• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• v.15 no.1E
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• pp.5-19
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• 1996

This paper proposes a loose part monitoring system (LPMS) design with a signal processing method based on fuzzy logic. Considering fuzzy characteristics of metallic impact waveform due to not only interferences from various types of noises in an operating nuclear power plant but also complex wave propagation paths within a monitored mechanical structure, the proposed LPMS design incorporates the comprehensive relation among impact signal features in the fuzzy rule bases for the purposes of alarm discrimination and impact diagnosis improvement. The impact signal features for the fuzzy rule bases include the rising time, the falling time, and the peak voltage values of the impact signal envelopes. Fuzzy inference results based on the fuzzy membership values of these impact signal features determine the confidence level data for each signal feature. The total integrated confidence level data is used for alarm discrimination and impact diagnosis purposes. Through the perpormance test of the proposed LPMS with mock-up structures and instrumentation facility, test results show that the system is effective in diagnosis of the loose part impact event(i.e., the evaluation of possible impacted area and degree of impact magnitude) as well as in suppressing false alarm generation.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.55 no.2
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• pp.717-724
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• 2023

An essential step in evaluating and comparing the performance of two passive radiation dosimeter types, thermosluminescent (TLD) and optically stimulated luminescence (OSL), used by workers in environments with ionizing radiation for individual radiological monitoring and control of external exposure at various times (cumulative dose for 1 month), is to compare the measured dose accuracy, energy response, and coefficient of variation. In fact this performance study consists in determining the accuracy of both R(10) and R(0.07) which are considered as the ratios of the measured dose (Hp(10) or Hp(0.07)) to the delivered dose (Hp(10) or Hp(0.07)) for each photon energy. The validity of the results of this test is based on the acceptance limits of the ICRP and the international standard IEC-62387. The relative energy response used is normalized to the ¹³⁷Cs 662 keV energy to find which energy response is closest to the ideal case, and the coefficient of variation that allows to determine the statistical fluctuation of the Hp(10) and Hp(0.07) doses. The results of the accuracy test for the OSL and TLD dosimeters are acceptable because they fall within the ICRP limits. For the energy response, the OSL performs better than the TLD for Hp(10) and Hp(0.07), and for the coefficient of variation, the OSL satisfies the requirements of ISO 62387 for both Hp(10) and Hp(0.07), while the TLD satisfies these requirements only for the measurement of Hp (0.07).

• Kyungpook Mathematical Journal
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• v.52 no.3
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• pp.265-269
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• 2012

In this paper, we prove the following theorem which gives a characterization of $M_1$-spaces by g-function.

• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 2005.10a
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• pp.424-425
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• 2005

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2011.07a
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• pp.1816-1817
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• 2011

원자력발전소의 금속파편감시계통(LPMS : Loose Parts Monitoring System)은 원자로냉각재계통 내부에 존재할 수 있는 금속 이물질과 구조물 이완부에 의한 충격신호를 조기에 검출하여 원자로 구조물 및 핵연료 손상, 제어봉 구동장애 등을 미연에 방지하여 발전소 안전운전을 담당하는 중요 감시설비이다. LPMS는 금속 이물질이나 구조물 이완부에 의한 충격신호를 검출하기 위해 충격파에 민감한 가속도계를 원자로냉각재계통 중 금속파편이 자연적으로 모일 수 있는 각 구역의 표면에 최소 2개 이상 설치되어 있다. 원전은 규제요건에 따라 설비의 건전성 확인을 위해 24시간, 7일, 31일, 91일 마다 각 1회의 설비 건전성 시험을 수행하며, 계획예방정비기간 중에는 가속도계 주변에서 강구나 스프링 타격기를 이용한 충격시험을 통해 설비 전체의 건전성을 확인하고 있다. 설비 건전성 확인을 위해 경상운전 중에 수행하는 설비 건전성 시험에는 설비 특성상 가속도계 및 전치증폭기의 건전성을 확인할 수 없다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 경상운전 중 가속도계와 전치증폭기의 건전성을 확인할 수 있는 기법을 제시하고자 한다.

