• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제46권3호
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• pp.407-412
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• 2014

In this research, we investigated the burnup characteristics and the conversion of fertile $^{232}Th$ into fissile $^{233}U$ in the core of a Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactor (SFR). The SFR fuel assemblies were designed for burning $^{232}Th$ fuel (fuel pin 1) and $^{233}U$ fuel (fuel pin 2) and include mixed minor actinide compositions. Monte Carlo simulations were performed using Serpent Code1.1.19 to compare with CRAM (Chebyshev Rational Approximation Method) and TTA (Transmutation Trajectory Analysis) method in the burnup calculation mode. The total heating power generated in the system was assumed to be 2000 MWth. During the reactor operation period of 600 days, the effective multiplication factor (keff) was between 0.964 and 0.954 and peaking factor is 1.88867.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.365-374
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• 1998

Economic U- and Th-bearing pegmatite deposits occur in the Kyemyeongsan Formation, and are spatially closely associated with the Carboniferous alkali granite. The pegmatite is lithochemically alkaline and peralumious, and consists mainly of potassic feldspar and quartz with allanite and U- and Th-bearing minerals. Paragenetic stages of mineralization in the pegmatite are divided as follows: early silicate mineralization, main rare metal mineralization, and late silicate mineralization. Thorite, euxenite, fergusonite and uranpyrochlore are the predominant U- and Th-bearing minerals. Both the enrichments of Nb, Y, Th, U, and Ta and the depletions of Hf, Ba, and Rb in the pegmatite were resulted from magmatic differentiation. The increases of Na and Ca in uranpyrochlore, of Th and U in fergusonite, of Si, Th, U and Pb in thorite, and of Nb and Y in euxenite were possibly resulted from both later internal fractionation and hydrothermal alteration. The variation of chemical composition in a mineral species reflects the different pysico-chemical conditions during the crystallization.

• 한국건축시공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국건축시공학회 2017년도 추계 학술논문 발표대회
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• pp.111-112
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• 2017

Radon has been considered the greatest source of exposure within the total radiation exposure of the human body. xposure from radon, which exists in indoor air quality, lacks public perception, Radon, which exists anywhere on earth, is not regarded as a state of attention even if it is above the average level. Indoor radon exposure situations are not intentionally introduced, and essentially the attention and responsibilities of radon exposures are assumed to be in indoor occupants. So, these are caused by common uranium and thorium scattering on Earth, and are brought into the building by fine cracks or exposed indicators of the buildings. Therefore, this study aims to reduce the risk of radon rays and reduce radon, which induces diseases caused by breathing in the body of indoor air pollutants and emitting diseases by emitting alpha rays from the radon gas.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제49권5호
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• pp.887-895
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• 2017

Preliminary results of the dynamic analysis of a two-fluid molten-salt breeder reactor (MSBR) system are presented. Based on an earlier work on the preliminary dynamic model of the concept, the model presented here is nonlinear and has been revised to accurately reflect the design exemplified in ORNL-4528. A brief overview of the model followed by results from simulations performed to validate the model is presented. Simulations illustrate stable behavior of the reactor dynamics and temperature feedback effects to reactivity excursions. Stable and smooth changes at various nodal temperatures are also observed. Control strategies for molten-salt reactor operation are discussed, followed by an illustration of the open-loop load-following capability of the molten-salt breeder reactor system. It is observed that the molten-salt breeder reactor system exhibits "self-regulating" behavior, minimizing the need for external controller action for load-following maneuvers.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제56권10호
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• pp.4384-4389
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• 2024

NORM is used as a raw material in various industries worldwide. According to the IAEA, radiological effects may occur in the environment due to raw materials and by-products generated from NORM industries. The objective of this study was to assess radiological environmental impact of the phosphate processing industry to identify the radiological effects on the general public. The resident farmer scenario was chosen as the exposure scenario due to the living characteristics of the public around the facility and the conservatism of the assessment. The RESRAD-OFFSITE code was used to evaluate the radiation dose to the public. The maximum radiation dose to the public was 6.13 × 10^-3 mSv/y. Main exposure pathways were aquatic food ingestion, radon inhalation, and meat ingestion. The uranium series accounted for about 99 % of the total radiation dose, while the thorium series and K-40 nuclides accounted for less than 1 %. These study results can be used for management of radiological impact to the public around domestic NORM industries.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.143-158
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• 1990

본 연구에서는 동공의 크기가 다른 5종의 crown ether과 9종의 crownand계와 1종의 cryptand계 거대고리 리간드를 포함하는 우라늄(Ⅵ), 토륨(Ⅳ) 및 네오디뮴(Ⅲ), 사마륨(Ⅲ), 홀뮴(Ⅲ) 등의 희토류 금속착물을 합성 후, 고체착물의 조성식을 결정하고 적외선 스펙트럼에 의하여 구조를 확인한 다음 핵자기공명 분광법에 의하여 착물용액의 조성비와 분자내의 착물형성 site를 결정하고 착물들의 용매화 현상과 리간드 교환반응성을 핵자기공명 분광법으로 고찰하였다. crown ether 거대고리 리간드들은 실험에 사용한 모든 금속이온과 안정한 착물을 형성하므로 OCH2 메틸렌 양성자들은 모두 낮은 자기장 방향으로 화학적 이동을 나타냈으며 같은 금속이온에 대한 화학적 이동값은 12C4＜15C5＜18C6의 순으로 증가하였고 같은 리간드에 대한 희토류 착물의 화학적 이동값은 원자번호 크기에 반비례하였다. crownand 22는 우라늄(Ⅵ)과 산소 및 질소원자를 배위하는 안정한 착물을 형성하지만 희토류 금속과는 착물을 형성하지 않았다. 반면에 희토류 금속(Ⅲ)이온은 cryptand 221리간드와 모든 산소 및 질소원자를 배위자로 하는 안정한 착물을 형성할 수 있었다. 나머지 질소와 산소원자를 포함한 crownand 계열 거대고리 리간드는 우라늄(Ⅵ)과 역시 모든 산소 및 질소가 배위하는 착물을 형성하지만 희토류 금속(Ⅲ)과는 착물을 형성하지 않음을 확인할 수 가 있었다. 우라늄(Ⅵ)과 희토류(Ⅲ)금속이온은 모든 거대고리 리간드와 1:1착물을 각각 형성하며 토륨(Ⅳ)이온은 12C4와 1:2 나머지 리간드와는 1:1착물을 각각 형성함을 알 수 있었다. 이들 거대고리 리간드 착물들의 안정성은 착물의 양성자 이동결과에 잘 일치하였다. 그리고 18C6와 물을 리간드로 하는 희토류 금속(Ⅲ) 착물은 아세틸아세톤 용매내에서 리간드 교환반응이 일어나지만 우라늄(Ⅵ)착물의 경우에는 교환반응이 일어나지 않았다.

