瑞浪超深地層研究所の坑道埋め戻し等事業における立坑埋め戻し面の沈下と沈下部分の再埋め戻し

Surface settlement of backfilled shafts and rebackfilling of settled shafts at the Mizunami Underground Research Laboratory

國分 陽子   ; 竹内 竜史  ; 西尾 和久*; 池田 幸喜

Kokubu, Yoko; Takeuchi, Ryuji; Nishio, Kazuhisa*; Ikeda, Koki

国立研究開発法人日本原子力研究開発機構東濃地科学センターでは、令和2年度以降、瑞浪超深地層研究所の坑道の埋め戻しや地下水の環境モニタリング調査等を含めたその後の進め方について定めた「令和2年度以降の超深地層研究所計画」に基づき、瑞浪超深地層研究所の坑道埋め戻し等事業を行っている。令和4年1月までに坑道の埋め戻しを終え、以降埋め戻し面を観察していたところ、令和5年11月6日に主立坑及び換気立坑にて埋め戻し面の沈下が確認され、令和5年12月5日までに埋め戻し面は主立坑で約12.9m、換気立坑で約27.7mに達した。そのため、沈下の状況とその後の対策を超深地層研究所安全確認委員会で確認の後、安全上の観点から、沈下部を埋め戻すこととした。本書は、立坑埋め戻し面の沈下と沈下部分の埋め戻し及び令和6年6月までの再埋め戻し面の状況を取りまとめたものである。

The Tono Geoscience Center of the Japan Atomic Energy Agency has undertaken backfilling and restoration activities at the Mizunami Underground Research Laboratory (MIU) site since fiscal year 2020. These activities are being conducted in accordance with "The MIU Project from FY2020 Onwards," outlining the procedures for backfilling, restoration, and environmental monitoring at the MIU site. The backfilling activity was completed in January 2022, and thereafter, the observation of the backfilled shafts was commenced. On November 6, 2023, the settlement of the backfilled surface was observed in the Main Shaft and the Ventilation Shaft. By December 5, 2023, the depth of the settlement reached 12.9 m in the Main Shaft and 27.7 m in the Ventilation Shaft. After an evaluation by the MIU safety confirmation committee, which assessed the settlement condition and recommended countermeasures, the affected areas were backfilled for safety reasons. This report summarizes the observed settlement of the backfilled surface, the subsequent rebackfilling efforts, and the condition of the surface settlement areas. The condition of the backfilled sections has been confirmed up to June 2024.