摘要:Uranium is the most significant element in the nuclear industry and is widely used in nuclear fuels as well as nuclear weapons. At present, the total amount of uranium discovered on land is less than 5 million tons, which makes it essential to exploit uranium resources in seawater. Adsorption, as the most promising method for uranium extraction from seawater, has been widely studied in the preparation of various adsorbents, the mechanism of adsorption, and the various problems encountered in natural seawater. In this paper, the continuous research conducted in recent years on uranium extraction from seawater, including material preparation methods, adsorption mechanisms, adsorption technology, and natural seawater adsorption, was summarized. Although uranium extraction from seawater has been studied since the 1960s, the experimental results for natural seawater show that some key problems, such as the preparation of highly efficient adsorption materials, still need to be solved.
关键词:Uranium extraction from seawater;Adsorbent material;Coordination mechanism
摘要:To study the effects of oxygen content in an irradiated atmosphere on the physical and chemical properties of poly (ether-ether-ketone)(PEEK), the radiation effects of PEEK films irradiated by an electron-beam were observed in air and oxygen at room temperature. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), a contact angle instrument, atomic force microscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, and a universal tension machine were used to test the effects of different oxygen contents and absorbed doses of electron-beam on the chemical structure, surface properties, thermal stability, and mechanical properties of PEEK films. The results showed that no new infrared absorption peaks appeared in FTIR spectra within the absorbed dose range. The surface roughness of the films increased after irradiation, and the static water contact angle decreased with the increasing absorbed doses. The thermal stability decreased with the increasing oxygen contents in the irradiated atmosphere. The tensile stress and elongation at break of the irradiated samples under air and oxygen conditions first increased and then decreased with the increasing absorbed doses.
摘要:In order to explore the influence of irradiation on the nutritional value of protein and amino acids in agricultural products, the effect of electron-beam irradiation on the structure of 17 amino acids contained within bovine serum albumin (BSA) was analyzed by mass spectrometry and sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). Electron-beam irradiation of BSA significantly influenced content of methionine and of the other 8 essential amino acids. An absorbed dose of 1 kGy decreased the mass concentration of methionine by 65%. Turbidity of aqueous BSA solution increased concomitantly with increasing absorbed dose. This was due to irradiation-induced BSA cross-linking and degradation, as demonstrated by SDS-PAGE. Mass spectrometry analysis revealed various secondary BSA structures (irregular, curl, bend, and corner) and demonstrated susceptibility of two sulfur bonds in the amino acid chain to radiation.
摘要:Human body models of adults and minors were established, and Comsol simulation software was used to calculate and analyze the magnetic field effects of ultra-high voltage (UHV) AC transmission lines on adults and minors. Calculation results were compared with the guidelines established by the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP). The results showed similar circular-shaped distributions of magnetic induction intensity in the bodies of both adults and minors as well as in the surrounding air. The magnitude of the magnetic induction intensity generated by the UHV transmission lines on the head was greater for adults than for minors. In terms of the induced electric field strength, the maximum value presented at the top of the scalp, with values of 0.251 and 0.163 mV/m for adults and minors, respectively. Comparison of the calculation results with the ICNIRP guidelines demonstrates that the magnitude of the magnetic induction intensity is within the limits of the ICNIRP guidelines for both occupational and general public exposure. Electromagnetic exposure from UHV transmission lines is safe for adults and minors.
关键词:Ultra-high voltage AC;Adult;Minor;Magnetic field effect;Safety
摘要:This study evaluates the electromagnetic exposure safety of staff and passengers on subway platforms. Specifically, to identify electromagnetic exposure at typical waiting areas on elevated and underground subway platforms in operation, this study employed electric field-strength and spectrum analyzers to measure the signal power and e-field strength at typical waiting areas on subway platforms, and representative sources of radiation were selected. The results revealed that the peak measuring frequency from the main electromagnetic radiation source of subway platforms was in the range of 869~2 613 MHz. In addition, the e-field strength of the underground and elevated platforms was 0.010~0.044 and 0.009~0.098 V/m, respectively, which were far less than the reference levels defined by the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection guidelines for occupational and general public exposure. Thus, this study shows that the electromagnetic environment of a subway platform is not harmful to the health of subway staff and passengers.
摘要:Source term estimation is the primary technology employed for decision-making during nuclear emergencies. Maritime nuclear accidents have the issue of the movement of radioactive source terms and detectors. In this paper, a technical solution is proposed for the source term inversion of a marine nuclear accident, which is based on the time-spatial correction of the Gaussian cloud model and ensemble Kalman filter. Radionuclide concentrations at different positions under the Daya Bay nuclear power plant were incorporated for modeling a hypothetical nuclear accident, and the nuclear accident source strength was thereby obtained through the modified inversion method. The obtained result is found to differ from the hypothetical accident source strength by a margin of 18.4%.
关键词:Maritime nuclear emergency;Source term inversion;Radiation field calculation and dose assessment system