福島第一原発港湾から流出したトリチウム量の経時変化の推定; 流出量変化の要因分析と福島事故前後の日本および世界の原子力施設との排出量比較

Estimation of temporal variation of discharged tritium from port of Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant; Analysis of the temporal variation and comparison with released tritium from Japan and major nuclear facilities worldwide

町田 昌彦  ; 岩田 亜矢子; 山田 進  ; 乙坂 重嘉*  ; 小林 卓也 ; 船坂 英之*; 森田 貴己*

Machida, Masahiko; Iwata, Ayako; Yamada, Susumu; Otosaka, Shigeyoshi*; Kobayashi, Takuya; Funasaka, Hideyuki*; Morita, Takami*

本論文では、福島第一原子力発電所の港湾口から沿岸へと流出するトリチウム量を、港湾内のトリチウムモニタリング結果から推定し、事故当初の2011年4月から2020年3月までの凡そ9年間に渡り、月間流出量を算出した。その結果、2015年の海側遮水壁閉合により、未知の流出は殆ど抑制されたことが分かった。また、この推定量を基に、日本全体の原子力施設からのトリチウム年間排出量を求め、事故前後の排出量の変遷を議論した。その結果、2015年以降、福島第一原子力発電所からの流出量は、事故前の約半分程度となっている一方、事故後の日本全体の排出量は大きく減少していることが分かった。

We estimate monthly discharge inventory of tritium from the port of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (1F) from Jun 2013 to Mar 2020 by using the Voronoi tessellation scheme, following that the tritium monitoring inside the port has started since Jun 2013. As for the missing period from the initial month, Apr 2011 to May 2013, we calculate it by utilizing the concentration ratio of tritium to that of Cs in stagnant contaminant water during the initial direct discharged period to Jun 2011 and the discharge inventory correlation between tritium and Cs for the next-unknown continuously-discharged period up to May 2013. From the all- estimated results over 9 years, we find that the monthly discharge inventory sharply dropped just after closing the sea-side impermeable sea-wall in Oct. 2015 and subsequently coincided well with the sum of those of drainage and subdrain. By comparing the estimated results with those in the normal operation period before the accident, we point out that the discharge inventory from 1F port is not so large compared to those during the normal operation. Even the estimated one in year 2011 is found to be comparable to the maximum of operating pressurized water reactors discharging relatively large inventory in the order. In the nation level, the whole Japan domestic discharge inventory significantly decreased after the accident due to operation shutdown of most plants. Furthermore, 1F and even Japanese total discharge inventory are found to be entirely minor when comparing those of nuclear reprocessing plants and heavy-water reactors in world-wide level. From the above, we suggest that various scenarios can be openly discussed on the management in tritium stored inside 1F with help of the present estimated data and its comparison with the past discharge inventory.