The nuclear facilities at Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) have generated a variety of liquid radioactive waste and most of them have low-level radioactive or lower levels. Some of the liquid radioactive waste generated in KAERI is transported to Radioactive Waste Treatment Facility (RWTF) in 20 L container. Liquid radioactive waste transported in a 20 L container is stored in a Sewer Tank after passing through a solid-liquid separation filter. It is then transferred to a very low-level liquid radioactive waste Tank after removing impurities such as sludge through a pre-treatment device. The previous pre-treatment process involved an underwater pump and a cartridge filter device passively, but this presented challenges such as the inconvenience of having to install the underwater pump each time, radiation exposure for workers due to frequent replacement of the cartridge filter, and the generation of large amounts of radioactive waste from the filter. To address these challenges and improve efficiency and safety in radiation work, an automated liquid radioactive waste pre-treatment device was developed. The automated liquid radioactive waste pre-treatment device is a pressure filtration system that utilizes multiple overlapping filter plates and pump pressure to effectively remove impurities such as sludge from liquid radioactive waste. With just the push of a button, the device automatically supplies and processes the waste, reducing radiation hazards and ensuring worker safety. Its modular and mobile design allows for flexible utilization in various locations, enabling efficient pre-treatment of liquid radioactive waste. To evaluate the performance of the newly constructed automated liquid radioactive waste treatment device, samples were taken before and after treatment for 1 hour cycling and analyzed for turbidity. The results showed that the turbidity after treatment was more than about four times lower than before treatment, confirming the excellent performance of the device. Also, it is expected that the treatment efficiency will improve further as the treatment time and number of cycles increase.

Timely detection of nuclear activity is important for the management and supervision of nuclear materials, and inspections on North Korea as a method of safety measures for this monitoring system seem to be a not far future in the rapidly changing North Korea relationship. However, a simpler and more reliable monitoring device is required since the inspection period is limited and the possibility of revisiting is unclear. The seal is a simple but easily used security device for monitoring forgery and falsification in the IAEA. IAEA presents matters related to 1) project engineering, 2) remote monitoring, and 3) seal development as the three major tasks of the Department of safeguards and Division of Technical Support. The importance of development, modernization, and application of new seal devices is emphasized, and advanced sealing and identification system development is in progress at many research institutes such as JRC, ISCN, and JAEA. Since the existing seal devices used by IAEA and KINAC can only be confirmed through on-site inspections for damage, it is difficult to respond immediately in the event of similar situations such as theft of nuclear materials and loss of continuity of knowledge. Unlike facilities that comply with the requirements for safety measures, such as domestic nuclear facilities, in the case of facilities subject to denuclearization, it is very likely that various hazardous environments will exist that make it difficult to apply safety measures. Hence, a real-time seal device has developed through prior research due to the high possibility of situations in which Continuity of Knowledge (COK) is not maintained, such as damage, malfunction, and power loss of sealing and monitoring equipment. Through previous studies, the real-time seal device was loaded with server-based operating software and improved its performance by utilizing feedback from real users (KINAC) after use. In this study, the effectiveness of the previously developed sealing system was verified through performance evaluation, and the authentication of the equipment was secured through environmental tests.

The electrical connection between zinc metal and iron in contact with water prevents oxidation of iron until all zinc is dissolved, which is called a zinc sacrificial anode phenomenon. In the case of water pipes, zinc is often attached to the outside of the pipe, but examples of mounting zinc inside the pipe to prevent iron corrosion are not well known. Zinc devices sold for water pipes vary in the amount of zinc installed depending on the diameter of the pipe and the conditions of use, but the life of the product is generally expected to be 10-20 years until all zinc dissolves and disappears. Zinc ions dissolved from zinc to water in the pipe react with the calcium carbonate scale generated inside the pipe to consume zinc ions, and it was confirmed that the needle-shaped aragonite was converted into highly crystalline calcium after observing the scale crystal through an electron microscope. In addition, it is estimated that calcium ions of scale are replaced by zinc ions, gradually losing crystallinity, being deintercalated into the pipe, and oxygen in the water is consumed during the dissolution of zinc ions from zinc metals, turning red rust hematite (Fe2O3) into magnetite (Fe3O4). In addition, zinc ions were expected to move hundreds to thousands of meters depending on the diameter of the pipe in the new pipe, but it was confirmed that the travel distance was shortened in the case of pipes with many corrosion products.

Background: Smart devices including smart phones have many benefits. However, prolonged used may aggravate cervical pain and postural deformity. Smart devices with appropriate applications (apps) may be useful cost-effective and easy-to-use instruments to relieve cervical pain and improve range of motion (ROM). Objectives: To review recent experimental studies on smart device-based apps on cervical pain and postural ROM improvement. Design: Systemic review study. Methods: Ten articles were selected through bibliographic searches and successive and exclusion procedure of the PubMed, ScienceDirect, and Google Scholar. Out of initial 1,046 articles, 98 articles were selected from abstract review. 33 articles were selected for full article review. Final 10 research articles were selected. Results: Three static ROM feasibility, two active ROM feasibility, four self-management promotion, and one pre/post research study articles were included. Smart device with artificial intelligent (AI) based app were utilized promote adherence to physical activity. Conclusion: Smart device apps steadily showed high feasibility even for research purpose. Studies on AL and machine learning apps showed mixed results for need for wider and precision application.

