• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.368-372
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• 2016

Background: Methodologies for a series of radiological consequence assessments show a distinctive difference according to the design principles of the original nuclear suppliers and their technical standards to be imposed. This is due to the uncertainties of the accidental source term, radionuclide behavior in the environment, and subsequent radiological dose. Both types of PWR and PHWR are operated in Korea. However, technical standards for evaluating atmospheric dispersion have been enacted based on the U.S. NRC's positions regardless of the reactor types. For this reason, it might cause a controversy between the licensor and licensee of a nuclear power plant. Materials and Methods: It was modelled under the framework of the NRC Regulatory Guide 1.145 for light-water reactors, reflecting the features of heavy-water reactors as specified in the Canadian National Standard and the modelling features in MACCS2, such as atmospheric diffusion coefficient, ground deposition, surface roughness, radioactive plume depletion, and exposure from ground deposition. Results and Discussion: An integrated accident consequence assessment code, ACCESS (Accident Consequence Assessment Code for Evaluating Site Suitability), was developed by taking into account the unique regulatory positions for reactor types under the framework of the current Korean technical standards. Field tracer experiments and hand calculations have been carried out for validation and verification of the models. Conclusion: The modelling approaches of ACCESS and its features are introduced, and its applicative results for a hypothetical accidental scenario are comprehensively discussed. In an applicative study, the predicted results by the light-water reactor assessment model were higher than those by other models in terms of total doses.

• 한국조경학회지
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.20-30
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• 2003

This study is aimed at establishing the categories and items for ecological assessment and evaluation of the environmental friendliness of golf courses in the capital region of Korea. The categories and items for the assessment have been derived based on the existing literature and interviews with golf experts. This study covers 32 golf courses in the capital region of Korea that are available in terms of data and on-site surveys. In order to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the environmental friendliness of the golf courses, the assessment area was divided into 4 categories that include a total of 14 sub-categories. The 4 categories encompass 1) location, 2) topography, 3) vegetation, and 4) construction. As its sub-categories, the location category includes current land use and zoning in the National Land Use Management Law. Topography has 2 sub-categories in the damage ratio of existing topography, gradient, cut area, and slope height. The assessment of vegetation is largely based on site surveys in the categories of preservation of the existing vegetation, the use of natural resources and existing trees, the component ratio of native tree species, the multi-layered structure of vegetation, and the utilization of water purification plants. In the aspect of construction, afforestation on tile slopes and the utilization of existing surface soil were evaluated. The examination of comparative analysis among the 10 items as a ratio measure showed that the scores were low in the sub-categories of current land we, the use of existing trees, and the multi-layered structure of vegetation. However, the rating results were satisfactory in the 2 sub-categories including cut area, and the utilization of native tree species. Those proved to be contributing factors in the ecological health of the golf courses. According to correlation analysis of the 10 items to the overall ecological rating of each golf course, the sizes of the 32 golf courses were mainly affected by the damage ratio of existing topography, gradient, preservation of vegetation and slope height. This study has the initiative to conduct an ecological assessment of golf courses in the country based on site surveys. The study results revealed that location factors such as current land use, damage ratio of topography and gradient and topographical factors were the main factors affecting the environmental friendliness of golf courses. This indicates indicating the significance of these factors in the future construction practices of golf courses. Furthermore, this study raises the need for follow-up studies to establish more detailed assessment criteria and to develop assessment techniques for areas such as slope afforestation and water purification plants that need a qualitative approach.

• 한국건축시공학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.79-86
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• 2021

건설현장에서는 화재사고 발생 시 대형재해로 이어질 수 있는 위험성이 매우 크다. 건설현장에서는 가연성 물질을 다수 사용하고 있으며, 화재사고 발화원이 되는 장비를 흔히 사용하고 있어 화재사고 위험이 항상 상존한다. 화재사고 예방을 위한 다양한 제도로 명시하고 있으나, 건설현장 작업 특성에 적합한 예방제도를 적용하기에는 한계가 있으며, 기존 연구에서는 법령개선 및 화재사고 시 진압 문제 관련 내용의 연구가 진행되었다. 이에 본 연구에서 화재사고 사례분석과 선행연구 고찰을 통해 화재위험도 평가 체크리스트를 제안하였다. 체크리스트의 현장 적용성을 검토해보기 위해서 국내 건설현장에서 발생한 2건의 화재사고 사례에 적용하였다. 그 결과, 실제 화재 원인을 포함하여 추가적으로 화재원인이 될 수 있는 원인들을 규명할 수 있었다. 본 연구의 화재위험도 평가 체크리스트를 건설현장에서 활용한다면 실질적이고 효과적인 화재사고 예방뿐만 아니라 화재사고가 발생하더라도 인명피해를 최소화하는 데 기여할 수 있을 것이다.

