• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제49권5호
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• pp.979-988
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• 2017

The feasibility of cooling in a pressurized heavy water reactor after a large break loss-of-coolant accident has been analyzed using Multidimensional Analysis of Reactor Safety-KINS Standard code during the recirculation phase. Through evaluation of sensitivity of the fuel channel temperature to various effective recirculation flow areas, it is determined that proper cooling of the fuel channels in the broken loop is feasible if the effective flow area remains above approximately 70% of the nominal flow area. When the flow area is reduced by more than approximately 25% of the nominal value, however, incipience of boiling is expected, after which the thermal integrity of the fuel channel can be threatened. In addition, if a dramatic reduction of the recirculation flow occurs, excursions and frequent fluctuations of temperature in the fuel channels are likely to be unavoidable, and thus damage to the fuel channels would be anticipated. To resolve this, emergency coolant supply through the newly installed external injection path can be used as one alternative means of cooling, enabling fuel channel integrity to be maintained and permanently preventing severe accident conditions. Thus, the external injection flow required to guarantee fuel channel coolability has been estimated.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.459-469
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• 2019

It is important to estimate the shear strength of shallow compacted soils as a construction material. A series of constant water content triaxial compression (CWCC) tests under low confining state in this study were performed on compacted geomaterials. For establishing a relationship of the shear strengths between saturated and unsaturated states on compacted geomaterials, the suction stresses were derived by two methods: the conventional suction-measured method and the Suction stress-SWRC Method (SSM). Considering the suction stress as an equivalent confining stress component in the (${\sigma}_{net}$, ${\tau}$) plane, it was found that the peak deviator stress states agree well with the failure line of the saturated state from the triaxial compression test when the SSM is applied to obtain the suction stress. On the other hand, the cavitation phenomenon on the measurement of suction affected the results of the conventional suction-measured method. These results mean that the SSM is distinctly favorable for obtaining the suction value in the CWCC test because the SSM is not restricted by the cavitation phenomenon. It is expected that the application of the SSM would reduce the time required, and the projected cost with the additional equipment such as a pore water measuring device in the CWCC test.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권3호
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• pp.1003-1015
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• 2022

The new methodologies to derive discharge limits considering operational flexibility according to international safety standards were developed to help reduce the environmental releases of radioactive effluents from nuclear power plants (NPPs). To overcome the limitations of the two existing methods to set up discharge limits assuming a specific statistical distribution of the effluent discharge, two modified equations were newly proposed to directly derive a particular discharge limits corresponding to the target 'compliance probability' based on the actual annual discharge data for a specific NPP and radionuclide groups. By applying these to the actual yearly discharge data of 14 Korean NPPs for 7 radionuclide groups for the past 20 years, the applicability of two new methodologies to actual cases was demonstrated. The 'characteristic value' with approximately a 90% compliance probability for each Korean NPP and radionuclide group was proposed based on the results. The new approaches for setting up the discharge limits and the characteristic values developed in this study are expected to be effectively utilized to foster operator's efforts to progressively reduce the environmental releases of radioactive effluents of NPPs relative to the previous discharge data considering operational flexibilities.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권9호
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• pp.3506-3513
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• 2023

In this paper, we demonstrate the neutron attenuation of dry cask shielding materials using the S670e helium-4 detector manufactured by Arktis Radiation Ltd. In particular, two materials expected to be applied to the TN-32 dry cask manufactured by ORANO Korea and KORAD-21 by the Korea Radioactive Waste Agency (KORAD) were utilized. The measured neutron attenuation was compared with our Monte Carlo N-Particle Transport simulation results, and the difference is given as the root mean square (RMS). For the fast neutron case, a rapid decline in neutron counts was observed as a function of increasing material thickness, exhibiting an exponential relationship. The discrepancy between the experimentally acquired data and simulation results for the fast neutron was maintained within a 2.3% RMS. In contrast, the observed thermal neutron count demonstrated an initial rise, attained a maximum value, and exhibited an exponential decline as a function of increasing thickness. In particular, the discrepancy between the measured and simulated peak locations for thermal neutrons displayed an RMS deviation of approximately 17.3-22.4%. Finally, the results suggest that a minimum thickness of 5 cm for Li-6 is necessary to achieve a sufficiently significant cross-section, effectively capturing incoming thermal neutrons within the dry cask.

