• 방사성폐기물학회지
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.159-165
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• 2005

원자력 시설의 해체 시 발생되는 다양한 종류의 폐기물 중에서 배관류를 재활용하거나 처분하기 위해서는 배관 내부의 정확한 방사선학적인 오염 특성의 평가가 선행되어야 한다. 그러나 기존의 측정법인 survey-meter를 이용한 오염도의 직접 측정은 배관 내부와 같은 국소지역의 오염 특성을 정확하게 평가할 수 없으며, 간접법을 이용한 표면오염도 측정의 경우도 시료채취의 어려움뿐만 아니라 시료채취 시 작업자의 오염 가능성이 있기 때문에 적용성에 많은 문제점이 있다. 본 연구에서는 Monte Carlo 모사기법을 이용해 직경이 작은 배관 내부의 베타선 오염도를 측정하기 위하여 플라스틱 섬광체를 모사하였으며, 모사 결과에서 베타선 에너지를 효율적으로 측정할 수 있는 최적의 플라스틱 섬광체 두께 및 형상을 도출할 수 있었다. 이 전사모사 결과를 바탕으로 섬광체의 가공 및 배관 내부에서의 검출기 이송 문제를 고려해 검출기를 제작하였으며 그 특성을 평가하였다. 그 결과 배관 내부의 오염도 측정에 적합한 검출기 성능을 확인하였고, 파이프 내부처럼 국소 지역의 방사선학적 오염 특성 평가를 위한 검출기 개발 가능성을 확인하였다.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지하수토양환경학회 2005년도 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SOIL & GROUNDWATER ENVIRONMENT
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• pp.187-188
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• 2005

• 기술사
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.30-34
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• 2008

Recently problems of soil and groundwater contamination occur in major construction sites of highway, dam and railways. Contaminants of oil fuels are also detected in the former fuel storage facilities of railroad station and army troops of transportation, etc. These facilities are planned as the sites of commercial infrastructures after restoration from pollutants by the law of soil environment conservation of Korea. In this manuscript, the contents of soil environment conservation law including soil assessment and restoration technology are introduced. Recent changes of soil environment area are also analyzed.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제52권10호
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• pp.2285-2289
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• 2020

Protactinium contamination is a mayor issue in the thorium fuel cycle. We investigate, in this work, the consequences of Pa incorporation in vacancy defects and interstitials in Th, ThC and ThN. We calculate charge transfers and lattice distortions due to these incorporations as well as migration paths and energies involved in the diffusion of Pa.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지하수토양환경학회 2003년도 추계학술발표회
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• pp.467-470
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• 2003

Leaking underground storage tanks are a major source of groundwater contamination by petroleum hydrocarbons. Aerobic bioremediation has been highly effective in the remediation of many fuel releases. However, Bioremediation of aromatic hydrocarbons in groundwater and sediments is ofen limited by the inability to provide sufficient oxygen to the contaminated zones due to the low water solubility of oxygen. Nitrate can also serve as an electron acceptor and results in anaerobic biodegradation of organic compounds via the processes of nitrate reduction and denitrification. Because nitrate is less expensive and more soluble than oxygen. it may be more economical to restore fuel-contaminated aquifers using nitrate rather than oxygen. And denitrifying bacteria are commonly found in the subsurface and in association with contaminated aquifer materials. These studies have shown that BTEX and MTBE can be degraded by the nitrate-amended microcosms under aerobic and anaerobic conditons. Biodegradation of the toluene and ethylbenzne compounds occurred very quickly under denitrifying conditions. MTBE, benzene and p-xylene were recalcitrant under denitrifying conditions in this study, But finally Biodegradaton was observed for all of the test compounds.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지하수토양환경학회 2003년도 총회 및 춘계학술발표회
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• pp.368-371
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• 2003

Leaking underground storage tanks are a major source of groundwater contamination by petroleum hydrocarbons. Bioremediation of aromatic hydrocarbons in groundwater and sediments is often limited by dissolved oxygen. Aerobic bioremediation has been highly effective in the remediation of many fuel releases, but Many aromatic hydrocarbons degrade very slowly under anaerobic conditions. Nitrate is a good alternative electron acceptor to oxygen and denitrifying bacteria are commonly found in the subsurface and in association with contaminated aquifer materials. Because nitrate is less expensive and more soluble than oxygen. it may be more economical to restore fuel-contaminated aquifers using nitrate rather than oxygen. This study show that biodegradation of BTEX and MTBE is enhanced by the nitrate-amended microcosms under aerobic/anaerobic conditons. Although aromatic hydrocarbons degrade very slowly under anaerobic conditions. Biodegradaton was observed for all of the test compounds.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제56권4호
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• pp.1250-1253
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• 2024

