• 대한불안의학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2017

We reviewed the scientific literature on psychological effects of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosive (CBRNE) disaster, which is one of the biggest threat to modern society. CBRNE disaster has the potential to cause specific physical symptoms and psychological distress in victims ; moreover, various toxic symptoms and carcinogenesis/mutation would be an important issue. Bioterrorism can cause localized outbreaks of infectious disease or pandemic disaster. Somatization as well as posttraumatic stress symptoms and depression are the characteristic psychological symptoms in CBRNE disaster's victims. CBRNE disasters could lead to large-scale public fear and social chaos due to the difficulties involved in verifying the extent of exposure and unfamiliar area to the common people. In the evacuation process, problems associated with adjustment and conflict between victims and residents should be considered.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.67-77
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• 1988

원자력발전소의 비상사태 발생시 효과적인 비상대책 수립을 위하여 인근 주민에 대한 신속한 피폭선량 평가 시스템의 개발이 강조되고 있다. 여기서 개발한 시스템은 다양한 원전의 사고에 대해 인근 주민에 대한 방사선 영향의 신속한 평가 모델로서 마이크로 컴퓨터에 기초한 프로그램이며, 문답형의 메뉴방식의 사용자 입력구조를 가지고 있고 수행 결과의 출력은 표 또는 그래픽 형식의 구조를 가지고 있어서 신속한 피폭선량평가 수행뿐만 아니라 신속한 결과 판독이 가능하여 비상대책 활동을 위한 결정에 도움을 준다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제50권8호
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• pp.1277-1288
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• 2018

In this work, the reactor kinetics capability is used to compute the design safety parameters in a PWR due to complete loss of coolant flow during protected and unprotected accidents. A thermal-hydraulic code coupled with a point reactor kinetic model are used for these calculations; where kinetics parameters have been developed from the neutronic SRAC code to provide inputs to RELAP5-3D code to calculate parameters related to safety and guarantee that they meet the regulatory requirements. In RELAP5-3D the reactivity feedback is computed by both separable and tabular models. The results show the importance of the reactivity feedback on calculating the power which is the key parameter that controls the clad and fuel temperatures to maintain them below their melting point and therefore prevent core melt. In addition, extending modeling capability from separable to tabular model has nonremarkable influence on calculated safety parameters.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제29권8호
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• pp.1050-1054
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• 2000

Objective : The incidence of head injury has been increasing in the rural area. The author investigated the clinical features and difficulties in care of the acute head-injured patients in this area. Method and Material : The authors performed a retrospective review of radiological data and clinical records in patients with mild to moderate head injury. Cause, type of craniocerebral injury, delayed intracranial lesions, complications, its relation to alcohol abuse, and outcome were analyzed. Results : In total of 68 cases, 20(29.4%) victims were associated with acute alcohol intoxication. Motor vehicle accident was the leading cause of head injury and the most common craniocerebral lesion was basilar skull fracture. Eight(11.8%) patients showed delayed radiological and clinical deterioration and 40(58.8%) were followed-up regularly after discharge. The subdural hygroma was commonly noted in the elderly and alcoholics. Causes of thirty events that resulted in an atypical and difficult neurosurgical practice were as follows : delayed admission, premature discharge against doctor's request, refusal of radiological studies and admission, misunderstanding of disease entity, and unreasonable desire of transfer to tertiary hospitals. Inaccurate initial diagnoses were made by emergency doctors in twenty patients. During the course of treatment, there were a few complications such as alcohol withdrawal, acute otitis media, cerebrospinal fistula, facial weakness, and posttraumatic seizure. Outcome was good in 60(88.2%) patients. Conclusion : Most of minor head trauma patients in this series have shown good results, but we have to consider some possible complications and delayed intracranial lesions in these patients that should be managed with special cautions with various kinds of treatment difficulties.

• 대한안전경영과학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.231-240
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• 2015

In this study, to find out the effect of psychological anxiety of the patients during MRI examination on the claustrophobia and vital signs, As for a study tool, to measure Anxiety Sensitivity Index(ASI), Kamsung Evaluation Index of Life Environmental Noise(KEI), Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders(DSM-IV) was used, and for vital signs, blood pressure and pulse rate were measured pre and post MRI examination. In conclusion, it was indicated that though the effect of the general characteristics, psychological anxiety, on noise sensitivity and claustrophobia was small, the psychological anxiety of the patients during MRI examination affected claustrophobia and vital signs.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권1호
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• pp.295-303
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• 2023

Whole-body counters are widely used to assess internal contamination after a nuclear accident. However, it is difficult to determine radioiodine activity due to limitations in conventional calibration phantoms. Inhaled or ingested radioiodine is heterogeneously distributed in the human body, necessitating time-dependent biodistribution for the assessment of the internal contamination caused by the radioiodine intake. This study aims at calculating counting efficiencies considering the biodistribution of ¹³¹I in whole-body counting measurement. Monte Carlo simulations with computational human phantoms were performed to calculate the whole-body counting efficiency for a realistic radioiodine distribution after its intake. The biodistributions of ¹³¹I for different age groups were computed based on biokinetic models and applied to age- and gender-specific computational phantoms to estimate counting efficiency. After calculating the whole-body counting efficiencies, the efficiency correction factors were derived as the ratio of the counting efficiencies obtained by considering a heterogeneous biodistribution of ¹³¹I over time to those obtained using the BOMAB phantom assuming a homogeneous distribution. Based on the correction factors, the internal contamination caused by ¹³¹I can be assessed using whole-body counters. These correction factors can minimize the influence of the biodistribution of ¹³¹I in whole-body counting measurement and improve the accuracy of internal dose assessment.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.201-215
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• 1996

