• Carbon letters
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.6-12
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• 2002

A study on the electrosorption of $Co^{2+}$ and $Sr^{2+}$ ions onto a porous activated carbon fiber (ACF) was performed to treat radioactive liquid wastes resulting from chemical or electrochemical decontamination and to regenerate the spent carbon electrode. The result of batch electrosorption experiments showed that applied negative potential increased adsorption kinetics and capacity in comparison with open-circuit potential (OCP) adsorption for $Co^{2+}$ and $Sr^{2+}$ ions. The adsorbed $Co^{2+}$ and $Sr^{2+}$ ions are released from the carbon fiber by applying a positive potential on the electrode, showing the reversibility of the sorption process. The possibility of application of the electrosorption technique to the separation of radionuclides was examined. The result of a selective removal experiments of a single component from a mixed solution showed that perfect separation of $Co^{2+}$ and $Sr^{2+}$ ions was possible by the electrosorption process.

• 방사성폐기물학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.11-19
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• 2016

This paper focuses on the estimation of durability and service-life of reinforced concrete structures in Wolsong Low- and intermediate-level wastes Disposal Center (WLDC) in Korea. There are six disposal silos located in the saturated environment. The silo concrete is degraded due to reactions with groundwater and chemical attacks, and finally it will lose its properties as a transport barrier. The infiltration of sulfate and magnesium, leaching of potassium hydroxide, and chlorine induced corrosion are the most significant factors for degradation of reinforced concrete structure in underground environment. From the result of evaluation of the degradation time for each factor, the degradation rate of the reinforced concrete due to sulfate and magnesium is $1.308{\times}10^{-3}cm/yr$, and it is estimated to take 48,000 years for full degradation while potassium hydroxide is leached in depth of less than 1.5 cm at 1,000 years after the initiation of degradation. In case of chlorine induced corrosion, it takes 1,648 years to initiate corrosion in the main reinforced bar and 2,288 years to reach the lifetime limit of the structural integrity, and thus it is evaluated as the most significant factor.

• 한국압력기기공학회 논문집
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.26-30
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• 2011

In order to ship low & Intermediate level radioactive waste drums, which have been temporarily stored on site, to a disposal facility, their physical and chemical properties should be evaluated and proven to meet the acceptance guideline prior to their shipment. Ultrasonic velocity method, which has been used to estimate the strength of concrete, can be suggested to evaluate the compressive strength of solidified radioactive waste, which is one of the evaluated properties. The strength is estimated from acoustic velocity. However, a guided wave traveling along a drum is generated when applying ultrasonic method to the drum, and this makes it difficult to analyze the signal due to overlap between transmitted wave through the contents in drum and the guided wave. This paper reported feasibility of ultrasonic method to evaluate of the compressive strength of the solidified LLW. It is observed that the guide wave is greater than transmitted wave, and ultrasonic velocity could be estimated from transmitted wave signal arriving prior to the guided wave

• 방사성폐기물학회지
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.309-317
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• 2005

방사성 폐기물 핵종 재고량 평가에 필요한 핵종분석을 위하여 다양한 매질의 방사성 폐기물 시료로부터 $^{99}Tc,\;^{94}Ng,\;^{55}Fe,\;^{90}Sr$ 및 $^{59/63}Ni$의 분리에 관한 연구가 수행되고 있다. Ni은 음이온교환 수지와 Sr-Spec 추출 크로마토그래피 수지로 Re($^{99}Tc$의 대용물), Nb, Fe 및 Sr을 차례로 분리하는 과정에서 Ca, Mg, Al, Cr, Ti, Mn, Ce, Na, K 및 Cu와 함께 회수되었다. 본 연구에서는 Ni의 선택적 분리기술을 확립하기 위하여 Ni-Spec 추출 크로마토그래피 및 양이온교환수지법으로 이들의 분리거동을 비교하였다. 또한 Ni의 정제와 기체비례계수법으로 방사능을 측정하기에 적합한 계측시료 준비를 위하여 ammonium $citrate/ethanol-H_2O$ 및 tartaric $acid/acetone-H_2O$에서 dimethylglyoxime(DMG)에 의한 Ni의 침전거동을 조사하였다 원자력발전소로부터 채취한 폐이온교환수지 시료 용해용액의 화학조성을 모사하여 만든 모의 폐이온교환수지 용액을 사용하여 Re, Nb, Fe 및 Sr 분리과정을 거쳐 최종적으로 분리한 Ni의 회수율은 $92.1\%\;(RSD:\;0.9\%)$이었다. 또한 tartaric $acid/acetone-H_2O$에서 DMG에 의한 Ni의 회수율은 $85.6\%\;(RSD:\;1.9\%)$이었다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권7호
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• pp.2418-2426
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• 2022

