Dynamic responses of nuclear power plant structure subjected to earthquake loads should be carefully investigated for safety. Because nuclear power plant structure are usually constructed by material of reinforced concrete, the aging deterioration of R.C. have no small effect on structural behavior of nuclear power plant structure. Therefore, aging deterioration of R.C. nuclear power plant structure should be considered for exact prediction of seismic responses of the structure. In this study, a machine learning model for seismic response prediction of nuclear power plant structure was developed by considering aging deterioration. The OPR-1000 was selected as an example structure for numerical simulation. The OPR-1000 was originally designated as the Korean Standard Nuclear Power Plant (KSNP), and was re-designated as the OPR-1000 in 2005 for foreign sales. 500 artificial ground motions were generated based on site characteristics of Korea. Elastic modulus, damping ratio, poisson’s ratio and density were selected to consider material property variation due to aging deterioration. Six machine learning algorithms such as, Decision Tree (DT), Random Forest (RF), Support Vector Machine (SVM), K-Nearest Neighbor (KNN), Artificial Neural Networks (ANN), eXtreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost), were used t o construct seispic response prediction model. 13 intensity measures and 4 material properties were used input parameters of the training database. Performance evaluation was performed using metrics like root mean square error, mean square error, mean absolute error, and coefficient of determination. The optimization of hyperparameters was achieved through k-fold cross-validation and grid search techniques. The analysis results show that neural networks present good prediction performance considering aging deterioration.

꽃노랑총채벌레(Frankliniella occidentalis)와 오이총채벌레(Thrips palmi)는 경제적으로 오이의 중요한 해충이며 이들의 방제를 위해 사용 되는 화학약제는 효과적일 수 있으나 생식용으로 소비되는 오이에서 자주 사용하는 것은 바람직하지 않다. 따라서, 이들의 방제를 위해 화학농약 을 대체할 수 있는 천적인 미끌애꽃노린재(Orius laevigatus)의 방제효율을 증대시킬 수 있는 방법으로 미끌애꽃노린재의 천적유지식물을 선발하 였다. 실험실 조건에서 4가지 식물종에 대한 미끌애꽃노린재 부화율, 출현율, 생존률, 생식력을 조사하였고 오이 재배시설 내에서 선발된 2종의 천적유지식물에 대하여 미끌애꽃노린재 밀도를 조사하였다. 미끌애꽃노린재 알 부화율은 채송화가 92%로 가장 높았고 출현율은 바질이 81.4% 로 가장 높았으며, 생존률은 채송화와 바질이 각각 70.8%와 69.1%로 통계적 차이를 보이지 않았다. 미끌애꽃노린재 생식력과 산란기간은 모두 채송화가 각각 209.8개와 20.2일로 가장 좋았고 바질은 각각 160.2개와 15.8일이었다. 식물체 꽃의 개화시기는 화밀을 대체먹이로 하는 미끌애 꽃노린재의 생존에 중요한 요소이기 때문에 채송화와 바질의 개화시기를 조사한 결과 채송화는 7월에서 10월 개화하는 반면 바질은 4월부터 9월 까지 개화하였다. 시설 오이에 미끌애꽃노린재의 천적유지식물로 바질과 채송화를 투입하고 미끌애꽃노린재 밀도를 조사한 결과 바질이 투입된 곳에서 밀도가 높게 조사된 반면 채송화를 투입한 곳에서는 거의 보이지 않았다. 따라서, 바질은 미끌애꽃노린재의 천적유지식물로서 잠재적 가 치가 가장 높았으며 총채벌레 방제를 위해 미끌애꽃노린재를 이용할 경우 바질을 천적유지식물로 동시에 사용한다면 미끌애꽃노린재의 생물적 방제효과에 대한 효력을 증대시킬 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