This study proposes an RCS composite damping device that can achieve seismic reinforcement of existing buildings by dissipating energy by inelastic deformation. A series of experiments assessing the performances of the rubber core pad, hysteretic steel slit damping device, and hybrid RCS damping device were conducted. The results showed that the ratios of the deviations to the mean values satisfied the domestic damping-device conformity condition for the load at maximum device displacement in each direction, at the maximum force and minimum force at zero displacement, as well as the hysteresis curve area. In addition, three analysis models based on load-displacement characteristics were proposed for application to seismic reinforcement design. In addition, the validity of the three proposed models was confirmed, as they simulated the experimental results well. Meanwhile, as the shear deformation of the rubber-core pad increased, the hysteretic behavior of super-elasticity greatly increased the horizontal force of the damping device. Therefore, limiting the allowable displacement during design is deemed to be necessary.

타임루프는 등장 인물에게 반복되는 시간의 주기를 경험하게 하는 장치로, 주기적 시간에서의 반복적 실패 를 통해서 문제를 파악하고 해결하는 과정이 드러나 있는 것이 특징이다. 본 논문에서는 타임루프 장치를 통한 반복이 게임의 전개와 플레이어의 경험에 어떤 작용을 하는지 알아보기 위해 게임 ‘12 Minutes’을 중심 으로 게임요소와 스토리텔링을 살펴보았다. 이를 위해 게임에서 타임루프로 인지되는 인터랙션이 무엇이고, 그 안에서 플레이어 캐릭터와 플레이어의 위치, 게임의 목표와 분기점이 어떻게 변화하는지 분석하였다. 그 결과, 다음과 같은 사실을 알게 되었다. 첫째, 타임루핑 게임에서 반복적 인터랙션은 오브젝트와 플레이어, 캐릭터 사이에 일어나는데, 루핑을 알고 있는 존재는 플레이어 캐릭터와 플레이어로 타임루핑은 플레이어 차원과 플레이어 캐릭터 차원에서 일어난다는 점이다. 둘째, 게임에서 타임루프는 다중의 서사를 만들어내 는 플랫폼으로 문제해결을 위한 다양한 시도가 가능하고, 플레이어가 가상 세계에 행하는 행위를 통해 자신 의 욕망하는 바를 잘 드러낼 수 있도록 기능하는 장치라는 것이다.

이 연구는 사회적 낙인과 전자감독과의 관계를 실증적으로 테스트해보고자 하였다. 특히 사회적 낙인으로 인해 전자감독제도가 전자감독 대상자들에게 얼마나 사회경제 적인 지위에 손상을 입혔는지, 현재 직장생활을 하고 있는 전자감독 대상자들의 사회 적 낙인과 어떠한 관련성을 맺고 있는지 살펴보는데 목적을 두고 있다. 전자감독제도의 목적이 전자감독을 통한 재범 예방에 있기 때문에 예방적인 측면에서 살펴볼 필요가 있는 것이 사실이지만, 실제로 전자감독 제도가 사회적 “낙인”과 맺는 관계에 대해서는 제대로 다루어지지 않고 있다. 따라서 이 연구는 OLS 위계적 회귀분석을 활용하여 전자감독 대상자 중 현재 직장 생활을 하고 있는 대상자를 중점으로 직장 내 지위 박탈이 전자장치 훼손 충동성에 유의 미한 영향을 미치는지 검증하였다. 연구 결과, 사회적 낙인이 다른 변수를 통제할 때, 전자감독 대상자가 전자장치를 훼 손시키려는 의지에 통계적으로 유의미한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 즉, 전자감독 대상자가 사회적 낙인으로 인해 직장생활 및 사회생활을 제대로 할 수 없게 되면 전자장 치 훼손 충동을 느끼게 될 가능성이 큰 것으로 볼 수 있다. 따라서 향후 사회적 낙인과 관련된 범죄자 주변 환경의 불합리한 직장 내 편견을 해소할 수 있는 세심한 보호관찰 전략이 만들어질 필요가 있다고 하겠다.

Piezoelectric composite films which are enabled by inorganic piezoelectric nanomaterials-embedded polymer, have attracted enormous attention as a sustainable power source for low powered electronics, because of their ease of fabrication and flexible nature. However, the absorption of applied stress by the soft polymeric matrices is a major issue that must be solved to expand the fields of piezoelectric composite applications. Herein, a flexible and porous piezoelectric composite (piezoelectric sponge) comprised of BaTiO3 nanoparticles and polydimethylsiloxane was developed using template method to enhance the energy conversion efficiency by minimizing the stress that vanishes into the polymer matrix. In the porous structure, effective stress transfer can occur between the piezoelectric active materials in compression mode due to direct contact between the ceramic particles embedded in the pore-polymer interface. The piezoelectric sponge with 30 wt% of BaTiO3 particles generated an open-circuit voltage of ~12 V and a short-circuit current of ~150 nA. A finite element method-based simulation was conducted to theoretically back up that the piezoelectric output performance was effectively improved by introducing the sponge structure. Furthermore, to demonstrate the feasibility of pressure detecting applications using the BaTiO3 particles-embedded piezoelectric sponge, the composite was arranged in a 3 × 3 array and integrated into a single pressure sensor. The fabricated sensor array successfully detected the shape of the applied pressure. This work can provide a cost-effective, biocompatible, and structural strategy for realizing piezoelectric composite-based energy harvesters and self-powered sensors with improved energy conversion efficiency