• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권10호
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• pp.3709-3715
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• 2023

It is an important work to measure the dimensions of underwater spent fuel assemblies in the nuclear power industry during the overhaul, to judging whether the spent fuel assemblies can continue to be used. In this paper, a three dimensional reconstruction method for underwater spent fuel assemblies of nuclear reactor based on linear structured light is proposed, and the topography and size measurement was carried out based on the reconstructed 3D model. Multiple linear structured light sensors are used to obtain contour size data, and the shape data of the whole spent fuel assembly can be collected by one-dimensional scanning motion. In this paper, we also presented a corrected model to correct the measurement error introduced by lead-glass and water is corrected. Then, we set up an underwater measurement system for spent fuel assembly based on this method. Finally, an underwater measurement experiment is carried out to verify the 3D reconstruction ability and measurement ability of the system, and the measurement error is less than ±0.05 mm.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2012년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.1019-1020
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• 2012

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2012년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.719-720
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• 2012

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제53권9호
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• pp.2803-2815
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• 2021

This paper addresses the uncertainty quantification and sensitivity analysis of a depleted light-water fuel assembly of the Turkey Point-3 benchmark. The uncertainty of the fuel assembly decay heat and isotopic densities is quantified with respect to three different groups of diverse parameters: nuclear data, assembly design, and reactor core operation. The uncertainty propagation is conducted using a two-step analysis code system comprising the lattice code STREAM, nodal code RAST-K, and spent nuclear fuel module SNF through the random sampling of microscopic cross-sections, fuel rod sizes, number densities, reactor core total power, and temperature distributions. Overall, the statistical analysis of the calculated samples demonstrates that the decay heat uncertainty decreases with the cooling time. The nuclear data and assembly design parameters are proven to be the largest contributors to the decay heat uncertainty, whereas the reactor core power and inlet coolant temperature have a minor effect. The majority of the decay heat uncertainties are delivered by a small number of isotopes such as ²⁴¹Am, ¹³⁷Ba, ²⁴⁴Cm, ²³⁸Pu, and ⁹⁰Y.

• 한국전산유체공학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.33-39
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• 2016

Generally, thermal analysis of spent fuel storage cask has been conducted using the porous media and effective thermal conductivity model to simplify the structural complexity of spent fuel assemblies. As the fuel assembly is composed of two regions; active fuel region corresponding to UO2 pellets and unactive fuel region corresponding to the top and bottom nozzle, the heat transfer performance can be influenced depending on porous media application at these regions. In this study, numerical analysis on concrete storage cask of spent fuel was performed to investigate heat transfer effects for two cases; one was porous media application only to active fuel region(case 1) and the other one was porous media to whole length of fuel assembly(case 2). Using computational fluid dynamics code, the three dimensional, 1/4 symmetry model was constructed. For two cases, maximum temperatures for each component were evaluated below the allowable limits. For the case 1, maximum temperatures for fuel cladding, neutron absorber and baskets inside the canister were slightly higher than those for the case 2. In particular, even though the helium flows with low velocity due to buoyant forces occurred at the top and bottom of unactive fuel region, treating only active fuel region as the porous media was ineffective in respect of the heat removal performance of concrete storage cask, implying a conservative result.

• 한국압력기기공학회 논문집
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.43-49
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• 2022

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the radiation effect on damage when the external shield of the spent nuclear fuel transport cask is damaged due to impact as the cause of an unexpected accident. The neutron and gamma-ray intensities and spectra are calculated using the ORIGEN-Arp module in the SCALE 6.2.4 code package⁽¹⁾ and then using MCNP6.2⁽²⁾ code calculate the dose rate. In order to evaluate the radiation dose according to the size of damage caused by external impact, various sized holes of 0.3~13.7% are assumed in the outer shield of the cask to evaluate the sensitivity to the dose. In the case of radiation source leakage, damage to the nuclear fuel assembly is assumed to be up to 6% based on overseas test cases. When only the outer shield is damaged, the maximum surface dose is calculated as 3.12E+03 mSv/hr. However, if the radiation source is leaked due to damage to the nuclear fuel assembly, it becomes 7.00E+05 mSv/hr which is about 200 times greater than the former case.

