Sensitivity analysis of low-volatile FPs and Cm-244 inventory in irradiated nuclear fuel for special nuclear material accountancy in fuel debris

燃料デブリ中の核物質定量のための使用済燃料含有不揮発性FP及びCm-244インベントリーの感度解析

相樂 洋; 富川 裕文; 綿引 優; 久野 祐輔

Sagara, Hiroshi; Tomikawa, Hirofumi; Watahiki, Masaru; Kuno, Yusuke

Eu, Ce, Ru等のFPは炉心溶融事象においても放出率が小さく燃料デブリ内に留まっていたことが知られている。Ce-144/Pr-144のパッシブスペクトロスコピーがTMI-2では用いられており、Eu-154やRu-106の適用可能性もある。またパッシブ中性子測定についても核物質定量に用いられてきた技術である。しかしながら通常使用済燃料と異なり、溶融燃料は炉心内での装荷位置、FP放出率、照射履歴等の情報が失われている。本研究では、不揮発性FP及びCm-244インベントリの照射パラメータ及び計算精度に対する感度解析を実施し、燃料デブリ中の核物質定量に適用可能な指標を検討することを目的とする。

Fission products(FPs) such as Eu, Ce, Ru have low release ratio in case of core melting event in severe accident to co-exist inside fuel debris in oxide or metallic phase, based on TMI-2 experience and source term experiments. Passive spectroscopy of Ce-144/Pr-144 was utilized in quantifying special nuclear material in fuel debris of TMI-2 historically, and the same methodology might be applied to high energy emitter, Eu-154 and Ru-106. Passive neutron measurement has been also utilized for quantifying nuclear material practically. Different from conventional spent fuel, however, fuel debris would be lost in information of irradiated profile, release ratio of volatile FPs, and so on. In the present paper, sensitivity analysis of low-volatile FPs and Cm-244 inventory in irradiated nuclear fuel in light water reactor was performed numerically to clarify the uncertainty of low-volatile FP and Cm inventory regarding fuel irradiation parameters and calculation methodology, and to derive applicable index to quantify nuclear material in fuel debris.