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Properties of Compacts and Pellets Made Using Bimodal- Sized $UO_2$ Powder

  • Kim, Keon-Sik;Song, Kun-Woo;Kang, Ki-Won;Kim, Jong-Hun;Kim, Young-Min
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.31 no.6
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    • pp.608-617
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    • 1999
  • The powder mixture which has a bimodal size distribution, with a large mode corresponding to AUC-UO$_2$ powder and a small one corresponding to ADU-UO$_2$ powder, was prepared, pressed into compacts, and sintered at 1680t for 4 hours in hydrogen gas. The compact density of the powder mixture increases with increasing ADU-UO$_2$content within a content of 20 wt %, since small ADU-UO$_2$ particles can fill interstices between large AUC-UO$_2$particles. The UO$_2$ pellet made using the powder mixture has a lower open porosity than that made using AUC-UO$_2$ powder alone. The mechanism for the formation of a flake-like pore is proposed, and the decrease in open porosity may be ascribed to the decrease in the number of flake-like pores.

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AN ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECT OF HYDRAULIC PARAMETERS ON RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION IN AN UNSATURATED ZONE

  • Kim, Gye-Nam;Moon, Jei-Kwon;Lee, Kune-Woo
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.42 no.5
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    • pp.562-567
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    • 2010
  • A One-Dimensional Water Flow and Contaminant Transport in Unsaturated Zone (FTUNS) code has been developed in order to interpret radionuclide migration in an unsaturated zone. The pore-size distribution index (n) and the inverse of the air-entry value ($\alpha$) for an unsaturated zone were measured by KS M ISO 11275 method. The hydraulic parameters of the unsaturated soil are investigated by using soil from around a nuclear facility in Korea. The effect of hydraulic parameters on radionuclide migration in an unsaturated zone has been analyzed. The higher the value of the n-factor, the more the cobalt concentration was condensed. The larger the value of $\alpha$-factor, the faster the migration of cobalt was and the more aggregative the cobalt concentration was. Also, it was found that an effect on contaminant migration due to the pore-size distribution index (n) and the inverse of the air-entry value ($\alpha$) was minute. Meanwhile, migrations of cobalt and cesium are in inverse proportion to the Freundich isotherm coefficient. That is to say, the migration velocity of cobalt was about 8.35 times that of cesium. It was conclusively demonstrated that the Freundich isotherm coefficient was the most important factor for contaminant migration.

Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Study on the Photoproduced Cation Radical of N-Methylphenothiazine in the Gel Matrices

  • Lee, Don-Keun;Zhang, Dong-Ri;Kang, Youn-Soo
    • Journal of the Korean Magnetic Resonance Society
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    • v.6 no.2
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    • pp.103-112
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    • 2002
  • The photoproduced cation radical of N-methylphenothiazine $(PC_1)$ doped into phenyltriehtoxysilane (PhiTEOS), vinyltriethoxysilane (VTEOS) and methyltriethoxysilane (METOS) was studied with electron spin resonance (ESR) and electron nuclear double resonance (ENDOR). The photoinduced charge separation efficiency was determined by integration of ESR spectra which correspond to the amount of photoproduced cation radical in the matrices. This was correlatively studied with the polarity and pore size of the gel matrices. The relative polarity of the matrices was determined by measuring ${\lambda}_{max}$ values of $PC_1$ in the different matrices. The relative pore size among the matrices was determined by measuring relative proton matrix ENDOR line widths of the photoproduced cation of $PC_1$. The decay kinetic constants of the cation radical of $PC_1$ in the different matrices with relatively studied with fitting the biexponential decay curves after exposure at the ambient condition. This is correlatively interpreted with the polarity and pore size of the matrices.

