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Distribution and Variation Characteristic of Solar Radiation Resources in Korea (국내 태양복사 분포 및 변화특성)

  • Jo, Dok-Ki;Yun, Chang-Yeol;Kim, Kwang-Deuk;Kang, Young-Heak
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2010.06a
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    • pp.200.1-200.1
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    • 2010
  • Solar energy is one of the most promising energy resources in the future. For the application and dissemination of solar energy technologies in various fields, reliable data sets of solar irradiation are needed for engineers, researchers, businessmen, and policy makers. Global horizontal solar radiation is needed for the use of flat plate collector, solar domestic hot water system, photovoltaic devices and passive systems like green house. In many countries, solar radiation data accumulated for more then 40 or 50 years and typical weather data are published with average of more then 30 years. In Korea, those global total radiations are measured for about 30 years. With the connections of computer network, measured data could be transmitted to the central control system at key station through Ethernet lines. The data acquisition systems are connected to be automatically controlled by the monitoring network. Global horizontal solar radiation data 16 locations were measured and averaged from 1982 to 2008.

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Radiation Monitoring on a Fuel Handling Machine with Semiconductor Sensors (반도체센서를 이용한 핵연료교환기 피폭방사선량 모니터링)

  • 김승호;김양모;이남호
    • Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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    • v.10 no.3
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    • pp.249-254
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    • 2004
  • The radiation dosage of nuclear fuel handling machine of PHWR type NPP during normal operation is measured using semiconductor detectors. In order to predict and mitigate the damage of main components in fuel handling machine, caused by high irradiation, the radiation dosage exerted to the components by neutron and gamma ray is measured independently during one time of the fuel exchange, which is used far estimating the radiation dosage for one year. This result can guarantee the safety and economical efficiency for determining the replacement time of the high cost main components in fuel handling machine.

Ubiquitous Radioactivity Care System (유비쿼터스 방사성 CARE 시스템에 관한 보고서)

  • Jung, Chang-Duk;Park, Chan-Hyuk;Hwang, Sun-Il
    • 한국IT서비스학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2009.05a
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    • pp.409-414
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    • 2009
  • I have not seen each of the existing technology, RFID/USN technology combined with the wireless communication channel for the state of nuclear safety in real-time remote monitoring and operation system technology CARE existing radioactive accident information collected by the nuclear power and nuclear power status, 10-20 second intervals to monitor the safety network (SIDS), and nuclear power plants located on the site within 40 ㎞ radius around the 13~15 of the wind speed from the automatic weather network weather information such as rainfall and temperature every 10 minutes to collect as automatic weather network (REMDAS), Evaluation of atmospheric radiation and radiation of the bomb radiation impact assessment system to calculate the goodness (FADAS) and thicken the radiation-related information consists of real-time web technology to collect, the last robot on behalf of the human will to manage the nuclear power plant accident of the technology to prevent the concrete from the following narrative about to have.

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Correlation Between Exposure Rate and Quasi-Effective Energy of Natural Radiation in Japan -TLD Application-

  • Nakajima, Toshiyuki
    • Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.54-60
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    • 1987
  • The quasi-exposure rate and the quasi-effective energy of the natural radiation in the field at 47 monitoring points around nuclear power plants have been studied with the pair filter thermoluminescence dosimeter system. The results of the six years observation showed that the relationship between the quasi-exposure rate $X_q$, and quasi-effective energy $E_q$ can be represented as a hyperbolic function: $X_q=A+C/(E_q-B)$, where the constants A and B correspond to the quasi-exposure rate of cosmic-rays and the minimum quasi-effective energy of natural radiation, respectively. Furthermore, the constant A is in close agreement with the values obtained by using ionization chambers and scintillation detectors. The constant B is approximately 0.68 MeV, closely corresponding to the mean energy of the photons emitted from natural uranium.

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Research of Efficiency for Gas Electron Multiplier Detector to Monitor Low Energy Gamma-Ray and Beta-Ray (낮은 에너지 감마선과 베타선 모니터링을 위한 Gas Electron Multiplier 검출기의 효율성에 대한 연구)

  • Lee, Soonhyouk;Jung, Jae Hoon;Lee, Rena
    • Progress in Medical Physics
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    • v.25 no.2
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    • pp.95-99
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    • 2014
  • Radiation monitoring is one of the most important process in all places where radioactive material is used including hospital. In this preliminary study, we made GAS electron multiplier (GEM) detector and acquired relative efficiencies in order to see if GEM detector can be useful in radiation monitoring system. The relative efficiency was acquired by using the ratio of GEM detector efficiency to CdTe detector efficiency. The relative efficiency of 72% and 4% was acquired for beta-ray and gamma-ray respectively.

