PURPOSES : The evaluation of the low-temperature performance of an asphalt mixture is crucial for mitigating transverse thermal cracking and preventing traffic accidents on expressways. Engineers in pavement agencies must identify and verify the pavement sections that require urgent management. In early 2000, the research division of the Korea Expressway Corporation developed a three-dimensional (3D) pavement condition monitoring profiler vehicle (3DPM) and an advanced infographic (AIG) highway pavement management system computer program. Owing to these efforts, the management of the entire expressway network has become more precise, effective, and efficient. However, current 3DPM and AIG technologies focus only on the pavement surface and not on the entire pavement layer. Over the years, along with monitoring, further strengthening and verification of the feasibility of current 3DPM and AIG technologies by performing extensive mechanical tests and data analyses have been recommended. METHODS : First, the pavement section that required urgent care was selected using the 3DPM and AIG approaches. Second, asphalt mixture cores were acquired from the specified section, and a low-temperature fracture test, semi- circular bending (SCB) test, was performed. The mechanical parameters, energy-release rate, and fracture toughness were computed and compared. RESULTS : As expected, the asphalt mixture cores acquired from the specified pavement section ( poor condition – bad section) exhibited negative fracture performances compared to the control section (good section). CONCLUSIONS : The current 3DPM and AIG approaches in KEC can successfully evaluate and analyze selected pavement conditions. However, more extensive experimental studies and mathematical analyses are required to further strengthen and upgrade current pavement analysis approaches.

At Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), aging management is performed as part of the Periodic Safety Review (PSR) in accordance with the Nuclear Safety Act. The purpose of the aging management program (AMP) is to manage the integrity of structures, systems and components (SSCs) in NPPs over time and use. Through this, aging deterioration is mitigated to increase equipment life and secure long-term operation safety. Fuel Oil Chemistry is one of the AMPs. Through this program, aging management is performed for storage tanks, piping and other metal components that contact with diesel fuel oil. The program is focused on managing loss of material due to general, pitting, crevice, and microbiologically-influenced corrosion (MIC) and fouling that leads to corrosion of the diesel fuel tank internal surfaces. The fuel oil aging management method currently applied to NPPs in Korea measures the concentration of water and particulate contamination in the oil, analyzed the trend, and periodically cleans and inspect the inside of tanks. Among them, in monitoring MIC, a direct analysis and monitoring of the amount of microorganisms may be more effective. In this study, a method for improving the MIC monitoring system for diesel fuel oil systems was reviewed by reviewing reference documents including NUREG 1801 and examining the methods actually applied in US NPPs.

As the use of nuclear energy has been expanded, issues in a spent nuclear fuel management are raised. Several methods have been proposed and developed to manage spent fuels safely and efficiently. One method is to reduce environmental burden in disposal of spent fuels by decreasing volume of high-level waste. A nuclides management process (NMP) is one example. Through this novel process, it is able to separate highly mobile nuclides (ex. iodine, krypton), high thermal emission nuclides (ex. strontium, barium), and optionally, uranium from spent fuels. Since the NMP is a back-end fuel cycle technology, a reliable safeguards system should be employed in the facility. As international atomic energy agency (IAEA) recommends safeguards-by-design (SBD), it is desirable to investigate an appropriate safeguards approach at a step of technology development. Process monitoring (PM) is a complemental safeguards technology for traditional safeguards technologies which based on mass balance. PM traces nuclear materials indirectly but consecutively by using process parameters such as temperature, pressure, and flow of fluid. These parameters are obtainable by installing appropriate sensors. In a respect of SBD, PM is a promising approach to achieve the safeguards goal, the timely detection of diversion of a nuclear material. However, it is necessary to classify useful process parameters from all available signals which provided from PM in order to properly utilize PM. In this study, we investigated application methods of the PM approach to NMP. NMP consists of several unit processes in series. Firstly, we inspected a principle and a feature of each unit process. Based on the results, we evaluated applicability of the PM approach to each unit process according to effectiveness in enhancing safeguardability. Several unit processes were expected that their safeguards are able to be enhanced by using certain process parameters from PM.

