Viscosity is a fundamental physical property that is important in any system in which fluid movement occurs. In addition, most of the elements exist as ions in molten state in high-temperature molten salt, and electrical conductivity in such molten state is closely related to viscosity as a transport property. Molten salt reactor (MSR) and pyroprocess are representative processes dealing with high-temperature molten salts, actinide elements, and other radioactive materials. In MSR and pyroprocesses, the viscosity data must be provided as one of the fundamental physical property data required for safe process operations and countermeasures to severe accidents. In order to measure the viscosity of highly corrosive molten salt at high temperatures, we have built a in-house developed molten salt viscosity measurement system based on the Brookfield rotationary viscometer. We also developed a special correction technique to improve the accuracy of the viscosity measurement. In this study, the viscosity was measured at 500°C for NaCl-MgCl2 molten salt, which is selected as the base salt material of MSR system under development in Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI), using our viscosity measurement system installed in a oxygen- and moisture-free Ar-atmosphere glovebox. Our viscosity measurement system was calibrated using a LiCl-KCl eutectic mixture with well-known viscosity value, and viscosity values obtained using our own correction methodology were compared with those of other conventional correction methods. In our further study, we plan to measure the NaCl-MgCl2-UCl3 system at various compositions and temperatures.

We established pretreatment method of solidified cement ion-exchange resin samples generated before 2003 in nuclear power plants for measurement of non-volatile radionuclide activity. A microwave digestion system (MDS) with mixed acid (HCl-HNO3-HF-H2O2) was used to dissolve cement and to desorb non-volatile elements such as Ce, Co, Cs, Fe, Nb, Ni, Re, Sr and U from mixed ion-exchange resin. The content of Ce, Co, Fe, Nb, Ni, Re, Sr, U and Cs after pretreatment of cement plus mixed ion-exchange resin was measured by ICP-AES and ICP-MS, respectively. As iron and strontium are also present in cement, their content after dissolving a certain amount of cement was measured by ICP-AES. All elements except Nb were quantitatively recovered. Especially since the Nb recovery was low at 72.0±2.5%, the MDS following addition of the mixed acid to the resin was operated once more for desorbing Nb from it. Finally the recovery of Nb was over 95%. This sample pretreatment method will be applied to solidified cement ion-exchange resin samples generated in nuclear power plants for assessment of radionuclide inventory.

Surface contaminants may attach to surfaces or objects in the radiation controlled area to cause radiation exposure, or spread out to the general environment by person and object exiting the radiation workplace. Accordingly, in radiological safety control, surface contamination monitoring is one of the important factors in workplace monitoring. When obtaining the measurement results for the monitoring, the results are accompanied by uncertainty since measurements contain numerous errors. Accordingly, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has published the ISO 7503 series which is comprehensive and detailed guidelines on the measurement and evaluation of surface contamination. ISO 7503-3 especially presents a mathematical model for the contamination measurement and provide calculation guidelines on measurement uncertainty evaluation, decision threshold and detection limit. This paper is focused on reevaluating and comparing the surface contamination monitoring method applied to radiation safety management practice and its results based on the measurement and evaluation method set by the International Organization for Standardization. The evaluation was performed in accordance with ISO 7503, and the current reporting method for measurement results was compared with the method recommended in ISO 11929 publication.

The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute operates the Nuclear Cycle Experimental Research Facility which has radiation controlled area in the laboratory with the aim of realizing pyroprocessing technology. In this Facility, depleted Uranium feed material and a depleted Uranium mixed with some surrogate material are used for performing experiments. Therefore the facility is using uranium, users should be careful of radiation. This paper will explain the radiation protection of the Nuclear Cycle Experimental Research facility and will also explain how much alpha radiation comes out from the facility. The RMS (Radiation Monitoring System) detector is made by CANBERRA and the model name is ICAM. ICAM RMS is the detector which can detect Alpha Radiation by absorbing the air in the facility. The RMS detector is installed in the HVAC room on the third floor to check the air contamination through the chimney. The RMS is connected to the air ventilation line for detecting Alpha radiation in the whole facility. Experiment was performed for two weeks to check the radiation level and the air ventilation fan continued to operate 24 hours a day. the results are below the required value which is 0.1 Bq/m3, indicating that the facility is safe in terms of radiation safety management.

