• Journal of the Korean earth science society
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• v.35 no.2
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• pp.97-103
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• 2014

An isotopic hydrograph separation technique has been able to determine the contribution of new water (event water such as rain or snowmelt) and old water (pre-event water like groundwater) to a stream hydrograph for last several decades using stable water isotopes. It is based on the assumption that the isotopic compositions of both new water and old water at a given instant in time are known and the stream water is a mixture of the two waters. In this study, we show that there is a systematic error (standard error in the new water fraction) in the isotopic hydrograph separation if the average isotopic compositions of new water were used ignoring the temporal variations of those of new water. The standard error in the new water fraction is caused by: (1) the isotopic difference between the average value and temporal variations of new water; (2) the new water fraction as runoff contributing to the stream during rainfall or spring melt; and (3) the isotopic differences between new and old water (inversely). The standard error is large, in particular, when new water dominates the stream flow, such as runoff during intense rainfall and in areas of low infiltration during spring melt. To reduce the error in the isotopic hydrograph separation, incorporation of fractionation in the isotopic composition of new water observed at a point should be considered with simultaneous sampling of new water, old water and stream water.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.45 no.3
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• pp.219-222
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• 2001

Separation of lithium isotopes was investigated by chemical ion exchange with a hydrous manganese(IV) oxide ion exchanger using an elution chromatography. The capacity of manganese(IV) oxide ion exchanger was 0.5 meq/g. The heavier lithium isotope was enriched in the solution phase, while the lighter isotope was enriched in the ion exchanger phase. The separation factor was determined according to the method of Glueckauf from the elution curve and isotopic assays. The separation factor of $^6Li^+$-$^7Li^+$ isotope pair fractionation was 1.018.

• Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology(JNFCWT)
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• v.5 no.4
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• pp.283-295
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• 2007

The technical feasibility of a pyroprocessing of PWR spent fuels to recover nuclear fuel materials, uranium and transuranic elements group(TRU), was examined in this study. Also its applicability as a new fuel cycle technology in terms of non-proliferation was investigated. First, various unit processes were combined to a pyroprocess. Then the flow aspects of such materials of issue as uranium, transuraniums, rare earth, noble metals and heat generating elements were examined on the flowsheet, which was obtained by the assumptions on the basis of various experimental results in this work or separation data collected from literatures. Consequently, the calculated results of the material balance for the whole process showed that uranium and TRU could be recovered as products by 98.0 % and 97.0 %, respectively, from a PWR spent fuel while removing the other elemental groups into radioactive wastes. On the one hand, the TRU product was found to emit a considerable amount of ${\gamma}$-ray as well as neutrons favorably contributing to the strategy of proliferation resistance.

• Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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• 1990.02a
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• pp.145-149
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• 1990

선택적 2광자공명 3광자 이온화과정을 Li와 Sr의 동위원소들에 적용시켰을 때, 공명준위의 AC Track 이동으로 인하여 분리효율과 이온화율은 레이저 파장과 세기에 예민한 함수가 됨을 보이고 동위원소분리의 최적 조건을 검토하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Fisheries Technology Conference
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• 2003.05a
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• pp.266-267
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• 2003

최근, 기계의 분석 정밀도가 높아짐에 따라 어류 이석 내 미량원소를 이용한 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. 이석은 균형감각기관으로서 칼슘과 단백질의 복합구조로 이루어져 있으며, 어류의 전 생활사에 걸쳐서 성장한다. 이렇게 형성된 어류의 이석내 화학조성은 형성 후엔 변화하지 않는다는 특징을 가지고 있다(Campana,1999). 위와 같은 특징을 바탕으로 이석 내 미량원소 또는 동위원소의 함량비율을 분석하여 어류에 대한 계군분리, 어류의 서식환경 추적, 오염 정도, 그리고 어류의 회유 유무와 경로, 연령사정 등의 연구를 하고 있다(Campana, 1999). (중략)

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment Conference
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• 2003.04a
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• pp.59-62
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• 2003

동위원소희석법에 의한 열이온화 질량분석법 (ID-TIMS)을 이용하여 지하수내 희토류원소의 함량을 측정하였다. 희토류원소의 분리에는 철공침법과 양이온교환수지에 의한 컬름분리법을 이용하였다. 경희토류(La-Eu)와 Gd, Dy, Er의 경우 수-수십 ppt의 수준에서 1%이내의 오차범위를 측정되어졌으며, 중희토류 중 Yb와 Lu은 정확도가 다소 떨어진 10% 전후에서 측정되었다. 지하수내 함량을 운석으로 규격화한 결과, 경희토류가 부화되었고 중희토류는 결핍되었으며 Eu의 이상은 거의 존재하지 않는다. 특히 경희토류에서는 M-type의 테트라드효과, 중희토류에서는 W-type의 테트라드효과가 관찰되었다. 이는 희토류원소의 수화수와 밀접한 관련이 있는 것으로 사료된다.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.121-128
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• 1998

