• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.167-174
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• 2005

The concentrations of natural and artificial radionuclides in soil and gamma ray dose rate in air at 233 locations in Korea have been determined. The national mean concentrations of $^{232}Th,\;^{226}Ra,\;^{40}K,\;^{137}Cs\;and\;^{90}Sr$ in soil were $60{\pm}31,\;33{\pm}14,\;673{\pm}238,\;35{\pm}9.3\;and\;5.0{\pm}3.4\;Bq\;kg^{-1}$, respectively. The mean gamma-ray dose rate at 1 m above the ground was $7918\;nGy\;h^{-1}$. $^{137}Cs$ concentration had highly significant correlation with organic matter content and cation exchange capacity. $^{90}Sr$ concentration had slightly coherent with pH. The results have been compared with other global radioactivity and radiation measurements.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.11-20
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• 1998

카올리나이트에 의한 세슘-137 및 스트론튬-90 흡착에 대한 지하수의 주요 양이온 ($Ca^{2+}$, $Mg^{2+}$, $K^+$, $Na^+$ 및 음이온 ($SO_4{^{2-}}$, $HCO_3{^-}$)의 영향을 그리고 pH의 영향을 뱃치실험을 통하여 알아보았다. 세슘 및 스트론튬 흡착에 대한 지하수 양이온들의 농도, 전하, 이온반경사이의 상대적인 영향을 알아보기 위하여 통계적 방법으로 디자인된 3차원적인 Kd 모델링 방법이 시도되었다. 모델링결과 흡착에 미치는 정도는 양이온의 수화반경이 가장 큰 영향을 미치며, 그다음 이온들의 전하, 농도의 순서임이 밝혀졌다. pH변화에 따른 카올리나이트의 제타전위를 측정하고 amphoteric 반응측면에서 Cs, Sr 흡착 특성을 설명하였다. 카올리나이트의 Cs 및 Sr 흡착에 대한 경쟁양이온들의 이온강도가 pH 보다는 더 큰 영향을 미친다. 탄산수소이온의 농도는 스트론튬의 흡착거동에 상당한 영향을 미친다. 이는 탄산수소이온 ($HCO_3{^-}$)의 농도변화에 다른 pH의 변화에 기인하는 것 뿐만아니라, WATWQ4F 프로그램을 이용한 열역학적 계산에 의하면 Strontianite ($SrCO_3$)의 침전에 의한 것으로 해석된다.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.118-126
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• 2019

Background: Government conducts environmental radioactivity surveillance for verification purpose around nuclear facilities based on the Nuclear Safety Law and issues a surveillance report every year. This study aims to evaluate the short and the long-term fluctuation of radionuclides detected above MDC and their origins using concentration ratios between these radionuclides. Materials and Methods: Sample media for verification surveillance are air, rainwater, groundwater, soil, and milk for terrestrial samples, and seawater, marine sediment, fish, and seaweed for marine samples. Gamma-emitting radionuclides including $^{137}Cs$, $^{90}Sr$, Pu, $^3H$, and $^{14}C$ are evaluated in these samples. Results and Discussion: According to the result of the environmental radioactivity verification surveillance in the vicinity of nuclear power facilities in 2017, the anthropogenic radionuclides were not detected in most of the environmental samples except for the detection of a trace level of $^{137}Cs$, $^{90}Sr$, Pu, and $^{131}I$ in some samples. Radioactivity concentration ratios between the anthropogenic radionuclides ($^{137}Cs/^{90}Sr$, $^{137}Cs/^{239+240}Pu$, $^{90}Sr/^{239+240}Pu$) were similar to those reported in the environmental samples, which were affected by the global fallout of the past nuclear weapon test, and Pu atomic ratios ($^{240}Pu/^{239}Pu$) in the terrestrial sample and marine sample showed significant differences due to the different input pathway and the Pu source. Radioactive iodine ($^{131}I$) was detected at the range of < $5.6-190mBq{\cdot}kg-fresh^{-1}$ in the gulfweed and sea trumpet collected from the area of Kori and Wolsong intake and discharge. A high level of $^3H$ was observed in the air (Sangbong: $0.688{\pm}0.841Bq{\cdot}m^{-3}$) and the precipitation (Meteorology Post: $199{\pm}126Bq{\cdot}L^{-1}$) samples of the Wolsong nuclear power plant (NPP). $^3H$ concentration in the precipitation and pine needle samples showed typical variation pattern with the distance and the wind direction from the stack due to the gaseous release of $^3H$ in Wolsong NPP. Conclusion: Except for the detection of a trace level of $^{137}Cs$, $^{90}Sr$, Pu, and $^{131}I$ in some samples, anthropogenic radionuclides were below MDC in most of the environmental samples. Overall, no unusual radionuclides and abnormal concentration were detected in the 2017's surveillance result for verification. This research will be available in the assessment of environment around nuclear facilities in the event of radioactive material release.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.418-423
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• 2016