• 한국조경학회지
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• 제50권3호
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• pp.19-34
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• 2022

본 연구는 비도시 정주지에 해당하는 농촌지역 그린인프라에 대한 탄소중립 기여도를 정량적으로 분석하여 비도시 정주지에 대한 탄소중립 정책 및 이행방안 수립시 활용할 수 있는 기초자료를 제공하기 위하여 진행하였다. 주요 목적은 첫째, 농촌지역 그린인프라를 체계화하고, 둘째, 그린인프라 요소별 원단위를 도출하며, 셋째, 이를 활용하여 우리나라의 탄소중립에 미치는 영향을 정량화하여 제시하는 것이다. 본 연구에서는 선행연구 조사 및 분석을 통해 도출된 농촌지역 그린인프라 요소에 대한 적정성 검증을 위하여 내용 타당도(CVR) 분석을 실시하였고 그린인프라 요소별 탄소감축량 원단위는 관련 분야 연구 결과를 활용하였으며 그 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 농촌지역 핵심기능(Hubs)의 그린인프라는 마을숲, 습지, 농경지, 스마트팜, 연결기능(Links)은 하천, 마을녹지, 빗물 재활용시설이 .500 이상의 CVR값을 가지는 것으로 나타나 적정한 것으로 분석되었다. 둘째, 그린인프라 요소별 원단위는 선행연구 결과를 활용하여 최소값, 최대값, 중간값으로 구분 제시하여 탄소중립을 위한 공간적 계획, 설계 등에 활용될 수 있도록 하였다. 셋째, 농촌지역 그린인프라를 우리나라 비도시지역 정주지에 적용할 경우 최소 70.76 백만 톤, 최대 141.16 백만 톤에 달하는 CO₂ 를 간접적으로 감축하는 효과가 있는 것으로 분석되었다. 이는 2019년 농업부문 탄소배출량의 3.4배에서 6.7배에 달하는 양으로 탄소중립 기여도가 매우 높다고 볼 수 있으며, 이를 활용한 경제적 가치는 최소 약 1조 6천억 원에 달하여 농촌지역 활성화, 녹색일자리 창출, 농촌 산업생태계 전환 등에도 크게 기여할 수 있을 것으로 예상된다. 본 연구는 비도시지역의 정주지에 대한 탄소중립 기여도를 정량적으로 제시하였으며, 농촌지역 그린인프라 각 요소별 탄소감축 원단위를 도출함에 따라 마을단위의 탄소중립을 위한 공간적 계획, 설계 시 활용할 수 있는 기초연구로서 의의를 가진다. 특히, 그린인프라 요소별 탄소감축 원단위는 마을단위 탄소중립 정책, 계획 수립 시 정량적 목표제시 및 달성 여부 점검 등에 활용가능할 것이며 이를 기반으로 하여 시군구 등 지역단위와 도시단위의 탄소중립화에 확대 적용할 수 있을 것이다.

• 재무관리연구
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.223-262
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• 1992

보험수요자(保險需要者)로서의 개인이나 기업은 보험증권과 함께 은행 예금과 같은 무위험자산, 혹은 실물자산 자본자산과 같은 위험자산을 보유하고 있는 것이 보통이다. 본 논문은 보험 수요자가 보유하는 전체 포트폴리오의 맥락에서 최적보험수요(最適保險需要)를 분석하는 데 목적이 있다. 이 연구에서 설정(設定)한 분석규모(分析規模)에서는 기대효용가설(期待效用假說)(expected utility hypothesis)에 기초하여 무위험자산과 위험자산에 대한 수요를 보험수요와 동시에 고려하여 보험료(保險料)의 기회비용이 균형보험료(均衡保險料) 개념에 명백히 반영되게 하였다. 이 경우 보험계약은 재난 재해에 대한 위험관리(危險管理)(insurable risk management) 방법의 하나로써 다른 투자기회들과 함께 경쟁관계에서 전체 포트폴리오의 위험을 감소시키는 역할을 담당한다. 본 모형의 분석 결과는 기존의 보험경제학설과 다음과 같은 근본적인 상이점을 보이고 있다. 첫째로, 투자자의 효용함수가 일정절대위험회피(一定絶對危險回避)(CARA)일 경우, 투자위험(投資危險)(speculative risk)과 재산 재해위험(財産 災害危險) (insurable risk)이 확률적으로 상호의존 관계에 있더라도, 최적보험수요(最適保險需要)는 다른 투자기회들과 분리(分離)(separation)결정될 수 있음을 보였다. 그러나 일반적으로 재산 재해위험이 투자위험과 확률적으로 독립분포되어 있더라도, 보험과 투자간의 상호작용 때문에, 최적보험수요는 다른 투자기회들과 분리결정 될 수 없음을 보였다. 이 논문에서는 특별히, 무위험자산 혹은 위험자산에 대한 투자가 재산 재해(財産 災害)의 위험(危險)(insurable risk)을 헷징(hedging)하는 데 기여하는 고유한 역할을 규명하였고, 또 그 역할을 보험 계약에 의해 중복될 수 없는 것임을 보였다. 둘째로, 베르누이 원칙(Bernoulli Principle)을 재검토하여 기존의 베르누이 원칙이 본(本) 분석모형에서는 제한적으로 성립함을 보였다. 이 논문에서는 보다 일반적으로 베르누이 기준이 유지 혹은 위배되는 충분조건을 제시하였고, 그 조건을 전체 포트폴리오 위험에 대한 평균보지확산(平均保持擴散)(mean preserving spread)의 개념을 도입해 직관적으로 해석하였다. 전통적으로 베르누이 원칙은 보험시장 존재근거에 대해 가장 강력한 이론적 타당성을 부여해 왔으나, 이 논문의 분석결과는 보험수요자의 투자에 대한 기회비용이 보험가격 책정에 반영되지 않으면 보험시장이 붕괴할 수 있음을 시사해 주고 있다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.247-270
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• 2009

