Backfill is one of the main components of engineered barrier in a high-level waste repository. The material selection of the backfill determines the barrier performance of the backfill. Overseas, its related research has been carried out mainly in Sweden, Finland, Canada, and Japan. However, Korea has recently started backfill research, and it is urgent to select a potential material for establishing the concept of backfill material and conducting backfill research. This study reviews NEA report, potential materials for overseas backfill research, advantages and disadvantages of single and mixed backfill materials, cases of license applications in Finland and Sweden for the selection of potential materials for backfill in Korea’s high-level waste repository. The review results indicated that it is reasonable to carry out backfill research according to the following plan: Both single and mixed materials are considered as potential materials for backfill research; experiments and performance studies are conducted with these materials; and, based on the results, a potential material or candidate material for the backfill suitable for the HLW repository in Korea is determined. For this plan, the single material is tentatively selected, as in Sweden, as bentonite with a montmorillonite content of about 40-50%. Then, if the selection criteria for montmorillonite content are determined through experiments and performance studies, we determine the final potential backfill material. As for the mixed backfill material, the bentonite/crushed rock mixture seems to be more advantageous than the bentonite/sand mixture considering the disposing problem of crushed rock generated from tunnel excavation and economic feasibility through its recycling. It is thought that the bentonite used in the bentonite/crushed rock mixture should have a higher montmorillonite content than bentonite used as a single backfill material since the crushed rock acts as an inert material in the mixture. The results of this study can be used as basic data for selecting the backfill material to be applied to the high-level waste repository in Korea, and can be used as a guideline for selecting the potential material required for backfill experiments and performance studies to be carried out in the future.

The 2-round Delphi survey and Focus Group Interview (FGI) survey method, in this study, are sequentially applied for the level analysis of the high-level radioactive waste (HLW) management technologies, that are classified into transport/storage, site evaluation, and disposal categories. The 2- round Delphi survey was conducted on domestic 56 experts in the HLW field in Korea, and survey answers were managed with questionnaires distributed by e-mail. In the FGI survey, domestic 24 experts from management field were formed into three groups to conduct in-depth interviews. Past research achievements including journal papers, intellectual properties and the expert opinions presented at expert hearing on HLW technology were used as reference materials. As a result of the survey, in this study, the average domestic technology level compared to the leading countries was 83.1% in transport area, 79.6% in storage area, 62.2% in site evaluation area, and 57.4% in disposal area, respectively. When compared to the former level analysis results in 2017, technology level of transport-storage area increased by 8.6%, and the site evaluation-disposal technology area decreased by 7.27%. The highest factor that increase the level of technology in the transport-storage field was due to the increased R&D program resulting on journal papers, intellectual properties. In addition, the decrease factor in the level of technology in the site evaluation-disposal field was mainly due to relatively low R&D program when compared to the leading countries. Suggested method for the level survey can be used to find out the basic data of the lower tech technologies, to estimate the efficient research budgets and to prepare the R&D human resources. With this regards, R&D roadmap can be matured with suggested prediction method for the domestic technology level on HLW.

Copper is used for deep geological disposal canisters of spent nuclear fuels, because of excellent corrosion resistance in an oxygen-free environment. However, sulfide formation during the long-term exposure under deep geological disposal condition can be harmful for the integrity of copper canisters. Sulfur around the canisters can diffuse along grain boundaries of copper, causing grain boundary embrittlement by the formation of copper sulfides at the grain boundaries. The development of copper alloys preventing the formation of copper sulfides along grain boundaries is essential for the longterm safety of copper canisters. In this research, the mechanisms of copper sulfide formation at the grain boundary are identified, and possible alloying elements to prevent the copper sulfide formation are searched through the first principle calculations of solute atom-vacancy binding energy and the molecular dynamics calculation of grain boundary segregation energy. The comparison with the experimental literature results on the mitigation of copper embrittlement confirmed that the theoretically identified mechanisms of copper sulfide formation and the selected alloy elements are valid. Thereafter, binary copper alloys were prepared by using a vacuum arc melting furnace. Sulfur was added during casting of the copper alloys to induce the sulfide formation. The cast alloys were cold-rolled into a plate after homogenization heat treatment. The microstructure and mechanical property of each alloy were investigated after recrystallization in a vacuum tube heat treatment furnace. The copper alloys developed in this study are expected to contribute in increasing the long-term safety of deep geological disposal copper canisters by reducing the embrittlement caused by the sulfide formation.

