• 한국안전학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.110-118
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• 2002

During the last ten years, the need has been increase for reducing maintenance cost for aged equipments are ensuring safety, efficiency and profitability of petrochemical and refinery plants. American Petroleum institute(API) developed a code, API 581 for proposing standard procedures of risk based inspection. Even though the API 581 code covers general RBI procedures, there must be some limitations. In this study, a semi-quantitative assessment algorithm for RBI based on the API 581 code was reconstructed for developing an RBI software. The user-friendly realRBI software is developed with a module for evaluation semi-quantitative risk category using the potential consequence factor and the likelihood factor. Also, inspection planning module for inspection time and inspection method for equipments are included.

• Advances in Computational Design
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.121-131
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• 2017

Collapse was one of the typical common geological hazards during the construction of tunnels. The risk assessment of collapse was an effective way to ensure the safety of tunnels. We established a prediction model of collapse based on Bayesian Network. 76 large or medium collapses in China were analyzed. The variable set and range of the model were determined according to the statistics. A collapse prediction software was developed and its veracity was also evaluated. At last the software was used to predict tunnel collapses. It effectively evaded the disaster. Establishing the platform can be subsequent perfect. The platform can also be applied to the risk assessment of other tunnel engineering.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제51권3호
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• pp.692-701
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• 2019

Recently, instrumentation and control (I&C) systems in nuclear power plants have undergone digitalization. Owing to the unique characteristics of digital I&C systems, the reliability analysis of digital systems has become an important element of probabilistic safety assessment (PSA). In a reliability analysis of digital systems, fault-tolerant techniques and their effectiveness must be considered. A fault injection experiment was performed on a safety-critical digital I&C system developed for nuclear power plants to evaluate the effectiveness of fault-tolerant techniques implemented in the target system. A software-implemented fault injection in which faults were injected into the memory area was used based on the assumption that all faults in the target system will be reflected in the faults in the memory. To reduce the number of required fault injection experiments, the memory assigned to the target software was analyzed. In addition, to observe the effect of the fault detection coverage of fault-tolerant techniques, a PSA model was developed. The analysis of the experimental result also can be used to identify weak points of fault-tolerant techniques for capability improvement of fault-tolerant techniques

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.66-73
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• 2021

This report documents the results of an at-power internal events Level 1 Probabilistic Safety Assessment (PSA) for a Korea research reactor (KRR). The aim of the study is to determine the accident sequences, construct an internal level 1 PSA model, and estimate the core damage frequency (CDF). The accident quantification is performed using the AIMS-PSA software version 1.2c along with a fault tree reliability evaluation expert (FTREX) quantification engine. The KRR PSA model is quantified using a cut-off value of 1.0E-15/yr to eliminate the non-effective minimal cut sets (MCSs). The final result indicates a point estimate of 4.55E-06/yr for the overall CDF attributable to internal initiating events in the core damage state for the KRR. Loss of Electric Power (LOEP) is the predominant contributor to the total CDF via a single initiating event (3.68E-6/yr), providing 80.9% of the CDF. The second largest contributor is the beam tube loss of coolant accident (LOCA), which accounts for 9.9% (4.49E-07/yr) of the CDF.

• 한국소프트웨어감정평가학회 논문지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.143-150
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• 2021

산업 현장에서 발생하는 다양한 안전사고의 원인이 되는 위험 요소를 분석하여 사용자에게 발생하는 안전사고를 줄일 수 있는 지능형 기술 개발에 대한 필요성이 커지고 있다. 본 논문에서는 산업 현장에서 발생하는 안전사고와 관련된 사용자 정보를 특정하고 모델링하여 사용자에게 일어나는 안전 사고를 미리 예방할 수 있는 사용자 안전 프로파일링에 대한 기술을 제안하였다. 사용자 프로파일링은 사용자의 혈압, 맥박, 움직임 등의 정보로부터 사용자의 생체, 작업 패턴, 작업 유형에 대한 안전 상태를 정(positive)과 부(negative)로 특정 및 모델링하고 딥러닝 인공지능 분석기술을 이용하여 사용자의 안전 상태를 정상과 비정상 상태로 분류할 수 있도록 하였다. 제안된 기술의 타당성을 검증하기 위하여 산업 현장에서 근무하는 사용자 5명을 대상으로 10종 이상의 사용자 정보를 리빙랩에서 획득하여 지능형 분석 시스템을 학습한 후 5개의 테스트 셋을 이용하여 정확도 시험을 반복 시행하여 93.6%의 사용자 안전 프로파일링 시스템의 정확도를 얻을 수 있었다.