There are various types of level gauging method such as using float, differential pressure, hypersonic, displacement and so on. In this study, among them, the method utilizing the differential pressure was reviewed. The strengths include: the differential pressure type level gauge can measure the level without direct contact of the sensor with media. That is to say, the level can be measured even if the sensor is far away from the tank. And regardless of the size of the tank, the level can be measured if the pneumatic pipes are installed. The weaknesses include: the sensor needs intermedium to recognize the level. The intermedium utilizes a fluid, which is compressed air. It is difficult to handle that compressed air has the properties of a gas. And to make compressed air needs compressor, tank and pneumatic pipes. So if you have many tanks, you need to install exponentially the pneumatic pipes. As well, level measurement range is limited to the points where the pneumatic pipes of the tank is installed. And if a compressed air that supplies to the sensor leaks, uncertainty will increase. A compressed air is colorless and odorless, so it’s difficult to pinpoint the leak. Finally, events like cracks and clogging can cause inaccurate measurement. Rather than using only differential pressure, it is better to use another measurement method according to the situation of the facility.

The Republic of Korea is implementing safeguards for domestic nuclear facilities through cooperation with the IAEA. But it is not to evaluate the material balance for the material unaccounted for, MUF in the bulk handling facility. Although the development of a material balance evaluation program is underway, there are no related regulations. The State Regulatory Authority, SRA is performing material balance evaluation, MBE on the facility based on the design information and material balance results of the facility. However, it is not possible to directly derive measurement uncertainty for the facility’s measurement equipment, which is an important variable of MBE. To solve this problem, it is trying to derive a method suitable for the domestic environment by investigating the some measurement uncertainty estimation methods and analyzing characteristics of them. In this study, the traditional measurement uncertainty estimation method, GUM method and GUM-S1 method were studied and the advantages and disadvantages were analyzed. Due to the problems mentioned above, the uncertainty quantification technique currently being used cannot be applied to the evaluation of the domestic material balance. Therefore, we are tying to apply them to the evaluation the domestic material balance through the above three methods or a combination of them appropriately. Through this continuing study, it is expected that it will be possible to present a plan to derive measurement uncertainty optimized for the domestic MBE environment.

목적: 국내에서 판매되는 4개 제조사의 15개 제품들의 소프트 콘택트렌즈 간의 새그깊이 차이를 비교해보고 렌즈들 이 상대적으로 가파른지 혹은 편평한지에 대해 알아보고자 하였다. 방법 : 식염수가 포함된 폴리스티렌 재질의 사각페트리디쉬와 기준선이 있는 기준체를 사용하여 소프트 콘택트 렌즈의 새그깊이를 사진 촬영을 통해서 측정하였다. 사용된 콘택트렌즈는 시중에서 판매되는 -3.00 D인 15개 제 품의 소프트 콘택트렌즈이었다. 결과 : 측정된 렌즈의 새그깊이는 3.68±0.16 mm로 3.42~3.96 mm의 범위를 보여 주었다. 계산된 렌즈의 새그깊이는 3.67±0.15 mm이었고, 일부 렌즈에서 상대적으로 큰 차이가 있었다. 측정된 새그깊이 별 계산된 기 본커브는 8.58±0.16 mm이었고, 제조 회사의 제시된 기본커브는 8.59+0.12 mm 이었다. 일부 렌즈에서 상대적 으로 큰 차이가 있었다. 결론 : 국내에서 판매되는 15개의 소프트 콘택트렌즈 제품들의 새그깊이 차이를 비교할 수 있었고, 측정된 새 그깊이와 그에 따른 계산된 기본커브를 통해 렌즈들이 상대적으로 가파른지 혹은 편평한지에 대한 추가적인 정보 를 얻을 수 있었다.

Research is being actively conducted on the continuous thin plate casting method, which is used to manufacture magnesium alloy plate for plastic processing. This study applied a heat transfer solidification analysis method to the melt drag process. The heat transfer coefficient between the molten magnesium alloy metal and the roll in the thin plate manufacturing process using the melt drag method has not been clearly established until now, and the results were used to determine the temperature change. The estimated heat transfer coefficient for a roll speed of 30 m/min was 1.33 × 105 W/m2·K, which was very large compared to the heat transfer coefficient used in the solidification analysis of general aluminum castings. The heat transfer coefficient between the molten metal and the roll estimated in the range of the roll speed of 5 to 90 m/min was 1.42 × 105 to 8.95 × 104 W/m2·K. The cooling rate was calculated using a method based on the results of deriving the temperature change of the molten metal and the roll, using the estimated heat transfer coefficient. The DAS was estimated from the relationship between the cooling rate and DAS, and compared with the experimental value. When the magnesium alloy is manufactured by the melt drag method, the cooling rate of the thin plate is in the range of about 1.4 × 103 to 1.0 × 104 K/s.

