Laser cutting has been recognized as one of key techniques in dismantling nuclear power plants as it has several advantages such as a remote operation and a reduced secondary waste. However, it generates a significant amount of aerosols that can pose a health risk to workers and further induce environmental pollution during the cutting operation. Thus, understanding the aerosol characteristics generated by the laser cutting is crucial for implementing an effective cutting operation and reducing the exposure to these hazardous particles. In this work, we established a methodology to collect the aerosols and investigate their properties in the laser cutting operation. We built an integrated laser cutting system for aerosol analyses, consisting of a high-power laser cutting module, a metal sample holder, an aerosol collector, and a closed chamber. We expect that this system will offer an opportunity for in-depth understanding of the aerosol properties, by connecting it with desired type of aerosol analysis platforms, and further safe dismantling operation of the nuclear power plants.

This study presents an example of creating and optimizing a task sequence required in an automated remote dismantling system using a digital manufacturing system. An automated remote dismantling system using a robotic arm has recently been widely studied to improve the efficiency and safety of the dismantling operations. The task sequence must be verified in advance through discrete eventbased process simulation in a digital manufacturing system to avoid problems in actual remote cutting operations as the main input of the automated remote dismantling system. The laser cutting method can precisely cut complicated target structures such as reactor internals with versatility, but a robot and a pre-prepared program are required to deploy sophisticated motion of the laser cutting head on the target structure. For safe and efficient dismantling operations, the robot’s program must be verified in advance in a virtual environment that can represent the actual dismantling site. This study presents creating and optimizing the task sequence of a robotic underwater laser cutting as part of the project of developing an automated remote dismantling system. A task sequence is created to implement the desired cutting path for the target structure using the automated remote dismantling system in the virtual environment. The task sequence is optimized for the posture of the laser cutting head and the robot to avoid collisions during the operation through discrete event-based process simulation since the target structure is complicated and the volume occupied by the laser cutting head and the robot arm is considerably large. The task sequence verified in the digital manufacturing system is demonstrated by experiments cutting the target structure along the desired cutting path without any problems. The various simulation cases presented in this study are expected to contribute not only to the development of the automated remote dismantling system, but also to the establishment of a safe and efficient dismantling process in the nuclear facility decommissioning.

다육식물인 에케베리아(Echeveria)는 최근 전세계적으로 수요가 증가하고 있지만, 번식효율이 품종이나 환경 요인의 영향을 크게 받으므로 연중 고품질 묘를 공급하는 것이 어렵다. 이 연구는 밀폐형 식물공장 내에서 LED 파장 조합이 에케베리아 엽삽번식 효율에 미치는 영향을 구명하여 주년 생산의 기초자료를 제공하고자 실시되었다. 번식이 어려운 ‘Afterglow(AG)’, ‘Berkeley Light(BL)’, ‘Mason(MS)’, ‘Subsessilis Light(SL)’, ‘Cream Tea(CT)’, ‘Ben Badis(BB)’ 등 6품종의 모주로부터 균일한 잎을 채취하여 실내온도 24±2℃, 상대습도 60±10%의 식물공장 내에서 혼합상토에 삽목하였다. 청색(B, 450nm), 녹색(G, 530nm), 적색(R, 660nm), 원적색(FR, 730nm) LED를 이용하여 R10, R8+B2, R5+B5, R7+B2+FR1, R7+B2+G1의 비율로 광질을 달리하여 처리하였고, PPFD는 200μmol·m-2·s-1, 광주기는 16/8(명/암) 시간이었다. 그 결과, 번식 효율은 품종에 따라 차이가 있었는데, ‘SL’은 상대적으로 발근과 신초 형성이 쉽게 되었으나, ‘AG’는 발근과 뿌리 생장이 잘 되지 않았다. LED 파장 또한 번식효율에 영향을 주었는데, B 비율이 높은 R5+B5, R7+B2+FR1, R7+B2+G1 하에서 신초 형성과 생장이 촉진된 반면, 발근과 뿌리 생장은 억제되었다. 반대로, R 비율이 높은 R10나 R8+B2 하에서는 부정근 형성 및 생장이 촉진된 반면, 신초 형성 및 생장이 억제되었다. 한편, FR은 잎의 크기와 무게를 증가시켰다. 따라서, 번식이 어려운 에케베리아 품종의 엽삽 시 번식 효율을 높이기 위해서는 각 파장별 효과를 활용한 적정 파장 조성에 대한 연구가 필요하다.

