멸강나방은 중국 내 개체군이 북쪽 지역으로 2차 이주를 할 때, 봄철 제트기류를 타고 국내로 유입되는 비래해 충이다. 집단으로 발생 시 벼, 옥수수, 수수 등 여러 작물에 큰 피해를 준다. 2020년과 2021년 북방접경 세 지역(백령 도, 연천, 고성)과 수원 지역에서 성페로몬트랩을 이용하여 멸강나방의 성충 발생 시기를 탐지하였다. 일반적으 로 수원지역은 4월 하순 혹은 5월 상순에 최초 유인되었으나 두 해 여러 지역에서 공통적으로 탐지되는 시기는 6월 초중순이었다. 미국 해양대기청(NOAA)에서 제공하는 역궤적 분석프로그램(HYSPLIT)을 이용하여 각 지 역에서 멸강나방이 포획된 날짜 별 지상 300, 500, 700, 1000 m의 36~72시간 역궤적 분석을 수행하였다. 이후 같은 시기에 중국 내 멸강나방이 분포할 가능성이 높은 지역(32~40 ºN)을 비래 근원지로 추정하였다. 2021년 수원과 백령도에서 공통적으로 산둥성(山东省)이 근원지로 추정되었다. 공통적으로 산둥성(山东省)과 장수성(江苏 省)이 주 비래지로 추정되었고, 추가적으로 백령도는 허베이성(河北省), 수원은 안후이성(安徽省), 허베이성(河 北省), 저장성(浙江省)도 가능성이 있는 지역으로 추정되었다.

The engineered barrier system (EBS) is an indispensable element of a deep geological repository (DGR) designed to prevent the discharge of radioactive materials into the environment. The buffer material is a vital component of the EBS by creating a physical and chemical barrier that prevents the migration of radioactive materials. In the disposal environment, gases can be generated from the corrosion of the canister. When the gas generation rate exceeds the diffusion rate, the buffer material’s performance can deteriorate by the physical damage induced by the increase in pore pressure. Therefore, understanding the EBS’s behavior under gas generation conditions is crucial to guarantee the longterm safety and performance of the DGR. Lab-scale and field-scale experiments have been conducted to examine the stability of the buffer material concerning gas generation and movement by the previous researchers. To evaluate long-term stability for more than 100,000 years, it is essential to assess stability using a numerical model verified by these experiments. This study investigated the effect of interfacial characteristics on the numerical modeling accuracy of experimental simulation while verifying a numerical model through field-scale experimental results. The findings of this study are expected to furnish fundamental data for establishing numerical analysis guidelines for the longterm stability assessment of disposal systems.

The safe disposal of high-level radioactive waste is a critical concern in many countries, especially in the context of the increasing use of nuclear power to overcome climate change. To provide a comprehensive understanding of the behavior of the radionuclides in the crystalline natural barrier, sorption of the artificially synthesized high-level radioactive waste (HLW) leachate was conducted. Granite (-1,000 m from ground level) and biotite gneiss (-100 m from ground level) rock cores were collected from Gyeongju and Gwacheon, respectively. The rock cores were milled with a jaw crusher and steel disk mill and then sieved. The crushed rocks with a diameter of 0.6 – 1.0 mm were selected, washed three times with deionized water, and then dried. To synthesize the simulated HLW leachate, representative elements (U(VI), Se(IV), Mo(VI), and Ni(II)) were added to natural groundwater collected from Gyeongju. The kinetic sorption experiment was performed in a polypropylene bottle with a solid-to-liquid ratio of 100 g/L in the orbital shaking incubator (200 rotations per min, 25.0°C). After the sorption, the supernatants were filtered by a 0.2-μm polytetrafluoroethylene syringe filter and subsequently analyzed by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Through the kinetic change of aqueous concentration, the contact time has been determined to be 7 days. Ni(II) showed the highest distribution coefficients (Kd = 0.81 L/m2 for granite and 8 – 16 L/m2 for biotite gneiss), followed by U(VI) (Kd = 0.03 – 0.04 L/m2 for granite and 0.04 – 0.05 L/m2 for biotite gneiss). Highly mobile nuclides such as Se(IV) (Kd = 0.02 L/m2 for granite and 0.03 L/m2 for biotite gneiss) and Mo(VI) (Kd = 0.01 – 0.02 L/m2 for granite and 0.01 L/m2 for biotite gneiss) showed the lowest distribution coefficient. Our study provides insights into the migration-retention behaviors of the HLW leachate with granite and biotite gneiss in geological systems and verifies the sorption parameters, e.g., distribution coefficients, experimentally produced by other groups to ensure the safe disposal of HLW.