본 연구에서는 드론을 활용한 변위계측에서 드론의 회전진동 보정을 위해 드론 내부의 가속도계를 이용하는 방법 대신에 드 론 영상 내부의 변위가 발생하지 않는 고정점을 활용한 드론의 회전진동 보정방법을 제안하고자 한다. 영상 내부의 고정점을 활용한 드론 회전진동 보정을 위한 예비 연구로서, 카메라를 고정시킨 후 타겟을 회전하여 회전각도를 측정하는 실험과 회전하는 카메라를 통 해 변위가 발생하는 모형구조물의 변위를 계측하는 실험을 통해 카메라의 회전진동이 발생하는 경우 변위 계측정확도를 검증하였다. 변위가 3mm 이하로 발생 시 카메라 진동이 발생하였을 때 계측 신뢰도가 낮은 반면, 변위가 3mm를 초과하여 발생한 경우 비교적 정 확하게 계측되었다.

In this study is a study to measure the section by voltage through the high integration of the circuit of the inspection equipment for the power supply circuit of semiconductor equipment. The experiment was conducted by increasing the -1.5∼4 voltage section by 0.5V. At this time, the tolerance was applied to ±0.1%+5mA. Although the voltage increased through the experiment, the accuracy of the measurement data did not change, and it was confirmed through this experiment that the null hypothesis(H0) was adopted in each section through the hypothesis test.

Failure to comply with the performance test requirements for the centrifugal pumps at power plants often results in performance dissatisfaction as a result of field tests. This study proposed a method of reducing the uncertainty of the field test results by evaluating the systematic error in the measurement system caused by failure to follow the test requirements using the computational fluid dynamics(CFD) technique. As a result of the evaluation of the systematic error and reflecting it in the performance test data, it was confirmed that the error occurred at a constant rate with respect to the flowrate and that the pump, which showed a difference in performance actually had the same performance.

The study was aimed to investigate the operational meal costs by kindergarten size in Seoul and to analyze recognition for optimal meal prices. A survey (31.6% recovery rate) was conducted on all kindergartens (779 kindergartens) in Seoul on April 2021 using descriptive analysis, t-test, and dispersion method. A price sensitivity measurement (psm) method was used to determine optimal meal prices. Result showed an average food cost for kindergartens of 2,647 won, an average labor cost of 605 won, an average operating cost of 146 won, and the total meal cost of 3,506 won. Total meal cost decreased with increasing kindergarten size (p<0.001). On the other hand, kindergartens with more students decreased the ratio of food cost to total meal cost, and operating cost and labor costs (p<0.001) increased. The optimal price of kindergarten operators' meal cost (OPP) was KRW 3,673. Furthermore, the analysis showed the sensitivity of operators' meal costs to kindergarten size was insignificant.

This study calculated the on-site measurement (Tier 4) of greenhouse gases emitted during the production stage of major fishing periods that utilize set nets and bamboo weir fishing boats. In addition, using theoretically calculated results (Tier 1), the emission factor presented by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was comparatively analyzed. On average, carbon emissions for each operating period in the bamboo weir and set net were calculated to be 0.16 and 3.58 kg CO2 time -1 , respectively; and the measurement values (Tier 4) for each tool were about 4-17 times lower than their respective theoretical values (Tier 1). Significant differences were found based on engine performance. As port entry, port departure, and operating periods of the vessels show negligible variation with short distances, the operation of the vessel engine was considered as the main variable for carbon emissions in anchovy set net fishing.

In this study, using a 100mm gauge block in a contact-type three-dimensional measuring machine surface plate, an NPL-type angle measurement, and a steel ruler, the specimen was measured at 0°, 5°, 10°, 20°, 30°, and 40° along the X and Y axes. After setting the measurement conditions, the average value and standard deviation were confirmed by repeating measurements for each yield 10 times. After checking the statistical test value (P) through ANOVA, the correlation between the angle change and the error was checked.