사용후핵연료 파이로프로세싱에서는 방사성 희토류 염화물(RECl3)을 함유한 LiCl-KCl 공융염폐기물이 발생되며, 핫셀시설에서 운영을 목적으로 단순한 형태의 공융염폐기물 처리공정을 개발하는 것이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는, LiCl-KCl 공융염폐기물 내 희토류 핵종 분리/고화공정의 단순화를 목적으로 Li2O-Al2O3-SiO2-B2O3계의 무기합성매질을 이용하여 LiCl-KCl 공융 염 내 희토류 핵종(Nd)을 분리한 후 분리생성물을 바로 고화하는 시험을 실시하였다. 공융염 내 희토류 염화물(NdCl3) 대비 0.67의 무게비에 해당하는 무기합성매질의 양으로도 Nd 핵종을 98wt% 이상 분리할 수 있었고, 이 때 얻은 희토류 핵종 포집생성물은 약 50wt% 수준의 희토류 산화물 함량을 보유하고 있었으며, 이 포집생성물을 화학적 내구성이 우수한 단일상의 균질한 유리고화체로 제조할 수 있었다. 이 결과들은 LiCl-KCl 공융염폐기물 내 희토류 핵종의 분리/고화공정을 단순화하기 위한 방안수립에 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

In order to examine how the solid-liquid interface responds to temperature variation depending on the materials characteristics, i.e. faceted phase or nonfaceted phase, the moving solid-liquid interface of transparent organic material, as a model substance for metallic materials (pivalic acid, camphene, salol, and camphor-50wt% naphthalene) was observed in-situ. Plots of the interface movement distance against time were obtained. The solid-liquid interface of the nonfaceted phase is atomically rough; it migrates in continuous mode, giving smooth curves of the distance-time plot. This is the case for pivalic acid and camphene. It was expected that the faceted phases would show different types of curves of the distance-time plot because of the atomically smooth solid-liquid interface. However, salol (faceted phase) shows a curve of the distance-time plot as smooth as that of the nonfaceted phases. This indicates that the solid-liquid interface of salol migrates as continuously as that of the nonfaceted phases. This is in contrast with the case of naphthalene, one of the faceted phases, for which the solidliquid interface migrates in “stop and go” mode, giving a stepwise curve of the distance-time plot.

파이로 공정에서 발생되는 염폐기물은 휘발성이 높아 고온공정에 적용하기 어려우며, 폐기물내에 존재하는 염소로 인해, 전 통적인 유리매질에 대한 상용성이 낮은 특성을 가지고 있어, 새로운 고화방법이 필요하다. KAERI에서는 탈염소화법을 이용 하여 염소를 탈리하고, 일반적인 유리매질에 고화하는 연구방법을 제안하였다. 본 연구에서는 기존의 탈염소화법에 사용된 합성무기복합체(SAP, SiO2-Al2O3-P2O5)에 첨가물로서, Fe2O3 및 B2O3를 부가하여 5성분계의 복합체를 제조하고, 조성에 따른 탈염소화반응 및 고화체의 특성을 조사하였다. 탈염소화 반응은 조성에 따른 생성물의 변화 경향은 크지 않았으며, 유사한 반응메커니즘으로 주어진 시간 내에 반응이 진행되는 것으로 나타났다. Si-rich phase와 P-rich phase를 화학적으로 연결시 켜주는 Al2O3와 B2O3의 함량이 높은 경우에는 고화체내 상분리의 정도는 상대적으로 낮게 나타나며, 구성원소의 분포가 보 다 균일한 형태를 보였다. PCT-A 침출시험법을 통한 조성에 따른 내구성의 평가결과, 기준조성을 벗어나는 경우에는 내침 출성이 낮게 나타났으나, EA glass(Environmental Assessment glass)의 값보다는 우수한 것으로 확인되었다. 이상의 결과로 부터, 주어진 적정 Si와 P의 조성분율하에서, Al과 B의 함량변화는 고화체의 미세구조와 내침출성에 영향을 주는 것을 확인 할 수 있었으며, 미세구조와 내침출성의 연관관계에 대한 추가적인 연구가 필요할 것으로 판단된다.

Waste treatment technology for the separation and solidification of radioactive nuclides generated from the pyrochemical process has been intensively studied to achieve the reduction of radioactive waste volume. The present study reports the separation efficiency of group II fission products in LiCl waste salt generated from a electrolytic reduction process through a layer- melt crystallization method using Sr and Ba nuclides as a surrogate material of group II fission products. The concentrated group II nuclides are converted into stable oxide form in consideration of solidification by a conversion/distillation process, where selective oxidation of group II nuclides proceeds by Li2O oxidant and residual salts are removed by a vacuum distillation process. Finally, to immobilize separated group II nuclides, a preliminary solidification study was conducted using SiO2-B2O3-Al2O3 matrix, and high density glass-based waste form was fabricated under 50wt% waste loading of strontium oxide surrogate material. Through the verification of the crystallization, conversion/distillation, and solidification processes, the treatment flow for the separation and solidification of group II fission products in LiCl waste salt has been established.