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Laminopathies; Mutations on single gene and various human genetic diseases

  • Kang, So-mi;Yoon, Min-Ho;Park, Bum-Joon
    • BMB Reports
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    • v.51 no.7
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    • pp.327-337
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    • 2018
  • Lamin A and its alternative splicing product Lamin C are the key intermediate filaments (IFs) of the inner nuclear membrane intermediate filament. Lamin A/C forms the inner nuclear mesh with Lamin B and works as a frame with a nuclear shape. In addition to supporting the function of nucleus, nuclear lamins perform important roles such as holding the nuclear pore complex and chromatin. However, mutations on the Lamin A or Lamin B related proteins induce various types of human genetic disorders and diseases including premature aging syndromes, muscular dystrophy, lipodystrophy and neuropathy. In this review, we briefly overview the relevance of genetic mutations of Lamin A, human disorders and laminopathies. We also discuss a mouse model for genetic diseases. Finally, we describe the current treatment for laminopathies.

A Study on Oxidation Behaviors of IG and NBG Nuclear Graphites

  • Choi, Woong-Ki;Kim, Byung-Joo;Chi, Se-Hwan;Park, Soo-Jin
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2009.11a
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    • pp.217-217
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    • 2009
  • In this work, the oxidation-induced characteristics of five nuclear graphites (NBG-17, NBG-18, NBG-25, IG-110, and IG-430) were studied. The oxidation characteristics of nuclear graphites were measured at the three temperature areas (300, 600, and $900^{\circ}C$). As experimental results, the pore size of oxidized graphite was increased with increasing of oxidation time. It was also found that the oxdation rate was propotional to the oxidation temperature and time. This was probably due to the oxidation was occurred on the surface and inner bulk phase of nuclear graphites at the same time by the socalled chemical regime.

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활성탄에 의한 염소가스의 흡착특성

  • 이재의;윤세훈;김동현;김준형;오원진
    • Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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    • 1998.05b
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    • pp.397-402
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    • 1998
  • 염소가스의 활성탄 흡착성능을 흡착평형과 flow system 두 단계의 흡착실험을 통하여 측정하였다. 활성탄은 surface area와 pore size distribution이 구별되는 세가지 이상의 시료를 선정하였고 활성탄의 표면특성에 따른 염소가스의 흡착관계를 검토하였다. Flow system에서는 염소가스를 500ppm의 농도(v/v in helium) 를 가지는 염소가스를 선택하였고 GC로 흡착경향을 분석하였다. 주어진 흡착탑(long bed)에서 흡착용량의 증가변화에 대한 흡착속도의 감소변화의 추이를 관찰하였으며 이로부터 염소가스 단일성분의 활성탄 흡착탑에 대한 흡착모델의 설계가 가능함을 알 수 있었다.

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A Study on the Removal Efficiency of a TEDA Impregnated Charcoal Bed for Methyl iodide under Humid Conditions (습윤 조건하에서 TEDA함침탄소층에 의한 Methyl Iodide 제거효율에 관한 연구)

  • Won Jin Cho;Soon Heung Chang
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.16 no.3
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    • pp.161-168
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    • 1984
  • The adsorption model to predict the time dependent removal efficiency of methyl iodide by triethylenediamine (TEDA) impregnated charcoal bed under humid condition is proposed. Under humid conditions, the reduction of equilibrium adsorption capacity and effective pore diffusivity is considered. The predicted values are compared with the experimental results.

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Effective thermal conductivity model of porous polycrystalline UO2: A computational approach

  • Yoon, Bohyun;Chang, Kunok
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.54 no.5
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    • pp.1541-1548
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    • 2022
  • The thermal conductivity of uranium oxide (UO2) containing pores and grain boundaries is investigated using continuum-level simulations based on the finite-difference method in two and three dimensions. Steady-state heat conduction is solved on microstructures generated from the phase-field model of the porous polycrystal to calculate the effective thermal conductivity of the domain. The effects of porosity, pore size, and grain size on the effective thermal conductivity of UO2 are quantified. Using simulation results, a new empirical model is developed to predict the effective thermal conductivity of porous polycrystalline UO2 fuel as a function of porosity and grain size.