier. Their morphological and physiological characteristics after UV-C irradiation were observed using fluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry combined with live/dead staining. UV-C irradiation (254 nm wavelength, irradiation dose: 40 mJ/cm²) at a water flow velocity of 3.4 L/min showed disinfection ability on both bacteria up to 10⁸ CFU/4 L. And flow cytometric analysis showed different physiological shift between S. flexneri and L. monocytogenes after UV-C irradiation, but no significant shift of morphology in both bacteria. In addition, each bacterium revealed different characteristics with time-course observation after UV-C irradiation: L. monocytogenes dramatically changed its physiological feature and seemed to reach maximum damage at 4 h and then recovered, whereas S. flexneri seemed to gradually die over time. This study revealed that UV-C irradiation of water purifiers is effective in disinfecting microbial contaminants in drinking water and provides basic information on bacterial features/responses after UV-C irradiation.

• 한국지리정보학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.15-25
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• 2013

국가하천에 대한 하천대장, 하천측량도 및 부도 등 관련 정보들을 표준화하여 구축함으로써 관련 업무 활용 및 대국민 서비스 등을 실시하기 위해 국토해양부에서는 지난 2000년도부터 하천관리지리정보시스템(RIMGIS; River Information Management GIS)을 구축하여 운영 중에 있다. RIMGIS는 그 동안 정보환경 변화에 능동적으로 대응하기 위해 여러 차례 개선되었으며, 최근 스마트 리버 하천정보 서비스 및 관련 자료가 방대해짐에 따라 빅데이터를 효율적으로 관리하기 위한 개선이 필요한 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 RIMGIS의 현황 파악, 개선방향 도출, 데이터베이스를 재설계, 배포프로그램 개발 및 하천종합정보시스템 제안을 통해 정보환경 변화에 대응해 향후 스마트 리버 하천정보 서비스를 제공하기 위한 방안을 제시하고자 한다. 따라서, RIMGIS의 활용성을 강화하기 위해 속성정보의 엔터티간 연관관계를 구분할 수 있는 유일키와 외부키 등과 하천표준 데이터베이스 관점에서 테이블간의 위상관계를 정립하여 속성정보 DB의 구성과 정보관리를 위하여 연관관계도도 새롭게 제시하였다. 아울러, 하천관리 패러다임 변화에 대응 가능한 하천관련 정보의 효율적인 관리와 이용 체계 수립을 통해 현재 공급자 중심의 시스템 운영을 수요자 중심으로 확대하기 위한 방안을 도출하였다.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2004

With the emergence and development of ecological engineering in China, and also the research and demonstration of Chinese Ecological Agriculture (CEA), in recent 10 years many types of ecological engineering have been appeared in Southern China, they could be classified into 4 typical patterns. These typical patterns are; 1. Ecological Building (EB), such as ecological public toilet, ecological garden, ecological integrated building, farmers' ecological household, the combine of ecological building and CEA; 2. Ecological Engineering in Paddy Field (EEPF), like rice-fish system, water caltrop-wild ricestem-fish system, mulberry-silkworm-pig-fish system; 3. Ecological Engineering of Agroforestry Systems (EEAF), as tea-food crops intercropping system, rubber-tea-chicken system, bamboo-chicken system, fruit tree-chicken system, metasequoia-fish-duck system; 4. Ecological Engineering Linked with Biogas (EELB), such as animal (pig)-biogas-fish system, animal (pig)-biogas-fruit tree system, animal-biogas-food crops system. Some case studies were presented in the paper. It is showed that these typical patterns have better ecological, social and economic benefits, now they are deeply been extending in southern China.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제53권3호
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• pp.156-162
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• 2017

레지오넬라증은 인공수계환경이 레지오넬라균에 오염되었을 때 에어로졸의 전파에 의하여 집단 발생되는 심각한 폐렴과 높은 치명률을 일으키는 호흡기질환이다. 본 연구에서는 경기도내 수계시설로부터 147주의 레지오넬라균을 검출하였고, 시설별, 수계환경별 분포현황을 조사하였다. 분리한 레지오넬라균 중에서 Legionella pneumophila의 검출률은 85.7%로 높게 나타났으며, 혈청군을 분석한 결과 L. pneumophila serogroup (sg) 1이 주로 검출되었다. Non-L. pneumophila 중에서는 L. wadsworthii이 가장 많이 검출되었다. L. pneumophila sg 1의 유전학적 다양성을 분석하기 위해 pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE)와 sequence-based typing (SBT) 방법을 사용하여 비교 분석하였다. 32주에 대해 PFGE 분석 결과 22개의 PFGE pattern을 보였고, SBT 분석 결과 9개의 유형으로 나누어졌다. PFGE와 SBT 분석에서 모두 크게 3개 group으로 분류되어 매우 유사한 결과를 나타냈다. SBT 유형 중 ST1이 가장 우점하였고, 2개의 새로운 유형도 찾아낼 수 있었다. SBT는 데이터베이스가 잘 구축되어 있어 균주 간의 유전학적 유형분석을 쉽고, 간단하게 할 수 있기 때문에 레지오넬라증의 분자역학적 연구에 유용한 방법임을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국항해항만학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.257-264
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• 2008

이 연구는 수상에 건설되는 해양건축물의 재산권 공시제도의 문제점을 파악하고 개선안을 제시하기 위한 연구이다. 먼저 해양건축물을 둘러싼 현황을 파악하고 미래를 전망하며 다음으로 해양건축물의 개념과 관련된 법제도를 검토한다. 해양건축물의 재산권 공시제도와 관련하여 현황과 문제점을 파악하며 각종 물건의 공시제도를 검토한다. 마지막으로 해양건축물의 재산권 공시제도 정비방안을 제시한다. 연구 결론으로서 해양건축물 공시제도는 고정식과 부유식 구조물로 나누어 적합한 공시제도를 제안한다. 고정식 구조물은 현행 건축법을 보완 수정하여 부동산등기제도를 활용하며 부유식 구조물은 새로운 법을 제정하여 등록원부와 같은 공적장부를 통한 등록제도를 도입하는 것이 필요하다. 해양건축물이 활성화되고 이를 기반으로 해양산업이 발달하기 위해서는 해양건축물에 관한 소유권 취득과 담보물권 설정 등 재산권 행사를 용이하게 하기 위해 해양건축물의 재산권 공시제도가 속히 마련되어야 한다.

