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Nuclear and Radiation Safety Major

Prof. Sung-yeop Kim 김성엽 

 

Email : sungyeop {at} kaeri.re.kr

Tel : +82-42-866-6248







2014 ~ present        Senior Researcher, KAERI

2024 ~ present        Associate Professor, Nuclear and Radiation Safety, UST





- Level 3 Probabilistic Safety Assessment (PSA)

- Offsite consequence analysis

- Emergency preparedness and response





2014       Ph.D. Nuclear and Quantum Engineering, KAIST

2008       B.S. (Hons) Nuclear Engineering, Hanyang University





2018 ~ 2018      Visiting Researcher, Sandia National Laboratories, NM, USA

2014 ~ 2014      Postdoctoral Researcher, Center for Advanced Reactor Research, KAIST

2012 ~ 2013      Assistant Laboratory Engineer, Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research, Abu Dhabi, UAE

2011 ~ 2011      Research Assistant, Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research, Abu Dhabi, UAE





(On-going)

Development of off-site consequence analysis technology considering the dynamic features of multi-unit accidents, ‘22~24, (PI)







(International Journal)

  • Seunghwan Kim, Sung-yeop Kim (Corresponding Author), Optimization method for offsite consequence analysis by efficient plume segmentation, Nuclear Engineering and Technology, 2024 (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.net.2024.04.033)

  • Sung-yeop Kim, Keo-hyoung Lee, Soo-Yong Park, Seok Jung Han, Kwang-Il Ahn, Seok-Won Hwang, Interfacing between MAAP and MACCS to perform radiological consequence analysis, Nuclear Engineering and Technology, Vol. 54 (4), pp. 1516-1525, 2022 (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.net.2021.10.001)

  • Kyungho Jin, Jaehyun Cho, Sung-yeop Kim, Machine learning-based categorization of source terms for risk assessment of nuclear power plants, Nuclear Engineering and Technology, Vol. 54 (9), pp. 3336-3346, 2022 (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.net.2022.04.006)

  • Nathan E. Bixler, Sung-yeop Kim, Performing a multi-unit level-3 PSA with MACCS, Nuclear Engineering and Technology, Vol. 53 (2), pp. 386-392, 2021 (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.net.2020.07.034)

  • Chul-Kyu Lim, Dong-Sik Jin, Sung-yeop Kim, Kwang-Il Ahn, Sang-Koo Han, Sook-Kwan Kim, Bong-Jin Ko, Yong-Ho Hong, Seok-Won Hwang, Off-site consequence analyses of ISLOCA & MSGTR severe accidents in CANDU-6 plants using the WinMACCS code, Nuclear Engineering and Design, Vol. 372, 110980, 2021 (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2020.110980)

  • Kyemin Oh, Sung-yeop Kim, Hojun Jeon, Jeong Seon Park, Study on multi-unit Level 3 PSA to understand a characteristics of risk in a multi-unit context, Nuclear Engineering and Technology, Vol. 52 (5), pp. 975-983, 2020 (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.net.2019.11.005)

  • Sung-yeop Kim, Nathan E. Bixler, Kwang-Il Ahn, Seok-Won Hwang, An approach to incorporate multiple forms of iodine in radiological consequence analysis, Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, Vol. 213, 106139, 2020 (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2019.106139)

  • Sung-yeop Kim, Yong Hun Jung, Sang Hoon Han, Seok-Jung Han, Ho-Gon Lim, Multi-unit Level 3 probabilistic safety assessment: Approaches and their application to a six-unit nuclear power plant site, Nuclear Engineering and Technology, Vol. 50 (8), pp. 1246-1254, 2018 (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.net.2018.09.019)

  • Hesham Al Bloushi, Philip A. Beeley, Sung-yeop Kim, Kun Jai Lee, Spent nuclear fuel management options for the UAE, Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers – Energy, Vol. 168 (3), pp. 166-177, 2015 (DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/energy.13.00015)

