• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• v.6 no.3
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• pp.311-318
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• 2011

Small-scale reactors have recently attracted attention as a potential power generation source for the future. The Regional Energy Research Institute for Next Generation is currently developing a small-scale reactor called Regional Energy rX 10 MVA (REX-10). The current paper deals with a power system to be used with small-scale reactors for multi-purpose regional energy systems. This small nuclear system can supply electric and thermal energy like a co-generation system. The electrical model of the REX-10 has been developed as a part of the SCADA system. REX-10's dynamic and electromagnetic performance on the power system is analyzed. Simulations are carried out on a test system based on Ulleung Island's power system to validate REX-10 availability on a power system. RSCAD/RTDS and PSS/E software tools are used for the simulation.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.45 no.3
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• pp.347-360
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• 2013

This paper presents an experimental investigation of the small-break loss-of-coolant accident (SBLOCA) and the loss-of-feedwater accident (LOFW) in a scaled integral test facility of REX-10. REX-10 is a small integral-type PWR in which the coolant flow is driven by natural circulation, and the RCS is pressurized by the steam-gas pressurizer. The postulated accidents of REX-10 include the system depressurization initiated by the break of a nitrogen injection line connected to the steam-gas pressurizer and the complete loss of normal feedwater flow by the malfunction of control systems. The integral effect tests on SBLOCA and LOFW are conducted at the REX-10 Test Facility (RTF), a full-height full-pressure facility with reduced power by 1/50. The SBLOCA experiment is initiated by opening a flow passage out of the pressurizer vessel, and the LOFW experiment begins with the termination of the feedwater supply into the helical-coil steam generator. The experimental results reveal that the RTF can assure sufficient cooldown capability with the simulated PRHRS flow during these DBAs. In particular, the RTF exhibits faster pressurization during the LOFW test when employing the steam-gas pressurizer than the steam pressurizer. This experimental study can provide unique data to validate the thermal-hydraulic analysis code for REX-10.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.45 no.4
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• pp.439-458
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• 2013

REX-10 is a fully-passive small modular reactor in which the coolant flow is driven by natural circulation, the RCS is pressurized by a steam-gas pressurizer, and the decay heat is removed by the PRHRS. To confirm design decisions and analyze the transient responses of an integral PWR such as REX-10, a thermal-hydraulic system code named TAPINS (Thermal-hydraulic Analysis Program for INtegral reactor System) is developed in this study. Based on a one-dimensional four-equation drift-flux model, TAPINS incorporates mathematical models for the core, the helical-coil steam generator, and the steam-gas pressurizer. The system of difference equations derived from the semi-implicit finite-difference scheme is numerically solved by the Newton Block Gauss Seidel (NBGS) method. TAPINS is characterized by applicability to transients with non-equilibrium effects, better prediction of the transient behavior of a pressurizer containing non-condensable gas, and code assessment by using the experimental data from the autonomous integral effect tests in the RTF (REX-10 Test Facility). Details on the hydrodynamic models as well as a part of validation results that reveal the features of TAPINS are presented in this paper.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2009.07a
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• pp.466_467
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• 2009

본 논문에서는 일체형 원자로인 REX-10과 가스터빈발전기를 전원으로 이용하는 지역에너지시스템을 모델링 하였다. 또한 모델링된 지역에너지시스템 계통을 이용 한국전력공사 전력계통과 연계운전 중 지역에너지시스템 내부배전선 및 부하에서 발생할 수 있는 사고를 모의하고 결과를 분석하여 지역에너지시스템 전력계통 고장시 보호 방안을 제시하였다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2009.07a
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• pp.464_465
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• 2009

본 논문에서 일체형 원자로인 REX-10과 가스터빈발전기를 전원으로 이용하는 지역에너지시스템을 모델링 하고, 한국전력공사 전력계통과 연계운전 또는 독립운전하는 지역에너지시스템 안정적 운영 방법 모의와 운전 중 발생할 수 있는 문제점을 모의하기 위해 운영 시나리오를 개발 적용하였다.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• v.5 no.1
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• pp.16-20
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• 2010

Recently, the smart grid has become a hot issue and interest in related power sources have increased accordingly. The implementation of a smart grid can enable many generation resources to be linked to the power system, including small-scale reactors for the purpose of co-generation. Research on small-scale reactors is being carried out all over the world. Similarly, Korea is also conducting research on multi-purpose regional energy systems using nuclear energy. This paper proposes a real-time data acquisition and analysis system for small-scale reactors, and is known as the REX-10 (Regional Energy rX 10 MVA). This analysis requires real-time simulations for the power system since it needs data communication with a remote REX-10. A RTDS (Real Time Digital Simulator) has been used for the simulation, and a SCADA/HMI system interfaced with the RTDS is proposed for the purpose of monitoring and control of the regional energy system.