When dismantling a power plant, a large amount of radioactive tanks are generated, and it is estimated that a significant amount of sludge will accumulate inside the tanks during long-term operation. In the process of dismantling a radioactive tanks, it is important to know the composition of the sludge because the sludge present inside must first be removed and then disposed of. In the case of certain tanks, it can be predicted that corrosion products generated due to system corrosion are the main cause of sludge formation. However, in the case of some tanks, it is not easy to predict the sludge composition because various dispersed particles in addition to corrosion products may be mixed with the wastewater. Even if it is collected and analyzed, the sludge composition can change significantly depending on the operation history, so the analysis results cannot be considered representative of the composition. In the case of LHST, surfactant components introduced during the washing and shower process, oil components and dispersed particles dissolved by the surfactant accumulate inside the tank, making sludge difficult to remove. In addition, even if it is removed by ultra-high pressure spraying, unexpected problems may occur in the subsequent treatment process due to the surfactant contained therein. Therefore, it is necessary to analyze in more detail the characteristics of sludge accumulated in LHST and prepare countermeasures. A test procedure was prepared to evaluate the characteristics of sludge accumulating in LHST. According to the test results, the long-term sludge accumulation tendency of the LHST is summarized as follows. ① Initially, the sludge settling speed increases slowly until a surface sludge layer is formed. ② After the surface sludge layer is formed, the sludge rapidly settles until the sludge layer becomes somewhat thicker. ③ When the sludge layer is formed to a certain extent, the sludge escape rate increases and the sludge accumulation rate decreases again. It is assumed that the sludge escape speed is closely related to the fluid flow speed in the relevant area. It is believed that the combined effect of these phenomena will determine the thickness of the sludge layer that will accumulate inside the tank, but it was not possible to evaluate how much the sludge layer would accumulate based on the experimental results alone. However, it can be assumed that significant sludge accumulation occurred in areas where fluid flow was minimal and sludge formation nuclei easily accumulates.

To effectively assess the inventory of radionuclides generated from nuclear power plants using a consistent evaluation method across diverse groups, it is imperative to analyze the similarity in radioactive distribution between these groups. Various methodologies exist for evaluating this similarity, and the application of statistical approaches allows us to establish similarity at a specific confidence level while accounting for the dataset size (degrees of freedom). Initially, if the variance characteristics of the two groups are similar, a t-test for equal variances can be employed. However, if the variance characteristics differ, methods for unequal variances should be applied. This study delineates the approach for assessing the similarity in radioactive distribution based on the analytical characteristics of the two groups. Furthermore, it delves into the results obtained through two case studies to offer insights into the assessment process.

Domestic nuclear power plants can affect the environment if multiple devices are operated on one site and even a trace amount of pollutants that may affect the environment after power generation are simultaneously discharged. Therefore, not only radioactive substances but also ionic substances such as boron should be discharged as minimally as possible. We adopted pilot CDI and SD-ELIX sytem to separating and concenrating of boron containing nulcear power plant discharge water. The boron concentration of the initial inflow water tended to decrease over time. The water quality of concentrated water also reached its peak until the initial 60 minutes, but tended to decrease in line with the decrease in the inflow water concentration. The boron removal rate was in the range of 85 to 99% with respect to the initial boron concentration of 15 to 25 mg/L. On the other hand, performance degradation due to the use of electrochemical modules is also observed, and regeneration through low ion-containing water cleaning effective. We shortened processing time by considering the optimal flow rate conditions and conductivity conditions and converting electrochemical modules into series or parallel.

For appropriate nutrient management and enhanced plant growth, soil sensors which reflect soil nutrient levels are required. Because there is no available sensor for nutrient monitoring, electrical conductivity (EC) sensor can be used to evaluate soil nutrient levels. Soil nutrient management using EC sensors would be possible by understanding the relationship between sensor EC values and soil temperature, moisture, and nutrient content. However, the relationship between soil sensor EC values and plant available nutrients was not investigated. Therefore, the objectives of the study were to evaluate effect of different amount of urea on soil EC monitored by sensors during pepper and broccoli cultivation and to predict the plant available nutrient contents in soil. During the cultivation period, soil was collected periodically for analyzing pH and EC, and the available nutrient contents. The sensor EC value increased as the moisture content increased, and low fertilizer treated soil showed the lowest EC value. Principal component analysis was performed to determine the relationship between sensor EC and available nutrients in soil. Sensor EC showed a strong positive correlation with nitrate nitrogen and available Ca. In addition, sum of available nutrients such as Ca, Mg, K, P, S and N was positively related to the sensor EC values. Therefore, EC sensors in open field can be used to predict plant available nutrient levels for proper management of the soil.

Fault activity acts as the greatest risk factor in relation to the stability of the radioactive waste disposal facilities and nuclear power plant site, and for this reason, geological studies on areas with past fault activity history must precede site evaluation studies. This study aims to trace the fault activity history of large fault zones, including the Yangsan fault in the southeastern part of the Korean Peninsula, where two major earthquakes occurred, and to obtain fault activity direction information that is the basis for stability evaluation. The 3D-Shape Preferred Orientation (SPO) of particles in the fault rock created by the earthquake was investigated to analyze the direction of fault plane activity, and the age of fault activity was estimated through Illite Age Analysis (IAA) analysis. It is expected that the large-scale fault activity information in the southeastern part of the Korean Peninsula obtained through the SPO and IAA analysis can be used as basic data for safety evaluation of existing or future nuclear power plants and radioactive waste facilities.