The analysis of uranium migration is crucial for the accurate safety assessment of high-level radioactive waste (HLW) repository. Previous studies showed that the migration of the uranium can be affected by various physical and chemical processes, such as groundwater flow, heat transfer, sorption/ desorption and, precipitation/dissolution. Therefore, a coupled Thermal-Hydrological-Chemical (THC) model is required to accurately simulate the uranium migration near the HLW repository. In this study, COMSOL-PHREEQC coupled model was used to simulate the uranium migration. In the model, groundwater flow, heat transfer, and non-reactive solute transport were calculated by COMSOL, and geo-chemical reaction was calculated by PHREEQC. Sorption was primarily considered as geo-chemical reaction in the model, using the concept of two-site protolysis nonelctrostatic surface complexation and cation exchange (2 SP NE SC/CE). A modified operator splitting method was used to couple the results of COMSOL and PHREEQC. Three benchmarks were done to assess the accuracy of the model: 1) 1D transport and cation exchange model, 2) cesium transport in the column experiment done by Steefel et al. (2002), and 3) the batch sorption experiment done by Fernandes et al. (2012), and Bradbury and Baeyens (2009). Three benchmark results showed reliable matching with results from the previous studies. After the validation, uranium 1D transport simulation on arbitrary porewater condition was conducted. From the results, the evolution of the uranium front with sequentially saturating sites was observed. Due to the limitation of operator splitting method, time step effect was observed, which caused the uranium to sorbed at further sites then it should. For further study, 3 main tasks were proposed. First, precipitation/ dissolution will be added to the reaction part. Second, multiphase flow will be considered instead of single phase Darcy flow. Last, the effect of redox potential will be considered.

Uranium (U) is hazardous material can cause chemical and radiological toxicity, e.g., kidney toxicity and health effects associated with radiation. In Korea, where shallow weathered granitic aquifers are ubiquitous, several previous studies have reported high level of radioactivity in shallow groundwater. This eventually led to the closure of 60 out of 4,140 groundwater production wells in South Korea. Here, we examined aquifers currently dedicated for drinking water supply and investigated the 11,225 dataset of 103 environmental parameters. This dataset includes 80 physical parameters associated with the hydraulic system and 23 chemical parameters associated with waterrock interactions. Among hydraulic parameters, coarse loamy texture in subsoil displayed a notable relation with U concentration level, implied it is controlling the leaching of U from host rocks. Fluorine (F), is one of major products from water-rock interaction in granitic aquifer, exhibited high correlation with U concentration distribution. Positive relation of F concentration with uranium level suggested the dissolved U originated from groundwater interacted with granites. Conclusively, we found that infiltration capacity of soil layers and (2) aqueous speciation in groundwater formulated by interaction of groundwater with local solids, played important role for U concentration in granitic aquifer.

Operating and decommissioning nuclear power plants generates radioactive waste. This radioactive waste can be categorized into several different levels, for example, low, intermediate, and high, according to the regulations. Currently, low and intermediate-level waste are stored in conventional 200-liter drums to be disposed. However, in Korea, the disposal of intermediate-level radioactive waste is virtually impossible as there are no available facilities. Furthermore, large-sized intermediate- level radioactive waste, such as reactor internals from decommissioning, need to be segmented into smaller sizes so they can be adequately stored in the conventional drums. This segmentation process requires additional costs and also produces secondary waste. Therefore, this paper suggests repurposing the no-longer-used spent nuclear fuel casks. The casks are larger in size than the conventional drums, thus requiring less segmentation of waste. Furthermore, the safety requirements of the spent nuclear fuel casks are severer than those of the drums. Hence, repurposed spent nuclear fuel casks could better address potential risks such as dropping, submerging, or a fire. In addition, the spent nuclear fuel casks need to be disposed in compliance with the regulations for low level radioactive waste. This cost may be avoided by repurposing the casks.