• 한국방재안전학회논문집
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.45-56
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• 2019

본 연구는 수도권 지역의 전력구 매설지반을 대상으로 지진 재현주기 1,000년을 고려한 최대기반암가속도 0.154g로 설정하여 지진시 위험을 평가하였다. 이때, 지진시 위험도 평가는 총 3단계로 진행하였으며 1단계는 대상지역의 지반조사 정보를 기초로 지반분류를 우선 실시한 후, 액상화 발생가능성을 파악할 수 있는 Macro영역 기법인 지반증폭계수를 이용한 액상화 발생가능지수(LPI, Liquefaction Potential Index) 재해지도를 이용하여 후보지를 선정한다. 2단계 위험도 평가는 1단계 평가에서 액상화 발생가능성이 매우 높게 판정된 전력구 주변의 시추주상도를 바탕으로 부지특성을 반영한 지진응답해석을 수행하고 이를 토대로 액상화 발생가능성 지수를 재산정하여 지진시 액상화 위험도를 상세평가 하였다. 3단계는 시추공자료를 기반으로 하는 한계성을 보완하기 위하여 2단계에서 액상화 발생가능성이 높게 평가된 대상 전력구의 현장조사를 실시하여 건설시 보강공법적용, 내진설계적용 및 현장상태 등을 고려하여 최종적으로 액상화 위험도를 평가하였다.

• 한국소프트웨어감정평가학회 논문지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.125-142
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• 2021

Reports of rampant cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities raise growing concerns on the effectiveness of current Static Analysis Security Testing (SAST) tools as an internet security device. Attentive to these concerns, this study aims to examine seven open-source SAST tools in order to account for their capabilities in detecting XSS vulnerabilities in PHP applications and to determine their performance in terms of effectiveness and analysis runtime. The representative tools - categorized as either text-based or graph-based analysis tools - were all test-run using real-world PHP applications with known XSS vulnerabilities. The collected vulnerability detection reports of each tool were analyzed with the aid of PhpStorm's data flow analyzer. It is observed that the detection rates of the tools calculated from the total vulnerabilities in the applications can be as high as 0.968 and as low as 0.006. Furthermore, the tools took an average of less than a minute to complete an analysis. Notably, their runtime is independent of their analysis type.

• 한국항해항만학회지
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.27-34
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• 2012

레저용 플로팅 건축물은 구조물 안전성, 건축물 용도, 건설 및 관리 경제성, 주변 지역이나 도시와 개발 연계성, 해양환경에의 영향 등을 고려할 때 입지선정에 대한 체계적 지침과 합리적 기준이 반드시 필요하다. 그러나 현재 우리나라에는 레저용 플로팅 건축물이 많이 계획되고 설치되는 시점에 있음에도 불구하고 입지선정에 관한 연구나 지침이 전혀 없는 실정이다. 따라서 본 연구는 레저용 플로팅 건축물의 입지선정을 위해 체계적 입지선정프로세스. 합리적 입지선정기준 및 입지평가지침을 제시하는 것이 목적이다. 본 연구에서는 지자체나 민간 기업에서 레저용 플로팅 건축물을 계획할 경우 체계적이고 합리적 입지선정에 활용할 수 있도록 입지선정과정, 입지선정기준, 입지평가항목 및 요인을 그림과 표로 알기 쉽게 제시하였다.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제27권spc호
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• pp.34-50
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• 2022

Principal component analysis (PCA) was conducted using hydrochemical data in four testbeds (A to D) built for the development of site characterization technologies to assess the hydrochemical processes controlling the hydrochemistry in each site. The PCA results indicated the nitrogen loading to deep bedrock aquifers through permeable fractures in Testbed A, the chemical weathering enhanced with the biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons in Testbed B, the reductive dechlorination in Testbed C, and the different hydrochemistry depending on the depth to bedrock in Testbed D, consistent with the characteristics of each site. In Testbeds B and D, outliers seemed to affect the PCA result probably due to the small number of samples, whereas the PCA result was still consistent with site characteristics. This study result indicates that the PCA is widely applicable to hydrochemical data for the assessment of major hydrochemical processes in contamination sites, which is useful for site characterization when combined with other site characterization technologies, e.g., geological survey, geophysical investigation, borehole logging. It is suggested that PCA is applied in contaminated sites to interpret hydrochemical data not only for the distribution of contamination levels but also for the assessment of major hydrochemical processes and contamination sources.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.710-720
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• 2017

