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Improving Accident Tolerance of Nuclear Fuel with Coated Mo-alloy Cladding

  • Cheng, Bo;Kim, Young-Jin;Chou, Peter
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • 제48권1호
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    • pp.16-25
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    • 2016
  • In severe loss of coolant accidents (LOCA), similar to those experienced at Fukushima Daiichi and Three Mile Island Unit 1, the zirconiumalloy fuel claddingmaterials are rapidlyheateddue to nuclear decay heating and rapid exothermic oxidation of zirconium with steam. This heating causes the cladding to rapidly react with steam, lose strength, burst or collapse, and generate large quantities of hydrogen gas. Although maintaining core cooling remains the highest priority in accident management, an accident tolerant fuel (ATF) design may extend coping and recovery time for operators to restore emergency power, and cooling, and achieve safe shutdown. An ATF is required to possess high resistance to steam oxidation to reduce hydrogen generation and sufficient mechanical strength to maintain fuel rod integrity and core coolability. The initiative undertaken by Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) is to demonstrate the feasibility of developing an ATF cladding with capability to maintain its integrity in $1,200-1,500^{\circ}C$ steam for at least 24 hours. This ATF cladding utilizes thin-walled Mo-alloys coated with oxidation-resistant surface layers. The basic design consists of a thin-walled Mo alloy structural tube with a metallurgically bonded, oxidation-resistant outer layer. Two options are being investigated: a commercially available iron, chromium, and aluminum alloy with excellent high temperature oxidation resistance, and a Zr alloy with demonstratedcorrosionresistance.Asthese composite claddings will incorporate either no Zr, or thin Zr outer layers, hydrogen generation under severe LOCA conditions will be greatly reduced. Key technical challenges and uncertainties specific to Moalloy fuel cladding include: economic core design, industrial scale fabricability, radiation embrittlement, and corrosion and oxidation resistance during normal operation, transients, and severe accidents. Progress in each aspect has been made and key results are discussed in this document. In addition to assisting plants in meeting Light Water Reactor (LWR) challenges, accident-tolerant Mo-based cladding technologies are expected to be applicable for use in high-temperature helium and molten salt reactor designs, as well as nonnuclear high temperature applications.

환경적 요인에 의한 노후 가공송전선의 특성변화 (Change of Properties by Environment Conditions in Aged ACSR Overhead Conductor)

  • 김상수;김병걸;장태인;강지원;이동일;민병욱
    • 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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    • 제19권3호
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    • pp.287-291
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    • 2006
  • This paper describes mechanical and electric properties of ACSR $410\;mm^2$ conductor from many of older overhead conductor. Samples of conductors itemized two division according to operation sector, green area, salt and pollution area. Samples of conductors operated various environment conditions have undergone laboratory metallurigical investigation and tensile strength torsional ductility and electrical performance. The steel core were found to have retained their original properties to a large degree in both tensile strength and the number of turns to failure. On the other hand the aluminum conductor showed reductions in tensile strength. To determine the remaining useful life of aged conductor, an unacceptable deterioration level has to established for each diagnostic procedure.

용융염 핵연료 원자로 AMBIDEXTER의 동특성 해석 (Some Reactor Kinetics Properties of the $250MW_th$ AMBIDEXTER Circulating Fuel Core)

  • 김태규;윤정선;원성희;임현진;조재국;오세기
    • 한국에너지공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국에너지공학회 1999년도 춘계 학술발표회 논문집
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    • pp.119-126
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    • 1999
  • 농축우라늄 고체핵연료를 사용하는 기존의 발전용 원자로 개념에서는 냉각기능의 상실 또는 반응도 상실사고와 같은 극심한 열적 불균형에 의해 핵연료의 온도가 급격히 증가하고, 결과적으로 핵연료의 파손 및 용융으로 발전할 수 있다. 본 연구는 이러한 기존 발전로의 고유 안정성 문제를 획기적으로 해결할 수 있는 혁신형으로서 Th/$^{233}$ U 용융염핵연료주기를 사용하며 원자로계통 전체를 원자로용기에 내장하는 일체형 원자로개념의 AMBIDEXTER (Advanced Molten-salt Break-even Inherently-safe Dual-mission Experimental and TEst Reactor) 원자력 에너지시스템의 동특성을 해석하기 위해 수행되고 있다.(중략)