목적: 코로나19 상황에서 일부 안경사를 대상으로 콘택트렌즈 관리 지식 및 관리 교육의 실천 수준을 알아보고, 코로나19 감염예방을 위한 기초 자료를 제공하고자 하였다. 방법 : 2021년 3월부터 6월까지 국내 안경원에서 1년 이상의 근무 경력을 가지고 있는 122명의 안경사를 대 상으로 온라인 설문지를 이용하여 진행하였다. 대상자의 성별은 남자가 75명, 여자가 47명이었으며 평균 연령은 29.80±6.92세였다. 연구 도구는 대상자의 일반적 특성과 코로나19에 대한 지식(0~2점) 및 코로나19 상황에서 콘택트렌즈의 관리에 관한 지식(0~2점), 그리고 감염예방을 위한 관리 교육의 실천(0~3점)에 대한 항목으로 총 27문항의 설문지를 이용하였다. 결과 : 대상자들의 코로나19 지식의 평균 점수는 1.61±0.30점, 콘택트렌즈 관리에 대한 지식의 평균 점수는 1.69±0.29점, 관리 교육의 실천은 2.45±0.45점이었다. 코로나19의 지식에서 ‘코로나19의 증상’(1.93±0.34점) 문항이 가장 높은 지식수준을 보였고, ‘코로나19의 병원체는 SARS-CoV-2’(1.18±0.70점)에서는 가장 낮은 점 수를 보였다. 콘택트렌즈 관리에 관한 지식 문항에서는 ‘코로나19 상황에서 콘택트렌즈 세척과 헹굼은 필수적인 관리지침’(1.98±0.13점)에서 가장 높은 점수를 보였다. 실천 문항에서는 일반적인 콘택트렌즈의 관리 수칙은 잘 지키고 있었지만 ‘독감, 발열, 기침 등의 증상이 있으면 렌즈 착용을 중단하도록 교육한다’(1.71±1.10점)에서는 낮은 수준을 보였다. 결론 : 코로나19 상황에서 일부 안경사들의 일반적인 콘택트렌즈 관리 수칙은 높은 지식 및 실천 점수를 보였 으나, 일부 항목은 낮은 점수를 보여 감염예방을 위한 전문적인 항목의 개발과 교육이 필요하다고 생각된다.

The present study aims to categorize common word choice errors in Korean EFL writing and help teachers understand students’ word choice patterns. This study reassures that both L1 and its background cultures affect language learners’ choice of vocabulary in English learning. Korean first-year undergraduate students with low levels of English proficiency participated in this study. The students were required to carry out a writing log, a collection of nine pieces of weekly assignments of paragraph writing during the semester. They were allowed to use any type of automatic translation such as Google Translate or Papago for revision and editing. The errors that the students produced were classified into three categories, and significant findings were obtained regarding lexical errors caused by literal translation, cultural differences, and L1 word order. The findings are interpreted in terms of cultural and linguistic differences between the first and target languages. They can give ideas for teachers to instruct EFL writing strategies on students’ word choice errors.

털부처꽃(Lythrum salicaria L.)은 전국에 분포하는 다년생 초본식물로 척박하고 습한 지역을 포함한 다양한 환경에서 잘 자라는 것으로 알려져 있다. 따라서 하천변, 척박지에서 정원 용, 화훼용 및 관상용 식물로 이용이 가능하다. 본 연구는 털 부처꽃의 적정 육묘 조건(토양종류, 플러그 트레이 셀 크기,파종립수, 액비농도 및 차광)을 조사하였다. 대조구(원예상토) 에서 재배된 유묘의 생육이 가장 우수하였다. 반면 피트모스 와 펄라이트의 혼합용토는 육묘기간이 지속되면서 생육수치 가 감소하는 경향을 나타냈다. 셀 크기는 용적이 가장 큰 162 셀에서 재배된 유묘의 생육이 우수하였으나, 200셀과 288셀에 서 자란 묘도 건강했다. 한편 유묘의 결주발생을 고려하면 셀 당 2립을 파종하는 것이 적합하였다. 액비 처리는 유묘의 생 육을 촉진하였다. 특히 Hyponex 1000배는 초장, 줄기직경, 엽수, 마디수, 근장, 지상부 생체중 및 지하부 생체중을 증가 시켰다. 또한 유묘의 생육은 55% 차광 하에서 우수하였다. 따 라서 털부처꽃의 가장 효과적인 생육조건은 원예상토가 충진 된 288셀 플러그 트레이에 셀 당 2립을 파종하고 Hyponex 1000배를 시비하면서 55% 차광 하에서 재배하는 것이었다.

