• 제목/요약/키워드: Source Term Characterization

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RADIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF DECOMMISSIONING WASTE FROM A CANDU REACTOR

  • Cho, Dong-Keun;Choi, Heui-Joo;Ahmed, Rizwan;Heo, Gyun-Young
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • 제43권6호
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    • pp.583-592
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    • 2011
  • The radiological characteristics for waste classification were assessed for neutron-activated decommissioning wastes from a CANDU reactor. The MCNP/ORIGEN2 code system was used for the source term analysis. The neutron flux and activation cross-section library for each structural component generated by MCNP simulation were used in the radionuclide buildup calculation in ORIGEN2. The specific activities of the relevant radionuclides in the activated metal waste were compared with the specified limits of the specific activities listed in the Korean standard and 10 CFR 61. The time-average full-core model of Wolsong Unit 1 was used as the neutron source for activation of in-core and ex-core structural components. The approximated levels of the neutron flux and cross-section, irradiated fuel composition, and a geometry simplification revealing good reliability in a previous study were used in the source term calculation as well. The results revealed the radioactivity, decay heat, hazard index, mass, and solid volume for the activated decommissioning waste to be $1.04{\times}10^{16}$ Bq, $2.09{\times}10^3$ W, $5.31{\times}10^{14}\;m^3$-water, $4.69{\times}10^5$ kg, and $7.38{\times}10^1\;m^3$, respectively. According to both Korean and US standards, the activated waste of the pressure tubes, calandria tubes, reactivity devices, and reactivity device supporters was greater than Class C, which should be disposed of in a deep geological disposal repository, whereas the side structural components were classified as low- and intermediate-level waste, which can be disposed of in a land disposal repository. Finally, this study confirmed that, regardless of the cooling time of the waste, 15% of the decommissioning waste cannot be disposed of in a land disposal repository. It is expected that the source terms and waste classification evaluated through this study can be widely used to establish a decommissioning/disposal strategy and fuel cycle analysis for CANDU reactors.

Aquifer Characterization in Cheon-an area by using long-term groundwater-level monitoring data

  • 원이정;김형수;구민호;김덕근
    • 한국지하수토양환경학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국지하수토양환경학회 2003년도 추계학술발표회
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    • pp.565-569
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    • 2003
  • One-year-long groundwater-level data have been collected from 18 wells in Cheon-an area. The result of barometric efficiency, autocorrelation, cross-correlation and statistical distribution evaluated from the measurement data shows that groundwater-level measurements from observation wells are the principal source of information about aquifer characteristics. Data from WA-2 has high barometric efficiency as well as steady decreasing auto-correlation coefficient, which means nonleaky confined aquifer, Most aquifers in this study show the unconfined properties so that barometric efficiencies are mostly low and the coefficients of cross-correlation between groundwater-level and precipitation are commonly high. This study showed that the long-term groundwater-level monitoring data without artificial stress such as pumping would give accurate information about aquifer characteristics.

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Analysis of Nonpoint Source Pollution Runoff from Urban Land Uses in South Korea

  • Rhee, Han-Pil;Yoon, Chun-Gyeong;Lee, Seung-Jae;Choi, Jae-Ho;Son, Yeong-Kwon
    • Environmental Engineering Research
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    • 제17권1호
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    • pp.47-56
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    • 2012
  • A long-term nationwide nonpoint-source pollution monitoring program was initiated by the Ministry of Environment Republic of Korea (ME) in 2007. Monitoring devices including rain gauges, flow meters, and automatic samplers were installed in monitoring sites to collect dynamic runoff data in 2008-2009. More than 10 rainfall events with three or more antecedent dry days were monitored per year. More than 10 samples were collected and analyzed per event. So far, five land use types (single family, apartments, education facilities, power plants, and other public facilities) have been monitored 23 to 24 times each. Characterization of the runoff from different land use types will aid unit load estimation in Korea and hopefully in other countries with similar land use. The monitoring results will be reported regularly at national and international levels.

