• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.1
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• pp.41-42
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• 1960

식품회분(食品灰分)의 Kali함량(含量)을 ${\beta}$방사능측정(放射能測定)으로 산출(算出)한 것과 염광도법(焰光度法)으로 정량(定量)한 것을 비교(比較)하여 어느 한도(限度)에서 일치(一致)함을 보았으며 이용가치(利用價値)있음을 알았다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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• 2001.11a
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• pp.127-128
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• 2001

라돈은 사람들이 노출되는 자연 방사능 중 가장 큰 부분을 차지하며, 전체 자연 방사능 중 약 50%를 차지한다. 라돈의 인체영향 대부분이 호흡을 통한 인체 내에 유입에 의한 것으로 알려져 있다. 라돈에 의한 인체영향과 대기 중 오염물질의 장거리 이동에 대한 연구를 위해 대기 중 라돈의 거동특성 연구가 필요하다. 또한 라돈농도의 지역적 분포와 시간변화에 대한 정보는 지역적 특성, 라돈의 배출, 대기 중 습성에 대한 라돈 연구에 중요하다. (중략)

• Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
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• v.38 no.3
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• pp.142-149
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• 2005

This investigation was conducted to observe and verify the distribution and their occurrence between heavy metals and natural isotopes in the soil collected at the 40 locations from the abandoned coal mine areas to the sediment of Chungra reservoir located at Chungra-Myon Boryung city, Chungnam. The results of the investigation showed that there were distinctive differences of the contents for the heavy metals and the natural isotopes between the area influenced by the coal mine tailing and the non-influenced area. The amounts of the heavy metals were Pb ($1.32-29.96mg\;kg^{-1}$), Cd ($0.15-0.76mg\;kg^{-1}$), Cu ($0.28-49.67mg\;kg^{-1}$), and Cr ($1.31-13.18mg\;kg^{-1}$) while the averages were Cu ($12.43mg\;kg^{-1}$), Pb ($10.44mg\;kg^{-1}$), Cr ($4.87mg\;kg^{-1}$), Cd ($0.51mg\;kg^{-1}$). The standard deviations of Pb and Cu were significantly higher compared to other heavy metals investigated in this experiment. And the amounts of the natural isotopes measured from the dried soil samples were Pb-210 ($4.87dpm\;g^{-1}$), Th-234 ($3.52dpm\;g^{-1}$), Ra-226 ($2.88dpm\;g^{-1}$), Ra-228 ($7.30dpm\;g^{-1}$), K-40 ($58.06dpm\;g^{-1}$) for all locations whereas Cs-137 which is fall-out by nuclear experiment from atmosphere was rarely found. From these results we found that the amounts of natural isotopes such as Pb-210 (4.41%), Th-234 (3.60%), and Ra-226 (2.09%) were less than those found in the coal-tailing while the proportion of Ra-228 (266%) and K-40 (308%) were significantly higher than those in the coal-tailing. Also occurrence of correlations between the amounts of the heavy metals and the natural isotopes was proportionally related.

• Journal of the KSME
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• v.20 no.5
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• pp.353-359
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• 1980

원자력산업은 막대한 자본이 필요로 하는 거대한 장치산업이다. 호기당 10억$ 이상되는 막대한 자금과 복잡한 계통으로 되어 있다. 더구나 100만 kw 전기출력의 원자력발전소를 1년가동후의 노심의 방사능은 무노 약 170억 규리(Ra로 17,500ton 해당)에 해당한다. 이것은 자연방사능만 존재하던 것이 인공방사능의 발생을 말한다. TMI-2원자로의 사고로 상업용원자력발전소의 안 전성확보 문제는 재평가하게 되었다. 미국원자력문제위원회에서는 그동안 각계각층에서 조사검 사한 사고분석평가 결과를 집약한 행동지침(NRC Action Plan: LUREG-0660)을 금년 5월에 학 정발표하였다. 즉 운전중인 발전소 및 운전면허를 받고 저 하는 전기사업자에 대하여 원자로안 전운전, 부지재평가가 설계변사 및 긴급퇴피계획분야에 대한 구체적인 행동지침을 제시하고 있다. 우리나라에서도 원자력발전이 유일한 대체에너지로 계획추진되고 있는 현시점에서 원자력발전 소의 안전성확보문제는 에너지수금계획에 못지 않은 중대한 과제라고 본다. 이러한 안전성문제를 제도적으로 관찰하기 위한 독자적인 규제기준의 규정이 가장 시급하며, 부지선정, 운전원의 훈련 방사선방어대책 등 우리나라 실정에 맞는 단장기계획을 국가적인 차원에서 수립해야 한다고 본다.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• v.29 no.4
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• pp.231-236
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• 2004