The grouping analysis is a method guided by the Korea Radioactive Waste Agency for efficient analysis of radioactive waste for disposal. In this study, experiments to verify the adequacy of grouping analysis were conducted with radioactive soil, concrete, and dry active waste in similar environments. First, analysis results of the major radionuclide concentrations in individual waste samples were reviewed to evaluate whether wastes from similar environments correspond to a single waste stream. As a result, the soil and concrete waste were identified as a single waste stream because the distribution range of radionuclide concentrations was "within a factor of 10", the range that meet the criterion of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a single waste stream. On the other hand, the dry active waste was judged to correspond to distinct waste streams. Second, after analyzing the composite samples prepared by grouping the individual samples, the population means of the values of "composite sample analysis results/individual sample analysis results" were estimated at a 95% confidence level. The results showed that all evaluation values for soil and concrete waste were within the set reference values (0.1-10) when five-package and ten-package grouping analyses were conducted, verifying the adequacy of the grouping analysis.

• 방사성폐기물학회지
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.187-195
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• 2006

최근에 개정된 중 저준위 방사성폐기물 인도규정에서는 폐기물시설운영자는 처분 전 방사성폐기물이 인도규정에 적합함을 보장하기 위한 계획을 수립하여 운영할 것을 요구하고 있다. 앞으로 건설될 방사성폐기물 처분시설에서 방사성폐기물 인수 시에 충족되어야할 방사성폐기물인수기준이 수립될 것이며, 이 인수기준에는 물리화학적 및 방사선학적 특성규명, 물리화학적인 제한사항, 금지품목, 포장, 인식표, 라벨, 문서요건 등을 규정할 것으로 예상된다. 이들 규정을 준수하기 위하여 방사성폐기물 발생자는 방사성폐기물이 폐기물 인수기준에 만족하는지를 확인하는 폐기물 인증프로그램을 수행하여 방사성폐기물이 그 기준에 만족하는지 확인하여야 하며, 방사성폐기물에 대한 모든 인증서류를 폐기물 처분시설에 제출할 책임이 있다. 본 방사성폐기물 인증프로그램계획은 한국원자력연구소에서 발생되는 방사성폐기물의 인증프로그램에 대한 예비프로그램으로서 개발된 것이며 앞으로 처분장의 인수요건이 구체적으로 확립될 때까지 수정 보완되어야 한다.

• 한국방사성폐기물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국방사성폐기물학회 2009년도 학술논문요약집
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• pp.84-85
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• 2009

New approaches for detecting, preventing and remedying environmental damage are important for protection of the environment. Procedures must be developed and implemented to reduce the amount of waste produced in chemical processes, to detect the presence and/or concentration of contaminants and decontaminate fouled environments. Contamination can be classified into three general types: airborne, surface and structural. The most dangerous type is airborne contamination, because of the opportunity for inhalation and ingestion. The second most dangerous type is surface contamination. Surface contamination can be transferred to workers by casual contact and if disturbed can easily be made airborne. The decontamination of the surface in the nuclear facilities has been widely studied with particular emphasis on small and large surfaces. The amount of wastes being produced during decommissioning of nuclear facilities is much higher than the total wastes cumulated during operation. And, the process of decommissioning has a strong possibility of personal's exposure and emission to environment of the radioactive contaminants, requiring through monitoring and estimation of radiation and radioactivity. So, it is important to monitor the radioactive contamination level of the nuclear facilities for the determination of the decontamination method, the establishment of the decommissioning planning, and the worker's safety. But it is very difficult to measure the surface contamination of the floor and wall in the highly contaminated facilities. In this study, the poly(styrene-ethyl acrylate) [poly(St-EA)] core-shell composite polymer for measurement of the radioactive contamination was synthesized by the method of emulsion polymerization. The morphology of the poly(St-EA) composite emulsion particle was core-shell structure, with polystyrene (PS)as the core and poly(ethyl acrylate) (PEA) as the shell. Core-shell polymers of styrene (St)/ethyl acrylate (EA) pair were prepared by sequential emulsion polymerization in the presence of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SOS) as an emulsifier using ammonium persulfate (APS) as an initiator. The polymer was made by impregnating organic scintillators, 2,5-diphenyloxazole (PPO) and 1,4-bis[5-phenyl-2-oxazol]benzene (POPOP). Related tests and analysis confirmed the success in synthesis of composite polymer. The products are characterized by IT-IR spectroscopy, TGA that were used, respectively, to show the structure, the thermal stability of the prepared polymer. Two-phase particles with a core-shell structure were obtained in experiments where the estimated glass transition temperature and the morphologies of emulsion particles. Radiation pollution level the detection about under using examined the beta rays. The morphology of the poly(St-EA) composite polymer synthesized by the method of emulsion polymerization was a core-shell structure, as shown in Fig. 1. Core-shell materials consist of a core structural domain covered by a shell domain. Clearly, the entire surface of PS core was covered by PEA. The inner region was a PS core and the outer region was a PEA shell. The particle size distribution showed similar in the range 350-360 nm.