The macroinvertebrate community in the Singal reservoir, Yedang and Juam lake was investigated three times from April 2021 to October 2021. Each lake was investigated by dividing it into inflow, middleflow, and outflow. Additionally, sampling was conducted again by dividing it into the edge and center parts at each inflow, middle-flow, and outflow. Eight families of benthic macroinvertebrates were collected except for chironomids in the sampling sites. Dominant macroinvertebrates were investigated as chironomids, and Tubificidae was sub-dominant organisms. The density of macroinvertebrate community was higher in the edge area than in the center bottom of the lakes. The density of chironomids was low when the water level was high but was high when the water level was low. In the edge area of the middle-flow in Singal reservoir, the density of chironomids was 1,208 ind. m-2 in April when the water level was high, but it increased to 1,401 ind. m-2 in July when the water level was low. Similarly, the density of chironomids at the outflow of Yedang lake was high (1,990 ind. m-2) in July when the water level was low. The density of chironomids also decreased along with the increasing water level at all edge areas of Juam lake. These results indicated that it will be necessary to consider the water level when studying macroinvertebrate communities in the lake.

This study examined the certification effects of safety and health management system (SHMS) on the establishment level of SHMS and accident statistics in construction industry. This study obtained the establishment level of SHMS for 106 construction companies surveyed from our previous study. In addition, three major accident statistics (mortality rate, accidental mortality rate, and injury rate) for the companies were collected from the database in Korean Occupational Safety and Health Agency. The statistical analysis results revealed that the establishment level for SHMS certified companies was significantly higher than those for uncertified or certification preparing companies. Furthermore, SHMS certified companies showed significantly smaller accident statistics compared to uncertified or certification preparing companies. The results of this study support the positive effects of SHMS on reducing major industrial accidents in construction companies.

해운·항만 산업분야는 전통적으로 남성 중심으로 운영되어 온 산업으로, 여성 해기사의 진출 범위가 늘어나고 있지만 여전히 여성 종사자의 비율은 낮은 수준이다. 그러나 본 산업분야의 여성들이 겪는 진로발달 상의 어려움을 설명하고 이를 개선하기 위해 개인이 속한 사회문화적 맥락이나 환경적 요인을 포괄적으로 설명할 수 있는 진로장벽 및 진로결정수준에 대한 연구가 아직 수행되지 않고 있는 실정이다. 이에 따라 본 연구는 M대학교 해사대학에 재학 중인 여학생들을 대상으로 진로장벽 요인을 도출하고, 진로장벽이 진로결정수 준에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지를 조사였다. 해사대학 여학생들이 인식하는 진로장벽 요인으로 성차별(GD), 진로 미결정 및 준비 부족(IOU), 직장-가정 갈등(WFC), 개인특성 부족(LPQ), 기대보다 낮은 직업 전망(LOE)이 도출되었다. 도출된 진로장벽 요인이 진로결정수준에 어떤 영 향을 미치는지를 분석한 결과, 진로 미결정 및 준비 부족(IOU)이 진로결정수준에 유의한 부의 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 성차별 (GD), 직장-가정 갈등(WFC), 개인특성 부족(LPQ), 기대보다 낮은 직업 전망(LOE)은 진로결정수준에 유의한 영향을 미치지 않는 것으로 나 타났다. 본 연구를 통해 도출된 결론은 진로장벽을 극복하고 진로결정수준을 향상시키기를 원하는 해사대학 여학생들을 대상으로 하는 진로지도 및 상담을 위한 중요한 자료로 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

