• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.139-142
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• 2001

The one of important parameter involved in the calculation of internal radiation dose to the human body is the biological half-life of the radionuclide. The biological half-life is population specific and may differ from one population group to another. So the effective half-life of tritium exposure based on urinal bioassay measurement of Wolsong Nuclear Power Plants was investigated and studied.

• Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.97-102
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• 2012

The differential global positioning system (DGPS) transmits a GPS enhancement signal using a top-loaded monopole antenna in the medium frequency range. The top-loaded antenna in the medium frequency band can attain a radiation efficiency on the order of 10%. The antenna ground plane characteristics affect the antenna radiation efficiency. To improve the radiation efficiency, it is necessary to install the antenna on a ground plane with large enough physical dimensions and good conductivity. The antenna radiation efficiency is a primary factor in determining the DGPS service area. The service area of the DGPS using a medium frequency band is dominantly affected by the antenna radiation efficiency. To determine antenna radiation efficiencies accurately, the antenna radiation efficiencies of DGPS are deduced from the propagation power in this paper. Based on the deduced antenna radiation efficiencies, the service area for the Korean nationwide-DGPS is analyzed and evaluated.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2012

2011년 3월 11일 발생한 일본 후쿠시마 원전 사고 1주년을 계기로 한국 국민의 방사선 인식도를 조사하고자 하였다. 연구 방법론적 설계는 양적 조사로 하고, 빈도 분석을 하였다. 분석 대상은 전국에서 무작위로 추출한 일반인으로부터 수거한 설문 응답지 2754부이다. 연구 도구는 설문지이며, 직접 배포한 뒤 수거하였다. 설문은 40문항으로 구성하였으며, 하위영역별 크론바하 알파(Cronbach's ${\alpha}$) 계수는 '방사선의 자아인식' 0.620, '방사선의 위험' 0.830, '방사선의 편익' 0.781, '방사선의 관리' 0.685, '방사선의 정보원' 0.831, '후쿠시마 사고의 영향 정도' 0.763으로 모두 높게 나타났다. 설문 분석 결과 응답자의 방사선 개념에 대한 지식은 100점 만점 환산 평균 69.5점이며, 이는 자신들이 '방사선에 대해 잘 알고 있다'고 응답한 비율 53.7%, '보통 알고 있다'는 응답이 37.4%인 것과는 상당히 다른 결과다. '방사선이 위험하다'고 느끼는 중요 원인 중 하나는 '방사선에 노출되면 지금은 아니더라도 다음 세대에 문제가 생길 수 있기 때문'(66.1%)으로 분석됐다. 방사선에 대한 정부 발표를 믿지 못하는 응답자가 41%에 이르러 정부에 대한 불신이 높았다. 후쿠시마 원전 사고 때문에 원전을 운영하지 말아야 한다는 쪽으로 생각을 바꾼 응답자도 39.5%나 됐다. 본 연구는 후쿠시마 원전 사고 이후 방사선에 대한 한국 국민의 인식을 처음 조사한 것으로 그 의의가 크다. 향후 방사선에 대한 정부의 정책 수립에도 크게 기여할 것으로 기대된다.

• 센서학회지
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.213-223
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• 2000

원자력 관련시설이나 우주 공간, 방사선 치료 센터 등에서 발생되는 방사선량은 정확히 검출되어야 할 필요성이 있다. 본 논문에서는 상용 P채널 Power MOSFET(metal oxide field effect transistor)를 방사선 누적선량 모니터링 센서로 활용하기 위해 실시간 방사선량 검출 측정 시스템을 설계 제작하였고, 시스템의 성능을 분석하기 위하여 Co-60 $\gamma$선원을 갖춘 고준위 조사시설에서 조사한 후 출력특성의 변화를 분석하였다. 방사선 조사실험 결과 P채널 Power MOSFET은 조사된 누적 방사선량에 비례하여 문턱전압($V_T$)이 변화됨과 곡선 변화의 선형적 특성을 지님을 알 수 있었다. 이 선형 함수관계를 이용하여 저가의 상용 P채널 Power MOSFET를 사용한 방사선 총 누적선량을 모니터링하기 위한 센서로 사용할 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.185-192
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• 2010

Objectives: We conducted a meta-analysis to investigate the relationship between low external doses of ionizing radiation exposure and the risk of cancer mortality among nuclear power plant workers. Methods: We searched MEDLINE using key words related to low dose and cancer risk. The selected articles were restricted to those written in English from 1990 to January 2009. We excluded those studies with no fit to the selection criteria and we included the cited references in published articles to minimize publication bias. Through this process, a total of 11 epidemiologic studies were finally included. A publication bias was tested for using Egger's test. The homogeneity test was performed before the integration of each of the standardized mortality ratios (SMRs) and the result proved that the studies were heterogeneous. Results: We found significant decreased deaths from all cancers (SMR = 0.75, 95% CI = 0.62 - 0.90), all cancers excluding leukemia, solid cancer, mouth and pharynx, esophagus, stomach, rectum, liver and gallbladder, pancreas, lung, prostate, lymphopoietic and hematopoitic cancer. The findings of this meta-analysis were similar with those of the 15 Country Collaborative Study conducted by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. A publication bias was found only for liver and gallbladder cancer (p = 0.015). Heterogeneity was observed for all cancers, all cancers excluding leukemia, solid cancer, esophagus, colon and lung cancer. Conclusions: Our findings of low mortality for stomach, rectum, liver and gallbladder cancers may explained by the health worker effect. Yet further studies are needed to clarify the low SMR of cancers, for which there is no useful screening tool, in nuclear power plant workers.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제49권8호
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• pp.1772-1777
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• 2017

