• 방사성폐기물학회지
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.177-181
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• 2005

칼슘-벤토나이트와 접한 약 $20\%$의 우라늄 산화물을 함유한 유리고화체가 알곤 분위기에서 모의 화강암지하수에 의해 침출되었을 때 노란색의 우라늄화합물이 벤토나이트와 고화체의 경계면에 농축되었다. 6년간의 침출후 형성된 우라늄 화합물이 beta-uranophane $[Ca(UO_2)_2(SiO_{3}OH)_{2}5H_{2}O]$임을 XRD, 적외선 스펙트럼과 질량분석기를 이용하여 확인하였으며, 이 화합물의 용해도를 $80^{\circ}C$, 탈이온수에서 측정한 결과 약 $10^{-6}\;mole/L$ 이었다.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.289-298
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• 1984

Uraniferous black slates of the Okchon sequence occur in Koesan (northeast) through Miwon-Boun (middle) to the southwest off Taejon (southwest) within the Okchon fold belt. The Uraniferous balck slates in the southwest off Taejon are particularly well developed in Chubu (northeast) and Moksso-ri (middle) areas whereas they are less developed in Jinsan (southwest) area. The uraniferous beds range from less than a meter to 40 meters in thickness and range from less than 0.02% $U_3O_8$ (cut-off-grade) to 0.05% $U_3O_8$ in the southwestern district off Taejon. Electron microprobe analysis of uranium-minerals found in graphitic slate samples enables to estimate their major compositions semi-quantitatively so that uraninite, ferro-uranophane and chlopinite are tentatively identified. Uranium-minerals are closely associated with carbon and metal sulfides. Correlation analysis of trace element concentrations revealed that U and F.C., and U and Mo are lineary correlative respectively and their correlation coefficients are positively high whereas those of U and V, U and Mn, and U and Zr are negatively low, implying that uranium mineralization has been closely related with concentrations of carbon and molybdenum. Stable isotope analyses of pyrite sulfur range widely from +11.5% to -23.3% in ${\delta}^{34}S$ values whereas those of graphite carbon fall within a narrow range between -23.3% and -28.9% in ${\delta}^{13}C$ values. The wide range of ${\delta}^{34}S$ values suggests that the sulfur could be of meteoric origin rather than of igneous source. The narrow range of ${\delta}^{13}C$ values, which are close to those of coal, indicates that the graphite is organic carbon in origin. Therefore, it is concluded that the uranium mineralization in the Okchon sequence took place primarily in sedimentary environment rich in organic matter and sulfide ion, both of which served as the reducing agents to convert soluble uranyl complex to insoluble uranium dioxide.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제56권10호
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• pp.4141-4148
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• 2024

The study focused on syenogranite and its altered variety, and specifically monitored the activities of ²²⁶Ra, ²³²Th, and ⁴⁰K using NaI(Tl) gamma-ray spectroscopy. Syenogranites in the study area in Egypt were investigated to determine their potential use in industries such as ornamental stones and ceramics. The main outcrops in the study area consist of metasediments, metavolcanics, metagabbro, syn-to late-orogenic granites, and post-orogenic granites (syenogranites). There are also numerous dikes and veins of various shapes and compositions that have intruded and penetrated all the older rocks in the area. The mean activity (± standard deviation, SD) of these radioelements in the granites is ²²⁶Ra (63 ± 71 Bq kg^-1), ²³²Th (76 ± 170 Bq kg^-1), and ⁴⁰K (1248 ± 532 Bq kg^-1) were found to be greater than the world average. The radiological hazards are mostly attributed to the γ-rays emitted by granitic rocks. The granites studied in this study deviate from international standards mainly due to the presence of minerals containing radioelements such as zircon, allanite, monazite, sphene titanite, apatite, thorite, samarskite, fergusonite, xenotime, columbite, apatite and fluorite. As a result, granitic rocks are unsuitable for home building.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제56권11호
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• pp.4921-4928
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• 2024

The present study employed statistical methods to evaluate the possible radiological hazards linked to granitic rocks-bearing mineralization in the ELgarra region of Egypt. The geological structures influence the occurrence of uranium mineralization in this area and are primarily associated with altered granites. Gamma-ray spectrometry was utilized to examine the quantities of ²³⁸U, ²³²Th, and ⁴⁰K in granitic rock samples. The recorded levels of radioisotope activity concentrations in the analyzed regions ranged from 374 to 1740 Bq.kg^{-1 238}U, with an average of 1018 Bq.kg^-1. For ²³²Th, the range was between 71 and 163 Bq.kg^-1, with an average of 119 Bq.kg^-1. Lastly, for ⁴⁰K, the range was 756-1789 Bq.kg^-1, with an average of 1212 Bq.kg^-1. The detected levels of ²³⁸U, ²³²Th, and ⁴⁰K in the examined rock samples were observed to exceed the permissible limits of 35, 45, and 412 Bq.kg^-1, respectively. The primary radiological risks linked to these granitic rocks were attributed to the gamma rays released by the radioactive elements. Estimations of the radiological hazards in the granitic rocks were made, and statistical approaches were utilized to demonstrate the associations among radionuclides and radiological factors. The assessment confirmed that uranium, potassium, and their respective minerals in the granitic rocks were the key factors contributing to the radiological risks. As a result, the study determined that the granite rocks found in the study area needed precautions to be taken due to their high levels of radioactivity.

• 지질공학
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.399-407
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• 2013

대전지역은 우리나라에서 고함량 우라늄 지하수에 대한 우려가 높은 지역이다. 대전의 복운모 화강암 지역의 지하수에서 우라늄의 함량이 높지만 복운모 화강암에서 우라늄 함량은 화강암의 세계 평균치 보다 낮고 우라늄 광물의 산출이 아직 보고되지 않았다. 이 연구는 우라늄의 근원암과 지하수에 우라늄을 공급할 수 있는 우라늄 광물의 산출상태를 규명하는데 있다. 이를 위해 지표 방사능 탐사와 전자현미경을 이용한 광물학적 연구를 수행하였다. 우라늄 이상은 화강암맥과 열수변질된 화강암에서 측정되었다. 우라늄 이상을 보이는 화강암맥은 복운모 화강암과 운모-편암의 경계부에 발달한다. 복운모 화강암 내의 우라늄 이상대는 열극대를 따라 석영 세맥이 충진한 열수변질대에 발달한다. 우세한 열수변질작용은 칼륨 변질작용과 프로필리틱 변질작용이다. 우라니나이트는 화강암맥과 열수변질된 화강암에서 공통적으로 산출되는 우라늄 광물이며, 코피나이트와 우라노페인은 열수변질 화강암에서 산출된다. 모든 우라늄 광물은 백운모, 녹니석, 녹염석, 방해석 등과 같은 열수변질 광물과 밀접히 공생한다. 우라늄 광물이 산출되는 화강암맥과 열수변질된 화강암은 대전지역 지하수 내 우라늄의 주요 기원암으로 판단된다.