When manufacturing die casting mold, generally, the casting layout design should be considered based on the relations of injection system, casting condition, gate system, and cooling system. According to the various relations of the conditions, the location of product defects was differentiated. High-qualified products can be manufactured as those defects are controlled by the proper modifications of die casting mold with keeping the same conditions. In this research, Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) simulation was performed with the several layout designs in order to optimize the casting layout design of an automotive part (Housing). In order to apply them into the production die-casting mold, the simulation results were analyzed and compared carefully. With the filling process, internal porosities caused by air entrapments were predicted and also compared with the modification of the gate system and overflow. With the solidification analysis, internal porosities occurring during the solidification process were predicted and also compared with the modified gate system. The simulation results were also applied into the production die-casting mold in order to compare the results and verify them with the real casting samples.

The present study demonstrates the effect of solidification condition on the pore structure in freeze drying process using the slurries of CuOlimable vehicles. Camphene and Camphor-45 wt% naphthalene based slurries with 14 vol% CuO powder were frozen into a mold at -25℃<, followed by sublimation at room temperature. The green bodies were hydrogen-reduced and sintered at 500℃ for 1 h. The porous Cu specimen, frozen the CuO/camphene slurry into the heated mold of the upper part, showed large pores with unidirectional pore channels and small pores in their internal wall. Also, it was observed that the size of large pores was decreasing near the bottom part of specimen. The change of pore structure depending on the freezing condition was explained by the nucleation behavior of camphene crystals and rearrangement of solid powders during solidification. In case of porous Cu prepared from CuO/Camphor-naphthalene system, the pore structure exhibited plate shape as a replica of the original structure of crystallized vehicles with hypereutectic composition.

This research developed ultra-pressure pump main body by using ductile cast iron FCD500, conducted quantitative analysis on following phenomenon of flow or solidification processing in cast processing for improvement of cast device, after extracting model from cast concluded as follows by brinel hardness test. after selecting the ideal condition of cast and it applied to cast of real product shape, discovered the ideal filling processing under the condition that temperature of molten metal was between 1300℃ and 1280℃. and after finishing filling, solidification was commenced rapidly when percentage of solidification completion was between 40%~50%, at that moment, the termperature was measured 1100℃. moreover under the condition of temperature below 900℃, keeping temperature on the center of parts for a certain period of time brings stability of stabilization of heat in parts and organizational stabilization of ductile cast iron. As the results of the casting method design, it was that the ductile cast parts of pump main body was obtained as the maximum HB of 220 was recorded and good test results were achieved

사용후 핵연료내 우라늄 및 초우란원소를 회수하는 파이로프로세싱 공정에서 배출되는 금속염화물계 방사성 폐기물은 높은 휘발특성과 붕규산계 유리와의 낮은 상용성으로 인해 고화처리가 쉽지 않은 폐기 물이다. 이를 위해, 본 연구에서는 고화처리의 한 방법으로 탈염화 반응을 통한 고화체제조 개념을 채택 하였다. 솔젤법을 이용하여 탈염화물질, SiO2-Al2O3-P2O5 (SAP)을 합성하였으며 이를 이용하여 탈염화 반 응거동 반응생성물의 고형화 특성을 조사하였다. LiCl계 폐기물과 달리, LiCl-KCl폐기물의 반응은 두 개 의 온도범위에서 반응이 진행되며, 400℃의 경우에는 LiCl이, 약 700℃에서는 KCl이 주로 반응하는 것으 로 확인되었다. 여러 가지 반응실험을 통하여 LiCl-KCl의 탈염화 반응에 가장 적합한 물질은 SAP 1071 (Si/Al/P=1/0.75/1 in molar)인 것으로 확인되었다. 4가지 종류의 고형화 실험을 통하여 고화체의 bulk shape과 densification은 SAP/Salt의 비에 영향 받는 것을 확인하였다. 제조된 고형화 시료는 Product Consistency Test-A법을 이용하여 기본적인 내구성을 평가하였다. 본 연구는 SiO2, Al2O3, P2O5 로 이루 어진 탈염화 물질을 이용하여 반응특성과 고형화 특성에 대한 기본적인 정보를 제공하였으며, 이와 같은 실험을 통하여, 본 연구에서 제안된 탈염화 고화처리방법이 휘발특성이 높고 기존 유리매질과 상용성이 낮은 금속염화물계 폐기물에 적용이 가능함을 확인하였다.