본 논문의 주된 연구목적은 인구이동이 인구재분포에 미치는 영향력을 분석하기 위한 방법론적 토대를 공고히 하고, 그것을 바탕으로 우리나라 인구이동의 편향성 혹은 불균형성의 시공간적 역동성을 탐색하는 것이다. 방법론적인 측면에서, 인구이동 유효도 지수(MEI)가 순이동률(NMR)에 비해 보다 적절한 측도인 것으로 판단되었다. MEI는 NMR에 비해 측도로서의 타당도가 높으며, ‘소인구문제’로부터 상대적으로 자유롭고, 인구이동의 현재적 역동성을 파악하는데 상대적으로 유리한 것으로 평가되었다. 덧붙여 MEI는 NMR에 비해 스케일 확장성이 월등해 다중 스케일을 고려한 연구 프레임워크의 수립에 훨씬 유리한 것으로 판단되었다. MEI에 기반한 분석 프레임워크를 우리나라의 최근 25년간(1998~2022년)의 데이터에 적용하여 분석하였다. 연구 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 첫째, 전역 스케일의 분석 결과, 지난 25년간 전역적 MEI 값이 대략 5~10% 안에서 변동하는 경향을 보였으며, 특정한 시계열적 패턴을 보여주었다. 둘째, 지역별 스케일 분석의 결과, MEI가 NMR에 비해 인구이동의 역동성을 파악하는데 더 적절한 도구라는 사실이 입증되었다. 셋째, 지역-특수적 스케일 분석의 결과, 특별･광역시별로 매우 독특한 인구 교환 양상의 패턴이 드러났으며, 스케일 확장성이라는 측면에서 MEI는 NMR에 비해 월등하다는 사실이 입증되었다. 넷째, 지역간 스케일의 분석 결과, 인구이동 편향성이 두드러진 플로들이 확인되었다. 본 연구에서 제시된 연구 프레임워크는 다양한 방향으로 확장될 수 있는데, 집단 개별화 연구, 다변량 기법의 적용, 보다 작은 공간단위의 연구 등이다.

Colloid Formation and Migration (CFM) project is being carried out within the Grimsel Test Site (GTS) Phase Ⅵ. Since 2008, the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) has joined CFM to investigate the behavior of colloid-facilitated radionuclide transport in a generic Underground Research Laboratory (URL). The CFM project includes a long-term in-situ test (LIT) and an in-rock bentonite erosion test (i-BET) to assess the in-situ colloid-facilitated radionuclide transport through the bentonite erosion in the natural flow field. In the LIT experiment, radionuclide-containing compacted bentonite was equipped with a triple-packer system and then positioned at the borehole in the shear zone. It was observed that colloid transport was limited owing to the low swelling pressure and low hydraulic conductivity. Therefore, a postmortem analysis is being conducted to estimate the partial migration and diffusion of radionuclides. The i-BET experiment, that focuses more on bentonite erosion, was newly designed to assess colloid formation in another flow field. The i-BET experiment started with the placement of compacted bentonite rings in the double-packer system, and the hydraulic parameters and bentonite erosion have been monitored since December 2018.