  • Sung-yeop Kim, Chankyu Kim, Kun Jai Lee, Soon Heung Chang, Hasna Elmasri, Philip A. Beeley, Development of an environmental radiation analysis research capability in the UAE, Applied Radiation and Isotopes, Vol. 81, pp. 190-195, 2013 (DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2013.03.055)


(Domestic Journal)

  • Seunghwan Kim, Sung-yeop Kim (Corresponding Author), Feasibility study on the optimization of offsite consequence analysis by particle size distribution setting and multi-threading, Journal of the Korean Society of Safety, Vol. 39, No. 1, pp. 96-103, 2024, (DOI: https://doi.org/10.14346/JKOSOS.2024.39.1.96)

  • Sung-yeop Kim, Yun Young Choi, Soo-Yong Park, Okyu Kwon, Hyeong Ki Shin, Nuclear power plant severe accident diagnosis using deep learning approach, Journal of the Korea Industrial Information Systems Research, Vol. 27 (6), pp. 95-103, 2022 (DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.9723/jksiis.2022.27.6.09)

  • Seunghwan Kim, Sung-yeop Kim (Corresponding Author), A study on the optimization of offsite consequence analysis by plume segmentation and multi-threading, Journal of the Korean Society of Safety, Vol. 37 (6), pp. 166-173, 2022 (DOI: https://doi.org/10.14346/JKOSOS.2022.37.6.166)

  • Seunghwan Kim, Sung-yeop Kim (Corresponding Author), Current technical status of source term analysis and estimation for severe accident in nuclear power plants, Journal of the Korean Society of Safety, Vol. 36 (6), pp. 94-105, 2021 (DOI: https://doi.org/10.14346/JKOSOS.2021.36.6.94)


(Patent)

  • Sung-yeop Kim, Soo-Yong Park, “APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSIS AND PREDICTION OF SEVERE ACCIDENTS IN NUCLEAR POWER PLANT USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING INSTRUCTIONS TO PERFORM METHOD FOR DIAGNOSIS AND PREDICTION OF SEVERE ACCIDENTS IN NUCLEAR POWER PLANT,” US Patent Application Number: 508184246

  • Sung-yeop Kim, Soo-Yong Park, “인공지능을 활용한 원자력발전소의 중대사고 진단 및 예측 장치, 중대사고 진단 및 예측 방법(METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND PREDICTION OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANT ACCIDENTS USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE),” Application Number: 10-2023-0055698

  • Seunghwan Kim, Sung-yeop Kim, "효율적 플룸 분할을 통한 소외사고영향분석 최적화 장치, 방법 및 컴퓨터 프로그램(APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR OPTIMIZATION OF OFFSITE CONSEQUENCE ANALYSIS BY PLUME SEGMENTATION),” Application Number: 10-2023-0126451

  • Sung-yeop Kim, Seok-Jung Han, “사건 수목을 기반으로 한 프로그램 코드의 테스팅 장치 및 방법 (APPARATUS AND METHOD OF TESTING PROGRAM CODE BASED ON EVENT TREE),” Application Number: 10-2020-0175670

  • Sung-yeop Kim, Seung-Cheol Jang, Seunghwan Kim, Kwang-Il Ahn, Seok-Jung Han, “고려 영역 내 지표면의 대표 표면거칠기 도출 장치 및 그 방법 (APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING REPRESENTATIVE SURFACE ROUGHNESS LENGTH IN CONSIDERATION AREA AND METHOD THEREOF),” Application Number: 10-2019-0069471, Patent Number: 10-2194799, December 17, 2020

  • Sung-yeop Kim, Ho-Gon Lim, Sang Hoon Han, Yong Hun Jung, Seok-Jung Han, “다수기 원전 사고 영향 및 리스크 평가시스템 및 방법 (SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONSEQUENCE ANALYSIS AND RISK ASESMENT OF MULTI-UNIT NUCLEAR POWER PLAN),” Application Number: 10-2017-0147560, Patent Number: 10-2007456, July 30th, 2019

(Book)