Public complaints arising from centralized animal manure treatment plants are increasing due to the odors produced during animal manure treatment. Various physico chemical and biological methods are used to mitigate such odors. Still, many problems exist, such as a lack of fundamental data on odor generation characteristics and design standards for odor mitigation facilities. Therefore, this study evaluated the characteristics of NH3 and H2S gas produced from a centralized animal manure treatment plant. The centralized animal manure treatment plant selected in this study has a treatment capacity of 150 tons (animal manure and food waste) per day. The composting matrix was mechanically turned from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm on weekdays and not turned all day on weekends. The NH3 concentrations measured during the day on weekdays (96.4 ± 7.8 ppmv) were about 14% higher than on weekends (84.9 ± 15.9 ppmv). During the week, the ammonia concentration during the day was about 15% higher than at night, but there was no difference between day and night on weekends. The hydrogen sulfide concentration during the day (4,729 ± 3,687 ppbv) on a weekday was about 4.7 times higher than at night (1,007 ± 466 ppbv). The results of this study provide valuable information that is necessary for the operation of odor mitigation facilities. It is expected that the results will contribute to establishing an operational strategy that can reduce the energy required to collect exhaust gas.

음식물류폐기물 직매립, 해양투기 등이 금지됨에 따라 음식물류폐기물은 대부분 자원화를 통해 처리되며 퇴비화하여 생산한 음식물류혼합퇴비(이 하, 음폐퇴비)는 작물 생산성을 향상 등을 위하여 농경지에 퇴비로 사용한다. 하지만, 염분 집적에 의한 작물 생육이 우려되며 이에 따른 피해를 줄이기 위하여 음폐퇴비와 블랙카본, 유용 미생물을 함께 사용하면 염분에 의한 피해를 줄일 수 있을 것으로 기대된다. 이에 본 연구는 음폐퇴비와 바이오차의 한 종류인 블랙카본, 유용 미생물을 처리 시 상추의 수량과 토양 특성 변화를 알아보고자 하였다. 처리구는 무비구(NF), 무기질 비료 (NPK), 무기질 비료 + 음폐퇴비 (NPKF, 대조구), 무기질 비료 + 음폐퇴비 + 블랙 카본 (NPKFC), 무기질 비료 + 음폐퇴비 + 미생물 (NPKFB), 무기질 비료 + 음폐퇴비 + 블랙카본 + 미생물 (NPKFCB)이다. 상추 생육 조사 결과, 생육 후기인 21일째에 NPKFCB 처리구에서 엽장 20.7 cm, 엽폭 20.2 cm, SPAD-502 32.0으로 가장 생육이 좋았으며, 수량 조사 결과 또한 NPKFCB 처리구에서 주당 총 엽수가 28.8개로 가장 많았다. 수량지수는 무처리가 84.1로 가장 낮았고 NPKFCB 처리구에서 128.7로 가장 높았다. 이는 블랙카본에서 공급되는 K, P, Ca 등의 양분과 미생물 활성화가 작물 생산성 향상에 도움을 준 것으로 판단된다. 토양 화학성 분석 결과 pH는 NPKFB 처리구에서 6.9로 가장 높았으며, EC는 NPKF에서 1.7 dS m-1로 가장 높았다.

천적유지식물은 재배지에 천적을 지속적으로 유지할 수 있도록 하기 위하여 필요한 비작물성 식물이다. 미끌애꽃노린재는 총채벌레 등 원 예작물 해충의 주요 천적이지만, 재배지의 장기적인 유지를 위해서 효율적인 천적유지식물의 개발이 필요하다. 미끌애꽃노린재의 우수한 천적유 지식물을 선발하기 위하여 다양한 화밀식물 7종류(돌나물, 채송화 그리고 국화 5 품종)를 대상으로 미끌애꽃노린재의 산란율을 비교해 본 결과, 노란색 꽃을 가진 국화 품종에서 가장 높게 나타났다. 본 연구결과는 총채벌레 방제를 위한 미끌애꽃노린재의 효과를 증대하는데 기여할 것으로 판단된다.