Radiation and radioactive materials serve man in many beneficial ways. Diagnostic X-ray, radiation therapy, and other nuclear medicine uses of radioactivity save thousands of lives each year. Industrial application of radiation, such as radiography, make many manufactured products more reliable and less expensive. Nuclear power plants are producing more electrical power each year and reducing our dependence on imported oil. However, radiation can and dose produce harmful effects particularly as the reault of a radiation accident in which a victim receives as the result of a radiation accident in which a victim receives a large dose. Fortunately such accidents are very rare and recently we need more electric power produced by nuclear power plants. Considering increase of use of radiation or radioactive materials, we have to establish the radiological emergency response system prepared for radiation accidents.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.337-345
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• 2015

2011년 발생한 후쿠시마 원전 사고 이후, 국민의 방사선에 대한 관심이 급속히 증가하였으며 그에 따른 방사선의 위험성에 대한 우려 또한 증대되고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 일상생활 속에서 접할 수 있는 물질의 방사선 및 환경방사선을 측정하여 그 실태를 알아봄으로써, 국민의 방사선에 대한 올바른 이해를 돕고 더불어 방사선 피폭에 대한 우려를 경감하고자 하였다. 본 연구에서는 'Captus - 3000 갑상샘 섭취율 측정장치'를 이용하여 일상생활에서 쉽게 접할 수 있는 17가지 시료들을 대상으로 방사능을 측정하였으며, 측정에는 우물형 계수기를 이용하였다. 측정한 시료로는 연탄, 표고버섯, 명태, 전지분유, 알카라인 건전지, 단추형 건전지, 표토, 아스팔트, 휘발유, 솔잎, 현무암, 흑연(석탄), 고추냉이, 천일염, 담배, 맥주, 참치(캔)으로 선정하였고 각각의 시료에 대하여 토양자원, 수자원, 식품, 기타자원으로 분류하였다. 수자원으로 선정한 맥주는 식품으로 분류하였다. 또한 우물형 계수기의 감도측정을 위하여 기준선원으로 선 선원 형태의 137Cs을 이용하였다. 우물형 계수기로 137Cs 선선원의 계수값(cpm)을 측정한 후, 각각의 시료에서 얻은 계수값과 스펙트럼을 분석하였고, 식품의 경우에는 식약처의 방사능 허용기준단위인 Bq/Kg으로 환산하여 그 안전성을 판단하였다. 실험 결과, 측정한 시료들 중 유의할 만한 시료들을 집단 A로 분류하였고, 그 외에 배후 방사능과 큰 차이를 보이지 않은 시료들을 집단 B로 분류하였다. 집단 A의 경우 배후 방사능에 비해 알카라인 건전지가 7.67 %, 단추형 건전지가 4.65 %, 아스팔트가 8.03 %, 표토가 3.76 %, 연탄이 7.46% 높은 값을 보였다. 사용된 시료들 모두에서 측정된 방사능이 생활용품의 일부와, 식품의 경우에는 식약처에서 제시한 방사능 허용기준치 이내에 들어 있음을 확인하였다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제51권3호
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• pp.837-842
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• 2019

A large amount of radioactive material was released from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) in 2011 and dispersed into the environment. Though seven years have passed since the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident, some parts of Japan are still under the influence of radionuclide contamination, especially Fukushima Prefecture and prefectures neighboring Fukushima Prefecture. The long-term effective doses and the contributions of each exposure pathway (5 exposure pathways) and radionuclide ($^{131}I$, $^{134}Cs$, and $^{137}Cs$) were evaluated for people living in the regions of Fukushima and neighboring prefectures in Japan using a developed dose assessment code system with Japanese specific input data. The results estimated in this study were compared with data from previously published reports. Groundshine and ingestion were predicted to contribute most significantly to the total long-term dose for all regions. The contributions of each exposure pathway and radionuclide show different patterns for certain regions of Japan.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권1호
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• pp.261-269
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• 2023

During a nuclear power plant (NPP) accident, radioactive material may be released into the surrounding environment in the form of a radioactive plume. The behavior of the radioactive plume is influenced by meteorological factors such as wind direction and speed. If the residents are evacuated to a shelter in the direction of the flow of the radioactive plume, the radiation exposure of the residents may increase, contrary to the purpose of the evacuation. To avoid such an undesirable outcome, this paper applies a big data analysis to evaluate the suitability of the shelter locations near 5 NPPs in the Republic of Korea in terms of the seasonal wind direction frequency in those areas. To this end, the wind data measured around the NPPs from 2016 to 2020 were analyzed to derive the seasonal wind direction frequency using a big data analysis. These analyses results were then used to determine how many shelters around NPPs locate in areas with prevailing wind direction per season. Then, suggestions were made on the direction for residents not to evacuate, if possible, that is, the prevailing seasonal wind directions for 5 NPPs, depending on the season in which the accident occurs.