With the development of the nuclear industry and the increase in the use of radioactive materials, the generation of radioactive waste is increasing. As the generation of radioactive waste increases, the occurrence of related safety accidents is also increasing, and it is necessary to develop a radioactive waste monitoring technology to prevent such accidents in advance and efficiently manage radioactive waste. In Information and Communication Technology (ICT), various ICT technologies such as Internet of Things (IoT), Augmented Reality (AR), and Virtual Reality (VR) that can help with the safety management of these radioactive wastes are being developed. In this study, a radioactive waste monitoring technology was developed using ICT technology, such as management of the entire cycle history of waste using Quick Response (QR) codes, and development of AR visualization technology for small packages of radioactive waste. In addition, by using IoT technology to collect desired data from sensors and store the results, after the waste drum is loaded in the waste storage, a technology was developed to track and monitor the history and movement of the waste drum from repackaging to transfer to the storage. The data required for monitoring the radioactive waste drum includes location information, whether the drum is open or closed, temperature and humidity, etc. To collect this information, a drum monitoring technology was built with a 2.4 G wireless router, an anchor constituting a virtual zone, a tag to be mounted on the drum container, and a WNT server that collects sensor data. The network tool provided by WirePas was used for network configuration, and the status of gateways and nodes can be monitored by interworking with the WNT server. The configured IoT sensor technology were tested in a waste storage environment. Four anchors were installed and linked to the network to match the virtual zone and the real storage zone, and it was confirmed whether the movement of the tag was recorded on the network while moving the tag including the IoT sensor for analyzing location information. Based on these research results, it can contribute to the safety management of radioactive waste and establishment of Waste Acceptance Criteria (WCP) by and managing the history and monitoring the waste in the entire cycle from repackaging to disposal.

본 연구에서는 수면무호흡증이 다양한 합병증을 유발하는 질병으로서, 이를 위한 표준화된 수면다원검사가 고가 이며 측정이 불편함을 고려하여, 환자가 익숙한 환경에서 검사를 받을 수 있도록 스트레치 섬유센서를 이용한 무구 속 상태의 웨어러블 모니터링 시스템을 개발하고자 한다. 또한, 의복과 일체화된 디자인으로 제품화하여 그 유용성을 제안하고자 한다. 성인 남성용 롱 슬리브 티셔츠 형태로 착용형 수면무호흡 모니터링 스마트 의류를 개발하여, 수면무호흡 진단 지표 중 섬유형 센서를 기반으로 측정하는 호흡수(breathing rate)측정용 섬유센서, 산소포화도 (oxygen saturation), 호흡기류(airflow)를 실시간 측정하였다. 최적의 조합비 샘플 4가지를 통한 gauge factor를 측정한 결과, gauge factor 20.3을 확인하였고, 3회 숨을 크게 내쉴 때 호흡유량이 최대 2048ml였다. 산소포화도 69.45% 로 최소 측정 가능 산소포화도 70% 정도의 결과를 나타내었다. 세탁 후 인장에 따른 센서 성능 평가 결과는 전체적으로 gauge factor 18 수준의 값으로, 세탁에 대한 내구성이 입증되었다. 본 연구를 통하여 수면무호흡증 환자의 수 면효율이 떨어지고 여러 합병증을 동반하는 문제에 대해, 가정에서 쉽게 사용할 수 있는 착용형 수면무호흡 모니터 링 스마트 의류를 개발하여 호흡수, 호흡유량, 산소포화도의 3가지 지표를 측정 가능함을 확인하였다.

현대인들의 건강에 대한 관심이 커짐에 따라 한약재 소비량이 지속적으로 증가하고 있다. 그러나 최근 기후변화와 국내 한약재의 높은 수입 의존도에 따라 유해물질에 대한 오염 위험이 높아지고 있다. 곰팡이독소는 한약재 중 안전성을 평가하는 주요한 항목 중 하나이다. 본 연구에서 498 건의 한약재에 대해 곰팡이독소 모니터링을 진행 하였다. 면역컬럼을 이용해 한약재 중 아플라톡신을 추출 하였으며, 추출한 아플라톡신은 HPLC-FLD 방법을 통해 분석하였다. 직선성, 회수율, LOD 및 LOQ를 통해 본 연구에 이용한 실험법 검증을 실시하였다. 39건에서 평균 7.670 μg/kg의 아플라톡신이 검출되었으며, 0.610~77.452 μg/kg의 검출범위를 보였다. 특히 현호색은 국내 아플라톡신 기준이 없으나, 시험에 사용된 39건 중 5건에서 14.9 ± 4.1 μg/kg의 높은 아플라톡신 농도를 보였다. 즉, 현호색에 대한 기준 설정이 시급히 요구되어지며, 선제적 관리를 위한 지속적인 모니터링이 필요할 것으로 사료되어진다.