낙동강하굿둑의 건설로 원활한 용수 공급이 이루어졌으나, 하구 수생태계의 종적 연결성을 단절시켰다. 이에 낙동강 하굿둑 개방에 대한 사회적 요구가 지속적으로 제기되어 왔으며, 2017년부터 낙동강하구역 기수생태계 복원을 위한 노력이 본격화되었다. 낙동강 하구에는 다양한 어종이 서식해 왔으며, 이들의 서식·이동 특성은 상이하므로 이를 고려한 수문운영은 기수생태계 복원에 필수적이다. 이에 본 연구에서는 낙동강하구에 서식·이동하는 어류를 모니터링을 통해 확인하였으며, 방류 시 수문운영 형태별, 개도별 평균 유속을 산출하여, 어종에 따른 원활한 소상 가능성을 분석하였다. 또한 대상어종을 선정하고, 주 분포 수심에 따른 수문운영 형태를 제시하는 등 낙동강 하구역의 기수생태계 복원을 적극적으로 수행하기 위한 수문운영 방안을 제시하였다.

This study reassess safety margin of the current Peak Cladding Temperature (PCT) limit of dry storage in terms of hydrogen migration by predicting axial hydrogen diffusion throughout dry storage with respect to wet storage time and average burnup. Applying the hydride nucleation, growth, and dissolution model, an axial finite difference method code for thermal diffusion of hydrogen in zirconium alloy was developed and validated against past experiments. The developed model has been implemented in GIFT – a nuclear fuel analysis code developed by Seoul National University. Various discharge burnups and wet storage time relevant to spent fuel characteristics of Korea were simulated. The result shows that that the amount of hydrogen migrated towards the axial end during dry storage for reference PWR spent fuel is limited to ~50 wppm. This result demonstrates that the current PCT margin is sufficient in terms of hydrogen migration.

The fundamental characteristics of groundwater colloids, such as composition, concentration, size, and stability, were analyzed using granitic groundwater samples taken from the KAERI Underground Research Tunnel (KURT) site by such analytical methods as inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry, field emission-transmission electron microscopy, a liquid chromatography-organic carbon detector, and dynamic light scattering technique. The results show that the KURT groundwater colloids are mainly composed of clay minerals, calcite, metal (Fe) oxide, and organic matter. The size and concentration of the groundwater colloids were 10–250 nm and 33–64 μg·L−1, respectively. These values are similar to those from other studies performed in granitic groundwater. The groundwater colloids were found to be moderately stable under the groundwater conditions of the KURT site. Consequently, the groundwater colloids in the fractured granite system of the KURT site can form stable radiocolloids and increase the mobility of radionuclides if they associate with radionuclides released from a radioactive waste repository. The results provide basic data for evaluating the effects of groundwater colloids on radionuclide migration in fractured granite rock, which is necessary for the safety assessment of a high-level radioactive waste repository.