Avalanche Hot Source Method for Separated Extraction of Parasitic Source and Drain Resistances in Single Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field Effect Transistors

  • Baek, Seok-Cheon;Bae, Hag-Youl;Kim, Dae-Hwan;Kim, Dong-Myong
    • JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
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    • 제12권1호
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    • pp.46-52
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    • 2012
  • Separate extraction of source ($R_S$) and drain ($R_D$) resistances caused by process, layout variations and long term degradation is very important in modeling and characterization of MOSFETs. In this work, we propose "Avalanche Hot-Source Method (AHSM)" for simple separated extraction of $R_S$ and $R_D$ in a single device. In AHSM, the high field region near the drain works as a new source for abundant carriers governing the current-voltage relationship in the MOSFET at high drain bias. We applied AHSM to n-channel MOSFETs as single-finger type with different channel width/length (W/L) combinations and verified its usefulness in the extraction of $R_S$ and $R_D$. We also confirmed that there is a negligible drift in the threshold voltage ($V_T$) and the subthreshold slope (SSW) even after application of the method to devices under practical conditions.

국내 에너지다소비건물의 용도별.지역별 온실가스 배출원단위분석 연구 (A Study on the Greenhouse Gas Intensity of Building Groups and Regional in Korea)

  • 이충국;서승직
    • 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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    • 제32권3호
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    • pp.162-169
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    • 2012
  • Our country set the mid-term reduction goal of greenhouse gases up to 2020 in accordance with Bali roadmap agreed in 2007 through the negotiation with UNFCCC in 2009 and specified the proper goal as by the Basic Act on Green Growth that went into effect at April, 2010. First of all the enlargement of green building construction has been suggested as a worldwide strategy to achieve the green house gas reduction. Building area is one of most important sectors for the countermeasure of climate change agreement and the achievement of national green house gas reduction goal and the need to reduce its green house gases has been increased accordingly. The objective of the study is to examine the status and characterization of mass energy consumption local governmental buildings' green house gas emissions depending on usage (hotel, school, apartment, hospital) through the green house gas emission source unit analysis. The result indicated that the energy source unit was proportional to green house gas source unit and hotel showed the highest green house gas emission source unit per open area of construction unit, followed by hospital, apartment, and then school. In case of apartment, green house gas emission source unit per open area of construction unit decreased as year went on. Meanwhile school building showed a striking increase in the annual energy source unit.

Isolation and Characterization of Trophoblast Stem Cells-like Cells Derived from Human Term Placenta

  • Na, Kyu-Hwan;Shin, Kyung-Seon;Choi, Jong-Ho;Cha, Dong-Hyun;Kim, Gi-Jin
    • 한국발생생물학회지:발생과생식
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    • 제14권3호
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    • pp.155-162
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    • 2010
  • The trophectoderm is one of the earliest cell types to differentiate in the forming placenta. It is an important for the initial implantation and placentation during pregnancy. Trophoblast stem cells (TBSCs) develop from the blastocyst and are maintained by signals emanating from the inner cell mass. However, several limitations including rarity and difficulty in isolation of trophoblast stem cells derived from blastocyst still exist. To establish a model for trophoblast differentiation, we isolated TBSCs from human term placenta ($\geq$38 weeks) and characterized. Cell cycle was analyzed by measuring DNA content by FACS analysis and phenotype of TBSCs was characterized by RT-PCR and FACS analysis. TBSCs have expressed various markers such as self-renewal markers (Nanog, Sox2), three germ layer markers (hNF68, alpha-cardiac actin, hAFP), trophoblast specific markers (CDX-2, CK7, HLA-G), and TERT gene. In FACS analysis, TBSCs isolated from term placenta showed that the majority of cells expressed CD13, CD44, CD90, CD95, CD105, HLA-ABC, cytokeratin 7, and HLA-G. Testing for CD31, CD34, CD45, CD71, vimentin and HLA-DR were negative. TBSCs were shown to decrease the growth rate when cultured in conditioned medium without FGF4/heparin as well as the morphology was changed to a characteristic giant cell with a large cytoplasm and nucleus. In invasion assay, TBSCs isolated from term placenta showed invasion activities in in vivo using nude mice and in vitro Matrigel system. Taken together, these results support that an isolation potential of TBSCs from term placenta as well as a good source for understanding of the infertility mechanism.