This paper reviews studies on information searching behavior in process control systems and discusses some implications learned from previous studies for use in human factors studies on nuclear power plants (NPPs) main control rooms (MCRs). Information searching behavior in NPPs depends on expectancy, value, salience, and effort. The first quantitative scanning model developed by Senders for instrument panel monitoring considered bandwidth (change rate) of instruments as a determining factor in scanning behavior. Senders' model was subsequently elaborated by other researchers to account for value in addition to bandwidth. There is also another type of model based on the operator's situation awareness (SA) which has been developed for NPP application. In these SA-based models, situation-event relations or rules on system dynamics are considered the most significant factor forming expectancy. From the review of previous studies it is recommended that, for NPP application, (1) a set of symptomatic information sources including both changed and unchanged symptoms should be considered along with bandwidth as determining factors governing information searching (or visual sampling) behavior; (2) both data-driven monitoring and knowledge-driven monitoring should be considered and balanced in a systematic way; (3) sound models describing mechanisms of cognitive activities during information searching tasks should be developed so as to bridge studies on information searching behavior and design improvement in HMI; (4) the attention-situation awareness (A-SA) modeling approach should be recognized as a promising approach to be examined further; and (5) information displays should be expected to have totally different characteristics in advanced control rooms. Hence much attention should be devoted to information searching behavior including human-machine interface (HMI) design and human cognitive processes.

• 자원ㆍ환경경제연구
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.829-852
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• 2010

CER 유통가격은 시장의 거래가격을 모니터링 함으로써 파악할 수 있으나 CER 발행가격을 알기 위해서는 개별 청정개발체제(CDM) 사업에 대한 투자비용을 통해 직접 추정하는 방법밖에는 없다. CER 적정 발행가격을 추정하기 위해서는 실물옵션(Real Option)의 개념을 도입해야 한다. 배출권가격의 불확실성을 고려한 CDM 사업 투자의 최적 시점은 투자를 촉발하는 배출권가격의 수준으로 정의된다. 본 연구는 경제성을 고려한 CER 적정 발행가격의 수준을 분석하는 것과 발행가격을 추정하는 과정에서 도출된 가격, 물량 자료를 통해 CER 공급곡선을 추정하는 데 목적이 있다. 우선 분석모형에 배출권가격의 불확실성을 반영하여 적정 CER 가격 수준을 도출한다. CER의 적정 가격은 CDM 사업이 가능한 손익분기점 수준과, CDM 사업 투자를 1년 지연시켰을 때의 옵션가치를 고려할 경우의 손익분기점 수준으로 나누어 분석한다. 다음으로는 CDM 사업이 가능한 손익분기점을 만족하는 CER 발행가격을 가지고 공급곡선을 추정하고, 이 공급곡선 추정 식에 발행가격 수준을 대입하는 시뮬레이션 추정을 통해 공급의 가격탄력성을 계측한다.

• 경영과정보연구
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• 제22권
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• pp.137-165
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• 2007

