• 자원환경지질
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• 제33권5호
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• pp.367-377
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• 2000

The purpose of this study is to elucidate the source of U anomaly formed in stream water of the drainage system around the Shinbo talc mine area based on the O, H, S and Sr isotopic characteristics of water masses and wall rocks. The ${\delta}$D and ${\delta}^{18}O$ of surface and ground waters show highly restricted range and plotted on the same meteoric water line, indicating that they are all originated from the meteoric water. The ${\delta}^{34}S$value of the ground water containing high U shows slightly negative (-0.2${\textperthousand}$) and quite distinct from those of the other surface and ground waters that are similar to those of wall rocks (>5.8${\textperthousand}$), indicating that they have a different S isotopic fractionation or less probably, source. The $^{87}Sr/^{86}{Sr}$ratios of water masses around the Shinbo talc mine area show a variable range from 0.724325 to 0.744928, but tend to increase with increasing U concentration of water mass. Although it is not possible to determine precisely the source rock of U anomaly formed in the hydrologic system around the Shinbo talc mine, the evidence obtained from the Sr isotopic compositions strongly suggests that coal schist and/or pegmatite vein could be the most likely candidate for the source rock.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.359-367
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• 2016

Background: As new legislation has come into force implementing radiation safety management for the use of naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORM), it is necessary to establish a rapid and accurate measurement technique. Measurement of $^{238}U$ and $^{232}Th$ using conventional methods encounter the most significant difficulties for pretreatment (e.g., purification, speciation, and dilution/enrichment) or require time-consuming processes. Therefore, in this study, the applicability of ED-XRF as a non-destructive and rapid screening method was validated for raw materials and by-product samples. Materials and Methods: A series of experiments was conducted to test the applicability for rapid screening of XRF measurement to determine activity of $^{238}U$ and $^{232}Th$ based on certified reference materials (e.g., soil, rock, phosphorus rock, bauxite, zircon, and coal ash) and NORM samples commercially used in Korea. Statistical methods were used to compare the analytical results of ED-XRF to those of certified values of certified reference materials (CRM) and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Results and Discussion: Results of the XRF measurement for $^{238}U$ and $^{232}Th$ showed under 20% relative error and standard deviation. The results of the U-test were statistically significant except for the case of U in coal fly ash samples. In addition, analytical results of $^{238}U$ and $^{232}Th$ in the raw material and by-product samples using XRF and the analytical results of those using ICP-MS ($R^2{\geq}0.95$) were consistent with each other. Thus, the analytical results rapidly derived using ED-XRF were fairly reliable. Conclusion: Based on the validation results, it can be concluded that the ED-XRF analysis may be applied to rapid screening of radioactivities ($^{238}U$ and $^{232}Th$) in NORM samples.

• 화약ㆍ발파
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.21-30
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• 2003

현재 터널 굴착시 기초 지보수단으로 활용되고 있는 숏크리트는 암반의 굴착 특성상 조기에 얇은 두께로 타설하여도 높은 강도를 유지할 수 있다는 장점 때문에 그동안 우수한 장비와 재료가 개발되어 비약적인 발전을 거듭해 오고 있다. 또한, 계측기술의 발달로 지하암반 거동상태도 조기에 자세히 파악되어 강도와 두께 등 거의 정확한 설계가 이루어지고 있으며, 신소재의 보강재료도 지속적으로 개발되고 있다. 국내 석탄 화력발전소에서 발생되는 석탄회에는 fly ash와 bottom ash가 있으며, 이러한 석탄회는 시멘트, 골재, 건축, 토목 및 농수산 분야에 이르기까지 많은 분야에 기술개발이 되었으며, 연구가 활발히 진행 중에 있다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 fly ash를 혼합한 콘크리트를 숏크리트 재료로서 활용하기 위해 기존의 숏크리트 배합설계에서 fly ash를 시멘트의 대체재로서 사용할 때, 압축강도의 향상 및 굴착면의 타설 리바운드 율을 저하시키는 최적의 함량에 대하여 실험을 실시하였다. 그 결과, fly ash를 시멘트에 15% 중량 치환했을 때, 약 10%의 압축강도의 향상과 리바운드 율이 6%감소되었다.