금속염화물계 방사성 폐기물은 전해공정으로 이루어진 파이로프로세싱공정의 주요한 방사성 폐기물이 다. 이와 같은 폐기물은 탄산염이나 질산염과 달리 고온에서 분해되지 않고 바로 휘발되며, 기존의 규산 계 유리와 상용성이 낮아 처리가 쉽지 않다. 본 연구팀은 금속염화물계 폐기물을 고화처리하는 방법으로 탈염화처리법을 채택하였다. 본 연구에서는 그 후속적인 연구로서, 탈염화물질로 제안된 SAP (SiO2- Al2O3-P2O5)의 조성을 변화시켜 LiCl-KCl과의 반응성을 향상시키고 고화공정을 단순화시키고자 하였다. 기본물질계에 Fe2O3를 첨가할 경우 무게반응비 SAP/Salt를 3에서 2.25로 낮출수 있으며, Fe가 Al을 치환 하는 몰분율이 0.1이상이 될 경우에는 오히려 반응성이 점진적으로 감소하는 것으로 확인되었다. 또한 M-SAP에 B2O3를 첨가할 경우에는 유리매질을 사용하지 않고 monolithic form을 제조할 수 있었다. 침출 시험결과 U-SAP 1071이 가장 높은 내구성을 보여주었으며, 1 g의 금속폐기물을 처리시 약 3∼4 g의 고 화체가 발생되며, 이는 기존의 고화처리법보다 약 ⅓∼¼배정도 최종처분부피가 감소되는 효과를 얻을 수 있다. 이상의 실험결과로부터, 기존의 유리고화공정으로 처리가 어려운 휘발성 금속염화물계 폐기물 을 단 하나의 물질을 이용하여 처리할 수 있음을 확인하였으며, 이러한 처리방법은 고화처리시 발생되는 부피를 최소화활 수 있는 대안적인 고화처리방법이 될 것으로 판단된다.

The effect of the alloy systems Al-Mg alloy and Al-Si alloy in this study on the characteristics of die-casting were investigated using solidification simulation software (MAGMAsoft). Generally, it is well known that the casting characteristics of Al-Mg based alloys, such as the fluidity, feedability and die soldering behaviors, are inferior to those of Al-Si based alloys. However, the simulation results of this study showed that the filling pattern behaviors of both the Al-Mg and Al-Si alloys were found to be very similar, whereas the Al-Mg alloy had higher residual stress and greater distortion as generated due to solidification with a larger amount of volumetric shrinkage compared to the Al-Si alloy. The Al-Mg alloy exhibited very high relative numbers of stress-concentrated regions, especially near the rib areas. Owing to the residual stress and distortion, defects were evident in the Al-Mg alloy in the areas predicted by the simulation. However, there were no visible defects observed in the Al-Si alloy. This suggests that an adequate die temperature and casting process optimization are necessary to control and minimize defects when die casting the Al-Mg alloy. A Tatur test was conducted to observe the shrinkage characteristics of the aluminum alloys. The result showed that hot tearing or hot cracking occurred during the solidification of the Al-Mg alloy due to the large amount of shrinkage.

Directional solidification experiments were carried out at 1-300 μm/sec solidification rates in the single crystal superalloy, CMSX 10. The solid/liquid interface morphology changed from planar to dendritic, and the dendrite spacing became finer as the solidification rate increased. The pool size of the γ/γ' eutectic, formed between dendrites, reduced as the solidification rate increased. The phase formation temperatures, such as the solidus, liquidus and eutectic, were estimated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analysis. The morphology of the γ/γ' phase, known to be eutectic, showed γ' cells with a γ intercellular network, and this γ/γ' was composed of coarse and fine γ/γ' regions. In this study, it is suggested that the γ/γ' phase was a coupled peritectic.The solidification procedure of the γ/γ' between dendrites is also discussed.

Austenite precipitation behavior was studied with solidification rates and alloying contents, N and Cr, in duplex stainless steels by directional solidification. Directional solidification experiments were carried out with solidification rates, 1~100mm/s, and N and Cr contents, 0~0.27wt.%, 25~28wt.% respectively, in a duplex stainless steel, CD4MCU. As the solidification rate increases, the dendrite spacing reduced and the austenite phase in the ferrite matrix became finer. The volume fraction of austenite phase increased and its shape went to be round with increasing nitrogen contents in duplex stainless alloys. The Cr alloying element, even though it is a ferrite former, showed to enhance the nitrogen solubility in the alloy and caused the austenite round and finer. Also, Cr was supposed to decrease the austenite volume fraction, but it increased the austenite slightly due to increasing nitrogen solubility during solidification.

폐액증발기 농축폐액의 폴리머고화를 위하여 붕산 함유 건조분말에 액상규산나트륨을 과립화제로 활용하여 점적 형태로 분사하고 평균 2~4mm 크기의 과립을 제조하는 농축폐액 과립화 설비를 제작하였다. 또한 폐수지 폴리머 고형화에 대해 미국 원자력규제위원회(NRC)의 인증을 받은 신규 고화기술을 과립화된 농축폐액에 성공적으로 적용하였다. 상기 고화설비는 기계적인 혼합 대신 중력을 이용한 in-situ 고화처리 방식으로 폐기물의 추가적인 부피증가가 없고 폐기물 적재량을 최대화할 수 있다. 생산된 폴리머 고화체의 성능평가를 위해 화재시험, 압축강도시험, 침출 및 침수시험, 방사선조사시험, 열순환시험을 표준시험법에 따라 수행하였다.