• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제48권3호
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• pp.131-143
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• 2023

Background: This study examined the detection limit of thyroid screening monitoring conducted at the time of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) accident in 2011 using a Monte Carlo simulation. Materials and Methods: We calculated the detection limit of a NaI(Tl) survey meter to measure ¹³¹I accumulation in the thyroid gland of children. Mathematical phantoms of 1- and 5-year-old children were developed in the simulation of the Particle and Heavy Ion Transport code System code. Contamination of the body surface with eight radionuclides found after the FDNPP accident was assumed to have been deposited on the neck and shoulder area. Results and Discussion: The detection limit was calculated as a function of ambient dose rate. In the case of 40 Bq/cm² contamination on the body surface of the neck, the present simulations showed that residual thyroid radioactivity corresponding to thyroid dose of 100 mSv can be detected within 21 days after intake at the ambient dose rate of 0.2 µSv/hr and within 11 days in the case of 2.0 µSv/hr. When a time constant of 10 seconds was used at the dose rate of 0.2 µSv/hr, the estimated survey meter output error was 5%. Evaluation of the effect of individual differences in the location of the thyroid gland confirmed that the measured value would decrease by approximately 6% for a height difference of ±1 cm and increase by approximately 65% for a depth of 1 cm. Conclusion: In the event of a nuclear disaster, simple measurements carried out using a NaI(Tl) scintillation survey meter remain effective for assessing ¹³¹I intake. However, it should be noted that the presence of short-half-life radioactive materials on the body surface affects the detection limit.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제14권12호
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• pp.463-470
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• 2016

본 연구는 미디어 효과 연구로서, 후쿠시마 원전 사고에 의해 폭넓게 확산되고 있는 방사능 오염 실태를 취재한 시사 다큐멘터리의 시청이 국내 수용자의 정치적, 사회적 인식에 어떤 영향을 미치는지 실험을 통해 살펴본 연구이다. 그동안의 미디어 효과에 관한 선행 연구들은 TV나 신문 인터넷 등의 뉴스 콘텐츠가 수용자에게 미치는 영향을 살펴보고 있다. 그러나 이들 미디어의 뉴스 콘텐츠 못지않게 다양한 주제를 심층 분석하여 수용자들에게 깊이 있는 정보를 제공하고 있는 TV 시사다큐멘터리를 대상으로 한 수용자 효과 연구는 매우 제한적이며, 특히 지구 환경에 큰 영향을 미치고 있는 방사능 오염을 주제로 한 재난 다큐멘터리가 수용자에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구는 찾아보기 어렵다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 후쿠시마 원전사고에 의한 방사능 오염문제를 집중적으로 보도한 재난 다큐멘터리가 수용자의 정치적, 사회적 인식에 미치는 영향을 살펴보기 위해 실험연구를 수행하였다. 분석결과 시사다큐멘터리를 시청한 피험자들은 시사다큐멘터리를 시청하지 않은 피험자들보다 야당의 지지도가 높았으며, 노후 원전문제를 더 심각하게 인식하여 더 적극적으로 폐기를 주장하는 경향이 있었고, 원전의 추가 건설을 더 적극적으로 반대하는 경향이 있었다.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제37권6_3호
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• pp.2027-2034
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• 2021

다중 시기 KOMPSAT-3/3A 고해상도 위성영상을 이용하여 후쿠시마 제1 원자력 발전소 주변 지역에 대한 식생지수를 산출하고 식생 변화의 양상을 분석하였다. 식생지수 산출 시에는 KOMPSAT-3/3A 위성영상의 지표반사도를 사용하였다. 4개 연도의 위성영상을 사용하였으며 이 영상이 중첩되는 지역을 연구의 대상이 되는 관심영역으로 정하였다. 자료 분석 방법으로 주로 식생이 분포하는 지역을 지나가는 측선을 설정하여 연도별 변화 양상을 살펴보았다. 또한, 2차원 공간상의 식생지수의 변화를 정량적으로 나타내기 위하여 관심영역 내에서 랜덤 포인트를 추출하여 상자그림으로 나타내었다. 연구의 주요 결과는 원전 인근 지역에서 2014년 식생지수는 관심영역 내에서 낮은 값으로 나타났지만 이후 2021년까지 지속해서 식생이 발달하고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 결과는 측선이나 상자그림으로 나타낸 변화 모니터링 결과에서도 확인할 수 있었다. 현장 자료를 수집하기 어려운 후쿠시마 원전 지역과 같이 접근이 제한되는 재난 지역에서는 위성영상을 이용하여 높은 정확도를 갖는 토지 피복 분류 산출물을 얻기가 어렵기 때문에 고해상도 위성영상 정보부터 얻는 식생지수와 같이 기본적인 산출물을 이용하여 분석하는 방식이 적절하다. 한편 국제적으로 공동 활용이 가능한 위성정보 자원의 활용 체계 구축과 함께 우리나라에 영향을 줄 수 있는 주변국의 환경 변화를 주기적으로 모니터링하기 위하여 고해상도 위성영상을 이용한 활용 모델과 시스템을 구축할 필요가 있다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권5호
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• pp.1567-1576
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• 2023

The reactor containment building (RCB) in nuclear power plants (NPPs) plays an important role in protecting the reactor systems from external loads as well as preventing radioactive leaking. As we witnessed the nuclear disaster at Fukushima Daiichi (Japan) in 2011, the earthquake is one of the major threats to NPPs. The purpose of this study is to evaluate effects of concrete material models and presstressing forces on the seismic performance evaluation of RCB in NPPs. A typical RCB designed in Korea is employed for a case study. Detailed three-dimensional nonlinear finite element models of RCB are developed in ANSYS. A series of pushover analyses are then performed to obtain the pushover curves of RCB. Different capacity curves are compared to recognize the influence of different material models on the nonlinear behavior of RCB. Additionally, the effects of prestressing forces on the seismic performances of the structure are also investigated. Moreover, a set of damage states corresponding to damage evolutions of the structures is proposed in this study.