본 논문의 주된 연구 목적은 우리나라 대도시의 지역-연령-특수적 인구이동 특성을 파악하는 것이다. 이를 위해 지역-연령- 특수적 인구이동 연구를 위한 방법론적 토대를 마련하고자 했는데, 지역-특수적 인구이동 연구를 위한 공간단위를 새롭게 규정하 고, 인구이동 플로의 연령 특화도 분석을 위해 플로 SSD를 활용하였다. 이러한 방법론적 토대 위에서 연구 절차를 정련화하여 우리나라 7대 특별･광역시의 2020년 인구이동 데이터에 대한 분석을 실시하였다. 주요 분석 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 서울의 경우, 특화된 전출 플로는 모든 연령 그룹에서 골고루 나타나지만 연령 그룹 간에 공간적 분리가 현저하다. 특화된 전입 플로는 25~29세에 집중적으로 나타나며, 전출 플로에 비해 특화도도 높다. 둘째, 부산, 대구, 광주, 대전, 울산은 유사한 경향을 보여준다. 특화된 전출 플로는 25~29세에 지배적으로 나타나고, 35~39세에 가장 적다. 특화된 전입 플로 역시 25~29세에 지배적으로 나타난다. 25~29세에 특화된 전출 플로는 주로 수도권 지역에 집중되고, 65~69세는 주변의 시군 지역에 한정되는 경향이 있다. 연령 그룹별 특화 지역이 전입 플로와 전출 플로 사이에서 어느 정도의 공간적 일치성을 보이지만, 특화 플로의 수와 특화도는 전입 플로가 전출 플로에 비해 상대적으로 적고 낮다. 셋째, 인천은 다른 광역시와는 다른 특성을 보인다. 전출 플로와 전입 플로 모두에서 연령 그룹이 25~29세에 집중되지 않고 골고루 나타나는 경향이 있는데, 특히 35~39세의 비중이 상대적으로 높게 나타난다. 전입 플로와 전출 플로 사이에서 연령 그룹별 특화 지역의 공간적 일치성이 두드러지지 않는다. 향후에 방법론적 정련화와 보다 많은 지역 혹은 보다 많은 시점에 대한 실증적 분석이 이루어지길 기대한다. 주요어 : 지역-연령-특수적, 플로 표준화상이점수, 공간단위, 전출, 전입

Forest fires produce various particulate organic matters (POMs) derived from the incomplete combution process of biomass. The POMs deposited in soil and sediments can affect the physicochemical properties of the subsurface environments. This study investigated the sorption and transport behavior of cesium (Cs) in soil-groundwater environment after wildfire. Soil samples were collected at two locations (GS1 & GS2) in Gangwon Province, Korea, at different depths (~5, ~20, and ~40 cm). The sampling site, where a large-scale forest fire occurred in 2017, was damaged almost 252 ha of forest. The soil characteristics were determined by X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray fluorescence (XRF), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), total organic carbon (TOC) analysis and organic petrography, and batch and fixed-bed column experiments were performed to evaluate the Cs uptake and retardation. The XRD patterns of the soils indicated that the mineral compositions of soils were quartz, feldspars (e.g., orthoclase & albite) with minor muscovite/illite. Quartz and feldspars were abundant in all studied soils, and GS2 sample contained higher feldspars and phyllosilicate minerals than the GS1. The TOC contents were high (7–8wt%) in the topsoils, decreasing with depth. The SEM and organic petrographic analyses showed that various organic carbon particles such as textinite, ulminite, fusinite (charcoal) and char existed. Presence of charcoal and char is the evidence of wildfires, even though their amount was few. Batch sorption experiments revealed that the Kd value decreased non-linearly as the Cs concentrations increased, and the sorption isotherms were fitted well with the Freundlich model. The Kd values of each soil were much greater in topsoils compared to subsoils at all experimental Cs concentrations. In particular, the GS1 topsoil had higher sorption capacity for cesium than GS2 subsoils, although it had low phyllosilicate mineral contents with realtively rich organic matter. The breakthrough curve of column experiments with high concentration (C0 ≈ 1×105 μg·L−1) also exhibited remarkable Cs retardation phenomena in topsoils. Their retardation factors (Rf,Cs) were max. 4 times greater than those of subsoils, showing Rf,Cs ≈ 43 to 45 for topsoils. At low concentration (C0 ≈ 1×104 μg·L−1), the Rf,Cs of topsoils (≈ 284 to 374) was slightly greater than that of subsoils (≈ 270 to 271). These results imply that POMs caused by wildfires can play important role on the Cs sorption and transport in the subsurface environments.