• 시스템엔지니어링학술지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.21-34
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• 2021

The use of Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) in the development of safety-related Human-Machine Interface (HMI) systems has gained much momentum in nuclear applications. Recently, one of the application areas for the Advanced Power Reactor 1400 (APR1400) is in the development of the advanced Component Interface Module (CIM) of the Engineered Safety Features Actuation System (ESFAS). Using systems engineering approach, we have developed a new FPGA-based advanced CIM software. The first step of our software development process involves the Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA) based on the previous CIM design. In this paper, we describe the qualitative approach used in performing the preliminary hazard analysis. The paper presents the methodology for applying a modified Hazard and Operability (HAZOP) procedure for the conduct of PHA which resulted in a qualitative risk-ranking scheme that informed the decisions for the safety criteria in the requirements specification phase. The qualitative approach provided the justification for design changes during the advanced CIM software development process.

• 한국철도학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국철도학회 2010년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.1118-1125
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• 2010

This paper presents the methods to acquire the Safety Certificate from Independent Safety Assessment based on the IEC standard62279 which is commonly applied to railway system for Automatic Train Control(ATC) system in accordance with Urban Maglev project. This also shows approach methods and relative activities for project life-cycle to accomplish and ensure the system requirements of ATC system, RAMS and S/W quality activities. Furthermore, the key tasks conducted with ISA are noted in detail. These kind of activities for software quality of ATC system to obtain Safety Certificate could be a CASE model to improve the quality of domestic railway system and products, and also contribute to the growth of railway business and toward the achievement of overseas' railway signaling markets.

• 한국ITS학회 논문지
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• 제10권6호
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• pp.1-14
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• 2011

미국 FHWA에서 개발한 Surrogate Safety Assessment Model(SSAM)은 상충이론을 기반으로 미시교통시뮬레이션모형(microscopic traffic simulation models)에서 생산된 개별 차량 경로 데이터를 이용하여 상충(conflict)의 발생을 분석하는 소프트웨어이다. 본 연구에서는 SSAM을 이용해 교통신호 제어 유형별 안전도를 비교하였다. 이를 위해 현장 조사를 기반으로 미시교통시뮬레이션모형을 구축한 후, 신호 제어 유형 별로 세 가지 신호운영 시나리오에 대하여 TTC, PET, DR, MaxS, DeltaS 등의 대리척도(surrogate measures)를 산출한 후, 직각충돌형(Crossing), 추돌형(Rear-end), 그리고 차로변경형(Lane Change) 상충 횟수를 추정하였다. 분석 결과 감응식 신호운영이 정주기식 신호운영보다 상충횟수가 많았으며, 그 중 추돌형 상충횟수가 다른 상충 유형에 비해 많은 것으로 분석되었다. 향후 SSAM 활용을 통해 교차로 및 다양한 교통 대안에 대한 안전도 평가가 신속하고 안전하게 수행될 수 있어 SSAM이 도로교통의 안전성 향상에 기여할 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국화재소방학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국화재소방학회 1997년도 International Symposium on Fire Science and Technology
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• pp.345-352
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• 1997

We could analyse the fire behavior using the developed software for fire safety assessment in a large space such as atrium. But Korean building law hasn't admitted the result of fire risk assessment in atrium. In the legislation fire resistant wall or shutter must be required between atrium and office rooms, That has obstructed development of building design and fire protection technique in Korea. From this point of view, we made scenarios of fire spread between atrium and office rooms, and then computed fire spread and fire phenomena using FASTLite and Breakl. In this study, we can decide that fire compartmentalization between atrium and office rooms doesn't require in Atrium building if the material and fire protection system were reliable. Consequently, Korean Fire Protection Regulations have to consider in direction of increasing freedom of building.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.345-362
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• 2017

The primary purpose of this study was to determine the risk of various disease outcomes due to exposure to cyanobacteria toxin (microcystin-LR) through drinking water in a Korean watershed. In order to determine the risk in a more quantitative way, the risk assessment framework developed by the National Research Council (NRC) of the United States (US) - hazard identification, dose-response relationship, exposure assessment, and risk characterization - was used in this study. For dose-response relationships, a computer software (BenchMark Dose Software (BMDS)) developed by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was used to fit the data from previous studies showing the relationship between the concentration of microcystin-LR and various disease outcomes into various dose-response models. For exposure assessment, the concentrations of microcystin-LR in the source water and finished water in a Korean watershed obtained from a recent study conducted by the Ministry of Environment of Korea were used. Finally, the risk of various disease outcomes due to exposure to cyanobacteria toxin (microcystin-LR) through drinking water was characterized by Monte-Carlo simulation using Crystall Ball program (Oracle Inc.) for adults and children. The results of this study suggest that the risk of disease due to microcystin-LR toxin through drinking water is very low and it appears that current water treatment practice should be able to protect the public from the harmful effects of cyanobacteria toxin (microcystin-LR) through drinking water.