In Korea, many nuclear power plants operate at a single site based on geographical characteristics, but the population density near the sites is higher than that in other countries. Thus, multiunit accidents are a more important consideration than in other countries and should be addressed appropriately. Currently, there are many issues related to a multiunit probabilistic safety assessment (PSA). One of them is the quantification of a multiunit PSA model. A traditional PSA uses a Boolean manipulation of the fault tree in terms of the minimal cut set. However, such methods have some limitations when rare event approximations cannot be used effectively or a very small truncation limit should be applied to identify accident sequence combinations for a multiunit site. In particular, it is well known that seismic risk in terms of core damage frequency can be overestimated because there are many events that have a high failure probability. In this study, we propose a quantification method based on a Monte Carlo approach for a multiunit PSA model. This method can consider all possible accident sequence combinations in a multiunit site and calculate a more exact value for events that have a high failure probability. An example model for six identical units at a site was also developed and quantified to confirm the applicability of the proposed method.

• 방사성폐기물학회지
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.423-434
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• 2016

인접 국가인 일본의 후쿠시마 원전에서 극한 자연재해로 인한 중대사고가 발생하면서, 국내에서 중대사고 및 확률론적 안전성 평가 (PSA, Probabilistic Safety Assessment)에 대한 중요성이 재인식되었다. 국내에서는 원전의 소외결말을 평가하는 3단계 PSA에 대한 연구개발이 최근까지 거의 이루어지지 않았다. 본 논문에서는 국외 3단계 PSA 전산코드 중, 미국의 MACCS2 (MELCORE Accident Consequence Code System 2), 유럽의 COSYMA (COde SYstem from Maria) 그리고 일본의 OSCAAR (Off-Site Consequence Analysis code for Atmospheric Releases in reactor accidents)에 대한 간략한 분석과 미국의 MACCS2에 대한 단점 및 한계점 분석을 수행하였다. 국내 외 전문가들에 의해 공통적으로 지적되어 온 MACCS2의 한계점은 다수호기사고와 사용후핵연료 저장조로부터의 방출 모사의 불가능, 그리고 대기확산모델을 단순 가우시안 플륨모델을 기본으로 한다는 것이며, 이중 일부는 MACCS2업데이트 버전을 통해 개선되어 왔다. Food chain 모델의 모사의 제한, 해양 및 수계 확산모델의 부재, 제한된 범위의 경제영향평가 등 또한 개선되어야 할 사항이다. 기술보고의 결과는 국내 3단계 PSA 관련 기술 개발을 위한 기초자료로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제49권6호
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• pp.334-343
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• 2023

Background: South Korea's Act on Registration and Evaluation, etc. of Chemicals (known as K-REACH) was established to protect public health and the environment from hazardous chemicals. 4,4'-Methylenedianiline (MDA), which is used as a major intermediate in industrial polymer production and as a vulcanizing agent in South Korea, is classified as a toxic substance under the K-REACH act. Although MDA poses potential ecological risks due to industrial emissions and hazards to aquatic ecosystems, no ecological risk assessment has been conducted. Objectives: The aim of this study is to assess the ecological risk of MDA by identifying the actual exposure status based on the K-REACH act. Methods: Various toxicity data were collected to establish predicted no effect concentrations (PNECs) for water, sediment, and soil. Using the SimpleBox Korea v2.0 model with domestic release statistical data and EU emission factors, predicted environmental concentrations (PECs) were derived for ten sites, each referring to an MDA-using company. Hazard quotient (HQ) was calculated by ratio of the PECs and PNECs to characterize the ecological risk posed by MDA. To validate the results of modeling-based assessment, concentration of MDA was measured using in-site freshwater samples (two to three samples per site). Results: PNECs for water, sediment, and soil were 0.000525 mg/L, 4.36 mg/kg dw, and 0.1 mg/kg dw, respectively. HQ for surface water and sediment at several company sites exceeded 1 due to modeling data showing markedly high PEC in each environmental compartment. However, in the results of validation using in-site surface water samples, MDA was not detected. Conclusions: Through an ecological risk assessment conducted in accordance with the K-REACH act, the risk level of MDA emitted into the environmental compartments in South Korea was found to be low.