• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.99-105
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• 2005

원자력 시설의 사고로 대기로 누출된 방사성 핵종의 도시환경 오염에 따른 사고결과해석을 위한 기본 단계로써 도시환경에 대한 오염평가 모델 METRO-K를 개발하였다. 모델은 3가지 방사성 핵종 $(^{137}Cs,\;^{106}Ru,\;^{131}I)$을 고려하며, 그 중에서 요오드는 3가지 다른 화학적 형태 (입자형태, 유기형태, 원소형태)를 구분하여 다루고 있다. 모델은 도시환경을 구성하는 5가지 주요표면 (지붕, 포장도로, 벽, 잔디/토양, 나무)에 대해 시간에 따른 방사성물질의 농도를 평가한다. 개발된 모델을 사용하여 강우량에 따른 표면의 오염영향과 아울러 체르노빌 사고시 유럽지역에서 측정된 공기중 $^{137}Cs$ 농도와 강우량 자료를 사용한 적용결과를 고찰하였다. 고찰결과 대부분 표면에서 강우량은 오염에 중요한 영향을 나타냈으며, 이러한 영향의 정도는 표면과 핵종에 따라 상이한 결과를 보였다. $^{137}Cs$의 오염은 $^{131}I$ (원소형태)에 비해 강우에 보다 민감한 영향을 나타냈다.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.207-212
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• 1982

1950년대(年代)의 핵실험(核實驗)에 의(依)하여 생긴 방사능(放射能) 동위원소(同位元素)는 토양(土壤)이나 퇴사(堆砂)에 다양(多樣)하게 포함(包含)되었다. 이들 방사성(放射性) 동위원소(同位元素) 중(中)에서 $^{137}Cs$은 미세토양(微細土壤) 입자(粒子)에 고착(固着)하는 성질(性質)이 크고 방사능(放射能)의 발산량이 많고 균일(均一)하기 때문에 퇴사과정(堆砂過程)을 평가하는데 이용(利用)이 가능(可能)하다. 미국 Louisiana 주(州) Larto호(湖)에서, 낙진(落塵)된 $^{137}Cs$에 의(依)해 1958년(年) 이내로 퇴사속도(堆砂速度)를 측정(測定)한 바에 의(依)하면 연평균(年平均) 1.6~3.1cm로 퇴사(堆砂)되고 있으며, 가장 많이 퇴사(堆砂)된 곳은 70cm까지 퇴사(堆砂)되었음이 밝혀졌다. 또한 해를 거듭할수록 퇴사(堆砂)되는 율(率)이 적어지고 있으며, 퇴사(堆砂)의 입도분포(粒度分布)는 호수(湖水) 전체에 거의 $20{\mu}$이하(以下)의 미세입자(微細粒子)가 분포(分布)하고 있었다.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.317-323
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• 2014

Odyssey, one of the NASA's Mars exploration program and SELENE (Kaguya), a Japanese lunar orbiting spacecraft have a payload of Gamma-Ray Spectrometer (GRS) for analyzing radioactive chemical elements of the atmosphere and the surface. In these days, gamma-ray spectroscopy with a High-Purity Germanium (HPGe) detector has been widely used for the activity measurements of natural radionuclides contained in the soil of the Earth. The energy spectra obtained by the HPGe detectors have been generally analyzed by means of the Window Analysis (WA) method. In this method, activity concentrations are determined by using the net counts of energy window around individual peaks. Meanwhile, an alternative method, the so-called Full Spectrum Analysis (FSA) method uses count numbers not only from full-absorption peaks but from the contributions of Compton scattering due to gamma-rays. Consequently, while it takes a substantial time to obtain a statistically significant result in the WA method, the FSA method requires a much shorter time to reach the same level of the statistical significance. This study shows the validation results of FSA method. We have compared the concentration of radioactivity of $^{40}K$, $^{232}Th$ and $^{238}U$ in the soil measured by the WA method and the FSA method, respectively. The gamma-ray spectrum of reference materials (RGU and RGTh, KCl) and soil samples were measured by the 120% HPGe detector with cosmic muon veto detector. According to the comparison result of activity concentrations between the FSA and the WA, we could conclude that FSA method is validated against the WA method. This study implies that the FSA method can be used in a harsh measurement environment, such as the gamma-ray measurement in the Moon, in which the level of statistical significance is usually required in a much shorter data acquisition time than the WA method.

