• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권7호
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• pp.2356-2365
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• 2023

Characterization, dismantling and pre-disposal management of irradiated graphite (i-graphite) have an important role in safe decommissioning of several nuclear facilities which used this material as moderator and reflector. In addition to common radiation protection issues, easily volatizing long-lived radionuclides and stored Wigner energy could be released during imprudent retrieval and processing of i-graphite. With this regard, among all cutting technologies, abrasive waterjet (AWJ) can successfully achieve all of the thermo-mechanical and radiation protection objectives. In this work, factorial experiments were designed and systematically conducted to characterize the AWJ processing parameters and the machining capability. Moreover, the limitation of dust production and secondary waste generation has been addressed since they are important aspects for radiation protection and radioactive waste management. The promising results obtained on non-irradiated nuclear graphite blocks demonstrate the applicability of AWJ as a valid technology for optimizing the retrieval, storage, and disposal of such radioactive waste. These activities would benefit from the points of view of safety, management, and costs.

• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.25-39
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• 2019

Luminescent solar concentrator (LSC), consisting of luminophore included glass or substrate with edge-mounted photovoltaic cell, is semi-transparent, energy harvesting devices. The luminophore absorbs incident solar light and re-emit photons, while the waveguide plate allows re-emitted photons to reach edge or bottom mounted photovoltaic cells with reduced losses. If the area of LSC is much larger than that of photovoltaic cell, this system can effectively concentrate solar light. In order to improve the performance of LSC, new materials and optical structures have been suggested by many research groups. For decreasing re-abosprion losses, it is essential to minimize the overlap between absorption and photoluminescence solar spectrum of luminophoroe. Moreover, the combination of selective top reflector and reflective optical cavity structure significantly boosts the waveguide efficiency in the LSC. As a result of many efforts, commercially available LSCs have been demonstrated and verified in the outdoor. Also, it is expected to generate electricity in buildings by replacing conventional glass to LSCs.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.21-26
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• 2008

Activity가 20만 dpm인 고상 $^3H$ 표준선원을 사용하여 액체섬광계수기에 대한 교정을 수행할 경우 환경시료와는 Activity 및 Geometry 차이가 존재하고, 계측조건 차이로 인해 많은 불확실성이 존재할 수 있지만 이에 대한 연구결과가 없는 실정이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 민감도분석을 통해 최적의 계측조건을 도출한 후 그 결과에 근거하여 Geometry 및 Activity 차이에 의한 영향을 정량적으로 평가하였고, 각 항목에 의한 영향이 나타날 경우 추가실험을 통해 원인을 규명하였다. 계측 결과에 대한 검증을 수행하기 위해 Chi-square test와 방사능오차분석을 수행하였고, 민감도분석 결과 본 연구에서 제안한 방법이 기존 방법에 비해 $1{\sim}3%$정도 오차가 감소하였다. 방사능오차분석 결과 Activity 차이에 의한 영향은 무시할 수 있었지만 Geometry 차이에 의한 영향이 크게 나타났고, 이에 대한 원인을 규명한 결과 비수용성인 플라스틱용기는 반사체 역할을 하였고, Activity가 높을수록 플라스틱에 의한 영향은 무시할 수 있었으며, 선원형태 차이에 의한 영향이 지배적인 것으로 나타났다.

• 지질공학
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.305-312
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• 2017

