This study was carried out to investigate milling's effect on the pasting properties and storage stability of dry-milled rice flour. Rice flour's moisture content was increased from 9.48% to 9.80% after going through a rice polisher, and the crude fat content of rice flour was decreased from 0.91% to 0.62% after going through a rice polisher. In the color index of rice flour, the rice polisher was only affected by yellowness. The pasting properties were verified through RVA, and it was confirmed that the use of a rice polisher had no significant effect on the pasting properties. As a result of observing the changes in fatty acid value, it was ascertained that the storage period could be increased using the rice polisher. These results suggest that the rice polisher can increase the storage period without changing the pasting properties.

생육, 습식 숙성육, 건식 숙성육을 종류별 3종을 구입하여 냉장 상태로 보관하면서 pH, 휘발성 염기질소(VBN), 미생물 정량, 우점균을 분석하였다. 초기 생육, 건식 숙성 육의 중온균은 3.3-3.9 Log CFU/g, 습식 숙성육은 경우 5.4 Log CFU/g 이였으나, 냉장으로 18일 보관 후 생육과 건식 숙성육에 존재하는 중온균은 6.1-6.4 Log CFU/g로 증가하였다. 습식 숙성육의 경우 Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) 는 냉장 보관시 4.5-6.0 Log CFU/g으로 나타났으나, 건식 숙성육에서는 검출되지 않았다. 저장 기간이 길어짐에 따라 중온균, 저온균, LAB, 효모 및 곰팡이 수가 증가하였으나, 식품매개 병원성 미생물은 검출되지 않았다. 식육의 오염 및 부패 판단은 7 Log CFU/g 이상으로 규정하고 있어 본 연구 결과에 의하면 12일 이상 냉장 보관하였을 경우 6-7 Log CFU/g으로 기준을 초과하였다. 이 때 VBN이 평균 15 mg%으로 부패의 초기 단계로 판단 할 수 있었다. 냉장 보관에 따른 우점 미생물은 다양한 양상으로 나타냈 다. 생육에서는 초기 우점균으로 S. saprophyticus가 분석 되었으나, VBN이 증가함에 따라 Carnobacterium divergens 가 우점하는 양상을 나타냈다. 습식 숙성육에서 Carnobacterium divergens가 냉장보관 초기에 우점 미생물로 분석되었으나, 이후 Lactobacillus sakei가 우점균으로 분석되었다. 건식 숙성육의 경우 Dermacoccus nishinomiyaensis 가 냉장보관 초기에 우점하였으나 이후 Pseudomonas fragi 가 우점균으로 변화하였다. 부패의 초기 단계에서 특정 박 테리아의 역할 외에도 부패, 향기 분석 및 숙성 육류의 성분 변화에 대한 연구를 수행하여 숙성 육류의 안전한 유통 및 보관에 활용할 수 있다고 판단된다.

The objective of this study was to investigate changes in drying yield, pH, water activity, microbial growth, and storage stability of bottom rounds of Hanwoo beef under four different dry-aging treatments (T1–T4) as temperature (2~4℃), relative humidity (65~86%) and dry-aging period (20~90 d). The drying yield decreased by 83.13–97.05% as the drying period increased. Among the four treatments, there were no significant differences in drying yield after 60 d of dry-aging. The total plate aerobic counts (TPC) increased by 1.07–4.39 log colony-forming units (CFU)/g as the dry-aging period increased. Of the four treatments, T4 at 40, 60, and 90 d had significantly higher TPCs than those observed for the other treatments on the same days (p<0.05). As the period of dry-aging increased, pH values increased by 5.35– 5.88 for knuckle and 5.34–5.62 for sirloin muscle, and water activity values decreased. For knuckle and sirloin muscle, the water activity values at 40 d and 60 d of T1 and T4 were significantly higher than those of the other treatments on the same days (p<0.05). The thiobarbituric reactive substances and volatile basic nitrogen values of the aged products increased as the dry-aging period increased. The results of this study showed that dry-aging conditions such as those in the T2 or T3 treatments (with a gradual increase in temperature and humidity) for less than 60 d would be best for yield, reduction of microbial growth and storage stability by dry the muscle surface quickly at the beginning period. Further research should include meat quality and economic analysis for these conditions that examines the benefits of these dry-aged products for the end processor.

진공포장 한 건조발효햄에 감마선을 조사 (0, 2.5, 5, 7.5, 10 kGy)하여 저장 3개월 동안 이화학적 품질 (육색, 지방산패도, 염기태 질소화합물, pH) 및 미생물 (총균, 유산균) 생육특성을 평가하였다. 감 마선 조사는 선량이 높을수록 시료의 표면 육색인 적색도 (a*)와 관능적 육색 및 기호도를 저하시켰다. 반면에 pH, 지방산패도, 염기태 질소화합물, 수분활성도에 큰 영향을 미치지 않은 것으로 나타났다. 미 생물적 측면에서는 감마선 조사 수준이 높을수록 미생물학적 품질이 개선되었다. 관능적 측면인 풍미에 서는 저장기간 및 처리구간에 유의적 차이는 나타나지 않았지만 육색 측면에서는 5 kGy 이상에서는 낮 은 평점을 나타내었다. 따라서 건조발효햄의 저장기간을 고려할 때 미생물학적 및 이화학적 품질은 5 kGy 수준의 감마선 조사에 의해 개선되는 것으로 나타났다.