• 방사성폐기물학회지
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• 제18권spc호
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• pp.75-87
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• 2020

The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) has developed geological repository systems for the disposal of high-level wastes and spent nuclear fuels (SNFs) in South Korea. The purpose of the most recently developed system, the improved KAERI Reference Disposal System Plus (KRS⁺), is to dispose of all SNFs in Korea with improved disposal area efficiency. In this paper, a system-level safety assessment model for the KRS⁺ is presented with long-term assessment results. A system-level model is used to evaluate the overall performance of the disposal system rather than simulating a single component. Because a repository site in Korea has yet to be selected, a conceptual model is used to describe the proposed disposal system. Some uncertain parameters are incorporated into the model for the future site selection process. These parameters include options for a fractured pathway in a geosphere, parameters for radionuclide migration, and repository design dimensions. Two types of SNF, PULS7 from a pressurized water reactor and Canada Deuterium Uranium from a heavy water reactor, were selected as a reference inventory considering the future cumulative stock of SNFs in Korea. The highest peak radiological dose to a representative public was estimated to be 8.19×10^-4 mSv·yr^-1, primarily from ¹²⁹I. The proposed KRS⁺ design is expected to have a high safety margin that is on the order of two times lower than the dose limit criterion of 0.1 mSv·yr^-1.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.43-50
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• 2023

Silicone tetrachloride (SiCl₄) leak accidents cause enormous human and environmental damage because it is highly toxic. Some handling facilities use water curtains to reduce the impact range of SiCl₄. Although the water curtain is known as one of the most efficient technologies for post-release mitigation, its effect on reducing SiCl₄ concentration needs to be investigated scientifically and quantitatively. In this study, three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics (CFD) was used to investigate the physical and chemical effects of water curtains as a release-mitigation system for SiCl₄. SiCl₄ is released and dispersed five seconds prior to the operation of the water curtain. Once the water curtain works, the SiCl₄ reacts chemically with the water and its concentration decreases rapidly; it reaches an emergency response planning guidelines level 2 (ERPG-2) of 5 parts per million (ppm) at about 570 m. We observed, however, that the physical effect of water curtains on reducing SiCl₄ concentration is insignificant when the chemical effect is eliminated. These results are crucial since they can be a scientific and quantitative basis for the 'technical guidelines for estimating the accident affected range'. In order to protect the public from chemical accidents, more toxic gas mitigation technologies need to be developed.

• KIEAE Journal
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.55-65
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• 2013

Korean Government has developed Sejong City as a new administration city. This city of future was planned and designed toward one of the most eco-friendly city on the basis of ICTs. To attain this object, a carbon emission monitoring system (CEMS) was designed and installed as a part of u-city service which provides various information anytime and anywhere to enrich the people's quality of life. In this paper, at first, the structure and functions of CEMS are introduced. This system is consist of 5 parts - data collection from user and linked public DBs, transforming data into meaningful information for the policy makers, system-user interfacing via statistical tables and graphs, and system maintenance. This system can be operated by the citizen participation through whole the process. With the help of GIS map and graphic interface, statistics of monitored data for both citizen and decision maker provided and after feed-back, they have affected on the behaviour of citizen's energy consumption and related policy as well. By the CEMS, energy consumption data of 124 agreed households were collected during 9 months in 2012. Electricity, gas and water consumption were remote-metered automatically by the system and analysed. This showed that more than 85% of CO2 emission is rely on electricity usage. Furthermore, number of family members and size of house influences on the emission of CO2 by each household together with the life-style of the occupants. Electricity and water consumption showed the seasonal factor while gas consumption represents the number of family members. Even this paper has limitations caused by 9 months of data collection, it shows the policy directions to reduce the emission of CO2 focusing on the house size and number of family members of each households. With the result of this research, life-style of the generation of dwellers should be investigated and the CO2 emission characteristics of other housing type as well for the data building for future policy making.

• 한국수자원학회논문집
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• 제45권6호
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• pp.597-606
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• 2012

DEM(Digital Elevation Model) 크기의 변화에 따라 특정 지역에 많은 규격의 수문 데이터가 존재할 수 있기 때문에, 어느 지역, 어느 기상 데이터에도 작동할 수 있는 수문 모형의 개발이 절실히 필요하게 되었다. 이와 같은 필요성을 설명하기 위해서 객체지향(object-oriented)적인 프로그래밍 기술을 적용한 GHISMO(Geographic and Hydrologic Information System Modeling Objects)라는 수문모형(hydrologic model)을 개발하였다. GHISMO의 가장 핵심적인 수문학적 접근방법은 저류-배출(storage-release)과 지표면 유효 강수량을 구하기 위하여 SCS curve number 방법을 사용한 것이다. 이 연구에서 수문모형의 모의실험 결과를 제공할 것이다.