Wolsong Unit 1 nuclear power plant, which was permanently shut down in 2019, has a 678 MWe calandria vessel of the CANDU-6 type pressurized heavy-water reactor model. The calandria inside the vault is a horizontal cylindrical vessel made of stainless steel with a length of 7.8 m and a thickness of 28.6 mm. For the entire dismantling processes of a nuclear power plant, dismantling works cannot be performed using only one cutting technology and method, and when performing dismantling of a calandria vessel, various systems and components can be used for cutting and dismantling. The calandria vessel is located in a concrete compartment called a vault, and in order to safely dismantle the calandria vessel, the spread of radioactive contaminants from inside of the vault to the outside must be prevented. We designed dismantling processes using the laser cutting method to dismantle the calandria vessel and end shields. We must minimize the risk of internal radiation exposure to workers from aerosols derived from the thermal cutting processes. Therefore, we need a way to prevent secondary contamination from spreading outside the vault and within the reactor building. The path through which radioactive contaminants move is that the flying airborne products generated during the cutting process inside the vault where the calandria is located do not stay in place but spread outward through the opening of the RM-Deck structure at the top. Therefore, facilities or devices are needed to effectively prevent the spread of radioactive contaminants by blocking the expected movement path. By using these facilities or devices, it is possible to prevent the movement of radioactive aerosol particles between the location of the worker and the location of the cutting area where the calandria is located, thereby preventing internal exposure through the worker’s breathing. In addition, by using these, the cutting area where airborne pollutants are generated can be designed as an isolated work space to prevent the spread of radioactive contaminants. In this study, we propose a method of facilities for confining radioactive aerosol particles and preventing the spread of contamination when thermal cutting of the calandria vessel within the vault.

The nitric oxide(NO) is a major factor contri buting to t he loss of neurons in ischemic st roke. demyelina t ing diseases, and other neurodegenerative di sorders . But it is known that NO is not function ing as a direct neurotoxin. NO combined with superoxide(02-) by the diffusion-contl'O ll ed reaction, formed a peroxin it ri te anion (ONOO-)‘ which this s pecies has been shown to contribute to oxidative s igna ling and damage. ONOO stimuJates apoptosis in many cell types. whether ONOO acts direct ly as an ox idant 0 1' the induction of apoptosis is because of the radicals derived from ONOO- decompositi on . But. the mecha ni sm by which ONOO- induces apoptosis is un clear although subsequent forrnation 0 1' reactive oxygen s pecies(ROS) has been suggested in a few reports The aim of this study is to investigate the a nti -apoptotic pathway by inhibi tion 0 1' ONOO synthesis t hrough scavenging of ROS us ing s pecific wavelength 0 1' light irradiation . The present study investi gated the a nti -apop totic effect of the specific wavelength 0 1' irradi ation in Sodium Nitroprusside(SNP) t reated SJ-I-SY5Y ceJls, by MTT, DNA fragmentation, and flow cytometric assay and th rough western blot and caspase-3, -9 activity assay for confirmation of caspase pathway. Also. NO reJease and ROS leveJ was measured in order to observe the changes of NO involved in radical by Griess reaction analysis and DCF'-DH. Results showed that the cell viability were r educed by about 50% of control group by SNP treatment, but re covered to about 80% by 590nm irradiation . The apoptotic cells were observed by flow cytomet ry and DNA fra g mentation assay in SNP-treated group‘ but 590nm irradiation led apoptotic feature to be reduced . Released NO a nd ROS level were increased after SNP treatment but ROS level was dec reased in 590nm irradi at ion - treated group, in spite of high NO concentration fo llowing SNP treatment Also. SNP t reatment led cytochrom C release but 590nm irraidiation inhibit it, hence the expression 0 1' caspase-3 and -9 was dec reased sign ificantly‘ These results showed that 590nm irradiation protect neuronal death thl'Ough bl ocking of NO-induced mi tochondri al apoptotic pathway. Also, it suggests that specific wavelength of irradi ation was used for prevent ion from neurodegenerative disordcr progression

We investigated the effects of temperature changes on the oxygen consumption rhythm in Japanese eels, Anguilla japonica, using an automatic intermittent flow respirometer (AIFR). The endogenous rhythm of the oxygen consumption rate (OCR) in the eels (n = 18; 44-74 cm, 145-690 g), freshly collected by bag net from estuaries, was nearly synchronous with the tidal pattern of the estuarine collection site. The magnitude of mean OCR (mOCR) of eels showed variable range of 82.2 - 116.5 ml O2 kg-1 ww h-1 under constant conditions. In case of increasing temperature from 25 to 38℃, the OCR of eels exhibited a gradually increasing trend with a rhythmic pattern until 36℃. Above 36℃, the rhythms of the OCR dampened and the OCR decreased rapidly at around 36 - 37℃. The OCR of the eels exhibited the maximum value at 38℃, and then it sharply decreased. The results suggested that the critical thermal maximum (CTM) regarding the endogenous rhythms of the eels was at around 36 - 37℃ when water temperature increased at 0.5℃/14 h following the acclimation at 25℃. In case of decreasing temperature (0.5℃/14 h) from 25 to 0℃, the OCR of the eels displayed a abrupt decrease up to 23℃, and between at 23 and 20℃, there was an agitation which showed a slight increase in the OCR with a duration of 1-2 days. Below 9℃, the OCR rhythm of the eels showed a constant state regardless of temperature decreasing. These results suggest that the Japanese eel has an upper incipient lethal temperature at 36℃, with a lower thermal limit at 9℃. The biochemical aspects of the eels influenced by water temperature need to be further studied.