• Journal of Environmental Policy
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.3-25
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• 2011

Recently, a number of local governments as well as private organizations have spearheaded the release of animals into the natural ecosystem in Korea. In 2002, most of these animals released were mammals and birds, but the parameter was gradually expanded to include fish, amphibians, and invertebrates in addition to mammals and birds in 2007, with an increased overall number of animals released. Such increase has not only posed ecological, economic, and public health risks, but also yielded an increase in damages incurred by releasing animals historically or ecologically alien to a given region without thorough risk assessment. The most significant cause of such risks was a critical lack of risk management and regulatory schemes addressing the release of animals into the natural ecosystem. In stark contrast, developed countries long before established the requisite risk management and regulatory schemes either by complying with the IUCN/SSC's Guidelines for Re-Introductions or devising them independently. In this context, the current study has examined the release of animals into the natural ecosystem in Korea and, based on the investigation, asserted a strong need for proper risk management. Moreover, the study has presented systematic risk management and regulatory schemes suitable for the Korean milieu based on a comparative analysis of those employed in developed countries.

• Electric Engineers Magazine
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• v.184 no.12
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• pp.8-14
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• 1997

이 지침은 사업장에서 사용하는 기계, 기구의 유지, 보수 등의 작업 중 갑작스런 에너지의 공급, 기계, 기구의 작동 또는 축적된 에너지의 방출 등에 의한 재해를 예방하기 위하여 사업주가 행하여할 에너지 격리장치의 잠금/표시 설치에 관한 절차 및 계획수립에 대하여 규정함을 목적으로 한다.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• v.39 no.2
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• pp.89-95
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• 2014

In potential accident consequence assessments for the licensing approval of LWRs, the ground deposition of radionuclides released into the environment is not allowed into the models, as recommended in the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's regulatory guide. Meanwhile, it is allowed into the assessment models for the licensing approval of PHWRs with consideration of more detailed physical processes of radionuclides in the atmosphere. Under these backgrounds, importance of exposure dose by ground deposition was quantitatively evaluated and comprehensively discussed. For potential accidental releases of $^{137}Cs$ and $^{131}I$, total exposure doses were more conservative in case of without consideration of ground deposition than in case of with its consideration. It was because of that the depletion of air concentration resulting from ground deposition is more influential in the contribution to total exposure doses than additional doses from contaminated ground. The exposure doses by the inhalation of contaminated air showed the contribution of more than 90% in total exposure doses, depending on atmospheric stability, release period of radionuclides and distance from a release point. The exposure doses from contaminated ground showed less than 10% at most in contribution of total exposure doses. The ratios of total exposure doses in case of with consideration of deposition to without its consideration for $^{131}I$ were distinct than those for $^{137}Cs$. As the atmosphere is more stable, release duration of radionuclides is longer, distance from a release point is longer, it was more distinct.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.27 no.4
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• pp.603-618
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• 1995

원자력 발전소 및 동위원소 사용기관에서 발생되는 가연성 고체 폐기물 및 유기폐액의 소각기술의 활용에 있어서 이의 안전성 확보를 위한 기술적 기준의 설정을 위한 고려인자들을 조사하였다. 국내외의 소각기술 활용현황을 알아보았고 본 기술의 국내 도입시 필요한 기술적 안전지침에 관한 외국의 사례를 조사하고 국내 관련 규정도 검토, 비교, 분석하여 주요 고려항목을 도출하였다. 안전성 확보를 위한 고려 항목을 크게 일반산업시설 적용항목, 원자력시설 상 안전조건, 소각시설의 기술적 요구사항, 기타 제반사항으로 나누어 제시할 수 있었다. 이들 내용은 기존 원자력 및 환경시설에 적용되는 안전성분석보고서 및 환경영향평가서로 작성될 수 있다고 보았으며 시설의 개요, 시설의 기술적 사항과 이에 따르는 안전을 위한 조건, 폐기물의 인수조건 등이 포함되며 기존 관련 법규의 적용 및 확인이 필요하였다. 기술적 사항에는 공정의 제염계수, 연소효율, 소각재의 형상, 배기가스의 방출농도, 작업자 및 인근주민의 피폭등이 확인되어야 하며 소각재의 처리방법 및 조건이 제시되어야 하고 소각재의 침출특성 등이 주요한 인자라고 보았다. 아울러 소각대상폐기물의 인수조건이 명시되어 소각성능에 따른 이의 안전성이 입증되어야 한다. 따라서 인허가 후 건설된 시설에서의 사용전 시험소각절차의 제시 및 이에 대한 관련 규제기관의 검사제도가 있어야 하며 품질보증절차 역시 관련지침에 따라 실시되어야 한다. 이와 같은 내용을 포함하는 안전기술지침의 설정이 절대적으로 필요하며 본 연구조사 결과의 활용이 기대된다.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• v.38 no.2
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• pp.124-131
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• 2013

Utilities have tried to ensure that radiological hazards to the environment and residents are kept as low as reasonably achievable by monitoring and controlling planned releases. However, since groundwater contamination was reported to occur due to unplanned releases mostly in the United States nuclear power plants, the interest of the stakeholders has increased to a point where it is now one of the most important issues in the United States nuclear power industry. This paper aims to help to implement an effective on-site groundwater monitoring program at domestic nuclear power plants by briefing the experiences of the United States nuclear power plants on groundwater contaminations and groundwater monitoring, and responses of the United States nuclear industry and regulator body for them.