An imaging plate(IP) detector, a two-dimensional digital radiation detector that can acquire image of radioactivity distribution in a sample, has been applied in many fields; for industrial radiography, medical diagnosis, X-ray diffraction test, etc. In this study, the possibility of IP detector to be used lot measuring radioactivity of sample is explored using its high sensitivity, higher spatial resolution, wider dynamic range and screen uniformity for several kinds radiations. First, the IP detector is applied to measure the surface uniformity for area source. Surface uniformity is measured rapidly and nondestructively by measuring the radioactivity distribution of common standard area source$(^{241}Am)$. Next, the IP is employed to study the possibility of measuring an extremely low-level activity of environmental sample. For this study the screen uniformity, shield effect of background radiation, linear dynamic range and fading effect of the IP detector is investigated. The potato, banana, radish and carrot samples are chosen to measure ultra low-level activity of $^{40}K$ isotope. The efficiency calibration of IP detector is carried out using the standard source.

• Life and Agrochemicals
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• s.280
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• pp.24-27
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• 2012

• Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.10-16
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• 2009

Characteristics of natural radioactivity were investigated for soils collected from seven sites of different bed rocks distributed in the Keum River area of Korea by the use of a Gamma-ray spectrometry. Specific activity (SA) and SA ratio (SAR) of typical naturally occurring radioactive nuclide such as $^{226}$Ra, $^{228}$Ac and $^{40}$K were determined for the soil samples. The SA values of $^{226}$Ra, $^{228}$Ac and $^{40}$K in 41 soils of 7 sites are 26.7-485 (74.2 ${\pm}$ 72.2), 30.9-157 (90.7 ${\pm}$ 32.7) and 203-1558 (990 ${\pm}$ 203) Bq/kg, respectively. The SA of $^{226}$Ra has very different values by the soils and the sites. Especially the SA of $^{226}$Ra in a soil sample of Ogcheon site is 485 Bq/kg while most SA of 41 soil samples are < 100 Bq/kg. SA of $^{228}$Ac has a little different values with the soils and sites, however the SA of $^{40}$K has almost constant values in all soil samples. The SAR values of $^{26}$Ra/$^{228}$Ac, $^{226}$Ra/$^{40}$K and $^{228}$Ac/$^{40}$K in 41 soils of 7 sites are 0.343-6.11 (0.865 ${\pm}$ 0.883), 0.0258-0.759 (0.0814 ${\pm}$ 0.1l17) and 0.0373-0.178 (0.0945 ${\pm}$ 0.0373), respectively. The SARs of $^{226}$Ra/$^{228}$Ac and $^{226}$Ra/$^{40}$K have very different values by the soils and the sites, however the SAR of $^{228}$Ac/$^{40}$K has a little difference by the soil and sites.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.5 no.6
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• pp.351-355
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• 2011

In this paper, monitoring system and platform of plant growth are suggested which are required by safe crop management about disaster and radiation pollution. In addition, by monitoring plant growth, the growth of plants that can measure the size of the efficient system was developed. The expected effect of this study, first, through natural disasters and radioactive contamination monitors produce fast and accurate response function can result in improved quality and productivity. Second, the size of the plant required to maintain the measurement data can save time and expense savings. Finally, plant managers can improve work efficiency.

• Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.186-191
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• 2007

The objective of this research was to assess the reliability of data and to improve nuclear analytical techniques concerning the Domestic Radioactivity Intercomparison program for environmental radioactivity monitoring of Jeju from 1998 to 2006. Gross beta for filter papers and water samples was determined, and gamma nuclides for natural and artificial nuclides in soil and water samples were analyzed. The gross beta activity of all samples except for the water samples of 1998 and 1999 showed a good agreement within the confidence intervals. In gamma nuclides, $^{40}K$ and $^{137}Cs$ of soil samples and most nuclides in the water samples, with the exception of several nuclides, were evaluated to be reliable. Based on these results, it is considered that a reliable method for the analysis and monitoring of environmental radioactivity were established, which may play an important role in case of emergency radiation accident.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.2 no.4
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• pp.273-278
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• 1970

The Contents of uranium and thorium in radioactive ores produced in Korea were determined by gamma-ray spectrometry utilizing Ge (Li) diode detector. Both methods, namely, gamma-ray spectrometries of activated samples and non-activated samples, were tested and compared for their accuracies and rapidness in determination of contents. Also the useful-ness of application of Ge(Li) diode detector to the determination of uranium and thorium contents in ores was discussed in detail.