Background: This work was to get information about $^{90}Sr$ contamination of the environment by using soil and moss from selected areas in Jeju Island, Korea. Materials and Methods: The activities of $^{90}Sr$ in soil and moss samples were investigated at nine locations of Jeju island, Korea. The soil samples have been collected at 4 sites of Jeju island during June to August of 2013, analyzed for vertical distribution of $^{90}Sr$ activities. The moss samples have been collected at 5 sites of Jeju island during November of 2011 to June of 2012, and analyzed for radioactive $^{90}Sr$. Results and Discussion: The $^{90}Sr$ vertical concentrations in the investigated soil samples were 2.77 to $18.24Bq{\cdot}kg^{-1}$ in eastern part, 1.69 to $18.27Bq{\cdot}kg^{-1}$ in northern part, 3.76 to $13.46Bq{\cdot}kg^{-1}$ in the western part and 1.09 to $8.70Bq{\cdot}kg^{-1}$ in the southern part of the Mt. Halla in Jeju island, respectively. Activities of $^{90}Sr$ show the highest value at the surface soil and decrease with depth. The activity concentration measured was in the range of 79.6 to $363Bq{\cdot}kg^{-1}$ -dry moss. Conclusion: This material is expected to be basis reference for survey of environmental radioactivity in Jeju Island.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제46권4호
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• pp.194-203
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• 2021

Background: Surface soil radiation monitoring around nuclear facilities is important to classify and characterize the contaminated areas. A scanning and direct measurement technique can survey the sites rapidly before starting sampling analysis. Materials and Methods: Regarding this, we test and suggest a measurement technique for gross alpha/beta and ⁹⁰Sr activities in surface soil based on a mobile ZnS(Ag)/PVT (polyvinyltoluene) array and a handheld PVT rod, respectively. To detect ⁹⁰Sr selectively in soil mixed with naturally occurring radioactive materials, chosen energy channel counts from the multichannel analyzers were used instead of whole channel counts. Soil samples contaminated with exempt liquid ⁹⁰Sr with 1 Bq·g^-1, 3 Bq·g^-1, and 10 Bq·g^-1 were prepared and hardened by flocculation. Results and Discussion: The mobile ZnS(Ag)/PVT array could discriminate gross alpha, gross beta, and gamma radiation by the different pulse-shaped signal features of each sensor material. If the array is deployed on a vehicle, the scan minimum detectable concentration (MDC) range will be about 0.11-0.17 Bq·g^-1 at 18 km·h^-1 speed, highly sensitive to actual sites. The handheld PVT rod with 12 mm (Φ) × 20 mm (H) size can directly measure ⁹⁰Sr selectively if channels on which energies are from 1,470 and 2,279 keV are gated, minimizing crossdetection of other radionuclides. These methods were verified by measuring soil samples fabricated with homogeneous ⁹⁰Sr concentrations, showing static MDC of 2.16 Bq·g^-1 at a measurement time of 300 seconds. Conclusion: Based on the results, comprehensive procedures using these detectors are suggested to optimize soil sites survey.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제52권6호
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• pp.1259-1265
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• 2020

A beta ray scanner was proposed for in-situ discrimination of beta and gamma ray radioactivity. This scanner is based on the principle that gamma and beta rays experience different changes in detection efficiency in scintillators with different geometries, especially with regard to the scintillator thickness. The ratios of the counting rates of gamma rays (R_gamma), beta rays (R_beta), and sample measurements (R_total) in a thick scintillator to those in a thin one are reported. The parameter X_thick, which represents the counting rate contributed by beta rays to the total counting rate in the thick scintillator, was derived as a function of those ratios. The values of R_gamma and R_beta for ⁶⁰Co and ⁹⁰Sr sources were estimated as 3.2 ± 0.057 and 0.99 ± 0.0049, respectively. The estimated beta ray contributions had relative standard deviations of 2.05-4.96%. The estimated range of the beta rays emitted from ⁹⁰Sr was 19 mm as per the Monte Carlo N-Particle simulation, and this value was experimentally verified. Homogeneous and surface contaminations of ⁶⁰Co and ⁹⁰Sr-⁹⁰Y were simulated for application of the proposed method. The counting rate contributed by the beta rays was derived and found to be proportional to the concentration of ⁹⁰Sr-⁹⁰Y contamination.

