• Proceedings of the Korean Radioactive Waste Society Conference
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• 2007.11a
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• pp.305-306
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• 2007

ACP(Advanced Spent Fuel Conditioning Process)의 금속전환로에 $U_3O_8$을 공급하기 위하여 20 kgHM/batch의 $UO_2$ 펠릿(pellets)을 처리할 수 있는 건식분말화 장치가 개발되고있다. 건식분말화 장치는 500 $^{\circ}C$온도에서 공기를 공급하여 일정한 입도범위의 균질한 $U_3O_8$을 만든다. 이런 건식 분말화 장치의 효율을 높이기 위해서는 반웅로에 불어 넣어주는 공기의 유량을 증가시킬 필요가 있다. 하지만 공기와 반응하여 생성되는 $U_3O_8$ 입자는 그 크기가 최소 3 ${\mu}$m 정도로 매우 미세하여，반응로 출구를 통해 외부로 빠져나갈 가능성 이있다. 이를 방지하기 위해 분말화 장치 출구 바깥에는 필터가 설치되어 있으나 공기와 함께 $U_3O_8$ 입자가 계속해서 빠져 나갈 경우 입자로 인해 필터가 막혀 제 기능을 할 수 없게 된다. 따라서 건식 분말화 장치는 미세한 $U_3O_8$ 입자가 반응로 밖으로 빠져나가지 않도록 입구에서의 공기 유량을 일정 수준 이하로 조절해주는 것이 필요하다. 이 연구의 목적은 초기 유량으로부터 유량을 점점 증가시키면서 시간변화에 따른 입자 거동 특성을 해석하며， 결과로부터 주어진 크기의 타원입자에 대해 최대 허용 공기 유량을 결정하고자한다. 이 해석을 위해 유동과 입자를 동시에 해석할 수 있는 ANSYS-CFX 5.7.1과 ANSYS-CFX 10.0 두 가지의 소프트웨어가 사용되었다. 해석 결과를 바탕으로 좀더 정확한 유량 한계치 계산을 위해 추가로 수행되어야 할 해석에 대해 제안하였다.

• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.220.1-220.1
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• 2005

• Proceedings of the Korean Radioactive Waste Society Conference
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• 2005.06a
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• pp.406-407
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• 2005

사용후핵연료 차세대관리공정에서는 $UO_2$ 펠렛을 균질화된 $U_{3}O_8$의 분말 형태로 되어야만 금속 전환공정에서 반응효율을 높일 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 실증용 건식분말화 장치에서 분말의 비산을 방지하면서 산화 효율을 최대한 높일 수 있는 최적 조건을 찾는데 있다고 할 수 있다. 본 연구의 실험에서 $UO_2$ 펠렛(약 90 g)에 유량별 공정 변수를 주어 최적화된 산화 조건을 조사하였다. 그 결과, $500^{\circ}C$ 에서 유량은 이론 산화량의 2배(1640 cc/min)의 조건에서 최적의 산화 효율을 보여주었다. 따라서 본 연구에서 실증용 건식분말화 장치의 비산을 방지하면서 산화 효율을 최대한 높일 수 있는 최적 유량을 결정하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 2002.10a
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• pp.335-335
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• 2002

• Proceedings of the Korean Radioactive Waste Society Conference
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• 2004.06a
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• pp.316-317
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• 2004

사용후핵연료를 이용한 건식 핵연료 원격 제조 공정중 OREOX공정으로부터 핵분열기체 방출특성 평가를 위한 실험을 수행하였다. 사용후핵연료 분말화 공정인 1차 산화 및 OREOX공정에서 방출되는 핵분열기체를 실시간으로 측정할 수 있는 장치를 제작$\cdot$설치하였으며, 측정 대상 핵분열기체는 Kr-85를 포함하여 C-14$^{14}CO_2$ 형태), I-129, 기체상 트리튬 등이다. 그림 1은 방출되는 핵분열기체를 포집 또는 연속측정하기 위한 개념도이며, 그림 2는 핫셀구역에 설치된 장치 사진이다.(중략)

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Technology of Plasticity Conference
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• 2005.05a
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• pp.454-457
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• 2005