• 시스템엔지니어링학술지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.65-75
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• 2021

When the decommissioning of South Korea nuclear power plants is promoted in earnest with the permanent shutdown of Kori Unit 1 in 2017, a large amount of various types of radioactive waste will be generated. For minimal generation and safe management of decommissioning waste, the waste should be made by appropriate classification of the dismantling waste characteristics in accordance with physical, chemical and radiological characteristics to meet the acceptance criteria of disposal facilities. Replacing the preliminary inspection at the site for the compliance of the waste acceptance criteria (WAC) of medium and low-level radioactive waste with the generator's own radioactive waste certification program (WCP), from the perspective of disposal, the optimization of waste management at the national level contributes to the efficient availability of disposal, such as the processing of non-conforming radioactive wastes at the site. To this end, it is important to evaluate radioactivity in each system and area such as nuclear reactors before decommissioning is carried out in earnest, and the prior removal of harmful wastes is important. From waste collection to waste disposal, decommissioning waste should be managed at each stage in consideration of the acceptance criteria of disposal facilities to minimize the generation of non-conforming waste.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제51권2호
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• pp.177-183
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• 2018

본 연구는 원자력 발전시설에서 발생하는 방사성 액체폐기물 내 코발트의 제거를 위해 전기응집공법의 적용 가능성을 확인하였다. 전기응집공법은 전기화학반응을 이용하여 폐액 내 오염물질을 제거하는 방법으로 기존의 화학처리와 막공정의 단점을 보완하는 새로운 기술이다. 원자력 발전시설에서는 냉각 배관의 세척과정에서 코발트를 포함한 방사성 액체폐기물이 발생한다. 용액 내 코발트의 농도를 1 mg/L와 10 mg/L로 조성하여 전기응집공법을 적용한 결과 약 10분 이내에 코발트가 완전히 제거되었다. 또한 500 mL의 코발트 용액을 처리하는 과정에서 0.2 g의 슬러지가 발생하여 폐기물의 부피감용에 매우 효과적인 것으로 나타났다.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제45권6호
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• pp.627-632
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• 2007

원자력 시설 해체시 발생되는 금속성 폐기물의 용융 제염을 위한 기초 연구를 위해 아크 용융로를 사용하여 스테인레스강과 탄소강의 금속 폐기물 용융시 슬래그 종류, 농도, 염기도에 따라 $^{60}Co$, $^{137}Cs$ 핵종의 주괴, 슬래그, 분진 상으로 분배 특성을 살펴보았다. $^{60}Co$은 90% 이상 주괴상에 균질하게 분포되었으며, 슬래그 상에는 약 10% 미만으로 잔존하며 슬래그 조성에 따라 분배특성이 크게 영향을 받지 않았으나, 유동성이 좋은 염기성 슬래그 형성제가 포함된 슬래그에서는 영향을 받음을 알 수 있었다. $^{137}Cs$는 스테인레스강과 탄소강의 용융체로부터 완전히 제거되어 슬래그상과 분진상 상으로 분배됨을 알 수 있었다.