• 센서학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.245-250
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• 2014

When the charged particle travels in transparent medium with a velocity greater than that of light in the same medium, the electromagnetic field close to the particle polarizes the medium along its path, and then the electrons in the atoms follow the waveform of the pulse which is called as Cerenkov light or radiation. This type of radiation can be easily observed in a spent fuel storage pit. In optical fibers, the Cerenkov light also can be generated due to their dielectric components. Accordingly, the radiation-induced light signals can be obtained using optical fibers without any scintillating material. In this study, to measure the intensities of Cerenkov radiation induced by gamma-rays, we have fabricated the fiber-optic Cerenkov radiation sensor system using silica optical fibers, plastic optical fibers, multi-anode photomultiplier tubes, simulated spent fuel assembly and a scanning system. To characterize the Cerenkov radiation generated in optical fibers, the intensities of Cerenkov radiation generated in the silica and plastic optical fibers were measured. Also, we measured the longitudinal distribution of gamma rays emitted from the Ir-192 isotope by using the fiber-optic Cerenkov radiation sensor system and simulated spent fuel assembly.

• 한국방사성폐기물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국방사성폐기물학회 2003년도 가을 학술논문집
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• pp.83-89
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• 2003

조사후 시험시설내에는 사용후 핵연료 집합체의 취급을 위하여 감온, 감압 공정이 있다. 이 공정에는 3가지 공정으로 분류하는데 첫째, 사용후핵연료집합체 캐스크를 제염하기 위한 제염시키는 공정, 둘째, 사용후핵연료집합체 내의 붕괴열에 의해 온도, 압력이 상승된 폐액을 감온, 감압 시키기 위한 냉각 공정 셋째, 사용후핵연료 피폭관 결함에 의해 발생되어 캐스크 내에 존재하는 불용성 입자를 여과기를 통해 여과하는 공정으로 되어 있다. 본 보고서에서는 감온, 감압 공정과 관련하여 현재까지 수행된 기술검토와 사용후핵연료집합체에 의한 감온, 감압의 실용적 이론에 관해 고찰하였고 또한 각종 시험을 통한 시운전 내용과 실제 원자력발전소로부터 수송해온 사용후핵연료집합체 J-44, K-23 대한 감온, 감압 결과들을 상세히 기술하였다. 본 보고서는 향후 지속적인 가동과 도출되지 않은 문제점 등을 계속 보완하여, 원만하고 안전한 정상조업을 수행하는데 효과적으로 이용될 수 있을 것으로 본다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.19-31
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• 1994

기사용 핵연료 저장조에 대한 열수력 해석과 관련된 인자들이 열수력 해석에 미치는 영향에 대한 분석을 수행하였다. 기사용 핵연료에서 발생하는 붕괴열(decay heat)을 제거하기 위해 일어나는 자연 순환(natural circulation)현상을 모사하기 위해 단순화된 유동망(simplified flow network)해석 모델을 사용하였다. 기사용 핵연료 저장조의 각 셀에 저장되는 연료 집합체에서 발생하는 붕괴열을 제거하기 위해 흐르는 유량의 압력 손실량이 자연순환을 일으키는 밀도차이에 의해 생성되는 구동력(driving force)과 평형을 이루는 관계를 이용하여 지배 방정식을 유도하였다. 그러나 유량, 저항 계수, 붕괴열, 밀도 등의 변수들이 서로 종속 관계를 갖기 때문에 반복 계산을 통해 해를 얻게 된다. 본 해석을 적용한 영광 3, 4호기의 경우, 12채널을 고려하였고 사용되는 입력 (저항 계수, 붕괴열)을 보수적으로 결정하였다. 본 연구를 통해 영광 3, 4호기 기사용 핵연료 저장조의 열수력 특성을 구하였다. 또한 유동로를 따라 형성되는 유동 저항중에 기하학적 요인에 의한 압력 손실은, 기사용 핵연료 저장조의 경우 압력 용기내의 유동과 달리 천이 영역(transition region)이 존재하게 되므로 Reynolds수에 민감한 것을 알 수 있다. 간극 유동은 조밀화된 연료 집합체 (consolidated fuel assembly)가 아닌 경우 무시할 수 있었다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권9호
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• pp.3260-3271
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• 2022

Experience shows that the solution to waste management in any national programme is lengthy and burdened with uncertainties. There are several uncertainties that contribute to the costs associated with spent fuel management. In this work, we have analysed the impact of the current nuclear data on the isotopic composition of the spent fuel and consequently their influence on the main spent fuel observables such as decay heat, activity, neutron multiplication factor, and neutron and photon source terms. Nuclear libraries based on the most general nuclear data ENDF/B-VII.0, ENDF/B-VII.1, ENDF/B-VIII.0 and JEFF-3.3 are considered. A typical NPP Krško fuel assembly is analysed using the Monte Carlo code Serpent 2. The analysis considers burnup of up to 60 GWd/tU and cooling times of up to 100 years. The comparison of results showed significant differences, which should be taken into account when selecting the library and evaluating the uncertainty in determining the characteristics of the spent fuel.