• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• v.35 no.4
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• pp.163-166
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• 2010

The effective dose of the Seoul subway staffs due to inhaled radon ($^{222}Rn$) in their workplace was investigated depended on radon concentration exposed at each workplace, and working hours and working types of the staffs. Annual average radon concentrations ranged from 16.5 to 93.0 $Bq{\cdot}m^{-3}$. The staffs commonly spend 2,304 hours in the underground spaces a year. With the radon concentrations and the working hours of the staffs, estimated annual effective doses ranged from 0.23 to 0.73 $mSv{\cdot}y^{-1}$.

• Textile Coloration and Finishing
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.277-282
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• 2014

Two tert-butyl substituted phthalocyanines(Pcs), in metal-free and metallated forms, were synthesized and the fluorescence responses toward various nitro derivatives, including picric acid(PA), 2,4-dinitrotoluene(DNT), 1,4-dinitrobenzene(DNB), 4-nitrotoluene(NT), nitrobenzene(NB), 1,4-benzoquinone(BQ), and nitromethane(NM) were investigated. Among the various nitro derivatives, current Pc derivatives exhibited efficient and exclusive fluorescence quenching in the presence of picric acid, which was readily observed by a naked eye. Quenching efficiency was estimated by the Stern-Volmer relationship, in which quenching constant, KSV, was calculated to be in the range of $10^4M^{-1}$. It was also found out that the aggregational behaviors of these Pcs are heavily dependent on the nature of solvent systems, subsequently affecting the quenching efficiency.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment Conference
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• 2006.04a
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• pp.286-288
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• 2006

삼중수소는 물분자중 수소원소의 동위원소로서 물의 유동연구에 가장 이상적인 추적자로서 활용된다. 이러한 삼중수소 분석결과는 지표수 지하수 상관관계 해석 및 지하수의 연대측정등 수문학 연구의 중요한 자료로 활용되고 있다. 지하수 연구에 필요한 삼중수소의 측정법을 확립코자 극저준위 액체섬광계수기를 도입하였으며 NIST 표준시료를 사용하여 실험방법을 확립하였다. 삼중수소의 측정효율은 25.7 % 였으며, 전기분해법을 사용하지 않고 단순 분리법만을 사용하였을 경우 10 ml의 측정 시료와 섬광액으로 Ultima-Gold LLT를 사용하여 0.18 Bq(1.5 TU)의 검출한계를 얻었다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment Conference
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• 2006.04a
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• pp.319-323
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• 2006

파형분석(PSA) 기능과 백그라운드 낮고 계측효율이 높은 장점을 가지고 있는 저준위 액체섬광계수기를 이용하여 지하수중의 $^{222}Rn$ 측정을 위한 최적 분석조건을 확립하였다. 라돈분석을 위해 섬광용액 HiSafe 3 12 ml를 사용하여 물시료 8 ml 내 $^{222}Rn$ 을 측정하였다. 라돈은 딸핵종과의 방사평형을 위해 3시간동안 방치한 후 계측하였다. 최적 파형분석 (PSA) 준위는 100 이었다. $^{222}Rn$의 계측효율은 $^{226}Ra$ 표준시료를 동일 조건으로 제조한 후 약 20일 이상 방치한 다음 측정하여 결정하였으며 측정효율은 약 $91.6{\pm}3.6%$ 이었다. 동일 시료의 라돈 추출실험 재현성은 2 % 이내이었다. 계측시간 10시간을 기준으로 바탕값은 0.035 cpm 이었고 300분 계측시 검출하한값은 0.11 Bq/L 이었다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Radioactive Waste Society Conference
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• 2005.06a
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• pp.49-55
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• 2005

Unconditional clearance levels were derived for fifteen short-lived radionuclides. Due to the uncertainty of long-term radiological impact analysis, alpha emitting nuclides and nuclides with half-lives longer than 30 years (except for C-14) were excluded from the scope of this study. The candidate waste streams are solid wastes and waste oil generated from nuclear power reactors. The clearance levels were derived by generic assessment for enveloping scenarios, along with specific assessment for each detailed scenario such as landfill, incineration and recycling. The derived values lie in the range from 0.01 to 100 Bq/g.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• v.31 no.1
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• pp.1-7
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• 2006