• Transactions of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.148-154
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• 2017

This paper discussed design for resonance avoidance of sensor plates of loose-parts monitoring systems (LPMS) in nuclear power plants (NPP). An LPMS monitors impact of loose parts in primary loop of NPP by using accelerometers, which is mounted on sensor plates. Resonance of the plates may cause false alarms at frequencies over 10 kHz, which can be misunderstood as impact signals of loose parts with small mass and cause unnecessary response of NPP operators. Modal analysis was carried out for the existing sensor plate and design parameters affecting natural frequencies were chosen. Frequency response functions of plates were analyzed by changing the parameters and the optimized plate design for avoiding resonance was determined. Experiments was carried out for the plate specimen with improved design and verified the proposed approach and design.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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• 2004.11a
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• pp.311-316
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• 2004

For the location estimation in the conventional LPMS(Loose Parts Monitoring System), it is popular to employ a group delay among the acoustic sensors installed within a 3 ft range from the impact source. However, there exists inherent error in determining the arrival time differences of the generated wave group among the neighboring sensors. To overcome this problem in this study, the two dimensional approach has been proposed and applied to effectively estimate the arrival time differences by using a continuous wavelet transform which is one of the linear time-frequency analysis methods. The experiment has been performed to both the plate model and the real steam generator in a nuclear power plant. It is expected that the reliability of the location estimation could be enhanced when the proposed time-frequency method is introduced into the LPMS system.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.54 no.1
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• pp.301-309
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• 2022

This work aims to establish some X-ray qualities recommended by the International Standard Organization (ISO) using the half-value layer (HVL) and H_p(10) dosimetry approaches. The HVL values of the following qualities N-60, N-80, N-100, N-150 and N-250 were determined using various attenuation layers. The obtained results were compared to those of reference X-ray beam qualities and a good agreement was found (difference less than 5% for all qualities). The GAMOS (Geant4-based Architecture for Medicine-Oriented Simulations) radiation transport Monte Carlo toolkit was employed to simulate the production of X-ray spectra. The characteristics HVLs, mean energy and the spectral resolution of simulated spectra have been calculated and turned out to be conform to the ISO reference ones (difference less than the limit allowed by ISO). Furthermore, the conversion coefficients from air kerma to personal dose equivalent for simulated and measured spectra were fairly similar (the maximum difference less than 4.2%).

• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 1997.05a
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• pp.166-171
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• 1997

LPMS(Loose Part Monitoring System)는 원자로 및 냉각재계통내에서 발생하는 금속파편의 검출 및 분석을 위하여 사용되는 진단 장비이다. 본 논문에서는 RPV(Reactor Pressure Vessel)의 상부헤드(closure head)와 하부헤드(lower head)에서의 금속파편의 충격위치를 평가하는 LPMS를 위한 새로운 기법을 제안하고, Mock-up에서의 실험을 통하여 그 효용성을 검증하였다. 즉, 수정된 원교차법을 제안하고, 이를 반구로 모델링된 RPV의 상ㆍ하부헤드에 존재하는 금속파편의 위치평가에 적용하므로써 정확한 충격위치를 찾을 수 있음을 보였다. 이들 결과는 충격물질의 질량이나 에너지를 계산하는데 정확한 정보를 제공해 줄 수가 있다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 1997.10a
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• pp.284-289
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• 1997

원자력발전소 금속파편감시계통(LPMS : Loose Parts Monitoring System)은 내각재계통 내부에 존재하는 금속파편물을 조기에 탐지하여 관련 구조물 파손을 방지하므로써 불필요한 검사 및 보수로 인한 작업자 방사선 피폭를 최소화하며 원전 안전성 및 경제성을 제고시킨다. 현재 국내 원전에서 가동중인 금속파편감시설비중 영광 1,2호기와 고리 3,4호기에서 운영중인 Westinghouse사의 금속파편감시설비(상품명: Digital Matal Impact Monitoring System)는 70년대에 개발되어 설치된 설비로 기능의 낙후와 장기간 운영에 따른 노후화로 인해 발생될 수 있는 문제점을 방지하고자 하드웨어 및 금속충격파 검출 및 판별 알고리즘을 개발하여 영광 1,2호기에서 기존 설비와 병렬운전중이다.