• 분석과학
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 1995

흐름주입법에 의해 분광광도법으로 U(VI) 및 Th(IV) 이온을 정량하였다. Chrome Azurol S는 양이온 계면활성제인 CTAB 존재하에서 U(VI) 및 Th(IV) 이온과 착물을 형성한다. 아세트산 완충용액에서 U(VI) 착물의 최대 흡수 파장은 pH 5.0에서 600nm이고 몰흡광계수는 약 $2.3{\times}10^5Lmol^{-1}cm^{-1}$이며, Th(IV) 착물의 최대 흡수파장은 pH 5.5에서 611nm이고 몰흡광계수는 약 $3.8{\times}10^5Lmol^{-1}cm^{-1}$였다. FIA에 의한 U(VI) 및 Th(IV)의 검정곡선은 0.1~0.8ppm 범위에서 직선 관계를 보였고, 이 검정곡선은 상관계수는 0.9960 및 0.9930이었다. 검출한계(S/N)는 U(VI)에 대하여는 20ppb이고, Th(IV)에 대하여는 15ppb였다. 상대표준편차는 시료 0.4ppm에 대하여 각각 ${\pm}1.8%$와 ${\pm}2.1%$이고 시료의 분석속도는 약 $50hr^{-1}$이었다.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.199-205
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• 2017

A high resolution spectroscopic observation of the red supergiant star RM_1-390 in the Large Magellanic Cloud was made from a 3.6 m telescope at the European Southern Observatory. Spectral resolving power was R=20,000, with a signal-to-noise ratio S/N > 100. We found the atmospheric parameters of RM_1-390 to be as follows: the effective temperature $T_{eff}=4,250{\pm}50K$, the surface gravity ${\log}\;g=0.16{\pm}0.1$, the microturbulent velocity $v_{micro}=2.5km/s$, the macroturbulence velocity $v_{macro}=9km/s$ and the iron abundance $[Fe/H]=-0.73{\pm}0.11$. The abundances of 18 chemical elements from silicon to thorium in the atmosphere of RM_1-390 were found using the spectrum synthesis method. The relative deficiencies of all elements are close to that of iron. The fit of abundance pattern by the solar system distribution of r- and s-element isotopes shows the importance of the s-process. The plot of relative abundances as a function of second ionization potentials of corresponding chemical elements allows us to find a possibility of convective energy transport in the photosphere of RM_1-390.

• 분석과학
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.263-270
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• 2005

핵분열트랙은 우라늄, 플루토늄, 토륨 등의 방사성핵종 분석이나, 리튬이나 붕소와 같이 열중성자와 핵반응을 하는 원소분석에 매우 유용하다. 이 방법은 대기 중의 방사성핵종 분석을 통해 핵무기 실험을 검출한다거나, 우주공간의 중이온에 대한 선량측정이나 운석의 우주선 조사과정 추정, 원자력분야의 핵분열률 측정, 암석의 연대 및 역사를 파악하거나, tracer로 사용하는 등 여러 분야에 적용 가능하다. 현재 원자력연구소에서는 알파트랙기입법을 이용한 미량의 보론 분석이나, 핵분열트랙을 이용한 우라늄 등의 핵물질을 포함한 입자분석에 적용하고 있다. 본 총설에서는 트랙형성의 이론적 배경, 에칭된 트랙을 얻는 실제 과정 및 앞으로의 전망 등에 대해 살펴보았다.

• 한국제4기학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.38-41
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• 2009

Results from the most recent decade of Mars' missions to Mars highlight a liquid water and water-ice sculpted landscape. Evidence includes layered sedimentary sequences with weathered outcrops, debris flows, fluvial valleys, alluvial fans, deltas, glacial and periglacial landscapes, and geochemical/mineralogical signatures of aqueous activity, including the formation of sulfates and clays, and the leaching and deposition of elements such as potassium, thorium,and iron. Such evidence indicates weathered zones and possible paleosols in stratigraphic sequences, transport of water and rock materials to sedimentary basins, and the possible formation of extensive transient lakes and possibly transient oceans on Mars. This new evidence is consistent with Viking-era geologic investigations that reported magmatic-driven flooding, ponding to form large water bodies in the northern plains, and transient (tens of thousand of years) hydrological cycles. It may even indicate aqueous activity at present. Both endogenic (magmatic driven) and exogenic (both impact cratering and changes in orbital parameters) have influenced paleohydrologic and environmental change on Mars. Abundance of water and dynamic activity would be decisively important for the possibility of past and present life on Mars.