It seems high time to increase productivity by adopting e-business to overcome challenges posed by both external factors including the appreciation of Korean won, oil hikes and fierce global competition and domestic issues represented by disparities between large corporations and small and medium enterprises (SMEs), Seoul metropolitan and local cities, and export and domestic demand all of which weaken future growth engines in the Korean economy. The demands of the globalization era are for innovative changes in businessprocess and industrial structure aiming for creating new values. To this end, e-business is expected to play a core role in the sophistication of the Korean economy through new values and innovation. In order to examine business performance in e-business-adopting industries, this study analyzed the home shopping industry by closely looking into the financial ratios including the ratio of net profit to sales, the ratio of operation income to sales, the ratio of gross cost to sales cost, the ratio of gross cost to selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expense, and return of investment (ROI). This study, for best outcome, referred to corporate financial statements as a main resource to calculate financial ratios by utilizing Data Analysis, Retrieval and Transfer System (DART) of the Financial Supervisory Service, one of the Korea's financial supervisory authorities. First of all, the result of the trend analysis on the ratio of net profit to sales is as following. CJ Home Shopping has registered a remarkable increase in its ratio of net profit rate to sales since 2002 while its competitors find it hard to catch up with CJ's stunning performances. This is partly due to the efficient management compared to CJ's value of capital. Such significance, if the current trend continues, will make the front-runner assume the largest market share. On the other hand, GS Home Shopping, despite its best organized system and largest value of capital among others, lacks efficiency in management. Second of all, the result of the trend analysis on the ratio of operation income to sales is as following. Both CJ Home Shopping and GS Home Shopping have, until 2004, recorded similar growth trend. However, while CJ Home Shopping's operating income continued to increase in 2005, GS Home Shopping observed its operating income declining which resulted in the increasing income gap with CJ Home Shopping. While CJ Home Shopping with the largest market share in home shopping industryis engaged in aggressive marketing, GS Home Shopping due to its stability-driven management strategies falls behind CJ again in the ratio of operation income to sales in spite of its favorable management environment including its large capital. Companies in the Group B were established in the same year of 2001. NS Home Shopping was the first in the Group B to shift its loss to profit. Woori Home Shopping has continued to post operating loss for three consecutive years and finally was sold to Lotte Group in 2007, but since then, has registered a continuing increase in net income on sales. Third of all, the result of the trend analysis on the ratio of gross cost to sales cost is as following. Since home shopping falls into sales business, its cost of sales is much lower than that of other types of business such as manufacturing industry. Since 2002 in gross costs including cost of sales, SG&A expense, and non-operating expense, cost of sales turned out to have remarkably decreased. Group B has also posted a notable decline in the same sector since 2002. Fourth of all, the result of the trend analysis on the ratio of gross cost to SG&A expense is as following. Due to its unique characteristics, the home shopping industry usually posts ahigh ratio of SG&A expense. However, more than 80% of SG&A expense means the result of lax management and at the same time, a sharp lower net income on sales than other industries. Last but not least, the result of the trend analysis on ROI is as following. As for CJ Home Shopping, the curve of ROI looks similar to that of its investment on fixed assets. As it turned out, the company's ratio of fixed assets to operating income skyrocketed in 2004 and 2005. As far as GS Home Shopping is concerned, its fixed assets are not as much as that of CJ Home Shopping. Consequently, competition in the home shopping industry, at the moment, is among CJ, GS, Hyundai, NS and Woori Home Shoppings, and all of them need to more thoroughly manage their costs. In order for the late-comers of Group B and other home shopping companies to advance further, the current lax management should be reformed particularly on their SG&A expense sector. Provided that the total sales volume in the Internet shopping sector is projected to grow over 20 trillion won by the year 2010, it is concluded that all the participants in the home shopping industry should put strategies on efficient management on costs and expenses as their top priority rather than increase revenues, if they hope to grow even further after 2007.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제30권10호
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• pp.1396-1404
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• 2017

Objective: This study was determined the influence of virginiamycin supplementation on growth-performance and characteristics of digestion of cattle with decreasing dietary net energy value of the diet for maintenance ($NE_m$) from 2.22 to 2.10 Mcal/kg. Methods: Eighty crossbred beef steers ($298.2{\pm}6.3kg$) were used in a 152-d performance evaluation consisting of a 28-d adaptation period followed by a 124-d growing-finishing period. During the 124-d period steers were fed either a lesser energy dense (LED, $2.10Mcal/kg\;NE_m$) or higher energy dense (HED, $2.22Mcal/kg\;NE_m$) diet. Diets were fed with or without 28 mg/kg (dry matter [DM] basis) virginiamycin in a $2{\times}2$ factorial arrangement. Four Holstein steers ($170.4{\pm}5.6kg$) with cannulas in the rumen (3.8 cm internal diameter) and proximal duodenum were used in $4{\times}4$ Latin square experiment to study treatment effects on characteristics of digestion. Results: Neither diet energy density nor virginiamycin affected average daily gain (p>0.10). As expected, dry matter intake and gain efficiency were greater (p<0.01) for LED- than for HED-fed steers. Virginiamycin did not affect estimated net energy value of the LED diet. Virginiamycin increased estimated NE of the HED diet. During daylight hours when the temperature humidity index averaged $81.3{\pm}2.7$, virginiamycin decreased (p<0.05) ruminal temperature. Virginiamycin did not influence (p>0.10) ruminal or total tract digestion. Ruminal (p = 0.02) and total tract digestion (p<0.01) of organic matter, and digestible energy (p<0.01) were greater for HED vs LED. Ruminal microbial efficiency was lower (p<0.01) for HED vs LED diets. Conclusion: The positive effect of virginiamycin on growth performance of cattle is due to increased efficiency of energy utilization, as effects of virginiamycin on characteristics of digestion were not appreciable. Under conditions of high ambient temperature virginiamycin may reduce body temperature.