3D printing technology is a processing technology in which 3D structures are formed by fabricating multiple 2D layers of materials based on 3D designed digital data and stacking them layer by layer. Although layers are stacked using inkjet printing to release various materials, it is still rare for research to successfully form a product as an additive manufacture of multi-materials. In this study, dispersion conditions are optimized by adding a dispersant to an acrylic monomer suitable for inkjet printing using Co3O4 and Al2O3. 3D structures having continuous composition composed of a different ceramic material are manufactured by printing using two UV curable ceramic inks whose optimization is advanced. After the heat treatment, the produced structure is checked for the formation and color of the desired crystals by comparing the crystalline analysis according to the characteristics of each part of the structure with ceramic pigments made by solid phase synthesis method.

Used in the ceramic tile market as a representative building material, relief ceramic tile is showing increased demand recently. Since ceramic tiles are manufactured through a sintering process at over 1,000 oC after uniaxial compression molding by loading granule powders into a mold, it is very important to secure the flowability of granular powders in a mold having a relief pattern. In this study, kaolin, silica, and feldspar are used as starting materials to prepare granule powders by a spray dryer process; the surface of the granule powders is subject to hydrophobic treatment with various concentrations of stearic acid. The effect on the flowability of the granular powder according to the change of stearic acid concentration is confirmed by measuring the angle of repose, tap density, and compressibility, and the occurrence of cracks in the green body produced in the mold with the relief pattern is observed. Then, the green body is sintered by a fast firing process, and the water absorption, flexural strength, and durability are evaluated. The surface treatment of the granule powders with stearic acid improves the flowability of the granule powders, leading to a dense microstructure of the sintered body. Finally, the hydrophobic treatment of the granule powders makes it possible to manufacture relief ceramic tiles having a flexural strength of 292 N/cm, a water absorption of 0.91 %, and excellent mechanical durability

사용후핵연료의 효율적 관리를 위하여 한국원자력연구원에서 수행 중인 파이로 공정으로부터 발생되는 폐기물 처리기술에 대한 최근 연구동향을 종합적으로 고찰하였다. 파이로 폐기물 처리기술은 처분 대상 폐기물의 감용 및 포장, 저장과 최종 처분에 적합한 고화체 제조를 목표로 하고 있다. 한국원자력연구원에서 수행 중인 파이로 폐기물 처리 기술개발 접근 방향은 공정 흐름으로부터 발생한 폐기물내 주요 핵종들을 분리하고 회수한 물질 등을 재사용함으로서 폐기물 발생량을 최소로 하며 동시에 분리한 핵종을 별도로 고화처리하는 것이다. 폐기물 처리 주요 기술 특성은 먼저 전해환원용 원료물질 제조를 위하여 전처리 고온 열처리 공정을 사용하며, LiCl 과 LiCl-KCl 염으로부터 핵종을 분리하고 회수염의 재사용 및 핵종 함유량을 증대시킨 최종 고화체 제조 기술을 개발하는 것이다. 따라서 실험실 규모 실험 결과를 토대로 최근에는 공정 용량 증대를 위한 자료 확보를 목적으로 공학규모 시험을 수행 중에 있다.

KAERI에서는 파이로프로세싱에서 발생하는 금속폐기물의 부피 및 무게 감량을 위해 고방사성 장반감기 핵종을 포함하는 anode sludge내 NM의 고화매질로써 폐피복관과 첨가금속을 재활용하는 연구를 진행하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 Cr 함량을 조절한 Zr-17Cr-8NM, Zr-22Cr-8NM, Zr-27Cr-8NM 합금을 유도용융을 통해 제조하였고, 전기화학적 부식시험을 실시하여 부 식특성을 평가하였다. 모든 조성에서 기존 연구 중인 Zr계 합금고화체 조성보다 우수한 부식특성을 나타냈다. 또한 Zr-22Cr- 8NM 시편의 부식시험 후 침출용액 조성 분석 결과, 500 mV 전압 조건 이하에서는 NM 침출이 없었고 이를 통해 우수한 화 학적 안정성을 갖는 합금고화체 조성을 확보하였다.