• 시스템엔지니어링학술지
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.47-55
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• 2012

Tsunami disaster, which ruined Japan Fukushima nuclear power plant sites in 2011 March, has raised not only the perception of that Tsunami and/or large scale flooding possibly surpass the design baselines for industry facilities and plants, but also the necessity to establish recovery system against flooding. This study suggests the framework for flooding and drainage system in compliance with flooding and drainage concept to define and identify requirements, functions, and components of the system with traceable relations. The framework with combination to CMMI engineering process is the base of corresponding high level system design.

• 한국산업융합학회 논문집
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.53-59
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• 2021

The purpose of this study is to develop a damper that protects against the dangers of tidal waves since there's no function to block the inflow of large amounts of water into the inside When natural disasters such as tidal waves occur. Therefore, it intended to derive the design data by simulating through flow analysis in order to predict the pressure that a damper configured to open and close manually or automatically receives. It examined the preceding researches first and conducted the flow analysis, to predict the force of the damper installed on the bottom of the building's outside to prevent the inflow of seawater into the inside when natural disaster occurring. As a result, it showed that, in the event of a tsunami, it moved about 170m and the time impacting the damper occurred within about eight seconds, and, at the moment, the damper door was pressured about 17bar. Also, it could identify that the load was approximately 900kN and the force by the fluid was applied to the damper door.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제52권10호
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• pp.2151-2161
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• 2020

The study presents a review of research advancements in the field of gamma radiation detection systems for emergency radiation monitoring, particularly two major sub-systems namely (i) the radiation detector and (ii) the detection platform - air-borne and ground-based. The dynamics and functional characteristics of modern radiation detector active materials are summarized and discussed. The capabilities of both ground-based and aerial vehicle platforms employed in gamma radiation monitoring are deliberated in depth.

• 한국화재소방학회논문지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.89-98
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• 2018

2015년 베이징 화력발전소 화재사고나 2012년 보령화력과 2016년 태안화력 등 국내 발전소 화재사고, 2011년 후쿠시마 원전참사나 2001년 캘리포니아 대정전은 전력관련 소방안전사고로 국민의 안정적 생활과 국가적인 손실을 가져온 사례로 손꼽고 있다. 전기는 국민생활과 경제에 미치는 영향이 절대적이라 위험성이 높은 대용량의 석탄, 가스 및 원자력 등을 연료로 사용하여 전력을 생산하는 발전소가 안전관리의 소홀로 인한 화재폭발사고나 방사능누출, 지진 등 자연재해로 인한 문제가 생길 경우 국민의 생명보호와 재산손실에 직접적 피해뿐만 아니라 경제성장에 미치는 심각한 상황을 우리는 충분히 예상할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 한국남부발전 등 5개 발전사 및 한수원 소방안전담당자를 대상으로 발전소 소방안전경영시스템 구축의 필요성에 대한 실태조사를 통해 소방전담조직 보강과 전문역량강화 프로그램 운영, 체계적인 소방안전관리를 위한 발전소 맞춤형 소방안전경영시스템의 개발, 최근 이슈가 된 지진에 대비한 내진 대응체계 강화를 개선방안으로 도출하였다.

• 설비공학논문집
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• 제18권7호
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• pp.603-611
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• 2006

A variety of schemes were sought for a mitigation of thermal stratification phenomenon in the branch piping of domestic nuclear power plant. Several mechanisms of thermal stratification occurrence were introduced in this paper. A number of factors were selected to find out the schemes for thermal stratification mitigation and the computational analysis were performed. The length of vertical branch piping, the diameter, the radius of curvature of the elbow, the direction of connection between main piping and branch piping, the slope of branch piping, the leakage flow rate, the installation of additional valve, the change of the 1st valve position and another branch piping connected with branch piping were mentioned as factors in this paper.

• Strategy21
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• 통권37호
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• pp.193-241
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• 2015

China, Japan and Korea are the world's top 10 energy consumers, and so very interested in the development of seabed hydrocarbon resources in order to meet their energy demands. The East China Sea is the tri-junction area where three countries' entitlements on the maritime boundaries are overlapped. There are abundant oil reserves in the East China Sea, and therefore competitions among countries are growing to get control of them. Although these countries have concluded the bilateral agreements to jointly develop resources in the East China Sea, they do not function as well. Because joint development and management of seabed petroleum resources can lead to stable development system, and to lower possibility of legal and political disputes, the needs for joint development agreement among three countries are urgent. Meanwhile, Northeast Asian seas are semi-closed seas, which are geographically closed and vulnerable to marine pollution. Moreover there are a lot of nuclear power plants in coastal area, and seabed petroleum resources are being developed. So it is likely to occur nuclear and oil spill accidents. Fukushima nuclear disaster and Bohai Bay oil spill accident in 2011 are the cases to exhibit the potential of major marine pollution accidents in this area. It is anticipated that the risks become higher because power plants and offshore oil platforms are extending gradually. Therefore, the ways to seek the joint marine environmental protection agreement focused on regulation of nuclear power plant and offshore oil platform have to be considered. In this paper, we try to find the way to make joint development and joint environmental protection agreement in Northeast Asian seas. We concentrate on the measure to drive joint development of seabed petroleum deposits in East China Sea's overlap area, despite of maritime delimitation and territorial disputes, and we try to drive joint marine environmental protection system to respond to marine pollution and accidents due to offshore oil platform and nuclear power plants. Through these consideration, we seek solutions to deal with lack of energy, disputes of maritime territorial and boundary delimitation, and marine pollution in Northeast Asia.