• Nuclear industry
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• v.33 no.5
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• pp.92-97
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• 2013

소형 모듈 원전 (SMRs, Small Modular Reactors) 시장 선점을 위한 각국의 경쟁이 치열하게 전개되고 있다. 그 중에서도 특히 미국, 러시아, 중국, 한국, 아르헨티나를 포함한 15개 국가가 향후 20년에 걸쳐 펼쳐질 소형 모듈 원전 시장 선점 경쟁에서 치열한 각축전을 벌일 것으로 예상되고 있다.

• Review of KIISC
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• v.33 no.6
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• pp.15-20
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• 2023

지금까지 원자력 산업은 국가의 전기수요 상당부분을 충족시키기 위해 대형 원전을 중심으로 건설하고 운영해 왔다. 그러나 대형 원전의 안전사고, 사용후 핵연료 처리 문제, 건설비 증가 등으로 세계 원자력 산업은 안전성을 향상시킨 소형모듈원전(Small Modular Reactor, 이하 SMR)의 개발에 주력하고 있다. 이에 본 논문에서는 SMR에 활용이 예상되는 최신기술에 따라 증대되는 사이버보안 이슈와 관련 규제 동향에 관해 기술한다.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Pressure Vessels and Piping
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.49-55
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• 2024

Stainless 630 (or 17-4PH) is a precipitation-hardening martensitic stainless steel that has excellent mechanical properties and corrosion resistance. These characteristics make the STS630 to be used as a consisting material for various components such as spider, pin, spring, and spring retainer, of the control rod drive mechanism (CRDM) in pressurized water reactors (PWRs). In general, it is well known that the oxide layer of stainless steel consists of a duplex layer, a compact inner layer of FeCr₂O₄ spinel, and a coarse-grained outer layer of Fe₃O₄ spinel in PWR primary coolant condition. However, the characteristics of the oxide layer can be sensitively influenced by various water chemistry conditions such as temperature, dissolved oxygen, dissolved hydrogen, pH, pH adjuster type, and exposure time. In this work, we investigate the corrosion properties of the STS630 as a function of coolant temperature in an NH3 alkaline solution for its boron-free application in a small modular reactor, to confirm the feasibility for usage as a boron-free SMR structural material. As a result, oxide layer of corroded STS630 is consist of double-layer oxides consisting of a Cr-rich dense inner oxide and a Fe-rich polyhedral outer particles like as that in commercial PWR primary coolant. The corrosion rate of STS630 increases with increase in test time and temperature and the corrosion rate-time model equation was developed based on experimental data. Overall, it is expected that the results in this study provides useful data for the corrosion behavior of STS630 in alkaline environments, contributing to the development of selecting suitable materials for SMRs.