• 한국해양환경ㆍ에너지학회지
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.3-13
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• 2001

황해의 주요 인공방사성 핵종인 /sup 137/Cs, /sup 239.240/Pu, /sup 238/Pu, /sup 90/Sr의 분포 특성을 규명하기 위하여, 동계 및 춘계의 해양 관측을 실시하여 시료를 채집하였다. 표층 시료 (100리터)는 양수 펌프를 이용하였고, 10m 이하 수심에서는 대용량 해수채수기를 이용하였다. 표층수의 인공방사성 핵종들의 농도 범위는 /sup 137/Cs이 1.78～3.38 mBq kg/sup -l/, /sup 239.240/Pu은 2.17～13.35 μBq kg/sup -l/, /sup 90/Sr이 1.97～3.96 mBq kg/sup -1/이었다. /sup 239.240/Pu의 경우 양자강 하구 인접 해역 (61～83 μBq kg/sup -1/)에 비해서 약 1/10 수준으로 낮았다. 표ㆍ저층수간에 수직별 /sup 239.240/Pu 농도는 3.0 μBq kg/sup -1/ 이내로 작다. 이것은 수심이 얕고, 입자성부유물질 농도가 상대적으로 높은 황해의 경우 /sup 239.240/Pu이 스카벤징에 의해 가라앉아 해저퇴적물에 빨리 축적되기 때문이다. 대기낙진 형태로 입력된 /sup 239.240/Pu중 약 0.7～0.9 % 정도만 해수에 머무른다. 인공방사성 핵종 비는 /sup 239.240/Pu//sup 137/Cs 및 /sup 137/Cs//sup 90/Sr 비는 각각 0.001-0.005, 0.79～l.65 범위로서, 대기경로가 인공방사성핵종의 유일한 공급원인 대양과 유사함으로서, 환해 해수의 인공방사성 핵종 기원은 대기 낙진이 우세함을 가리킨다.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.113-121
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• 1985

방사성폐기물 처리, 처분의 안정성 평가를 위하여 방사성 고화체에서 용출되는 $^{137}Cs$과 $^{90}Sr$의 방사능 용출율과 누적용출분율을 계측 분석하여 시멘트를 사용한 방사성 고화체에서 $Cs^+$과 $Sr^{++}$의 용출특성을 조사하였다. 모의방사성 폐액의 몰농도, 시멘트의 종류, 첨가물질 및 붕산농도 등을 변화시키면서 sodium silicate 법과 중화법으로 원주형 시멘트 고화체를 제작하였다. 여기에서 가압경수로형 원자력 발전소의 모의 농축폐액의 시멘트 고화체로부터 용출연구는 IAEA의 추천방법에 따라서 수행되었다. 실험결과는 대부분 이미 보고된 연구자료들과 잘 일치하고 있으나 수밀성 시멘트 고화체에서는 상당히 높은 방사능 용출율을 보여주고 있음으로써 방사성 폐기물 고화체에 그 사용이 적합하지 않음을 알게 된다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제15권7호
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• pp.689-694
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• 2006

To examine inshore radioactive contamination caused by nuclear power plants, nuclear testing, hospital and laboratory, both gross ${\beta}$-radioactivity and ${\upsilon}$-spectrometry were measured. The measurements were taken with the Abalone and Top shell, which had been collected from the four different sites at the coast in Jeju-do (Seongsan, Deajeong, Wimi, Dodu). The activity ranges of concentration were respectively 0.11-0.29 Bq/kg-wet for $^{90}Sr$, 0.01-0.04 Bq/kg-wet for $^{137}Cs$, 36 - 53 Bq/kg-wet for $^{40}K$ in shellfish on the Jeju island. The radioactivities of $^{90}Sr$, $^{137}Cs$ and $^{40}K$ were similar to those in sampling location of shellfish in the coastal on the Jeju island. The radioactivity of $^{90}Sr$ for the Abalone was lower level than that for Top shell. The radio- activity of $^{137}Cs$ for the Abalone was similar to that for the Top shell. But the radioactivity of $^{40}K$ for the Abalone was higher level than that for the Top shell. As a result, the gross ${\beta}$-radioactivity observed was similar to that in nature. Among radionuclides, only $^{90}Sr$, $^{137}Cs$ and $^{40}K$ were detected in a very small amount, and each was also close to the natural levels.

• 방사성폐기물학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.57-63
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• 2010

경막결정화를 이용한 산화물 사용후연료의 전해환원 공정에서 발생하는 LiCl 염폐기물 내 포함되어 있는 Cs 및 Sr을 분리(농축)에 대한 실험을 수행하였다. 결정화 공정에서 Cs 및 Sr과 같은 불순물들은 불순물들의 용융염상 및 결정상에 대한 용해도이 차리로 분리되어 최종적으로 작은 양의 LiCl 용융염내에 농축된다. 본 연구에서는 LiCl-CsCl-$SrCl_2$ 계에대한 고체-액체 상평형도를 통해 결정화를 통한 분리가능성을 파악하였으며 열전달방정식의 계산을 통해 경막결정화 운전중 LiCl 용융염상의 온도분포를 예측할 수 있었다. 경막결정화 공정에서 결정성장 속도는 분리효율에 큰 영향을 미쳤으며 90%의 LiCl 재생율을 가정할 경우 20-25 l/min의 냉각속도 그리고 $0.2g/min{\cdot}cm^2$ 보다 작은 결정성장 속도조건에서 각각의 Cs 및 Sr에 대하여 90% 정도의 분리효율을 나타내었다.