Korean nuclear power plants (NPPs) periodically evaluate the radioactive gaseous and liquid effluents released from power reactors to protect the public from radiation exposure. This paper provides a comprehensive overview of the release of radioactive effluents from Korean NPPs and the effects on the annual radiation doses to the public. The amounts of radioactive effluents released to the environment and the resulting radiation doses to members of the public living around NPPs were analyzed for the years 2011-2015 using the Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd's annual summary reports of the assessment of radiological impact on the environment. The results show that tritium was the primary contributor to the activity in both gaseous and liquid effluents. The averages of effective doses to the public were approximately on the order of $10^{-3}mSv$ or $10^{-2}mSv$. Therefore, even though Korean NPPs discharged some radioactive materials into the environment, all effluents were within the regulatory safety limits and the resulting doses were much less than the dose limits.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.879-886
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• 1998

It is very important to understand the vibration and noise characteristics of a structure to developed quiet machines and lessen their noise. In this paper, the vibration and sound radiation characteristics of a simple and a bar-stiffened plate have been investigated using numerical and experimental techniques. In numerical process, FEM analysis has been performed for the vibration level ; the time-space squared and averaged velocity and BEM analysis for sound radiation parameters ; sound power and radiation efficiency. In experimental process, FFT signal processing method has been used. While a power from an exiciter is applied to the structure by using a point contact, sound intensity and vibration level has been measured. Based on these two data, the radiation efficiency has been calculated. Results show that the radiation efficiency for the stiffened structure increases compared to the simple plate, due to the extra edges provided by the stiffener.

• 전력전자학회:학술대회논문집
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• 전력전자학회 1999년도 전력전자학술대회 논문집
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• pp.403-406
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• 1999

For a man's approaching limitation in radiation environment, all work must be performed with remoted system to ensure worker's safety and reliability from radiation damage. The remoted system is mostly used in visual observation CCTV system. In high radiation environment of unclear power plant, RI(Radio-isotope) facility, medical radiation treatment facility must be used to radiation tolerant CCTV cameras for radiation damage. We have studied a radiation basic performance of camera components and CCTV cameras to develop radiation tolerant CCTV cameras. As a result, we are able to design a radiation tolerant camera of 108 rad total dose.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.102-106
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• 2009

We exposed ICR mice to low-dose (0.2 Gy) and low-dose-rate (0.7 mGy/h) $\gamma$-radiation ($^{137}Cs$) in the Low-dose-rate Irradiation Facility at the Radiation Health Research Institute to evaluate systemic effects of low-dose radiation. We compared the body and organ weights, number of blood cells (white and red blood cells and platelets), levels of biochemical markers in serum, and frequency of micronuclei in polychromatic erythrocytes between low-dose irradiated and non-irradiated control mice. The ICR mice irradiated with total doses of 0.2 and 2 Gy showed no changes in body and organ weights, number of blood cells (white and red blood cells), or frequency of micronuclei in the polychromatic erythrocytes of peripheral blood. However, the number of platelets (P = 0.002) and the liver weight (P < 0.01) were significantly increased in mice exposed to 0.2 and 2 Gy, respectively. These results suggest that a low-dose-rate of 0.7 mGy/h does not induce systemic damage. This dose promotes hematopoiesis in the bone marrow microenvironment and the proliferation of liver cells. In the future, the molecular biological effects of lower doses and dose rates need to be evaluated.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.166-171
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• 2013

While high-dose ionizing radiation results in long term cellular cytotoxicity, chronic low-dose (<0.2 Gy) of X- or ${\gamma}$-ray irradiation can be beneficial to living organisms by inducing radiation hormesis, stimulating immune function, and adaptive responses. During chronic low-dose-rate radiation (LDR) exposure, whole body of mice is exposed to radiation, however, it remains unclear if LDR causes changes in gene expression of the whole brain. Therefore, we aim to investigate expressed genes (EGs) and signaling pathways specifically regulated by LDR-irradiation ($^{137}Cs$, a cumulative dose of 1.7 Gy for total 100 days) in the whole brain. Using microarray analysis of whole brain RNA extracts harvested from ICR and AKR/J mice after LDR-irradiation, we discovered that two mice strains displayed distinct gene regulation patterns upon LDR-irradiation. In ICR mice, genes involved in ion transport, transition metal ion transport, and developmental cell growth were turned on while, in AKR/J mice, genes involved in sensory perception, cognition, olfactory transduction, G-protein coupled receptor pathways, inflammatory response, proteolysis, and base excision repair were found to be affected by LDR. We validated LDR-sensitive EGs by qPCR and confirmed specific upregulation of S100a7a, Olfr624, and Gm4868 genes in AKR/J mice whole brain. Therefore, our data provide the first report of genetic changes regulated by LDR in the mouse whole brain, which may affect several aspects of brain function.