자생나리 종자의 발아율은 20-25oC에서 높았다. 이 온도에서의 솔나리, 땅나리, 털중나리와 하늘나리의 발 아율은 거의 100%, 참나리와 중나리는 각각 88.0%와 73.0%였다. 반면 말나리, 섬말나리와 하늘말나리의 발 아율은 34.0-54.0%로 낮았다. 발아는 대부분 15oC에서 지연되어 발아율이 높은 종일수록 발아소요일수가 단 축되었다. 발아와 일장과는 대체로 무관하였으나 장일 하에서 하늘나리는 촉진된 반면, 말나리와 섬말나리는 억제되었다. 발아속도도 일장효과가 적었으나 중나리는 일장이 길수록 촉진되었고, 섬말나리는 지연되는 경향 이었다. PGRs 온탕처리의 효과를 보면, 땅나리, 솔나리, 털중나리, 참나리와 하늘나리의 발아율은 무처리와 차 이가 없었다. 그러나 중나리는 BA에 의해 발아율이 향상 되었다. 중나리와 참나리는 습윤냉장 기간이 길어짐에 따라 발아율이 향상된 반면, 말나리와 섬말나리는 저하 되었다. 발아소요일수는 습윤냉장 기간이 길어질수록 종에 관계없이 단축되었다. 건조저장시의 발아율은 실 온보다는 저온저장구에서, 방치구보다는 데시케이터 저 장구에서 높아, 4oC 데시케이터 저장구에서 발아율이 가장 높았다. 하늘나리는 실온에서 장시간 방치시 발아 율이 급격히 떨어졌으나, 중나리는 데시케이터 사용만 으로도 발아율이 장기간 유지되었다.

The concrete silo dry storage system, which has been in operation at the Wolsong NPP site since 1992, consists of a concrete structure, a steel liner plate in the inner space, and a fuel basket. The silo system’s concrete structure must maintain structural integrity as well as adequate radiation shielding performance against the high radioactivity of spent nuclear fuel stored inside the storage system. The concrete structure is directly exposed to the external climatic environment in the storage facility and can be expected to deteriorate over time owing to the heat of spent nuclear fuel, as well as particularly cracks in the concrete structure. These cracks may reduce the radiation shielding performance of the concrete structure, potentially exceeding the silo system’s allowable radiation dose rate limits. For specimens with the same composition and physical properties as silo’s concrete structures, cracks were forcibly generated and then irradiated to measure the change in radiation dose rate to examine the effect of cracks in concrete structures on radiation shielding performance, and in the current state, the silo system maintains radiation shielding performance.

Interim dry cask storage systems comprising AISI 304 or 316 stainless steel canisters have become critical for the storage of spent nuclear fuel from light water reactors in the Republic of Korea. However, the combination of microstructural sensitization, residual tensile stress, and corrosive environments can induce chloride-induced stress corrosion cracking (CISCC) for stainless steel canisters. Suppressing one or more of these three variables can effectively mitigate CISCC initiation or propagation. Surface-modification technologies, such as surface peening and burnishing, focus on relieving residual tensile stress by introducing compressive stress to near-surface regions of materials. Overlay coating methods such as cold spray can serve as a barrier between the environment and the canister, while also inducing compressive stress similar to surface peening. This approach can both mitigate CISCC initiation and facilitate CISCC repair. Surface-painting methods can also be used to isolate materials from external corrosive environments. However, environmental variables, such as relative humidity, composition of surface deposits, and pH can affect the CISCC behavior. Therefore, in addition to research on surface modification and coating technologies, site-specific environmental investigations of various nuclear power plants are required.

The 300 concrete silo systems installed and operated at the site of Wolsong nuclear power plant (NPP) have been storing CANDU spent nuclear fuel (SNF) under dry conditions since 1992. The dry storage system must be operated safely until SNF is delivered to an interim storage facility or final repository located outside the NPP in accordance with the SNF management policy of the country. The silo dry storage system consists of a concrete structure, liner steel plate in the inner cavity, and fuel basket. Because the components of the silo system are exposed to high energy radiation owing to the high radioactivity of SNF inside, the effects of irradiation during long-term storage must be analyzed. To this end, material specimens of each component were manufactured and subjected to irradiation and strength tests, and mechanical characteristics before and after irradiation were examined. Notably, the mechanical characteristics of the main components of the silo system were affected by irradiation during the storage of spent fuel. The test results will be used to evaluate the long-term behavior of silo systems in the future.