본 연구는 수생식물 경관선호도에 대한 평가를 통하여 수생식물 경관을 향상시킬 수 있는 방법을 구명(究明)하고자 중국 난창시의 대표적 도시습지공원 3곳을 대상으로 하여 현장평가와 AHP 평가를 진행하였다. 경관의 정량평가를 위하여 수생식물과 어우러진 경관에 대한 현장조사를 수행하였으며, 정성평가를 위하여 각 도시습지공원에 대한 이미지를 도출하고 이에 대한 선호성 평가를 수행하였다. 연구를 통해 얻은 주요 결과를 정리하면 다음과 같다. 첫째, 기존 수생식물경관 평가에 관한 선행연구에서 얻어진 총 25개 경관요인에 대한 요인분석 결과, 생물종 다양성, 전체환경의 조화성, 관상 특성의 다양성, 생활유형 다양성, 서식지의 조화성, 건강상태(활력도), 계절다양성, 식물경관의 접근성 그리고 식물과 경관의 조화성 등 총 9개 요인을 선정하였다. 둘째, 9개 요인에 대한 AHP 평가 결과, 생물종 다양성, 관상특성의 다양성, 식물과 전체환경의 조화성 등 3개 요인의 가중치는 각각 0.315, 0.147, 0.153으로 전체의 61.5%를 차지하였다. 도출된 요인은 중국 내 습지공원은 물론 수생식물 경관선호도 향상을 위해 우선적으로 고려해야 할 인자로 부상되었다. 셋째, 9개 정량 및 정성평가 요인에 대한 가중치분석 결과, 각 공원별 평가점수는 위저우완(0.42) > 샹후(0.35) > 아이시후(0.23)의 순으로 나타났는데, 특히 위저우완의 경우 다양한 수심으로 종다양성이 높고 접근성이 좋아 친수공간으로의 높은 활용성이 평가에 반영된 결과라 판단된다.

기후변화로 인하여 이상 기상이 잦은 빈도로 발생하고 있어 사계절 균일한 규격의 채소 접목묘를 생산하기 위한 새로운 시스템이 필요하다. 인공광 이용 식물공장형 육묘시스템은 사계절 외부 기상의 영향을 받지 않고 균일한 모종을 생산할 수 있어 공정육묘장에서 도입을 검토하고 있다. 인공광 이용 식물공장형 육묘시스템의 환경 프로파일을 위하여 광량(수직 분포; 광원으로부터의 거리 255, 205 및 105mm, 수평 분포; 150 × 150mm 간격으로 총 45점), 광질, 기온 및 상대습도(수직 분포; 지면으로부터 615, 980, 1,345 및 1,710mm, 총 12개 지점)에 대하여 프로파일을 하였다. 오이 육묘 및 환경 프로파일 기간 육묘 모듈의 광량은 150μmol·m -2 ·s -1 , 일장은 16/8h, 기온은 25/20℃ 및 상대습도는 70/85%로 설정하였다. 인공광 이용 식물공장형 육묘시스템이 균일한 모종을 생산하는지 평가하기 위하여 ‘조은백다다기’ 오이를 파종 후 8일에 생장을 조사하였다(n=20). 육묘 모듈의 광량은 광원으로부터 거리가 255mm였을 때 167.2 ± 35.7였으며 설정치와 유사하였다. 광원으로부터 거리가 가까워진 곳에서 광량은 각각 11과 23% 증가하였으나, 표준편차가 1.8배 증가하였다. 인공 광원의 적색광/근적색광의 비율은 3.6이었다. 지면으로부터 615, 980, 1345 및 1710mm 떨어진 곳에서 육묘 모듈의 주/야 기온은 각각 24.7/19.5, 24.6/19.5, 24.7/19.4 및 24.7/19.6℃였다. 육묘 모듈의 높이에 의한 위치별 기온의 차이는 없었으나, 주/ 야 기온의 설정 값과는 각각 0.3 및 0.5℃의 차이는 있었다. 육묘 모듈의 상대습도도 위치별로 차이가 없었으며(71/84%), 상대습도의 설정값과 비교해도 1%의 차이로 매우 정밀하게 제어되었다. 파종 8일 후 오이 모종의 초장, 엽면적, 생체중 및 건물중은 각각 4.1 ± 0.1cm, 24.1 ± 3.7cm 2 , 0.7 ± 0.13g 및 0.05 ± 0.008g이었으며, 초장의 변이 계수가 약 2.4%이하로 매우 균일한 오이 모종을 생산하였다. 인공광 이용 식물공장형 육묘시스템에서 모종 생산에 큰 영향을 미치는 환경요인들 을 수직· 수평으로 프로파일하여 분석하였을 때 기온 및 상대 습도는 매우 정밀하고 정확하게 제어되었으며, 광량 및 광질도 오이 모종을 생산하기에 충분히 적절 하였다. 본 인공광 이용 식물공장형 육묘시스템을 보급한다면, 연중 균일한 우량 접목묘 생산을 위한 접수· 대목을 육묘 할 수 있을 것으로 기대 된다.

