The use of nuclear materials for nuclear power generation is increasing worldwide, and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has signed an agreement with countries using nuclear materials to prevent using military purpose through the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) for the management of nuclear materials. Accordingly, all member countries manage nuclear material and equipment facilities under the treaty and are obligated to conduct safety measures such as inspection, containment, and surveillance in accordance with safety standards. The equipment used in the inspection basically consists of a Scintillator type and a semiconductor detector type, and is mainly used for portable equipment to ensure the integrity of the equipment. In general, the operating environment of the detector guaranteed by the manufacturer is -10 degrees to 40 degrees due to poor resolution and electrical problems. However, in the case of an outdoor environment other than a laboratory environment, it is difficult to maintain the above temperature conditions. In particular, the internal temperature of the vehicle used for transport rises to more than 50 degrees in Korea, making the detector stored therein vulnerable. In this study, a storage chamber for extreme environments was developed. The developed chamber compared the internal temperature by heating the external temperature. In addition, the performance before and after heating was compared by heating the radiation detectors HPGe, CZT, and NaI from -20 to 70 degrees Celsius while using the storage chamber. Our proposed chamber can play a key role in applications with good performance in complex environmental adaptability in their design.

In order to enhance the transparency of nuclear power, the investigation of nuclear activities is important at the right time. And investigation of North Korea, one of safety measures for such a surveillance system seems essential in the near future. However, the inspection period is limited and the possibility of revisiting is unclear, so it seems easy to install and more reliable monitoring devices are needed. The seal is a security device for monitoring forgery and alteration in the IAEA easily but simple. Since the existing seal devices used by IAEA and KINAC can only be checked through onsite inspections whether it is damaged or not, there is a limit to immediate response in the event of an emergency such as the theft of nuclear materials and loss of Continuity of Knowledge. While the North Korea-U.S. talks and inter-Korean talks are slowly approaching the North Korea’s nuclear issue, it is judged that the inspection of North Korea’s nuclear weapons is not in the distant future. Accordingly, it is necessary to develop a customized seal device for managing and monitoring spent nuclear fuel that can be used for inspection of North Korea. The real-time active seal device consists of a seal equipped with a detection sensor, a translator, and a server, and the translator use wireless communication in consideration of ease of installation and management, respectively. The translator and server use wired communication for data sustainability. The seal device is designed to maintain continuity of knowledge (COK) through wireless communication in consideration of security even in the event of equipment damage, malfunction, and loss of power, while enabling location detection in case of theft or abnormality. Therefore, in this study, a technical investigation on remote data communication was conducted accordingly, and a data communication module for a small amount of broadband data communication was manufactured and applied. In addition, several tests were conducted to determine data integrity and location accuracy according to the communication range.