본 연구에서 개발된 자동천공기는 콩의 재식밀도를 고려한 비닐 천공능력이 작업주행속도 0.18- 0.28m/s 조건에서 콩의 주간거리 0.20m, 0.25m, 0.30m에 대해 각각 320-500m2/h, 260-400m2/h, 210-330m2/h의 범위로 나타났다. 천공율은 칼날과 지면간 30mm 거리에서 비닐이 100% 천공되었으 며, 50mm 거리에서 원형칼날 16.7-25.2%, 사각칼날 33.0-42.3%, 육각칼날 54.5-100.0% 범위에서 천공되었다. 또한, 육각칼날 60°에서 비닐 절단면이 매끄럽고 부드러워 절단품질이 가장 우수하였다.

Numerical analysis was carried out to investigate the variation of stress and strain characteristics for the rail device in stone board cutting system. The maximum equivalent stress and strain from the vertical load acting on the device decrease as the load moves forward. Also, the maximum equivalent stress appears near the end of left, and the equivalent force of right rail device was about 1.8 times higher than that of left rail device. The variation of stress and strain distributions was remarkable at the edge of the device, and it has a strong influence on the bottom and column. These results can be applicable to optimal design of the stone board cutting device for the system safety.

This study is for a pipe cutting apparatus for use in a process of a pipe. The system refers to a novel structure comprised of a main bed, a feeder part and a cutter part. The feeder part is comprised of an AC servo motor unit, a feeding gear unit, a LM guide and a rail. The cutter part is comprised of a blade unit consisting of a blade for cutting, a AC servo motor to rotate the blade unit and a clamp unit to fix the pipe. This study proposes a mechanism of a product by designing the system and analyzes the cutting power. This study will be used as basic data for the design by analyzing the vibration and the structure

This paper studies the non-cutting optical fiber transmission tester, which can test the abnormality in the optical fiber core. The basic testing method, in the case of abnormality on the lines, can estimate the loss and other abnormalities by using optical power meter and stabilized laser source of light. The optical measurement wavelength of the system is the wavelength for communication of 1310, 1550nm, and can, in checking the abnormality on the communication lines, measure the optical in order not to affect the existing data communication network with the maximum loss of 0.5dB only. The break down can be diagnosed with the naked eyes by having red laser diode with optical power of 0.5mW(-3dBm) built-in.

본 실험은 장미 식물공장에서 single-node cutting 'Versillia'의 양분흡수 특성을 구명하고 순환식 수경재배 시스템에 적합한 배양액 내 무기이온 조절방식을 구명하고자 수행하였다. 실험 기간동안 각 처리별 배양액 내 무기이온함량 변화를 살펴본 결과 EC 제어구의 경우 NO3-N은 생육 후반이 되면 그 함량이 적정 범위 이상으로 증가 하였고 P와 Mg은 감소하였으며 배양액 첨가구는 전체적인 배양액 내 무기이온 함량이 증가하였다. 이에 비해 무기이온 제어구는 생육 기간동안 근권 내 적정 범위를 유지하였다. 광합성 효율을 나타내는 지표 중 하나인 Fv/Fm는 무기이온제어구와 배양액 첨가구에서 높았고 절화장, 생체중 등은 무기이온 제어구에서 높았다. 그러나 뿌리의 활성 정도를 측정해본 결과 무기이온 제어구에서 높았으나 배양액 첨 가구에서는 생육 초기에 배양액 내 pH 변화폭이 커서 가장 낮게 나타났다. 위의 결과를 종합하였을 때, 무기이온 조절(다량 미량원소 제어구와 다량원소 제어구)을 통해 배양액을 관리하는 것이 생육 전 기간 동안 근권 환경을 적절히 유지해 줄 수 있었고 이에 따라 절화 품질도 향상되므로 장미(single-node cutting) 순환식 수경재배에 적합한 근권 환경 제어방식이라고 할 수 있다.

This experiment was carried out to determine the effect of grazing and cutting system in the seven different seed mixture plots on the dry matter yield and botanical composition from October 1983 to November 1986 at 200m above the sea level in Cheju. The