• 한국의류학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.225-235
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• 1988

The effects of surface free energy of substrates on the soiling and on the detergency of the oily soil were studied. The surface tension consisted of dispersion force and polar force components of substrate, oily soil and surfactant solutions were calculated by extended Fowkes' equation. From these values, work of adhesion($W_a$), work of detergency($W_D$), ana residual work of detergency($W_{D,R}$) were calculated. The correlations between these theoretical values of the works and detergency were discussed. MAA grafted PET film was used as substrate, triolein as oily soil and nonylphenol polyoxyethylene ether(NPE) having various mole numbers of oxyethylene adducts and dodecylbenzene sulfonate (DBS) as surfactants. Detergency was estimated by means of radioactive tracer method using $C^{14}-triolein$. The results showed that $W_a$ was decreased with the increase of surface free energy of substrate. In water, $W_D\;and\;W_{D,R}$ were decreased and detergency of tiolein was increased with the increase of surface free energy of substrate. In surfactant solutions, the lower the surface free energy of substrate and the lower oxyethylene adducts of NPE were the more effective on detergency. The detergency of DBS solution was the lowest in the case of ungrafted PET film, but even small increase in surface free energy by grafting showed much increase in detergency.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.105-112
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• 2008

감자의 재배기간 중에 침적된 방사성 핵종의 토양-작물체 전이계수($TF_a,\;m^2\;kg^{-1}$-fresh)를 측정하기 위하여 감자의 파종 2일전 및 생육 중 세 차례에 걸쳐 $^{54}Mn,\;^{60}Co,\;^{85}Sr,\;^{137}Cs$ 함유 용액을 재배상자의 토양표면에 처리하였다. 파종 전 처리에서는 핵종이 표토(pH 5.2의 양질사토)와 혼합되었다. 조사 부위는 잎, 줄기, 괴경껍질, 괴경육이었다. 파종 전 처리시 $^{54}Mn,\;^{60}Co,\;^{85}Sr,\;^{137}Cs$의 $TF_a$ 값은 작물체 부위에 따라 각각 $1.9{\times}10^{-4}{\sim}1.5{\times}10^{-2}$, $1.8{\times}10^{-4}{\sim}7.5{\times}10^{-4}$, $4.0{\times}10^{-4}{\sim}1.6{\times}10^{-2}$, $1.5{\times}10^{-4}{\sim}3.9{\times}10^{-4}$의 변이를 보였다. 생육 중 처리시 $TF_a$ 값은 파종 전 처리에 비해 대체로 수 배 정도 낮았다. $^{54}Mn,\;^{85}Sr,\;^{137}Cs$의 경우 생육초기 또는 중기 처리시 후기 처리보다 높았으나 $^{60}Co$의 경우 이와 반대였다. 부위 간에는 대체로 잎에서 가장 높았고 괴경육에서 가장 낮았다. 토양으로부터 네 부위로의 총 흡수율은 $0.05{\sim}3.16%$의 범위였다. 파종 전 처리 후 3년차 $^{54}Mn,\;^{60}Co,\;^{137}Cs$의 $TF_a$ 값은 부위에 따라 각각 1년차의 $11{\sim}25%$, $21{\sim}25%$, $38{\sim}67%$였다. 본 연구결과는 감자의 생육 중 방사성 핵종의 단기침적시 영향을 예측하거나 관련 모델의 검증에 활용할 수 있다.

• 한국철도학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국철도학회 2011년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.1306-1312
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• 2011

Underground Subway station's air pollutants are introduced from the indoor or outdoor. And Radon is a major pollutant in the subway station. Radioactive substances Radon is occuring naturally in granite tunnel wall and underground water. Especially inert gas Radon that causes lung cancer in human is anywhere but 5678 S.M.R.T. tunnels deep and pass through the granite plaque have a lot of Radon. The Radon concentration is determined by the following reasons : radon content of soil and concrete, underground water, ventilation, pressure difference, building structure, temperature, etc. So Radon concentration is hard to predict. And we can't only ventilate owing to era of high oil prices. This study focuses on our efforts for the reduction of Radon concentration. And the purpose is to provide basically datas of specially managed 15 subway station's Radon concentration.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.480-507
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• 1993

Environmental pollution is common problem of the present world that is intimately related to the future survival of human beings. The problems of environmental pollution originate from the pursuit of benefit by enterprises, insufficient countermeasure of government and ignorant life style of the people. Health hazards due to environmental pollution have characteristics of irreversibility, difficulty in measurement and ineffectiveness of personal prevention. Objects of this article are to review the various aspects of environmental pollution, to outline the present status of environmental pollution and strategy to control environmental pollution in Korea. In the first part of this article, causes of environmental pollution are presented. International relationships, world-wide status of environmental pollution and health hazards due to environmental pollution are briefly reviewed. In the second part, present status of air, water, soil and ocean pollution in Korea is presented. Pollution by radioactive materials, noise, vibrations, odor, wastes and chemicals is reviewed. Climate changes related to environmental poisoning, problems of workplace environment, pesticide and defoliants are also reviewed. Finally, control measures for environmental pollution including the role of government are reviewed.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.229-240
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• 1972