The chelating agent and cellulose generated during the operating and decommissioning of a NPP’s form organic complexing compounds. That is accelerate the migration of radionuclide and have a bad influence of LILW disposal site. In this study, the GoldSim (RT module) program was used for the effects of radionuclide migration by organic complex compounds as described above. A scenario was derived for evaluation, and a conceptual design (Concept Art) of the GoldSim model was performed. 1) Derivation of the scenario. For the scenario, we selected a groundwater flow scenario in which groundwater flows in and radionuclides flow out after a lapse of time after the operation of the LILW disposal site in Gyeongju is closed. The inflowing groundwater comes into contact with radioactive waste and the radionuclides dissolve. The dissolved nuclides move past the drum and out of the disposal vessel due to the advection phenomenon. Radionuclides spilled from the disposal vessel pass through the silo internal filler (crushed stone) and reach the engineering barrier concrete. Radionuclides from degraded concrete are scenarios that move along the flow of groundwater to the near and far. 2) Radionuclide migration concept design. The radionuclide movement section was largely designed with Inner (Inside the silo), Near and Far. (A) Inner (Inside the silo) This section is where radionuclides move from the radiation source to the engineering barrier (silo). The detailed migration path was designed to allow radioactive nuclides to flow out and move to waste drums, solidified matrix of indrum, disposal vessel fillers, disposal vessels, silo fillers (crushed stones), and engineered barriers (concrete). The LILW disposal site in Gyeongju has a total of 6 silos. Each of the 6 silos was modeled and designed in consideration of the structural information and positional impact. (B) Near & Far. In generally design, the near is form source term to engineered barrier and far is beyond the engineered barrier. In this study, the near and far designed by radionuclide in the section from the beyond the engineering barrier (silo) to the sea through the groundwater flow through the natural rock. Especially in the case of near, the design was made by applying the position of the natural rock sampling drill hole.

In this study, trends in research methods and topics of seabird and marine fish migration were examined. Based on the framework of existing animal migration studies, future research directions were proposed in relation to the migration of seabirds and fish. In terms of research methodology, with the development of science and technology, tracking techniques using radio telemetry, acoustic telemetry, RFID (radiofrequency identification), satellite tracking, and geolocators are widely used to study seabird and fish migration. Research is also conducted indirectly through a population survey and the analysis of substances in the body. Research contents are largely classified into extrinsic factors that affect migration (such as environmental variables and interspecific competition), intrinsic factors such as hormones, anthropogenic activities including fishery and offshore wind farm, and the effect of global climate change. In future studies, physiological factors that influence or cause migration and dispersal should be identified concerning intrinsic factors. For the analysis of migration ability, it is necessary to study effects of changes in the magnetic field on the migration ability of seabirds and fish, interspecific differences in spatiotemporal migration ability, and factors that influence the migration success rate. Regarding extrinsic factors, research studies on effects of anthropogenic disturbances such as fishery and offshore wind farm and global climate change on the migration and dispersal patterns of marine animals are needed. Finally, integrated studies on the migration of seabirds and fish directly or indirectly affecting each other in various ecological aspects are required.

본 논문의 주된 연구목적은 인구이동 플로의 지리적 시각화를 위한 개념적 명료화를 수행하고, 그것에 의거해 우리나라 인구이동 데이터를 사례로 다양한 주제도의 예시를 제공하는 것이다. 공간적 스케일 개념에 대한 심도 깊은 논의를 바탕으로 인구이동 연구를 위한 공간적 프레임워크가 제시되었다. 인구이동 관련 측도들의 다양성이 측도의 성격과 측도의 공간적 스케일이 라는 두 축에 의거한 유형 분류 체계를 통해 제시되었다. 측도의 다양한 성격을 세 가지 주요 주제도 유형(도형표현도, 코로플레스맵, 유선도)과 결합하는 원리가 제시되었다. 우리나라 2020년 시군구 단위 인구이동 플로 데이터에 대해 세 가지 지역 스케일별로 주제도 제작의 사례가 제공되었다. 지역별 수준에서는 순이동과 순이동률에 대한 일종의 이변량 도형표현도, 인구이동 영향력에 대한 코로플레스맵, 자족도에 대한 코로플레스맵이 제시되었다. 지역-특수적 수준에서는 행-표준화 지도와 열-표준화 지도가 도형표현도와 단계구분도의 형태로 제시되었다. 지역간 수준에서는 스트림 영향력 지도와 탁월류 분석 지도가 유선도 형태로 제시되었다. 본 연구는 단순한 시각화를 넘어 인구이동 플로 데이터에 대한 탐색적 공간데이터 분석을 진작한다는 측면에서 의의가 있는 것으로 평가된다.

