• Journal of Hydrogen and New Energy
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• v.28 no.6
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• pp.601-609
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• 2017

Hydrogen is a clean, endlessly produced energy and it is easy to store and transfer. So, hydrogen is regarded as next generation energy. Among various ways for hydrogen production, the way to produce hydrogen by water electrolysis can effectively respond to fossil fuel's depletion or climate change. As interest in hydrogen has increased, related research has been actively conducted in many countries. In this study, we analyzed the performance characteristics and safety of water electrolysis system. In this study, we analyzed the performance characteristics and safety of water electrolysis system. The items for safety performance evaluation of the water electrolysis system were derived through analysis of international regulations, codes, and standards on hydrogen. Also, a prototype of the overall safety performance evaluation station was designed and developed. The demonstration test was performed with a prototype $10Nm^3/h$ class water electrolysis system that operated stably under various pressure conditions while measuring the stack and system efficiency. At 0.7MPa, the efficiency of the alkaline water electrolysis stack and the system that used in this study was 76.3% and 49.8% respectively. Through the GC analysis in produced $H_2$, the $N_2$ (5,157ppm) and $O_2$ (1,646 ppm) among Ar, $O_2$, $N_2$, CO and $CO_2$ confirmed as main impurities. It can be possible that the result of this study can apply to establish the safety standards for the hydrogen production system by water electrolysis.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.39 no.1
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• pp.31-42
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• 2007

Energy supply is increasingly showing up as a major issue for electricity supply, transportation, settlement, and process heat industrial supply including hydrogen production. Nuclear power is part of the solution. For electricity supply, as exemplified in Finland and France, the EPR brings an immediate answer; HTR could bring another solution in some specific cases. For other supply, mostly heat, the HTR brings a solution inaccessible to conventional nuclear power plants for very high or even high temperature. As fossil fuels costs increase and efforts to avoid generation of Greenhouse gases are implemented, a market for nuclear generated process heat will be developed. Following active developments in the 80's, HTR have been put on the back burner up to 5 years ago. Light water reactors are widely dominating the nuclear production field today. However, interest in the HTR technology was renewed in the past few years. Several commercial projects are actively promoted, most of them aiming at electricity production. ANTARES is today AREVA's response to the cogeneration market. It distinguishes itself from other concepts with its indirect cycle design powering a combined cycle power plant. Several reasons support this design choice, one of the most important of which is the design flexibility to adapt readily to combined heat and power applications. From the start, AREVA made the choice of such flexibility with the belief that the HTR market is not so much in competition with LWR in the sole electricity market but in the specific added value market of cogeneration and process heat. In view of the volatility of the costs of fossil fuels, AREVA's choice brings to the large industrial heat applications the fuel cost predictability of nuclear fuel with the efficiency of a high temperature heat source tree of Greenhouse gases emissions. The ANTARES module produces 600 MWth which can be split into the required process heat, the remaining power drives an adapted prorated electric plant. Depending on the process heat temperature and power needs, up to 80% of the nuclear heat is converted into useful power. An important feature of the design is the standardization of the heat source, as independent as possible of the process heat application. This should expedite licensing. The essential conditions for success include: ${\bullet}$ Timely adapted licensing process and regulations, codes and standards for such application and design ${\bullet}$ An industry oriented R&D program to meet the technological challenges making the best use of the international collaboration. Gen IV could be the vector ${\bullet}$ Identification of an end user(or a consortium of) willing to fund a FOAK

• The Korean Journal of Air & Space Law and Policy
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.97-121
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• 2006

Inter-Korean exchanges using civil aviation has been continuing since the temporary direct air route from Pyongyang to Seoul was opened on June 15th, 2000 for the summit meeting with North Korea. In this paper, I analyze the North Korea Aviation law by focusing on the differences with South Korean Aviation law. While South Korean Aviation law is modeled on the Pandect system, North Korean Aviation law can only be understood by looking at North Korea's socialist ideology. Therefore, North Korean Aviation law has some expressions which can hardly be understood. With respect to the source of aviation law, both South and North Korea are in compliance with the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Signed at Chicago, on 7 December, 1944). Thus, they established the aviation law based on the standards and recommendations provided by ICAO. For this reason, they have similar legal systems and composition. From this analysis, a few differences are also derived regarding aircraft ownership, airports, airline liability, aircraft accident investigation organization and aviation insurance. It is important to note that this paper has a particular limitation. Not only is the information about North Korean law very limited, but North Korea also does not provide easy access to its national legal codes. This paper describes the legal comparison of South and North Korea by focusing on the formation and framework of North Korean aviation law.

• 한국가스학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.65-72
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• 2003

현행 가스법상 지상식 LNG 저장탱크에 있어서 일정 용량의 저장탱크 주위에는 액상의 가스가 누출된 경우에 그 유출을 방지할 수 있는 방류둑(Dike) 또는 이와 동등 이상의 효과가 있는 시설을 설치하도록 규정하고 있어, 실제로 모든 지상식 LNG 저장탱크에 대해서 별도의 방류둑 설치를 의무화하고 있다. 또한, 예외규정으로 국제기준(international codes and standards)에 의해 설계되는 저장탱크는 심의를 통해 방류둑 기능을 인정할 수 있도록 하고 있다. 외국의 경우 LNG 저장탱크는 일반적으로 자국내 법령보다는 국제기준에 의해 건설됨으로써 1차 탱크로부터 일정거리의 둘레에 방류둑이 필요한 단일방호식 저장탱크 이외에 이중방호식, 완전방호식(full-containment) 및 멤브레인식(membrane) 저장탱크의 경우 외부(콘크리트, 강재)탱크가 방류둑 기능을 가지고 있어 별도의 방류둑이 필요없는 구조로 규정하고 있다. 멤브레인 LNG 저장탱크의 경우 프랑스, 일본 및 한국이 설계기술을 보유하고 있고, 최근 프랑스 및 한국에서 별도의 방류둑 없는 지상식 멤브레인 저장탱크 건설이 추진되고 있으나 양국 모두 자국법의 방류둑 규정에 의해 건설의 장애요소로 작용하고 있다. 따라서 지상식 멤브레인 LNG 저장탱크의 방류둑 기능에 대한 각 국의 법령 및 기준을 조사하고, 방류둑 일체형 저장탱크(완전방호식 및 멤브레인 저장탱크)의 형식별 안전성 평가 자료를 비교 검토함으로써 방류둑 일체형 멤브레인 저장탱크의 국내 도입의 타당성을 검토하고자 하였다. 조사결과 유럽, 미국 및 일본에서는 이중벽 LNG 저장탱크의 경우 콘크리트 외부탱크가 방류둑 기능을 가지는 것으로 규정하고 있으며, 특히 EN 1473과 제정중인 prEN 265002에서는 멤브레인 저장탱크의 경우 내부 멤브레인 탱크 누출시 단열시스템과 함께 외부 콘크리트 탱크가 액밀성 및 기밀성을 동시에 가지는 것으로 별도의 방류둑이 불필요함을 규정하고 있다. 프랑스 및 일본의 방류둑 일체형 LNG 저장탱크에 대한 위험성 평가 결과를 검토한 결과 멤브레인 저장탱크와 완정방호식 저장탱크는 안전성 차원에서 거의 동일한 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 국내에서 개발한 지상식 멤브레인 LNG 저장탱크 설계모델에 대한 안전성 제고 및 안전성 평가 등을 통해 객관적인 안전성 근거가 확보된다면 동 탱크의 경우에도 완전방호식 LNG 저장탱크와 같이 외부콘크리트 저장탱크의 방류둑 기능인정이 가능할 것으로 판단된다.