Increasing Lepidopteran pests such as Helicoverpa armigera are emerging pests of corn in Korea. They cause huge yield losses and deteriorate the quality of corn crop. We monitored the four major lepidopteran pests in major highland corn growing areas of Korea by employing sex pheromone trap during 2012 to 2015 for understanding those population dynamics. Among these species, H. armigera was found to be the main pest based on the damage intensity (80 ~ 90% of total damage). Some effective insecticides were selected such as Indoxacarb etc. Optimal timing of spraying was estimated at around 70 days after planting (earing season) to control H. armigera. Additional, two species of parasitoids (Therion circumflexum and Ophioninae sp.) was identified from H. armigera. However, more extensive survey for natural enemies is needed to set the natural enemy based control program.

전국의 식품접객업소에서 사용되는 얼음 500 품목의 미생물학적 오염도 평가 (지표세균 및 식중독미생물)를 실시하였다. 지역별 수거한 얼음의 일반세균 평균값은 서울지역이 2.31 log10CFU/g으로 가장 높게 나타났으며, 전라도지역이 1.83 log10 CFU/g으로 가장 낮게 검출되었다. 식중독 관련미생물(S. aureus, L. monocytogenes)은 검출되지 않았으며, 제빙기얼음과 포장판매얼음을 비교한 결과 포장판매얼음의 일반세균 평균값이 0.45 log10CFU/g 더 낮게 검출되었다. 접객업소는 베이커리 매장, 디저트 매장, 음료 매장 세 가지로 분류하여 분석하였는데, 디저트를 판매하는 접객업소 얼음의 일반세균 평균값이 2.37 log10 CFU/g로 가장 높게 나타났으며, 이는 접객업소에서 사용하는 얼음의 형태와 관련이 있는 것으로 사료된다. 따라서 본연구의 결과를 기초로 제빙기 및 포장판매얼음의 안전한 위생관리를 위해서는 개인위생과 함께 주기적인 얼음제조설비의 세척관리가 이루어져야 한다고 제시하였다.

최근 세계중요농업유산과 국가농어업유산의 지정과 함께 농업유산에 대한 관심이 높아지고 있으나, 이들의 지속가능을 위한 관리 체계와 기술 적용은 제한적이다. 본 연구는 농업유산자원을 보전하고 관리하기 위한 체계와 모니터링을 위한 진보된 기술적 기반을 구축하는 데 목적이 있다. 이를 위해 농업유산을 체계적이고 효과적인 발굴, 조사, 관리, 모니터링 방안과 지형도, 지적도, 항공 영상, 위성 영상, LiDAR 등 지리정보데이터를 사용한 농업유산의 조사 및 관리 방안을 제안하였다. 본 연구를 통하여 구축된 농업유산 자료가 다양한 관련 분야의 연구자에게 제공한다면 농업을 유산자원으로 활용될 수 있으며, 제시된 방법론은 한국의 농업유산의 혁신과 보존을 위한 중요한 기반이 될 것이다.

This study was conducted to investigate the microbiological contamination levels in rice cakes and rice flour due to climate change in three areas classified to their temperature and precipitation. We investigated the contamination levels of total aerobic bacteria, coliforms, Escherichia coli, Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus aureus, Clostridium perfringens of rice flour and 3 rice cakes such as Garaetteok, Sirutteok and Gyeongdan. Contamination levels of total aerobic bacteria in rice flour were 4.9 log CFU/g. In a total of 70 rice flour, yeasts & molds and coliforms were detected in 42 and 52 samples at the levels of 43 CFU/g and 1.29 log CFU/g, respectively. S. aureus were detected in only 1 rice flour (1.66 log CFU/g) out of 70. In an investigation of contamination levels in rice cakes, the population of total aerobic bacteria were highest in Gyeongdan (5.18 log CFU/g) and coliforms were highest in Gareattock (2.93 log CFU/g). There was no detection of E. coli and B. cereus except for only 1 Gareattock (1.20 log CFU/g). There were no differences of contamination levels among the three areas. If constant monitoring of rice cakes and rice flour is conducted on the basis of this study, it is expected to be able to analyze the change of contamination levels in rice cakes and rice flour due to climate change.