A safety assessment of radioactive waste repositories is a mandatory requirement process because there are possible radiological hazards owing to radionuclide migration from radioactive waste to the biosphere. For a reliable safety assessment, it is important to establish a parameter database that reflects the site-specific characteristics of the disposal facility and repository site. From this perspective, solubility, a major geochemical parameter, has been chosen as an important parameter for modeling the migration behavior of radionuclides. The solubilities were derived for Am, Ni, Tc, and U, which were major radionuclides in this study, and on-site groundwater data reflecting the operational conditions of the Gyeongju low and intermediate level radioactive waste (LILW) repository were applied to reflect the site-specific characteristics. The radiation dose was derived by applying the solubility and radionuclide inventory data to the RESRAD-OFFSITE code, and sensitivity analysis of the dose according to the solubility variation was performed. As a result, owing to the low amount of radionuclide inventory, the dose variation was insignificant. The derived solubility can be used as the main input data for the safety assessment of the Gyeongju LILW repository in the future.

Human melatonin receptors consist of melatonin receptor 1A (MT1) and melatonin receptor 1B (MT2), and possess various biological activations, which include the control of circadian rhythm and immune regulation. Recently, it have been found that melatonin receptors inhibit cell proliferation and have oncostatic properties, which is being researched in the treatment strategies of breast cancer, prostate cancer, and Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Also, interest in the effect of melatonin receptor’s correlation to head and neck carcinogenesis and application possibilities on head and neck cancer has been found. However, in head and neck cancer, how melatonin receptor relates and functions with epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), which plays a major role in human carcinogenesis, is yet unknown. In this research, in HSC5 cell and YD15 cell, the head and neck cancer cell lines, a selective melatonin receptor antagonist, Luzindole, was utilized to examine the effect of melatonin receptors on EMT. After treating Luzindole on HSC5 cells and YD15 cells, the authors evaluated cell viability rate with CCK 8 assay, and performing colony forming assay, invasion assay and western blot analysis, to confirm melatonin receptor’s effect on EMT. When Luzindole was treated on HSC5 cells and YD15 cells in low concentration of 100nM, no significant difference in cell viability was found, whereas Luzindole-treated cells had a significantly increase in the invasion assay. As a result of colony forming assay, in YD15 cells, the number of colony formation decreased slightly, whereas in HSC3 cells, the number of colony formation increased. According to the western blotting, no difference in E-cadherin, Slug, and vimentin protein expression was shown. This result of research indicates the possibility of melatonin receptor being related to EMT and new chemotherapeutic target in the carcinogenesis of head and neck cancer.

The present study investigated the intra-vitam larval migration of Anisakis pegreffii, which is naturally infected, from the intestine to the viscera and the musculature of live spotty-bellied greenling, Hexagrammos otakii, under the different seawater temperatures. The results showed that the increase in the ratio of larval migration from the intestine to the viscera correlated with the increase in the water temperature in the aquarium. The intra-vitam larval migration ratios from the intestine to the viscera were 60% (63/105) at 15°C, 1.64% (3/183) at 12°C, 1.16% (2/172) at 9°C and 1.42% (2/141) in the control group (7.5°C). The free larvae showed no, slight and strong movement at 9°C, 12°C and 15°C, respectively, in saline water, and the larvae were present in a coiled state at 9°C and 12°C. The results suggest that temperature plays an important role in the intra-vitam larval migration of A. pegreffii. In addition, the free larval behavior of A. pegreffii in vitro increased with increase in temperature. Therefore, to prevent human anisakiasis caused by the consumption of raw fish, it is important that the temperature of the aquarium must be maintained below 12°C, which is the critical temperature zone.