The measured mean activities of $^{226}Ra,\;^{232}Th,\;^{40}K\;and\;^{137}Cs$ in the soil of Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar and Rahimyar Khan Bistricts were 32.9, 53.6, 647.4 and 1.8 Bq $kg^{-1}$. The average absorbed dose rate calculated from these activities was 74.3 nGy $h^{-1}$ and the mean annual effective dose rate was found to be 0.46 mSv $y^{-1}$. Absorbed doses to different body organs were derived from annual effective doses using tissue weighting factors. Radiation induced fatal cancer risks were assessed by using ICRP 60 Model. Estimations incurred 184deaths per year due to cancer.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.50 no.1
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• pp.159-164
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• 2018

An evaluation of various radiometric methods to analyze $^{226}Ra$ in water has been employed on a set of 10 standard solutions of different concentrations in the range of $1-10Bq/L^{-1}$. The analysis was carried out using well-established procedures by means of gamma-ray, alpha-particle and liquid scintillation spectrometry. The feasibility of the various methods has been quantified in terms of relative standard error and percentage error. Correlations between the various methods have been presented and discussed. In general, good agreement was found in the results of various methodologies, which assures the accuracy of the methods and allows for the validation of instrumentation and procedures. Of the different methods adopted here, a combined procedure for the determination of $^{226}Ra$ along with $^{228}Ra$ using Quantulus 1220 ultra-low level background liquid scintillation counting gave the most accurate results.

• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 1995.05b
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• pp.827-832
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• 1995

한국원자력연구소 실증소각시설의 성능 및 운전성을 입증하기 위하여 방사성동위원소를 포함한 모의폐기물 및 원자력발전소 발생 방사성폐기물에 대한 시험소각을 실시하였다. 비휘발성인 $^{60}$Co 및 $^{54}$Mn의 거동은 비산재의 거동과 거의 유사하였으며 각각의 제염계수는 4.7 x $10^{5}$및 6.2 x $10^{5}$이었다. 반휘발성인 $^{137}$Cs의 경우에는 8$50^{\circ}C$ 및 $700^{\circ}C$의 다른 소각온도에서 각각 2.8 $\times$ $10^4$, 2.6 $\times$ $10^3$으로 소각온도의 의존성을 보여주었다. 원자력발전소에서 운반된 건조 방사성폐기물(DAW)에 대한 시험소각은 성공적으로 수행되었다. 총 베타/감마 방사능에 대한 제염계수가 1.1 $\times$ $10^{5}$이었으며 결과적인 연돌에서의 배출농도는 0.019 Bq/N㎥으로 기체상 배출물에 대한 최대허용농도를 만족시킬 수 있었다.수 있었다.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• v.30 no.4
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• pp.167-174
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• 2005

The concentrations of natural and artificial radionuclides in soil and gamma ray dose rate in air at 233 locations in Korea have been determined. The national mean concentrations of $^{232}Th,\;^{226}Ra,\;^{40}K,\;^{137}Cs\;and\;^{90}Sr$ in soil were $60{\pm}31,\;33{\pm}14,\;673{\pm}238,\;35{\pm}9.3\;and\;5.0{\pm}3.4\;Bq\;kg^{-1}$, respectively. The mean gamma-ray dose rate at 1 m above the ground was $7918\;nGy\;h^{-1}$. $^{137}Cs$ concentration had highly significant correlation with organic matter content and cation exchange capacity. $^{90}Sr$ concentration had slightly coherent with pH. The results have been compared with other global radioactivity and radiation measurements.

• Proceedings of the Korean Fiber Society Conference
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• 1996.10a
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• pp.117-123
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• 1996

Cabon fiber of general purpose was prepared from coal tar pitch modified with 10% benzoquinine(BQ) at 380C for 3 hours. Such a modified pitch raised the softening of the pitch from 85C to 271C at the yield of 40%. The modified pitch was spun smoothly at a rate of 480m/min into a fiber of 20um diameter. The fiber was stabilized stepwise at 236C (5C/min) and 312C (1C/min) for 3 hours each. Both carbonized and graphitized fibers exhibited tensile strength of 570MPa which appears large enough as a precursor for active carbon fiber. The activated carbon fiber prepared exhibited relatively high surface area of 2062m2/g at 76% burn-off and rather narrow distribution pore size of 20A.