• Proceedings of the Korea Society for Energy Engineering kosee Conference
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• 1994.05a
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• pp.109-113
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• 1994

제조공정의 근간을 이루는 가열, 용해, 성형, 냉각등의 단위조직은 일반적으로 에너지이용면에서 매우 비효율적이므로 이들을 체계적으로 연결하면 어느 공정의 방출에너지를 다른 공정에 이용할 수 있다. 이 때 핀치기술(Pinch Technology)을 응용하면 기존 공장에 대해서는 에너지 및 비용절감의 가능성을, 신축공장에 대해서는 효율적인 에너지 사용을 위한 설계지침을 제공해 준다. 본 원고에서는 중소규모의 여러가지 산업공정에서의 핀치 기술의 적용실례를 밝혀준다.

• Journal of the Microelectronics and Packaging Society
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• v.30 no.3
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• pp.35-39
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• 2023

ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) has become a major guideline for many companies to improve corporate value and enable sustainable management. Among them, the environment requires a technological approach. This is because technological solutions are needed to reduce or prevent environmental pollution and save energy. Semiconductor package technology has been developed to better satisfy the essential roles of semiconductor packaging: chip protection, electrical/mechanical connection, and heat dissipation. Accordingly, technologies have been developed to improve heat dissipation effect, improve electrical/mechanical properties, improve chip protection reliability, stacking and miniaturization, and reduce costs. Among them, heat dissipation technology increases thermal efficiency and reduces energy consumption for cooling. Also, technology to improve electrical characteristics has had an impact on the environment by reducing energy consumption. Technologies that recycling or reducing material consumption reduce environmental pollution. And technologies that replace environmentally harmful substances contribute to environmental improvement, in particular. In this paper, I summarize trends in semiconductor package technologies to prevent pollution and improve environment.

• Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science
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• v.54 no.1
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• pp.73-77
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• 2022

Blood products (BPs) can only be obtained through blood donation and hence represent a finite resource. BPs should therefore be used conservatively. However, BPs are being used indiscriminately without evidence. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the reasons for the use of BPs and their appropriateness. The investigation was carried out based on hemoglobin levels. Data were obtained from Nov 1, 2020, to Oct 31, 2021, from a hospital's OCS/EMR systems. The BPs were dispensed in 21,303 cases, and the number of hemoglobin levels >7.0 g/dL or higher among red blood cell drugs used by each treatment department was 1,173 (>7.0 g/dL). The misuse of blood transfusions is increasing social costs, with the adequacy of transfusion becoming increasingly important. Hence, each medical institution should review the transfusion guideline evaluation index, check the status of the release of BPs, and institute educational programs covering transfusion guidelines and continually evaluate their adequacy.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.50-63
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• 1985

A derivation of new release limit, named Derived Release Limit(DRL), into the atomsphere from a reference nuclear power plant has been performed on the basis of the new system of dose limitation recommended by the ICRP, instead of the (MPC)a limit which has been currently used until now as a general standard for radioactive effluents in Korea. In DRL Calculation, a Concentration Factor Method was applied, in which the concentrations of long-term routinely released radionuclides were in equilibrium with dose in environment under the steady state condition. The analytical model used in the exposure pathway analysis was the one which has been suggested by the USNRC and the exposure limits applied in this analysis were those recommended by the USEPA lately. In the exposure pathway analysis, all of the pathways are not considered and some may be excluded either because they are not applicable or their contribution to the exposure is insignificant compared with other pathways. In case, the environmental model developed in this study was applied to the Kori nuclear power plant as the reference power plant, the highest DRL value was calculated to be as $9.10{\times}10^6Ci/yr$ for Kr-85 in external whole body exposure from the semi-infinite radioactive cloud, while the lowest DRL value was observed 3.64Ci/yr for Co-60 in external whole body exposure from the contaminated ground, by the radioactive particulates. The most critical exposure pathway to an individual in the unrestricted area of interest (Kilchun-Ri, 1.3 km to the north of the release point) seems to be the exposure pathway from the contaminated ground and the most critical radionuclide in all pathways appears to be Co-60 in the same pathway. When comparing the actual release rate from KNU-l in 1982 with the DRL's obtained here the release of radionuclides from KNU-1 were much lower than the DRL's and it could be conclued that the exposure to an individual had been kept below the exposure limits recommended by the USEPA.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.611-626
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• 1994

격납건물 사건수목 방법은 확률론적 안전성 평가시 격납건물 해석의 핵심을 이루는 부분으로서 계통안전 분석으로부터 파악된 주요 노심용융 사고경위와 격납건물 방호계통의 적절한 조합에 의하여 선정된 발전소손상군을 초기조건으로 하여 격납건물 파손 및 방사선원 방출에 영향을 주는 격납건물 내부에서 발생 가능한 주요 사고진행 과정을 체계적으로 다룰 수 있는 유용한 수단이다. 원자력 안전성 향상연구이후 격납건물의 건전성을 확보하기 위한 많은 노력의 결과 현재까지 격납건물 해석 및 논리체계는 상당한 기술적 진보를 이루어 왔으나 아직도 이를 기술하는 방식에는 논쟁의 여지가 많고, 중대사고와 관련된 여러 현상들을 반영할때 그것의 논리적 타당성을 객관적으로 평가할 수 있는 방법이 아직 확고히 정착되지 못함으로 인하여 격납건물 해석결과에는 많은 불확실성 이 존재한다. 또한 아직까지 기존 방법론에 대한 어떠한 종류의 체계적 분석도 이루어지지 않음으로 인하여 이들에 대한 논리적 한계점을 파악하는 데 많은 어려움이 있다. 본 연구에서는 지금까지 주로 개발, 사용되어 온 다양한 격납건물 사건수목 분석 방법론을 소개하고 이들 각각이 지니고 있는 기술적인 문제점을 고찰하며 이를 바탕으로 격납건물 사건수목이 갖추어야 할 기본논리, 구조에 대한 안내지침을 제시함으로써 효과적인 격납건물 해석 및 방법론 개발에 도움을 주고자 한다