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Simultaneous Dual-Enzyme Immunoassays in a Solid Phase

  • 백세환;박순재
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • 제18권1호
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    • pp.44-50
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    • 1997
  • A method of dual-signal generation from two different enzymes was developed and utilized to simultaneously perform dual immunoassays in a single microwell. Two enzymes selected as tracers were horseradish peroxidase (HRP) and β-galactosidase (GAL). 3, 3', 5, 5'-Tetramethylbenzidine (TMB) and chlorophenolred-β-galactopyranoside (CPRG) as chromogenic substrates for the respective enzyme were used. Although the two enzymes showed their maximum activities at distinct pH conditions (pH 5.1 for HRP and 7.5 for GAL), the enzyme reactions were able to be concurrently carried out at pH 5.75 in a dual-substrate solution without signal loss. This performance was achieved by increasing TMB concentration two-fold, introducing potassium salt as activator of GAL reaction, and extending total reaction time 50%. The signal generation method was then used for dual-enzyme immunoassays to detect antibodies with co-immobilized Hepatitis C virus antigens (core and NS5) and a Hepatitis B virus antigen (PreS(2)) in a microwell. Dose-response curves of the assays revealed cooperativity between different antigen-antibody complex formation, which suggested that dual immunoassays can only be used for qualitative screening tests unless the antigens immobilized were spatially separated.

Electronic Structure of Oxygen in the Defective Nickel Monoxide

  • 이광순;구현주;함경희;안운선
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • 제16권2호
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    • pp.164-168
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    • 1995
  • The band structure of nickel monoxide having a cation defect rock salt structure is calculated by means of the tight-binding extended Huckel method. The calculation is also made for the net charge, the DOS, the COOP, the electron density of the constituent atoms, and the O 1s binding energy shift when one of the adjacent nickel atoms is defected. It is found that the band gap near the Γ direction on the Brillouin zone is about 0.2 eV, and that all of the properties calculated including the electronic structure of the oxygen atom are more effectively affected by the surface defect than the inside one. The core O 1s binding energy shift is calculated by the use of valence potential method and the results are very satisfactory in comparison with the XPS experimental findings.

Prismatic-core advanced high temperature reactor and thermal energy storage coupled system - A preliminary design

  • Alameri, Saeed A.;King, Jeffrey C.;Alkaabi, Ahmed K.;Addad, Yacine
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • 제52권2호
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    • pp.248-257
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    • 2020
  • This study presents an initial design for a novel system consisting in a coupled nuclear reactor and a phase change material-based thermal energy storage (TES) component, which acts as a buffer and regulator of heat transfer between the primary and secondary loops. The goal of this concept is to enhance the capacity factor of nuclear power plants (NPPs) in the case of high integration of renewable energy sources into the electric grid. Hence, this system could support in elevating the economics of NPPs in current competitive markets, especially with subsidized solar and wind energy sources, and relatively low oil and gas prices. Furthermore, utilizing a prismatic-core advanced high temperature reactor (PAHTR) cooled by a molten salt with a high melting point, have the potential in increasing the system efficiency due to its high operating temperature, and providing the baseline requirements for coupling other process heat applications. The present research studies the neutronics and thermal hydraulics (TH) of the PAHTR as well as TH calculations for the TES which consists of 300 blocks with a total heat storage capacity of 150 MWd. SERPENT Monte Carlo and MCNP5 codes carried out the neutronics analysis of the PAHTR which is sized to have a 5-year refueling cycle and rated power of 300 MWth. The PAHTR has 10 metric tons of heavy metal with 19.75 wt% enriched UO2 TRISO fuel, a hot clean excess reactivity and shutdown margin of $33.70 and -$115.68; respectively, negative temperature feedback coefficients, and an axial flux peaking factor of 1.68. Star-CCM + code predicted the correct convective heat transfer coefficient variations for both the reactor and the storage. TH analysis results show that the flow in the primary loop (in the reactor and TES) remains in the developing mixed convection regime while it reaches a fully developed flow in the secondary loop.