남태평양 섬들인 키리바시와 주변국은 해수면 상승으로 섬의 면적이 점점 감소하고 있다. 해수면 상승의 원인으로 기온상승에 따라 감소하는 빙하와 해수의 열팽창정도에 따라 지속적으로 변화하며, 지구온난화는 해수의 양과 부피 모두에 영향을 주어 해수면 상승 이 진행되고 있다. 조석현상은 달과 태양등 천체의 인력작용으로 해면이 1일 2회 나타나지만 달은 약 18.6년을 주기로 달의 공전 궤도면 이 지구의 적도와 이루는 각도가 약 10° 정도 변화하는데 지구의 적도면과 달의 공전 궤도면의 거리에 따라 조석력의 크기가 변화한다. 하와이 대학교 해수면 센터에서 Kiribati의 Tarawa, Christmas, Kanton, Fiji의 Lautoka, Suva, Tuvalu의 Funafuti, Tonga의 Nuku'alofa, Vanuatu의 Port Vila을 선정하여 자료를 취득하였다. 19년간 각 연도별 조위를 비교하였을 때 차이를 이용하여 조석에 의한 수면의 변화를 확인하고 조석 의 영향인지 파악하는데 중점을 두었다. 최고천문조위(HAT, Highest Astronomical Tide)와 최저천문조위(LAT, Lowest Astronomi cal Tide)는 각 각 Trawa 297.0, 50.8 cm, Christmas 123.8, 19.9 cm, Kanton 173.7, 39.9 cm, Lautoka 240.7, 11.3 cm, Suva 213.4, 17.8 cm, Funafuti 328.6, 98.4 cm, Nukualofa 188.8, 15.5 cm, Port Vila 161.5, -0.5 cm로 파악하였다. 해수면 변동은 각각 Trawa 3.1 mm/year, Christmas -1.0 mm/year, Kanton 1.6 mm/year, Lautoka 3.1 mm/year, Suva 7.4 mm/year, Funafuti 1.4 mm/year, Nukualofa 4.2 mm/year, Port Vila -1.2 mm/year로 변화하였다.

본 연구의 목적은 학군사관후보생(ROTC)의 신체활동 참여습관, 체력수준, 학업성취능력의 관계를 조사하는 것이다. 본 연구의 참가자는 J 대학교에 재학중인 71명의 학군사관후보생을 선발하였 다. 신체활동 참여습관은 국제신체활동설문지(Global Physical Activity Questionnaire, GPAQ)를 이용하 여 조사하였고, 체력수준은 건강관련 체력평가로 측정하였다. 학업성취능력은 해당 학군단 장의 승인을 받은 대학성적자료(GPA)를 참가자 동의하에 수집하여 각각의 자료를 분석하였다. 신체활동 참여습관, 체력수준, 대학학점 간의 상관관계를 분석하였고, 체력수준별 학점을 비교하였다. 본 연구에서 신체 활동 참여습관과 학업성취능력 사이에 통계적으로 유의한 상관관계가 없는 것으로 조사되었다. 반면 주요 과목과 총체력점수, 심폐체력, 근지구력, 유연성, 신체조성 간에는 통계적으로 유의한 상관관계 가 나타났다. 체력 수준별로는 체력이 높은 그룹의 ROTC가 낮은 체력 그룹의 ROTC보다 통계적으 로 유의하게 높은 학업 성취능력을 보였다. 또한 낮은 체력수준의 ROTC 그룹은 높은 체력수준의 ROTC에 비해 학업성취능력이 다소 낮은 것으로 나타났다. 결론적으로 체력수준이 높은 ROTC는 그렇지 않은 사람에 비해 학습능력 향상에 긍정적인 영향을 미쳤다. 본 연구는 자율적이지만 체계적 인 체력훈련 프로그램을 제공하여 ROTC의 체력을 향상시키고 우수한 미래 장교를 양성할 것을 제 안한다.

In the coastal areas of Jeju Island, composed of volcanic rocks, saltwater intrusion occurs due to excessive pumping and geological characteristics. Groundwater level and electrical conductivity (EC) in multi-depth monitoring wells in coastal areas were characterized from 2005 to 2019. During the period of the lowest monthly precipitation, from November 2017 until February 2018, groundwater level decreased by 0.32-0.91 m. During the period of the highest monthly precipitation, from September 2019 until October 2019, groundwater level increased by 0.46-2.95 m. Groundwater level fluctuation between the dry and wet seasons ranged from 0.79 to 3.73 m (average 1.82 m) in the eastern area, from 0.47 to 6.57 m (average 2.55 m) in the western area, from 0.77 to 8.59 m (average 3.53 m) in the southern area, and from 1.06 to 12.36 m (average 5.92 m) in the northern area. In 2013, when the area experienced decreased annual precipitation, at some monitoring wells in the western area, the groundwater level decreased due to excessive groundwater pumping and saltwater intrusion. Based on EC values of 10,000 μS/cm or more, saltwater intrusion from the coastline was 10.2 km in the eastern area, 4.1 km in the western area, 5.8 km in the southern area, and 5.7 km in the northern area. Autocorrelation analysis of groundwater level revealed that the arithmetic mean of delay time was 0.43 months in the eastern area, 0.87 months in the northern area, 10.93 months in the southern area, and 17.02 months in the western area. Although a few monitoring wells were strongly influenced by nearby pumping wells, the cross-correlation function of the groundwater level was the highest with precipitation in most wells. The seasonal autoregressive integrated moving average model indicated that the groundwater level will decrease in most wells in the western area and decrease or increase in different wells in the eastern area.