The most effective way to distinguish subsurface interfaces that produce various geophysical responses is through the integration of multiple geophysical methods, with each method detecting both a complementary and unique set of distinct physical properties relating to the subsurface. In this study, shallow seismic reflection (SSR) and ground penetrating radar (GPR) surveys were conducted at the Cheongju-Gadeok site of the Korea National Groundwater Monitoring Network to map the water table, which was measured at 12 m depth during the geophysical surveys. The water table proved to be a good target reflector in both datasets, as the abrupt transition from the overlying unsaturated weathered rock to the underlying saturated weathered rock yielded large acoustic impedance and dielectric constant contrasts. The two datasets were depth converted and integrated into a single section, with the SSR and GPR surveys conducted to ensure subsurface imaging at approximately the same wavelength. The GPR data provided detailed information on the upper ~15 m of the section, whereas the SSR data imaged structures at depths of 10-45 m. The integrated section thus captured the full depth coverage of the sandy clay, water table, weathered rock, soft rock, and hard rock structures, which correlated well with local drillcore and water table observations. Incorporation of these two geophysical datasets yielded a synthetic section that resembled a simplified aquifer model, with the best-fitting seismic velocity, dielectric constant, and porosity of the saturated weathered layer being $v_{seismic}=1000m/s$, ${\varepsilon}_r=16$, and ${\phi}=0.32$, respectively.

• 한국조명전기설비학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국조명전기설비학회 2007년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.141-144
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• 2007

BLUs are major component in LCD industry which occupies 90% or more of FPD market worldwide and BLU market is expected to be expanded continuously according to the trend of miniaturization, slimness, low power consumption and low weight. The larger the BLU market scale, the more important standardization of performance evaluation techniques to clearly prescribe the product specification. Currently the government is promoting the establishment of related laws and coincidence with international standards to cope with agreements such as WTO/TBT, but the nongovernmental standardization activities are not enough to be actualized. Furthermore, BLU related components such as CCFL, EEFL, inverter and reflector are already developed for localization to substitute imports with home products but collective standardization, national standardization, and international standardization are still not done. So, performance specifications and evaluation methods for normal fluorescent lamps or industrial lamps are being adopted and used as national standards and safety certification standards instead. Making these standards enables to prepare a chance to penetrate into global market and to promote world best products. Also, by making this collective standard, it provides chances to take part in international standardization activities, to protect domestic industries and technologies, to obtain the trend of advanced technologies, and to be predominant over other countries. That is to say, CCFL standardization helps raise 21st century national strategic technology policy and go ahead of globalization of core technologies.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제51권4호
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• pp.1037-1040
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• 2019

For the past 50 years, graphite has been widely used as a moderator, reflector and fuel matrix in different kinds of gas-cooled reactors. Resulting in approximately 250,000 metric tons of irradiated graphite waste. One of the most significant long-lived radioisotope from graphite reactors is carbon-14 ($^{14}C$) with a half-life of 5730 years, this makes it a huge concern for deep geologic disposal of nuclear graphite (NG). Considering the lifecycle of NG a number of waste management options have been developed, mainly focused on the achievement the radiological requirements for disposal. The existing approaches for recycling depend on the cost to be economically viable. In this new study, an affordable process to remove $^{14}C$ has been proposed using samples taken from the Nuclear Power Plant in Latina (Italy) which have been used to investigate the capability of organic and inorganic solvents in removing $^{14}C$ from exfoliated nuclear graphite, with the aim to design a practicable approach to obtain graphite for recycling or/and safety disposed as L& LLW.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제53권2호
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• pp.423-429
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• 2021