Radioisotopes and their related techniques have recently been applied for scientific conservation works of cultural property and resulted many excellent findings or conservation data which could never be achieved by means of other techniques. Radiocarbon dating have widely been applied for dating the antique of organic origin, whereas the determination of radioactive contents in metal, ceramics, environmental soil, and classical objects could be able to afford many useful informations on the age, genuiness, and archeological significances as it had been produced. Trace quantity of contents of each antique have successfully been analyzed by means of radioactivation analysis or radio active tracer techniques, which could afford important technical data and results for tile conservation of each object. Radiography have also been applied for detecting the internal defects of metal objects and furthermore $\beta$-and ${\gamma}$-ray radiography were proved to be effective for such thin material as textile, painting, and fibres. In this article the detailed principle and procedures of each technique were presented so that the society could be able to make efforts to familiarize all concerns with these modern trends of the conservation techniques of cultural property.

• Journal of the korean society of oceanography
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.66-75
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• 2002

Temporal variation of nutrients and dissolved major and trace elements have been studied in the Yeongsan River, Korea. There were significant temporal fluctuations in the concentrations of these elements depending upon the flow condition. $NH_4$, $PO_4$, Na, Mg, Ca, K, Mn, Cu, Ni, Zn, Co, As and U concentrations were inversely related to the flow; that is, they are the highest at low flow and the lowest at high flow. It indicates that these elements are derived from point sources such as rock weathering and/or human activities and then diluted by increasing flow. Meanwhile, Fe and Si concentrations varied proportionally to the flow indicating that they are derived from diffuse sources including reactions within soil. The concentration-flow relationships showed that hydrology of the river is the most important factor controlling the chemical composition of the Yeongsan riverwater, which was compatible of the results of R-mode factor analysis.

• 한국방사성폐기물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국방사성폐기물학회 2004년도 학술논문집
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• pp.399-406
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• 2004

본 연구에서는 국내 원전이 위치한 지역의 토양에서 $Cs^{137}$의 축적 경향을 파악하기 위하여 원전이 위치한 영광군 관내의 평지와 고산지대인 금정산, 불갑산 및 영광원전으로부터 원거리에 위치한 내장산 등을 대상으로 토양 중 $Cs^{137}$의 화학적인 특성과 고도에 따른 $Cs^{137}$의 축적 경향을 평가하기 위하여 실험을 통한 연구를 수행하였다. 일반적으로 국내 토양 중 $Cs^{137}$의 농도는 불검출 - 2523q/kg-dry의 범위 내에 포함되었으며 본 연구에서 수행한 평지부분과 고산지대인 원전으로부터 2km 떨어진 금정산, 약 20km 떨어진 불갑산 및 원거리에 위치한 내장산에서도 지금까지의 $Cs^{137}$ 농도 범위에 들었다. 그러나 고산지대는 평지에서와는 다르게 고도가 증가함에 따라 $Cs^{137}$ 농도도 증가하는 경향을 보이고 있고, 정상 부분보다 $Cs^{137}$의 농도가 하부 부분보다 더 높게 나타났고 영광원전 인근 일반평지부분보다는 $Cs^{137}$의 방사능 농도가 2~6배 정도의 높은 경향을 나타내었다. 연구결과 $Cs^{137}$의 분포는 지형적 요인(고도, 강수량 등)과 토양의 화학적 요인(양이온치환용량)과 상관성이 근 것으로 나타났다. 지형적 요인으로는 주로 고도를 들수가 있는데 높은 고도의 산의 경우 대기중 $Cs^{137}$이 토양에 침투되는 기회가 커짐으로 동일한 토질 조건의 평지 토양에 비해 높은 $Cs^{137}$ 준위를 나타내었다. 토양의 화학적 요인으로는 양이온치환용량이 주요 인자임이 규명되었다. 양이온치환용량은 침적된 $Cs^{137}$을 토양에 고정시키는 능력을 나타내며 같은 지형조건에서 높은 양이온치환용량을 가진 시료가 낮은 양이온치환용량을 가진 토양에 비해 $Cs^{137}$ 농도가 높은 값을 보였다.