• Journal of Environmental Science International
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• v.21 no.8
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• pp.931-938
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• 2012

The effects were investigated of different lengths and numbers of slitwalls in drainless containers on growth and change in soil moisture volumes on the growth of Diffenbachia amoena 'Marianne' and Begonia rex. Drainless containers filled with amended soil, with square shape ($240mm{\times}240mm$) were used, as well as three different sets of slitwalls (2, 4 or 8, respectively) in addition to non-slitwall containers. Two indoor foliage plants were grown in slitwall containers in randomized blocks with 3 replications in greenhouse conditions, from March to September, 2009. Soil moisture volumes per container were measured by weighing containers every 2 hours during the day. The change in soil moisture volumes showed considerable differences among slitwalls tested in comparison to control containers before and after twice-weekly irrigation. Particularly, the differences in the S2 (195mm, slitwall 2) containers were significantly greater than other containers tested. For Diffenbachia amoena 'Marianne', plant height, length of leaf, dry weight and fresh weight were higher with S2 containers than with those grown in other containers tested. The Begonia rex with the best quality in terms of plant height, length of leaf and width of leaf was grown in S8 (360mm, slitwall 8) containers. Particularly, statistical analysis has indicated that shoot fresh weights of Begonia rex grown in S8 were 3-fold higher than those grown in CS8 containers. The different results obtained within the two species led us to hypothesize a species-specific influence on indoor foliage plant performance. However, plants of both species grown in slitwall containers showed good results compared with plants grown in non-slitwall containers.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.56 no.11
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• pp.4578-4586
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• 2024

Human reliability analysis (HRA) of nuclear research reactors often encounters a lack of human performance data, a challenge that is also faced by the TRIGA reactor of Thailand having no specific full method or human error database for HRA. To overcome this challenge, in 2023, HRA teams from the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) and the Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology (TINT) jointly developed an HRA framework for the TRIGA reactor. In the HRA framework development, the HRA practitioners applied KAERI's three main HRA tools, namely 1) the EMpirical data-Based crew Reliability Assessment and Cognitive Error analysis (EMBRACE) method, 2) the Human Reliability data EXtraction (HuREX) database, and 3) the TAsk COMplexity (TACOM) method. The HRA framework covers the overall process including the classification of documents and human error types as well as nominal human error extraction for estimating nominal human error probabilities. According to the results of the first use of the HRA framework on the TRIGA reactor in Thailand, the HRA framework provided an effective way to improve the procedures and systematically identify nominal human errors of actions in the emergency procedures.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2008.11a
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• pp.476-478
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• 2008

분산 전원의 기저 전원으로써 개발된 일체형 원자로(REX-10)를 지역에너지시스템에 도입하고 안정적인 운전을 하기 위해서 본 논문은 전압원형 인버터를 설계하고 일체형 원자로가 변동 없이 정출력을 하도록 지역에너지시스템의 전력 변동 상황을 모니터링하여 제어하는 모델을 개발하였다. 제안된 모델의 효용성을 확인하기 위해서 PSCAD/EMTDC를 사용하였다.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.22 no.11
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• pp.1544-1553
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• 2018

Recently internal information leakage in industries is severely increasing in spite of industry security policy. Thus, it is essential to prepare an information leakage prevention measure by industries. Most of the leaks result from the insiders, not from external attacks. In this paper, a real-time internal information leakage prevention system via both storage and network is implemented in order to protect confidential file leakage. In addition, a Hadoop-based user behavior analysis and statistics system is designed and implemented for storing and analyzing information log data in industries. The proposed system stores a large volume of data in HDFS and improves data processing capability using RHive, consequently helps the administrator recognize and prepare the confidential file leak trials. The implemented audit system would be contributed to reducing the damage caused by leakage of confidential files inside of the industries via both portable data media and networks.