The radical reaction position was calculated by varying the calculation level for ACEL and ANT, which are detected with the highest frequency and concentration in PAHs pollution sites. The results of each calculation level were compared and evaluated with the existing literature. HF, B3LYP, B3LYP-D, and MP2 were used as the method for each level used for calculation. Except for HF, the MK charge by B3LYP, B3LYP-D, and MP2 was consistent with the experimental results. It was found that the dispersion effect was negligible in the calculation of ACEL and ANT because the calculation results by the B3LYP and B3LYP-D methods were the same. In particular, it was found that the MK charge calculation result by MP2 agrees well with the product/PAH ratio obtained as a result of the experiment. Considering the calculation cost, it would be preferable to use B3LYP to predict the radical reaction site of ACEL and ANT. However, considering the product/PAH ratio, it takes more time to calculate, but it is judged that it is better to use the MP2.

본 연구는 LED 조명의 파장이 육용종계의 생산성, 번식호르몬, 면역 수준 및 행동에 미치는 영향을 확인하고자 실시하였다. 25주령 아바에이커 192수를 공시하였다. 처리구는 백색(5,000 K), 녹색(520 nm), 황색(570 nm) 및 적색(620 nm) LED 전구를 사용하여 처리구당 6반복, 반복당 8수씩 임의 배치하였으며, 15주간 사양실험을 실시하였다. 산란율은 적색 처리구에서 유의적으로 증가하였고(P<0.05), 난중은 적색 처리구에서 유의적으 로 감소하였다(P<0.05). 수정율, 부화율, 병아리 체중, IgG 수준 및 혈액 생화학 조성은 처리구 간에 통계적인 차이가 없었다. 번식호르몬인 FSH와 LH 농도는 적색 LED 처리구에서 현저히 높게 나타났다(P<0.05). 또한 행동 관찰 결과, 적색 처리구에서 바닥 긁기, 바닥 쪼기 및 깃털 쪼기 행동이 다른 처리구에 비해 유의적으로 높게 나타났다(P<0.05). 본 연구 결과, 육용종계에 LED 점등을 사용할 경우 적색 처리구에서 번식호르몬의 증가와 산란율이 높아지는 것을 확인하였다. 그러나 적색 처리구에서 바닥 긁기, 바닥 쪼기 및 깃털 쪼기 행동이 높게 나타난 원인을 밝히기 위한 추가 연구가 필요한 것으로 보인다. 따라서 산란성적, 번식 호르몬 분비를 고려할 때 육용종계에 적색 LED 조명이 유리하다는 것을 확인할 수 있었다.

본 연구는 조위 관측자료를 이용하여 부산항에서의 장기 조위 자료를 생성하는 Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM)으로 구현된 순환신경망 모델을 개발하였다. 국립해양조사원의 부산 신항과 통영에서 관측된 조위 자료를 모델 입력 자료로 사용하여 부산항의 조위 를 예측하였다. 모델에 대하여 2019년 1월 한 달의 학습을 수행하였으며, 이후 2019년 2월에서 2020년 1월까지 1년에 대하여 정확도를 계 산하였다. 구축된 모델은 부산 신항과 통영의 조위 시계열을 함께 입력한 경우에 상관계수 0.997 및 평균 제곱근 오차 2.69 m로 가장 성 능이 높았다. 본 연구 결과를 바탕으로 딥러닝 순환신경망 모델을 이용하여 임의 항만의 장기 조위 자료 예측이 가능함을 알 수 있었다.