본 연구에서는 20,000 톤급 해양플랜트 상부구조물(Topside)의 플로트오버 설치작업을 위해 개발된 수동형 갑판 지지 프레임 (Deck support frame)의 구조설계에 대해 다양한 실험계획법을 이용한 최소중량설계와 민감도 평가의 비교연구를 수행하였다. 수동형 갑판 지지 프레임의 주요 구조부재의 두께 치수 변수는 설계인자로 고려하였고, 응답치는 중량과 강도성능으로 선정하였다. 최소중량설계와 민감도 평가의 비교연구에 사용한 실험계획법은 직교배열설계법, Box-Behnken 설계법, 그리고 Latin hypercube 설계법이다. 실험계획법의 설계공간 탐색의 근사화 성능을 평가하기 위해 반응표면법을 각 실험계획법 별로 생성하여 근사화 정확도 특성을 검토하였다. 또한 최소 중량설계를 위해 최상 설계안의 결과로 부터 실험계획법의 특성에 따른 수치계산 비용, 중량감소 효과 등을 평가하였다. 수동형 갑판 지지 프레임의 구조설계에 대해 Box-Behnken 설계법이 가장 적합한 설계 결과를 나타내었다.

Eutrophication and algal blooms can lead to increase of taste and odor compounds and health problems by cyanobacterial toxins. To cope with these eco-social issues, Ministry of Environment in Korea has been reinforcing the effluent standards of wastewater treatment facilities. As a result, various advanced phosphorus removal processes have been adopted in each wastewater treatment plant nation-widely. However, a lot of existing advanced wastewater treatment processes have been facing the problems of expensive cost in operation and excessive sludge production caused by high dosage of coagulant. In this study, the sedimentation and dissolved air flotation (SeDAF) process integrated with sedimentation and flotation has been developed for enhanced phosphorus removal in wastewater treatment facilities. Design and operating parameters of the SeDAF process with the capacity of 100 m3/d were determined, and a demonstration plant has been installed and operated at I wastewater treatment facility (located in Gyeonggi-do) for the verification of field applicability. Several empirical evaluations for the SeDAF process were performed at demonstration-plant scale, and the results showed clearly that T-P and turbidity values of treated water were to satisfy the highest effluent standards below 0.2 mg/L and 2.0 NTU stably for all of operation cases.

A 1,000 m3/d DAF(dissolved air flotation) pilot plant was installed to evaluate the performance of the floating process using the Nakdong River. Efficiency of various DAF operations under different conditions, such as hydraulic loading rate, coagulant concentration was evaluated in the current research. The operation conditions were evaluated, based on the removal or turbidity, TOC(total organic carbon), THMFP(trihalomethane formation potential), Mn(manganese), and Al(aluminum). Also, particle size analysis of treated water by DAF was performed to examine the characteristics of particles existing in the treated water. The turbidity removal was higher than 90%, and it could be operated at 0.5 NTU or less, which is suitable for the drinking water quality standard. Turbidity, TOC, and THMFP resulted in stable water quality when replacing the coagulant from alum to PAC(poly aluminum chloride). A 100% removal of Chl-a was recorded during the summer period of the DAF operations. Mn removal was not as effective as where the removal did not satisfy the water quality standards for the majority of the operation period. Hydraulic loading of 10 m/h, and coagulant concentrations of 40 mg/L was determined to be the optimal operating conditions for turbidity and TOC removal. When the coagulant concentration increases, the Al concentration of the DAF treated water also increases, so coagulant injection control is required according to the raw water quality. Particle size distribution results indicated that particles larger than 25 μm showed higher removal rates than smaller particles. The total particel count in the treated water was 2,214.7 counts/ml under the operation conditions of 10 m/h of hydraulic loading rate and coagulant concentrations of 60 mg/L.