본 연구는 쇄빙연구선 아라온호의 국부 빙하중을 정확하게 추정하기 위해, 국제선급협회(IACS) Polar Class에 따른 실제 설계 하중(Design Ice Load)과 빙하중 면적(Load Patch)을 활용하여 영향계수행렬을 산정하였다. 기존 연구에서는 단위하중 또는 집중하중 형태 로 구조해석을 수행하여 영향계수행렬을 구했으나, 본 연구에서는 아라온호의 설계하중을 기반으로 실제 빙 충돌 상황과 유사한 면적 에 하중을 부여함으로써 보다 현실적인 해석 결과를 얻고자 하였다. 해석에는 선급 규칙으로부터 도출한 직사각형 형태의 빙하중 패치 와 평균 압력을 적용하였으며, 아라온호 선수부에 총 21개의 스트레인 게이지 위치에 대해 각각 해석을 진행하였다. 이후, 각 하중 조건 에서의 변형량을 토대로 21×21 행렬 형태의 영향계수행렬을 도출하였다. 본 연구의 결과로 도출된 영향계수행렬을 사용하면 실제 계측 된 스트레인 값을 기반으로 빙하중을 보다 정밀하게 추정할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다. 이는 기존 방식 대비 얼음 충돌 시 발생하는 면 적 효과를 고려했다는 점에서 의미가 있으며, 향후 쇄빙선 설계 및 운항 과정에서의 빙하중 평가 정확도를 높이는 데 기여할 것으로 판단된다.

The design life of the radioactive waste carrier, the CHEONG JEONG NURI, is in the year 2034, when the decommissioning of Kori Unit 1 is expected. As only IP-2 type transport containers (7.5- tons, 1.6 m (W) × 3.4 m (L) × 1.2 m (H)) can be loaded onto the CHEONG-JEONG-NURI, the radioactive decommissioning waste (RDW) transport containers neither of 35-tons maximum weight nor ISO type can be accommodated. Accordingly, either a new vessel (NV) to replace the CHEONGJEONG- NURI or a change in the loading dock design of the CHEONG-JEONG-NURI is required. In this study, the necessity of building a NV capable of accommodating the issued containers above is analyzed focusing, (1) the estimated building and operating costs of the NV, and (2) the economic feasibility of the NV ‘s RDW transportation scenarios. Among bulk carriers, the CHEONG-JEONG-NURI was designed as handy-size ship type. It is operated reflecting various design requirements to satisfy the domestic/international legal requirements. To estimate the cost of the NV, the same vessel type and design criteria of the CHEONG-JEONGNURI were considered. The shipping price information of the Korea Ocean Business Corporation, as of August 2022, the building cost of bulk carrier Handysize (building NV type) is about USD 30 million. Considering domestic/overseas variables, such as future labor costs, international inflation, interest rate hike, etc., the building costs are expected to continuously rise. Furthermore, vessel operation costs of crew labor, vessel, fuel, and insurance are incurred separately. Due to the increase in oil price, and wages of special positions, such as general seafarers and radiation safety managers, the NV’s operating cost is expected to be about KRW 3.8 billion every year, which is about KRW 1.1 billion higher than that of the CHEONG-JEONG-NURI. The expected total cost of building and operating the NV is about KRW 65 billion. Assuming the repayment period of the NV building cost is the same as that of the CHEONG-JEONG-NURI building cost reimbursement agency and analyzing the economic feasibility of the transport scenario of the NV built by adding up about KRW 3.8 billion of the operating cost, cost about KRW 880 million per voyage of the NV built is expected, which being KRW 620 million more than the current cost (KRW 260 million) per trip of the CHEONG-JEONG-NURI. Therefore, transporting the RDW to the disposal facility through sustainable use of the CHEONGJEONG- NURI (considering design life extension and design change) is evaluated as more appropriate than building NV.