Voloxidizer for hot cell demonstration that handle spend fuel of high radiation virulence in limited space should become a small size and not scatter in its exit. This study determine optimum velocity of $U_3O_8$ using Newton-Raphson Method. We have conducted fortran programing on the Newton-Raphson Method, obtained a theory results and, predicted optimum velocity on the particle size distribution of $U_3O_8$. We have conducted experimentation using acrylic experimental device for verification of theory method, sampled and analyzed using the particle size analyzer In the results, we have found maximum $5\~7\%$ error rate in the comparative value of theory and experimentation. Optimum velocity and experimental results of $U_3O_8$ for scatter prevention have applied for design of demonstration voloxidizer, and produced operation condition of voloxidizer.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Technology of Plasticity Conference
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.64-67
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• 2003

The authors have settled general modular design by analyzing related literatures, but general modular design are too massive to be applicable to all process devices. So, the common parts have to be selected, applied, and modified for the devices. We have chosen the dry pulverizing/mixing device for example. We have elected the target modules of this device such as flange, hinge, bolt, nut coupling. The remote assembling and disassembling possibilities of the selected modules have been analyzed from the viewpoints of visibility, interference, approach, weight and so on. We have presented final modular design proper to the target modules. The modular designs which have adopted the modular property been analyzed. The modular design points are comprised of common and unique points. Some points are common for several devices, such as bolt, flange and so on. Others are unique for each device, such as power transmission coupling. The experimental devices have been modified by these modular design points and the design drawings have been presented.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 1997.10a
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• pp.630-633
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• 1997

Spent fuel decladding device and dry voloxidizer is to separate the spent pellet from spent fuel rod cut by 250mm and to convert the spent pellet into powder form for reuse and/or disposal of the spent fuel. There are two methods in decladding and voloxidation of spent fuel, that is, wet method with chemical material and dry method with mechanical device. In this study, to examine the fuel rod decladding process and the pellet voloxidation process, the devices for the spent fuel decladding and the pellet voloxidation with dry method are developed. The decladding machine is designed to separate pellets from fuel rod by slitting device. And, the voloxidizer is designed to convert the spent pellet which is ceramic form into powder form by oxidation using the multi step mesh, vibrator, and air in the high temperature environment. The result of this study, such as operation condition et., will be utilized in the design of the machine for demonstration.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2003.06a
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• pp.1154-1157
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• 2003

The spent fuel slitting device is an equipment developed for the separation of the pellet and hull from the cutting fuel rod with length of 250 mm, and in order to feed UO$_2$ pellet. We have analyzed on the existing technologies for designing and producing of the slitting device in the first year(2001), based on these results, designed and produced the rod slitting device. It has effectively separated the pellet from the hull, but demanded the supplement separation work because of the mixing with pellet and hull in the vessel, and required the condition for the reducing time of the process. In the second year(2002), we have reduced the work time, performed the test and capacity evaluation with the improving device, based these results, and ensured the data demanded for designing of the spent fuel rod slitting device. We have compared with the DUPIC(Direct use of spent PWR fuel in CAND reactors) process, and developed the device for the purpose of reducing over 40 % in comparition with the DUPIC operation time(5 minutes). Based on these results, it will is effectively applied to available data for designing and producing of the hot test facility.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2002.05a
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• pp.840-843
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• 2002

The dry pulverizing/Mixing device is used to deal with the spent fuels for the safe disposal. The separated pellets from hulls by a slitting device are put and oxidized from UO$_2$ solid pellet to U$_3$O$\_$8/ powder in the device. The device have been developed based on a voloxidation method which is one of several dry de-cladding methods. We have benchmarked dry de-cladding methods, analyzed applicability to the advanced spent fuel management process, integrated and compared several configuration, and finally derived detailed specifications proper to requirements for the device. Also, thermal characteristics of the device such as thermal stress and strain have been analyzed by the commercial software, 1-DEAS, and the reliability of the results have been verified by the KOLAS(Korea Laboratory Accreditation Scheme). The UO$_2$ solid pellets are put in the device which has a capacity of 20 kgHM per a batch, heated up about 600$^{\circ}C$ in the air environment. Then, the UO$_2$ solid pellets are oxidized into the U$_3$O$\_$8/ powder, and the powder is collected in a special vessel. The device has been designed and developed as fellows: the multi-staged fine hole meshes are used to reduce the size of the powder gradually, heat and air(oxygen) are supplied continuously to reduce the reaction time, and slight vibration effect are applied to collect powder cling to the device.