Development and Characterization of Tissue Equivalent Proportional Counter for Radiation Monitoring in International Space Station

  • Nam, Uk-Won;Lim, Chang Hwy;Lee, Jae Jin;Pyo, Jeonghyun;Moon, Bong-Kon;Lee, Dae-Hee;Park, Youngsik;Kim, Hyun Ok;Moon, Myungkook;Kim, Sunghwan
    • Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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    • v.30 no.2
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    • pp.107-112
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    • 2013
  • Tissue equivalent proportional counter (TEPC) can measure the Linear Energy Transfer (LET) spectrum and calculate the equivalent dose for the complicated radiation field in space. In this paper, we developed and characterized a TEPC for radiation monitoring in International Space Station (ISS). The prototype TEPC which can simulate a 2 ${\mu}m$ of the site diameter for micro-dosimetry has been tested with a standard alpha source ($^{241}Am$, 5.5 MeV). Also, the calibration of the TEPC was performed by the $^{252}Cf$ neutron standard source in Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS). The determined calibration factor was $k_f=3.59{\times}10^{-7}$ mSv/R.

An Experimental Analysis for a High Pulse Radiation Induced Latchup Conformation (고준위 펄스방사선에 의한 전자소자 Latchup의 발생시험 및 분석)

  • Lee, Nam-Ho;Hwang, Young-Gwan;Jeong, Sang-Hun;Kim, Jong-Yeol
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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    • v.18 no.12
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    • pp.3079-3084
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    • 2014
  • When an integrated circuit device is burned out under high-intense radiation and device-level simulation that usually requires manufacturer's proprietary information is not available, experimental conformation of a failure mechanism is often the only choice. To distinguish Latchup from other causes experimentally, a new combination of multiple techniques have been developed and demonstrated. Power supply circumvention, hot-spot monitoring using an infrared camera, and supply current monitoring techniques were implemented for the conformation of the Latchup.

A Mobile Robot for Remote Inspection of Radioactive Waste (방사선폐기물 원격감시용 이동로봇)

  • 서용칠;김창회;조재완;최영수;김승호
    • Proceedings of the Korean Radioactive Waste Society Conference
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    • 2004.06a
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    • pp.430-432
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    • 2004
  • Tele-operation and remote monitoring techniques are essential and important technologies for the inspection and maintenance of the radioactive waste. A mobile robot has been developed for the application of remote monitoring and inspection of nuclear facilities, where human access is limited because of the high-level radioactive environments, The mobile robot was designed with reconfigurable crawler type of wheels attached on the front and rear side in order to pass through the ditch, The extendable mast, mounted on the mobile robot, car be extended up to 8 m vertically. The robust controller for radiation is designed in focus on electric components to prevent abnormal operation in a highly radioactivated area during reactor operation, This robot system will enhance the reliability of nuclear power facilities, and cope with the unexpected radiation accident.

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Personal Dosimeters Worn by Radiation Workers in Korea: Actual Condition and Consideration of Their Proper Application for Radiation Protection

  • Eunbi Noh;Dalnim Lee;Sunhoo Park;Songwon Seo
    • Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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    • v.48 no.3
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    • pp.162-166
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    • 2023
  • Background: Assessment of the radiation doses to which workers are exposed can differ depending on the placement of dosimeters on the body. In addition, it is affected by whether the placement is under or over a shielding apron. This study aimed to evaluate the actual positioning of personal dosimeters on the body, with or without shielding aprons, among radiation workers in Korea. Materials and Methods: We analyzed the survey data, which included demographic characteristics, such as sex, age, occupation, work history, and placement of the personal dosimeter being worn, from a cohort study of Korean radiation workers. We assessed the use of personal dosimeters among workers, stratified by sex, age, working period, starting year of work, and occupation. Results and Discussion: Overall, high compliance (89.1% to 99.0%) with the wearing of dosimeters on the chest was observed regardless of workers' characteristics, such as age, sex, occupation, and work history. However, the placement of dosimeters, either under or over the shielding aprons, was inconsistent. Overall, 40.1% of workers wore dosimeters under their aprons, while the others wore dosimeters over their aprons. This inconsistency indicates that radiation doses are possibly measured differently under the same exposure conditions solely owing to variations in the placement of worn dosimeters. Conclusion: Although a lack of uniformity in dosimeter placement when wearing a shielding apron may not cause serious harm in radiation dose management for workers, the development of detailed guidelines for dosimeter placement may improve the accuracy of dose assessment.

Development of Dose Evaluation Algorithm for Film Badge Using ISO Reference Radiations (ISO 표준방사선장을 이용한 필름배지의 선량평가 알고리즘 개발)

  • Kim, Jang-Lyul;Chang, Si-Young;Lee, Jai-Ki
    • Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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    • v.20 no.1
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    • pp.37-44
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    • 1995
  • Since provisions on the technical criteria for personnel dosimetry was amended three years ago, several improvements in the technique of monitoring personnel doses by TLD have taken place, but for the photograpfic film as a personnel monitor, additional investigations should be carried out for its accuracy of dose estimates because of its wide use in the radiation involved industries. So, this paper describes the methods to develope dose evaluation algorithm for photographic film using ISO reference radiations by i) empirical formula, ii) degree-of-fit method, and iii) matrix approximation. These methods show a good agreement between irradiated and calculated dose within tolerance level represented in ANSI N13. 11, and can be used for the dose evaluation of X, ${\gamma}$ and/or radiation fields.

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