Pulpose : Although diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) has been widely used for the quantitative analyses of the integrity of white matter in the brain in clinical and research fields, quality assurance (QA) for DTI has not been fully established. The purpose of this study suggests a QA guideline for DTI using the American College of Radiology (ACR) Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) head phantom. Materials and Methods : All experiments were performed using 1.5T and 3.0T scanners (InteraAchiva 1.5T and AchivaTx 3.0T; Philips Medical Systems, Netherlands) equipped with an 8-channel SENSE head coil. The standard axial SE T1-weighted MR images with 6, 15 and 32 directions of DTI were obtained using the standard scanning protocol “Phantom Test Guidance for the ACR MRI Accreditation Program” . Slice thickness and slice gap were set at 5 mm for standard axial SE T1 images and echo planar images, and then both images were compared. Reproducibility was tested with 7 repeat scans in 1.5T scanner and 10 repeat scans in 3.0T scanner. Between the scanning, the ACR MRI phantom was completely removed from coil and was repositioned for each new trial. Parameters for the QA protocol are shown in Table 1. The ACR MRI phantom was stored in the scanner room for at least 24 hours before an experiment, and the room temperature was measured before scanning for DTI. Results : There were statistically significant differences in the geometric accuracy between the 1.5T and 3.0T two scanners across all scan directions. The top-to-bottom diameters had a 11.3 mm error in 1.5T scanner and a 7.2 mm error in 3.0T scanner. Image intensity uniformity tests were significant in 6, 15, and 32 directions at 1.5T and 3.0T comparative analysis (p < 0.001). Additionally, percent signal-ghosting tests were significant in all directions, such as 6, 15 and 32 directions, in both 1.5T and 3.0T scanners (p < 0.001). The DTI images from 1.5T scanner had a ghosting ratio less than 0.025 at 1.5T scanner while 3.0T scanner had a ghosting ratio greater than 0.045. The low-contrast object detectability had a significant differences in 6, 15, 32 directions at 1.5T and 3.0T systems (p < 0.001). The DTI images from 1.5T system showed 2.85 spokes in 6 directions, 14.00 spokes in 15 directions, and 26.14 spokes in 32 directions. The DTI images from 3.0T system had 7.80 spokes in 6 directions, 32.20 spokes in 15 directions, and 37.30 spokes in 32 directions. Image distortion was significant in the anteriorposterior (AP) direction (p <0.001), but was not significant in right-left (RL) direction (p = 0.359). Image distortions in 1.5T scanner were 6.93 mm for the AP direction and 0.26 mm for the RL direction while the same for 3.0T system were 8.55 mm for the AP direction and 0.28 mm for the RL direction. For the FA and the ADC values, we acquired significant results in 6, 15, and 32 directions for 1.5T and 3.0T scanners (p < 0.001). The FA values were relatively lower for 3.0T system than for 1.5T system, and 32 directions for 3.0T scanner had the lowest value. The ADC values of 3.0T system were lower than those of 1.5T system, and 15 and 32 directions had the lowest values. Conclusion : This study is the first trial using the ACR MRI phantom that is easily accessible in most clinical MR centers. Also, the present study using the ACR MRI phantom suggests a QA method for DTI with high reproducibility and easy accessibility.

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.

사용후핵연료 파이로프로세싱에서 발생하는 방사성폐기물의 양을 최소화하기 위해서는 방사성 핵종 함유 염폐기물을 효과 적으로 처리할 수 있는 기술개발이 필요하다. 이를 위해 탄산화물(Li2CO3, K2CO3)을 이용한 반응증류공정에서 LiCl-KCl 공융 염 내 NdCl3의 분리특성을 관찰하였다. HSC-Chemistry 프로그램을 이용한 탄산화물과 NdCl3의 반응모델결과에서 NdCl3는 탄산화물의 주입조건 및 온도변화에 따라 산염화물(NdOCl) 또는 산화물(Nd2O3) 형태로 전환됨이 확인되었으며, 탄산화물 의 주입조건에 따른 LiCl-KCl-NdCl3계의 반응증류시험에서 반응모델결과와 유사한 경향을 확인하였다. 이 결과들을 이용하 여 LiCl-KCl 공융염 내 NdCl3를 고화가 용이한 산화물 형태로 분리하기 위한 공정조건을 도출하였다.