• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 1995.05a
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• pp.824-828
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• 1995

월성원전에서 삼중수소에 의한 작업자 피폭 및 환경방출량을 가능한 한 낮게 유지하기 위해서는 계통중수중에 축적되는 삼중수소를 근원적으로 제거할 수 있는 삼중수소제거시설이 필수적이다. 삼중수소제거공정은 방사선 안전성과 에너지 효율 측면에서 액상촉매교환과 초저온증류공정의 복합공정이 가장 효과적인 것으로 알려지고 있다. 본 연구에서는 월성원전의 후속기를 고려하여 용량이 연간 8MCi의 삼중수소제거시설에 대한 최적설계를 수행하였다. 액상촉매교환공정에 대해서는 NTU-HTU법 그리고 초전온증류공정에는 Fenske-Underwood-Gilliland법을 이용하여 공정을 해석하였고 공정내 삼중소소의 재고량이 최소가 되는 최적의 설계변수들을 제시하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Radioactive Waste Society Conference
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• 2007.05a
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• pp.61-62
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• 2007

• Proceedings of the Korean Radioactive Waste Society Conference
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• 2009.11a
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• pp.443-444
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• 2009

• Proceedings of the Korean Radioactive Waste Society Conference
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• 2011.10a
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• pp.473-474
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• 2011

• Proceedings of the Korean Radioactive Waste Society Conference
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• 2009.11a
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• pp.439-440
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• 2009

• Proceedings of the Korean Radioactive Waste Society Conference
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• 2006.11a
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• pp.359-360
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• 2006

• Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.49-55
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• 2012

Hydrogen isotopes accountancy and storage are important functions in a nuclear fusion fuel cycle. The hydrogen isotopes are safely stored in metal hydride beds. The tritium inventory of the bed is determined from the decay heat of tritium. The decay heat is measured by circulating helium through the metal hydride bed and measuring the resultant temperature increase of the helium flow. We are reporting our preliminary experimental results on the hydrogen isotopes accountancy and storage performance in a metal hydride bed.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.58 no.4
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• pp.596-603
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• 2020

In this study, a mathematical model for optimal operation of the fusion fuel cycle is developed based on scheduling approach. The fusion fuel cycle consists of a system for storing and supplying deuterium and tritium, and receiving and separating process after the fusion reaction. Except that tritium is a radioactive material, most of these processes consist of catalytic reactions and separation process. For these reasons, it is possible to apply scheduling approach which is also widely utilized to chemical plants to derive the optimal operating scenarios. The developed model determined the optimal regeneration cycle to minimize the amount of tritium inside the vacuum pumps. Based on the characteristics of various device in the fusion reactor, the optimal tritium plant operation scenario is evaluated. The formulated model was applied to the actual tokamak scenario and utilized to analyze the fuel flow and balance of ITER fuel cycle.