Activity measurement of the primary circuit water of fission reactors is one method that can provide early detection of a damaged fuel assembly in the reactor core. This is an important aspect in the safe operation of the reactor and for radiation protection of staff. Radionuclides in the primary circuit water are produced by the activation of stable nuclides and the fission of fissile nuclides, mainly the isotope ²³⁵U. In the LVR-15 research reactor, measurement of the activity of the primary circuit water has been regularly undertaken since 1996. A water sample is taken from the primary circuit every week and the activities are measured four days later using gamma spectrometry. The results of these long-term measurements from 1996 to 2022 are presented. The activity time dependences of the individual radionuclides are discussed in relation to fuel assembly damage and for events connected to contamination of the water by objects inserted into the primary circuit during experiments carried out near the reactor core.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제50권3호
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• pp.137-146
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• 2007

지구 온난화의 주 원인인 온실가스의 배출을 감소시키기 위해서 바이오연료에 대한 필요성 및 중요성이 제기되어 왔다. 이미 유럽을 중심으로 오래전부터 바이오디젤 연료에 대한 연구가 시작되어 왔으며 지금은 상용화 단계에 접어들고 있는 반면, 국내 바이오디젤 연료에 대한 연구 수준은 이제 시작단계에 불과한 실정이다. 바이오디젤 연료로 사용가능한 유지작물의 지방산 조성에 따라 자동차 엔진 성능이 저하될 수 있다는 문제가 제기되었고, 이를 해결하고자 표준화된 바이오디젤 품질 규격서가 마련되어졌다. 유럽에서 마련된 바이오디젤 규격에 의하면 올레인산 함량이 높은 기름이 바이오디젤 연료로 적합하며, 유채기름이 다른 유지작물의 기름에 비하여 바이오디젤 연료에 적합하다고 알려져 있다. 따라서 국내 유지작물의 바이오디젤 연료화를 위한 품질 개량과 생산량 증대를 위해 생명공학기술을 이용한 품종 개량에 관한 연구 전략에 대해 고찰하였다.

• 대한가정학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.146-158
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• 1970

It is a matter of amazing to realize that contamination of air by fuel gas in recent daily life at home directly effects to health of Korean housewives. A study in finding the status and the amount of co gas in the kitchen was con-ductedrelating the size of kitchen, door of exit, ventilation window, constraction of built in-brick stove (Boo Tu Mack), fuel management, in order to extend beneficial and improved management of housing. From the result of study, it was pointed out that constractional improvement of built-in-brick stove, heating floor (Ondol), timny, and ventilation window would been emergently needed. Demonstration studies were obtained in finding differences of the amount of co gas respectively in cooking time as 50-55ppm, and in not cooking time as 50-80p,p,m in the kitchen both, original and improved. Definite differences were found depend upon the condition with, without, or direction of the ventilation window. In addition to all above results, significant influence on gas pulling power of Ondol tunnel was shown. Many houses of Apartment house for have middle and low income groups been recognized so poor for health as indicated over 100ppm of co gas if window were not opened because of poor ventilation and weak gas pulling power of Ondol tunnel.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제56권2호
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• pp.160-166
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• 2019

In this study, we investigated the long-term stability of Nd₂NiO₄ solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) cathodes to evaluate their chromium poisoning tolerance. Symmetrical cells consisting of Nd2NiO4 electrodes and a yttria-stabilized zirconia electrolyte were fabricated and the cell potential and polarization resistance were measured at 850 ℃ in the presence of gaseous chromium species for 800 h. Up to 500 h of operation, the cell potential remained constant at 500 mA/㎠. However, it increased slightly over the operation duration of 550-800 h. No appreciable increase was observed in the polarization resistance of the Nd₂NiO₄ cathode during the entire operation of 800 h. Physicochemical examinations revealed that the gaseous chromium species did not form chromium-related contamination not only in the Nd₂NiO₄ cathode but also at the cathode/electrolyte interface. The results demonstrated that Nd₂NiO₄ is resistant to chromium poisoning, and hence is a potential alternative to standard perovskite cathodes.