OpenACC와 GPU를 이용한 3차원 파동 전파 모델링 (Three-dimensional Wave Propagation Modeling using OpenACC and GPU)

  • 김아름;이종우;하완수
    • 지구물리와물리탐사
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    • 제20권2호
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    • pp.72-77
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    • 2017
  • 3차원 주파수 영역과 라플라스 영역 파동장을 얻기 위해 시간 영역에서 파동 전파 모델링을 하는 동시에 푸리에 변환과 라플라스 변환을 수행하였다. 이 과정에서 효율적인 계산을 위해 OpenACC와 GPU를 이용한 병렬 연산을 수행하였다. OpenACC를 이용하면 기존의 C, C++, Fortran 등 프로그래밍 언어에 간단한 지시어(directive)를 추가하여 GPU 연산 가속기를 사용할 수 있기 때문에 CUDA 또는 OpenCL과 같은 GPGPU 프로그래밍 언어를 배우지 않고도 GPU를 이용한 프로그래밍을 할 수 있다. OpenACC 프로그램은 GPU 메모리 공간 할당, 호스트와 디바이스 간의 데이터 복사 및 GPU 연산 과정을 자동으로 또는 사용자 정의에 따라 수행하게 된다. 수치 실험으로 OpenACC와 GPU를 사용한 3차원 파동 전파 모델링 프로그램과 단일 CPU 코어를 사용한 프로그램의 성능을 비교하였다. 상속도 모델과 SEG/EAGE 암염돔 속도 모델을 이용한 결과, OpenACC와 GPU를 사용한 경우 단일 CPU 코어를 사용하였을 때보다 계산 속도가 각각 53배와 30배 정도 향상되었다.

Preparation and Characterization of Demineralized Bone Particle Impregnated Poly(L-lactide) Scaffolds

  • Gilson Khang;Park, Chong-Soo;John M. Rhee;Lee, Sang-Jin;Lee, Young-Moo;Park, Myoung-Kyu;Lee, Hai-Bang;Lee, Ilwoo
    • Macromolecular Research
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    • 제9권5호
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    • pp.267-276
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    • 2001
  • In order to endow with new bioactive functionality from demineralized bone particle (DBP) as natural source to poly(L-lactide) (PLA) synthetic biodegradable polymer, porous DBP/PLA as natural/synthetic composite scaffolds were prepared and compared by means of the emulsion freeze drying and solvent casting/salt leaching methods for the possibility of the application of tissue engineered bone and cartilage. For the emulsion freeze drying method, it was observed that the pore size decreased in the order of 79$\mu\textrm{m}$ (PLA control) > 47$\mu\textrm{m}$ (20% of DBP) > 23 $\mu\textrm{m}$ (40% of DBP) > 15$\mu\textrm{m}$ (80% of DBP). Porosities as well as specific pore areas decreased with increasing the amount of DBR. It can be explained that DBP acts like emulsifier resulting in stabilizing water droplet in emulsion. For the solvent casting/salt leaching method, a uniform distribution of well interconnected pores from the surface to core region were observed the pore size of 80 ∼70 $\mu\textrm{m}$ independent with DBP amount. Porosities as well as specific pore areas also were almost same. For pore size distribution by the mercury intrusion porosimeter analysis between the two methods, the pore size distribution of the emulsion freeze drying method was broader than that of the solvent casting/salt leaching method due to the mechanism of emulsion formation. Scaffolds of PLA alone, DBP/PLA of 40 and 80%, and DBP powder were implanted on the back of athymic nude mouse to observe the effect of DBP on the induction of cells proliferation by hematoxylin and eosin staining for 8 weeks. It was observed that the effect of DBP/PLA scaffolds on bone induction are stronger than PLA scaffolds, even though the bone induction effect of DBP/PLA scaffold might be lowered than only DBP powder, that is to say, in the order of DBP only > DBP/PLA scaffolds of 40 and 80% DBP > PLA scaffolds only for osteoinduction activity. In conclusion, it seems that DBP plays an important role for bone induction in DBP/PLA scaffolds for the application of tissue engineering area.

