The effect of oxidation time on the characteristics and mechanical properties of spent nuclear fuel cladding was investigated using Raman spectroscopy, tube rupture test, and tensile test. As oxidation time increased, the Raman peak associated with the tetragonal zirconium oxide phase diminished and merged with the Raman peak associated with the monoclinic zirconium oxide phase near 333 cm−1. Additionally, the other tetragonal zirconium oxide phase peak at 380 cm−1 decreased after 100 d of oxidation, whereas the zirconium monoclinic oxide peak became the dominant peak. The oxidation time had no effect on the tube rupture pressure of the oxidized zirconium alloy tube. However, the yield and tensile stresses of the oxidized nuclear fuel cladding tube decreased after 100 d of oxidation. The results of the scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy were represented with the in-situ Raman analysis result for the oxide characteristics generated on the cladding of spent nuclear fuel.

Cr-Si based alloys are not only excellent in corrosion resistance at high temperatures, but also have good wear resistance due to the formation of Cr3Si phase, therefore they are promising as metallic coating materials. Aluminum is often added to Cr-Si alloys to improve the oxidation resistance through which stable alumina surface film is formed. On the other hand, due to the addition of aluminum, various Al-containing phases may be formed and may negatively affect the heat resistance of the Cr-Si-Al alloys, so detailed investigation is required. In this study, two Cr-Si-Al alloys (high-Si & high-Al) were prepared in the form of cast ingots through a vacuum arc melting process and the microstructural changes after high temperature heating process were investigated. In the case of the cast high-Si alloy, a considerable amount of Cr3Si phase was formed, and its hardness was significantly higher than that of the cast high-Al alloy. Also, Al-rich phases (with the high Al/ Cr ratio) were not found much compared to the high-Al alloy. Meanwhile, it was observed that the amount of the Al-rich phases reduced by the annealing heat treatment for both alloys. In the case of the high temperature heating at 1,400 oC, no significant microstructural change was observed in the high Si alloy, but a little more coarse and segregated AlCr phases were found in the high Al alloy compared to the cast state.

오메가-3 제품의 안전성을 알아보기 위하여, 경기지역에 유통되는 20개의 fish oil과 algae oil을 원료로한 건강기능 식품 오메가-3에 대하여 EPA와 DHA의 함량과 산화 정도를 조사하였다. 산가의 결과값은 0-2.9 mg/g으로 평균 및 표준편차는 0.5 ± 0.6이며 CODEX/FAO의 기준 3.0 mg/g을 적용하였을 때 모두 적합하였으며, 과산화물가의 경우 2.6-14.1 meq/kg로 평균 및 표준준편차는 5.5 ± 2.9이며, 기준 5.0 meq/kq을 적용하였을 때 20건 중 11건이 적합하고 9건이 기준을 초과하였다. 아니시딘가는 국제적인 기준을 20을 적용하였을 때 18건이 적합하였으며 2건이 기준을 초과하였다. 총 산화가는 기준 26을 적용하였을 때 16건이 적합하였으며 4건이 기준을 초과하였다. 오메가-3의 산화에 대한 안전성 확보를 위하여 새롭게 설정되어 3월부터 시행되고 있는 산가 및 과산화물가에 대한 기준 올해 11월 시행예정인 아니시딘가와 총산화가에 대한 시행은 매우 바람직하며 지속적인 감시를 통하여 산화로부터의 안전성 확보에 기여할 것으로 보인다.

5 nm-thick SiO2 layers formed by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) are densified to improve the electrical and interface properties by using nitric acid oxidation of Si (NAOS) method at a low temperature of 121 oC. The physical and electrical properties are clearly investigated according to NAOS times and post-metallization annealing (PMA) at 250 oC for 10 min in 5 vol% hydrogen atmosphere. The leakage current density is significantly decreased about three orders of magnitude from 3.110 × 10−5 A/cm2 after NAOS 5 hours with PMA treatment, although the SiO2 layers are not changed. These dramatically decreases of leakage current density are resulted from improvement of the interface properties. Concentration of suboxide species (Si1+, Si2+ and Si3+) in SiOx transition layers as well as the interface state density (Dit) in SiO2/Si interface region are critically decreased about 1/3 and one order of magnitude, respectively. The decrease in leakage current density is attributed to improvement of interface properties though chemical method of NAOS with PMA treatment which can perform the oxidation and remove the OH species and dangling bond.

질산, 불산 및 과염소산을 사용하여 플루토늄 옥사이드 을 녹여 Pu 기준용액을 제조한후 UV-Visible-Near IR 분광기를 이용하여 Pu 흡수 스펙트럼 특성을 관찰하였다. 산성, 중성 및 알칼리 매질에서 Pu(III), Pu(IV) 및 Pu(VI)에 대한 분광학적 특성을 조사하였다. 또한 알칼리 및 산 농도 증가에 따른 Pu(VI) 흡수 스펙트럼에 대한 특성 피크 세기 및 위치를 관찰하였다. 염산 및 수산화나트륨 매질에서 환원제 첨가에 따른 Pu(VI) 산화수 변화를 측정하였다.

[ ] powders for lithium ion batteries were synthesized from two separate raw material pairs of LiOH/MnO and . The powders prepared at 780 and and their difference of electrochemical properties were investigated. Both powders calcined at 780 and were composed of a single-phase spinel structure but those treated at showed a lower intensity ratio of to , a slightly larger lattice parameter, and an increased discharge capacity by 10% under voltage range. The XPS study on the oxidation states of manganese repealed that powders made from LiOH/MnO had less ion and gave better battery performances than those from .