In fields of operating or handling a hydrogen isotope facility, and of the technology for nuclear fusion source management, gas chromatography has been used as one of the practical techniques lot separation and enrichment of hydrogen isotopic gases including tritium. Chromatographic separation experiments of the hydrogen isotope mixture (hydrogen, deuterium and tritium) were carried out by use of a commercially available gas chromatograph. An aliquot of gas sample was injected by a specially designed vacuum sampler into the stream of inert carrier gas which went through the separation column under liquid nitrogen temperature. The complete separation of hydrogen isotopic molecules was observed with an alumina adsorbent partially deactivated by coating with 10% manganese chlorine. In addition, fairly good separation conditions were obtained without any appearance of nuclear spin isomers with shorter retention time, which would be available for the practical applications of the hydrogen isotope separation and enrichment.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.21 no.4
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• pp.277-286
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• 1989

Destructive methods are used for the turnup determination of an irradiated PWR fuel. One of the methods includes U, Pu, Nd-148 and Nd-(145+146) determination by an isotope dilution mass spectrometry using triple spikes (U-233, Pu-242 and Nd-150). The method involves two sequential ion exchange resin separation procedures. Pu is eluted from the first anion exchange resin column (Dowex AG 1$\times$8) with 12 M HCl-0.1 M HI mixed solution, followed by U elution with 0.1 M HCl. Nd is isolated from other fission products on the second anion exchange resin column (Dowex AG 1$\times$4) with a nitric acid-methanol eluent. Each fraction is analysed by thermal ionization mass spectrometry. The difference between Nd-148 and Nd-(145+146) method is found with an average 2.07%. The results are compared with those by the heavy element method using U and Pu isotopes and by the destructive y-spectrometric measurement of Cs-137. The dependences of isotope composition of U and Pu on burn-up, and correlation between those isotopes are illustrated graphically.

• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 1998.05b
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• pp.433-438
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• 1998

수소와 물 사이의 촉매교환공정은 중수 생산 및 삼중수소 분리를 위해 개발되어 왔다. 국산 소수성 촉매를 이용하여 새로운 튜브형 촉매탑을 고안하고, 수소와 물 사이의 수소 동위원소 분리를 실증하는 실험을 수행하였다. 국산 소수성 측매는 Styrene Divinyl Benzene Copolymer 담체에 백금을 담지한 촉매로써, 모양은 실린더형이며, 직경이 4mm이다. 촉매 작용을 하지 않는 충전물은 wire mesh ring(3mmx3mm)이고, 튜브는 PCI사 membrane(PVDF)이다. 촉매합의 직경은 2.5cm, 높이는 35cm였고, 온도는 333k, 압력은 0.1MPa였다. 기상 촉매반응만 시켰을 때 촉매탑이 정상상태에 도달되는데 약 3-5시간이 필요했으며, 액체 흐름이 있는 경우가 훨씬 짧았다. 촉매탑의 분리성능을 평가하기 위해 수소 동위원소 분리실험에서 얻은 기체 농도를 이용하여 물질전달계수(Kya)를 계산하였다. Kya는 0.2-0.5 sec$^{-1}$였으며, 액체와 기체 유속에 의해 크게 영향을 받았다.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.28 no.1
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• pp.47-53
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• 1984

The separation of the rare earth elements with diethylene triamine N, N, N', N', N"-pentaacetic acid (DTPA) as eluent was carried out at different pH and concentrations by using anion exchange resin column. The rare earth elements were absorbed on the upper of the resin column and the best condition of the separation behavior was 0.025M of DTPA at pH 8.35. The elution order of the rare earths was in the order of the atomic number of the rare earth elements except samarium. The resolution of adjacent rare earth elements that have been separated with 0.025M-DTPA as eluent, was from 3.03 to 1.25 at pH 8.35. Resolution of Ce-Pr was maximum value in 3.03 and Eu-Gd was minimum in 1.25 at condition mentioned above, respectively. The resolution of rare earth elements separated with 0.025M DTPA eluent was very good at pH range of 8.0~8.6.