  • Seung Jun Lee, Joon-Eon Yang, Man Cheol Kim, Jaehyun Cho, Sung-yeop Kim, Jong Hyun Kim, Jung Han Kim, Dong-San Kim, Dohyung Kim, 원자력발전소 확률론적안전성평가 (Probabilistic Safety Assessment of Nuclear Power Plant), Author of ‘Chapter 3.3 Level 3 PSA,’ ISBN: 979-11-86799-51-2 (93550), Korea eBook Publishing Company, Seoul, 2021






(2024~present)  Board member, Korea Society of Industrial Information Systems





  • “Introduction to Level 3 PSA and SMR EPZ,” Chung-Ang University, Seoul, January 24, 2024

  • “Current R&D Status of Level 3 PSA at KAERI,” KAIST, Daejeon, October 4, 2023

  • “Radiation, Radioactivity, and Radiological Impact of Fukushima Accident and Its Treated Water,” UNIST, September 12, 2023

  • “Radiation Energy and Health Effects,” Chung-Ang University, June 8, 2023

  • “Level 3 PSA,” Seoul National University, June 2, 2023

  • “Radiological Consequence Analysis: Release and Dispersion of Radioactive Materials in the Air,” UNIST, November 4, 2021

  • “Overview of Level 3 PSA,” UNIST, November 3, 2021

  • “Radiological Consequence Analysis: Release and Dispersion of Radioactive Materials in the Air,” UNIST, December 8, 2020

  • “Atmospheric Dispersion Models and Tools to Estimate the Effect of Nuclear Sabotage,” KINAC, November 29, 2019

  • “Radiological consequence analysis: Release and dispersion of radioactive materials in the air,” UNIST, November 26, 2019

  • “PSA Code Training – HotSpot: Consequence Analysis Code,” for Saudi Arabian regulatory engineers (K.A. CARE) arranged by KINS, December 13, 2018

  • “Input and Algorithms of WinMACCS EARLY Module,” Kyung Hee University, November 27, 2018

  • “Lead-cooled Fast Reactor(LFR) Level 3 PSA,” UNIST, Ulsan, November 8, 2018

  • “Input and Algorithms of WinMACCS ATMOS Module,” Kyung Hee University, July 26, 2018

  • “Overview of Level 3 PSA,” for Saudi Arabian regulatory engineers (K.A. CARE) at KINS, July 16, 2018

  • “Level 3 PSA 수행 방법론,” Hanyang University, January 30, 2018

  • “Introduction to Level 3 PSA,” Kyung Hee University, December 22-23, 2017

  • “Overview of Level 3 PSA,” UNIST, September 26, 2017

  • “Overview of Level 3 PSA,” UNIST, November 2, 2016

  • “Introduction to Level 3 PSA,” UNIST, May 4, 2016






  • “Level 3 PSA,” Lecture on PSA at Hokkaido University @ Hokkaido University, February 27~28, 2024

  • “Level 3 PSA,” 2023 PSA Training Course @ KAERI, September 11~22, 2023

  • “Level 3 PSA,” 2022 PSA Training Course @ KAERI, September 19~30, 2022

  • “Environmental Impact of Radioactive Meterials,” Training Course for Shin-Hanul NPP Operators, @ Postech, December 09~13, 2019

  • “Overview of Level 3 PSA,” SMART Human Capacity Buildup (HCB) Program, @ KAERI, October 20, 2016




  • Outstanding Reviewer of Nuclear Engineering and Technology, Korean Nuclear Society, 24 December 2021

  • Excellent Paper Award (Poster): Korean Nuclear Society 2019 Spring Meeting, Jeju, Republic of Korea, 29-30 May 2019

  • Poster Submission Award, The 24th WiN Global Annual Conference, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 20-23 November 2016

  • Excellent Paper Award (Poster): Korean Nuclear Society 2014 Spring Meeting, Jeju, Republic of Korea, 29-30 May 2014

  • Honor Student Award, Hanyang University, Republic of Korea, 2008



Students

(Ph.D. Students)

Jia Hao TANG, jiahao@kaeri.re.kr

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