The investigation of the utilization of enriched ²⁰⁸Pb as a coolant to enhance the performance of a long-life fast reactor with a Modified CANDLE (Constant Axial shape of Neutron flux, nuclide densities, and power shape During Life of Energy production) burnup scheme has performed. The analyzes were performed on a reactor with thermal power of 800 MegaWatt Thermal (MWTh) with a refueling process every 15 years. Uranium Nitride (enriched ¹⁵N), ²⁰⁸Pb, and High-Cr martensitic steel HT-9 were employed as fuel, coolant, and cladding materials, respectively. One of the Pb-nat isotopes, ²⁰⁸Pb, has the smallest neutron capture cross-section (0.23 mb) among other liquid metal coolants. Furthermore, the neutron-producing cross-section (n, 2n) of ²⁰⁸Pb is larger than sodium (Na). On the other hand, the inelastic scattering energy threshold of ²⁰⁸Pb is the highest among Na, ^natPb, and Bi. The small inelastic scattering cross-section of ²⁰⁸Pb can harden the neutron energy spectrum. Therefore, ²⁰⁸Pb is a better neutron multiplier than any other liquid metal coolant. The excess neutrons cause more production than consumption of ²³⁹Pu. Hence, it can reduce the initial fuel loading of the reactor. The selective photoreaction process was developing to obtain enriched ²⁰⁸Pb. The neutronic was calculated using SRAC and JENDL 4.0 as a nuclear data library. We obtained that the modified CANDLE reactor with enriched ²⁰⁸Pb as coolant and reflector has the highest k-eff among all reactors. Meanwhile, the ^natPb cooled reactor has the lowest k-eff. Thus, the utilization of the enriched ²⁰⁸Pb as the coolant can reduce reactor initial fuel loading. Moreover, the enriched ²⁰⁸Pb-cooled reactor has the smallest power peaking factor among all reactors. Therefore, the enriched ²⁰⁸Pb can enhance the performance of a long-life Modified CANDLE fast reactor.

• 대한교통학회지
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.489-498
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• 2016

이 연구는 어린이 보호구역과 인근지역의 교통사고를 다루고 있다. 이 연구의 목적은 공간적 특성을 고려한 어린이 교통사고모형을 개발하는데 있다. 이를 위해 이 연구는 2012-2014년 동안 청주시 초등학교 60개소에서 발생한 어린이 교통사고 자료를 수집하였다. 연구의 주요 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 통계적으로 유의한 두 개의 어린이 교통사고(사고건수 및 EPDO) 모형이 개발된다. 가산자료 모형 중 포아송 모형이 선택되며, 모형의 우도비는 0.533 및 0.273로 분석 된다. 둘째, 모형의 공통변수로는 4차로 이상의 도로 비율, 진출입구 수, 어린이 보호구역내 신호 횡단보도 수, 어린이 보호구역 표지판 수, 어린이 보호구역 노면표지 수 및 속도제한 표지 수인 것으로 분석된다. 특정변수는 대상지 내 도로 연장, 도로 반사경 및 어린이 보호구역 외 신호 횡단보도 수로 평가된다. 마지막으로 이 연구는 어린이가 많은 도로에서는 운전자의 주의 및 인지를 향상시킬 수 있는 시설이 필요하다는 것을 보여준다.

• 한국광학회지
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.204-214
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• 2018

LIDAR는 정밀 측정이 가능한 특성을 기반으로 정확한 정보 획득과 고해상도 3차원 영상 구현에 유리하기 때문에 사용자의 개입 없이 정확한 정보 획득과 판단이 요구되는 자율 주행 시스템에 필수적으로 적용되고 있다. 최근 LIDAR를 접목한 자율 주행 시스템이 인간의 생활권 안에서 활용되면서 시각안전 문제에 대한 해결과 함께 다양한 환경에서 정확한 장애물 인식을 통한 신뢰성 있는 판단이 요구되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 1550 nm 시각안전 광원을 활용한 Single-Shot LIDAR system (SSLs)을 구성하고 다양한 측정 환경, 반사 물질, 물질의 각도에 대한 LIDAR 신호 분석 방법과 결과를 보고한다. 실내, 주간, 야간의 환경에서 25 m 거리에 위치한 5% 알루미늄 반사판과 건물 벽을 활용하여 각 측정 환경에서 반사율이 다른 물질에 대한 신호를 분석하고, 다양한 각도를 갖는 실제 장애물을 고려하여 반사 물질의 각도 변화에 대한 신호 분석도 진행하였다. 이러한 신호 분석은 수신 정보의 신뢰도 판별을 위한 SNR과 거리 정보 정확성의 지표인 타이밍 지터를 활용하여 측정 환경 및 반사 조건과 LIDAR 신호 간의 상관관계 확인이 가능한 장점이 있다.