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Preparation and Characterization of Small Intestine Submucosa Powder Impregnated Poly(L-lactide) Scaffolds: The Application for Tissue Engineered Bone and Cartilage

  • Khang, Gilson;Rhee, John M.;Shin, Philkyung;Kim, In Young;Lee, Bong;Lee, Sang Jin;Lee, Young Moo;Lee, Hai Bang;Lee, Ilwoo
    • Macromolecular Research
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    • 제10권3호
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    • pp.158-167
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    • 2002
  • In order to endow with new bioactive functionality from small intestine submucosa (SIS) powder as natural source to poly (L-lactide) (PLA) and poly (lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) synthetic biodegradable polymer, porous SIS/PLA and SIS/PLGA as natural/synthetic composite scaffolds were prepared by means of the solvent casting/salt leaching methods for the possibility of the application of tissue engineered bone and cartilage. A uniform distribution of good interconnected pores from the surface to core region was observed the pore size of 40~500 ${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ independent with SIS amount using the solvent casting/salt leaching method. Porosities, specific pore areas as well as pore size distribution also were almost same. After the fabrication of SIS/PLA hybrid scaffolds, the wetting properties was greatly enhanced resulting in more uniform cell seeding and distribution. Five groups as PGA non-woven mesh without glutaraldehyde (GA) treatment, PLA scaffold without or with GA treatment, and SIS/PLA (Code No.3 ; 1 : 12 of salt content, (0.4 : 1 of SIS content, and 144 ${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ of median pore size) without or with GA treatment were implanted into the back of nude mouse to observe the effect of SIS on the induction of cells proliferation by hematoxylin and eosin, and von Kossa staining for 8 weeks. It was observed that the effect of SIS/PLA scaffolds with GA treatment on bone induction are stronger than PLA scaffolds, that is to say, in the order of PLA/SIS scaffolds with GA treatment > PLA/SIS scaffolds without GA treatment > PGA nonwoven > PLA scaffolds only with GA treatment = PLA scaffolds only without GA treatment for the osteoinduction activity. The possible explanations are (1) many kinds of secreted, circulating, and extracellular matrix-bound growth factors from SIS to significantly affect critical processes of tissue development and differentiation, (2) the exposure of SIS to GA resulted in significantly calcification, and (3) peri-implant fibrosis due to covalent bonding between collagen molecule by crosslinking reaction. In conclusion, it seems that SIS plays an important role for bone induction in SIS/PLA scaffolds for the application of tissue engineering area.

미세 배선 성형을 위한 전주용 동도금액의 특성 (Characteristics of Copper Plating Solutions for Electroforming of Microcircuit)

  • 박해덕;장도연;강성군
    • 한국재료학회지
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    • 제11권10호
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    • pp.820-832
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    • 2001
  • In order to obtain the basic data on the optimum conditions of electroforming process for fabricating the micro wiring pattern for plate type micro- motor core, characteristics of plating bath and properties of deposits were studied with various copper plating baths which contain sulfate, fluoborate, pyrophosphate and cyanide salt, respectively. Cathodic polarization, throwing power, internal stress, texture and surface morphology of deposits were observed. Throwing power of plating solution is deeply related to the polarization curves and the values are in the range of +20∼20%. The order of values ate as follows- pyrophosphate, cyanide, sulfate and fluoborate bath. Internal stresses of deposits are tensile in all of the copper plating bath. Thickness of the deposits plated at the center of holes has the highest value in the pyrophosphate bath and K factor, ratio of height and width of deposit, is 1.44. It was confirmed that the pyrophosphate bath was the best one for the electroforming of wire pattern.

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