Professor

Jae Hak Cheong Professor
- Degree
- Ph.D., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
- Interest
- Back-end nuclear fuel cycle
- Tel
- +82 31 201 3689
- jhcheong@khu.ac.kr
Education
Ph.D., KAIST, Department of Nuclear Engineering, Korea, 1997.8
M.S., KAIST, Department of Nuclear Engineering, Korea, 1993.2
B.S, Yonsei University, Department of Chemistry, Korea, 1991.2
Career
Professor, Kyung Hee University, Korea, 2021 – present
Associate Professor, Kyung Hee University, Korea, 2016 – 2021
Director of Radiation Regulation, Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety, Korea, 2016
Principal Researcher, Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety, Korea, 2008 – 2016
Senior Researcher, Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety, Korea, 1997 – 2008
Development of a Life-cycle Integrated Assessment Methodology for Decommissioning Waste, KAERI, 2017.03~2017.12
A study on the improvement of regulatory control of radioactive source terms at waste repository through analysis and prediction of characteristic data for low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste, KINS, 2017.04~2017.12
Calculation of Derived Concentration Guideline Levels for Reuse of the Rooms after Decommissioning of Particle Accelerators like Cyclotrons, HDX, 2017.03~2017.12
Analysis of Conditions for Onsite Dry Storage of Spent Fuel at Nuclear Power Plants, SNU, 2017.02~2017.10
Studies on the Methodology to Establish a Performance-Based Discharge Limits and Conditions for the Radioactive Effluent Released from Nuclear Power Plant, KHU, 2016.09~2017.08
Paper
Jae Hak Cheong, 2017, “Calculation of Risk-based Detection Limits for Radionuclides in the Liquid Effluents from Korean Nuclear Power Plants,” Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology. 54(9): 957-968
Jae Hak Cheong, 2011, “Analysis on the International Trends in Safe Management of Very Low Level Waste Based upon Graded Approach and Their Implications,” Journal of the Korean Radioactive Waste Society, 9(1): 49-62
Jae Hak Cheong, 2010, “Statistical Approach for Determination of Compliance with Clearance Criteria Based upon Types of Radionuclide Distributions in a Very Low-Level Radioactive Waste,” Journal of the Korean Radioactive Waste Society, 8(2): 123-133
Jae Hak Cheong, 2007, “Simplified Approximation Method of the Multi-Compartments Model on the Migration of Contaminant through Unsaturated Zone,” Journal of the Korean Radioactive Waste Society, 5(1): 29-37
Jae Hak Cheong, 2006, “A Mathematical Model to Evaluate the Radiological Risks for the Reuse of Decommissioning Site,” Journal of the Korean Radioactive Waste Society, 4(4), 353-363
Jae Hak Cheong and Kun Jai Lee, 1996, “Removal of Co2+ Ions from Aqueous Solution by Ferrite Process,” Separation Science and Technology, 31(8): 1137-1160
Conference
Chair of Research Divisions, Korean Radioactive Waste Society, 2016 – present
Editor, Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology, 2010 – present
Member, Radioactive Waste Management Committee, OECD/NEA, 2014 – 2017
Bureau Member, RWMC/Regulators’ Forum, OECD/NEA, 2014 – 2017
Member, Waste Safety Standards Committee, IAEA, 2012 – 2013
Prime Minister's Commendation, 2012
Best Paper Awards, Korean Radioactive Waste Society, 2007
Best Poster Awards, Korean Radioactive Waste Society, 2005
Interest
Back-end of nuclear fuel cycle, safety assessment of predisposal and disposal of radioactive waste, safety of spent nuclear fuel management, decommissioning of nuclear facilities, remediation of radioactively contaminated site, optimization of radioactive effluent control