아이소프렌 일차표준가스의 제조 및 특성 평가 (Preparation and characterization of the primary gas standards for isoprene)

  • 김태수;강철호;김용두;이승호;김달호
    • 분석과학
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    • 제27권6호
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    • pp.357-363
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    • 2014
  • 아이소프렌은 자연기원의 휘발성 유기화합물 (BVOCs) 중의 하나로 대류권 오존 생성 및 포름알데히드의 근원으로 알려져 있다. 또한, 아이소프렌은 호흡가스에 포함된 미량 성분으로 폐암과 같은 질병의 진단마커로 사용되기도 하기 때문에 대기 중 아이소프렌의 정확한 측정을 위해 신뢰성 있는 가스 표준물질이 요구되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 아이소프렌 측정용 일차표준가스의 개발을 위해 중량법에 의한 제조 및 특성평가를 수행하였다. 독립적으로 제조한 일차표준가스들의 농도를 가스크로마토그래프-불꽃이온화검출기(GC-FID)로 비교하여 0.01%의 순도를 포함한 중량법에 의한 제조 불확도와 0.08% 수준의 제조 재현성을 확인하였다. 제조한 일차표준가스는 14개월간 동안 1.3% 수준의 안정성을 보였다. 원료의 순도, 질량측정(질량값), 제조 재현성, 흡착성 및 장기 안정성을 모두 고려하여 결정한 $10{\mu}mol/mol$ 수준 아이소프렌 일차표준가스 인증값의 상대 확장불확도는 2.8%(95%의 신뢰수준, k=1.96)이었다.

심지층 처분시스템 설계를 위한 중수로 사용후핵연료 현황 및 선원항 분석 (Current Status and Characterization of CANDU Spent Fuel for Geological Disposal System Design)

  • 조동건;이승우;차정훈;최종원;이양;최희주
    • 방사성폐기물학회지
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    • 제6권2호
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    • pp.155-162
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    • 2008
  • 후행 핵연료주기 경제성 평가는 추정 비용의 불확실성, 평가 대상기간의 장기성, 적용 할인율에 따른 계산결과의 변동성 등 많은 불확실성을 내포하고 있기 때문에 평가기관 또는 평가자에 따라 그 결과가 서로 상이하다. 본고에서는 지금까지 수행 된 주요 경제성 평가 연구들을 조사/분석하여 그 특징과 한계를 알아봄으로써 현재 국내에서 추진되고 있는 사용후핵연료 공론화 및 후행 핵연료주기 정책 연구 추진에 기초자료로 활용될 수 있도록 하고자 하였다. 분석 결과 사용후핵연료 재활용 옵션에 비해 직접처분 옵션이 유리하나, 입력 자료로 사용된 파라미터 값에 따라 결과의 불확실성이 많이 나타나 이 부분에 대한 추가적인 연구가 필요하다는 사실을 알 수 있었다.

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마이크로파 플라즈마 토치를 이용한 에어로졸 입자 분석 (Aerosol Particle Analysis Using Microwave Plasma Torch)

  • 김학준;박지호
    • 대한화학회지
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    • 제55권2호
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    • pp.204-207
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    • 2011
  • 입자의 화학적 성분을 제공하는 동시에 감도가 높고, 경제적이며, 공간을 덜 차지하는 입자 수 측정 시스템을 개 발하였다. 이 시스템은 마이크로파 플라즈마 토치를 이용하여 원자를 들뜬 상태로 만든 후 생성된 발광을 측정한다. 하나 의 입자로부터 생성된 발광의 파장으로부터 입자에 존재하는 원소를 확인할 수 있다. 발광의 세기로부터 입자의 화학적 성분뿐 아니라 입자의 크기 또한 측정할 수 있다. 장기적으로 이 시스템은 휴대가 가능하도록 만들어 현장에서 실시간으 로 대기에 존재하는 낮은 농도의 에어로졸 입자를 분석하는데 쓰일 수 있다.