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Nagai, Yuya; Kimura, Yasuhisa; Takeuchi, Kentaro; Shuji, Yoshiyuki; Kawasaki, Takeshi; Hirano, Koji*; Tomiyama, Noboru*; Usui, Yasuhiro*; Nidaira, Seiichiro*; Shinozaki, Tomohiro*; et al.
JAEA-Technology 2025-003, 110 Pages, 2025/10
Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) manages wide range of nuclear facilities. Many of these facilities are required to be performed adjustment with the aging and complement with the new regulatory standards and the earthquake resistant, since the Great East Japan Earthquake and the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station accident. It is therefore desirable to promote decommissioning of facilities that have reached the end of their productive life in order to reduce risk and maintenance costs. However, the progress of facility decommissioning require large amount of money and radioactive waste storage space. In order to address these issues, JAEA has formulated a "The Medium/Long-Term Management Plan of JAEA Facilities" with three pillars: (1) consolidation and prioritization of facilities, (2) assurance of facility safety, and (3) back-end countermeasures. In this plan, Plutonium Fuel Fabrication Facility has been selected as primary decommissioned facility, and dismantling of equipment in the facilities have been underway. The following gloveboxes were dismantled between March 2020 and March 2022: Glovebox No. W-4, which houses the roasting furnace, washing and dewatering tank, and washing waste tank; Glovebox No. W-5, which houses the weighing tank; Glovebox No. W-6-1, which houses the flocculation-sedimentation tank, slurry-receiving tank, neutralization tank, and receiving tank; and Glovebox No. W-6-2, which houses the adjustment tank, adjustment liquid agitator, adsorption tower, discharge tank, discharge tank agitator, and adsorption tower. This report summarizes the results of the work and the findings obtained through the dismantling of these gloveboxes.
Nakamura, Satoshi; Ishii, Sho*; Kato, Hitoshi*; Ban, Yasutoshi; Hiruta, Kenta; Yoshida, Takuya; Uehara, Hiroyuki; Obata, Hiroki; Kimura, Yasuhiko; Takano, Masahide
Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 62(1), p.56 - 64, 2025/01
Times Cited Count:1 Percentile:35.03(Nuclear Science & Technology)A dissolution method for analyzing the elemental composition of fuel debris using the sodium peroxide (Na
O
) fusion technique has been developed. Herein, two different types of simulated debris materials (such as solid solution of (Zr,RE)O
and molten core-concrete interaction products (MCCI)) were taken. At various temperatures, these debris materials were subsequently fused with Na
O
in crucibles, which are made of different materials, such as Ni, Al
O
, Fe, and Zr. Then, the fused samples are dissolved in nitric acid. Furthermore, the effects of the experimental conditions on the elemental composition analysis were evaluated using inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES), which suggested the use of a Ni crucible at 923 K as an optimum testing condition. The optimum testing condition was then applied to the demonstration tests with Three Mile Island unit-2 (TMI-2) debris in a shielded concrete cell, thereby achieving complete dissolution of the debris. The elemental composition of TMI-2 debris revealed by the proposed dissolution method has good reproducibility and has an insignificant contradiction in the mass balance of the sample. Therefore, this newly developed reproducible dissolution method can be effectively utilized in practical applications by dissolving fuel debris and estimating its elemental composition.
Mo adsorption; Utilizing spray-dried mesoporous alumina for clinical-grade generator developmentAlowasheeir, A.*; Eguchi, Miharu*; Fujita, Yoshitaka; Tsuchiya, Kunihiko; Wakabayashi, Ryutaro*; Kimura, Tatsuo*; Ariga, Katsuhiko*; Hatano, Kentaro*; Fukumitsu, Nobuyoshi*; Yamauchi, Yusuke*
Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 97(10), p.uoae099_1 - uoae099_7, 2024/10
Times Cited Count:5 Percentile:62.89(Chemistry, Multidisciplinary)no abstracts in English

Yamamoto, Hajime*; Ikeda, Osamu*; Honda, Takashi*; Kimura, Kenta*; Aoyama, Takuya*; Ogushi, Kenya*; Suzuki, Akio*; Ishii, Kenji*; Matsumura, Daiju; Tsuji, Takuya; et al.
Physical Review Materials (Internet), 8(9), p.094402_1 - 094402_6, 2024/09
Times Cited Count:3 Percentile:43.86(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)
Ba
(PO
)
(
= Mg, Mn, Co, and Ni)Kajita, Yoichi*; Nagai, Takayuki*; Yamagishi, Shigetada*; Kimura, Kenta*; Hagihara, Masato; Kimura, Tsuyoshi*
Chemistry of Materials, 36(15), p.7451 - 7458, 2024/08
Times Cited Count:5 Percentile:68.65(Chemistry, Physical)Iwata, Takuma*; Kosa, Towa*; Nishioka, Yukimi*; Owada, Kiyotaka*; Sumida, Kazuki; Annese, E.*; Kakoki, Masaaki*; Kuroda, Kenta*; Iwasawa, Hideaki*; Arita, Masashi*; et al.
Scientific Reports (Internet), 14, p.127_1 - 127_8, 2024/01
Times Cited Count:11 Percentile:88.63(Multidisciplinary Sciences)Yamagishi, Shigetada*; Hayashida, Takeshi*; Misawa, Ryusuke*; Kimura, Kenta*; Hagihara, Masato; Murata, Tomoki*; Hirose, Sakyo*; Kimura, Tsuyoshi*
Chemistry of Materials, 35(2), p.747 - 754, 2023/01
Times Cited Count:14 Percentile:75.38(Chemistry, Physical)Hayashida, Takeshi*; Uemura, Yohei*; Kimura, Kenta*; Matsuoka, Satoshi*; Hagihara, Masato; Hirose, Sakyo*; Morioka, Hitoshi*; Hasegawa, Tatsuo*; Kimura, Tsuyoshi*
Physical Review Materials (Internet), 5(12), p.124409_1 - 124409_10, 2021/12
Times Cited Count:39 Percentile:86.43(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)
Ta
O
Kimura, Kenta*; Yagi, Naoki*; Hasegawa, Shunsuke*; Hagihara, Masato; Miyake, Atsushi*; Tokunaga, Masashi*; Cao, H.*; Masuda, Takatsugu*; Kimura, Tsuyoshi*
Inorganic Chemistry, 60(20), p.15078 - 15084, 2021/10
Times Cited Count:4 Percentile:33.74(Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear)
Te
Shikin, A. M.*; Estyunin, D. A.*; Klimovskikh, I. I.*; Filnov, S. O.*; Kumar, S.*; Schwier, E. F.*; Miyamoto, Koji*; Okuda, Taichi*; Kimura, Akio*; Kuroda, Kenta*; et al.
Scientific Reports (Internet), 10, p.13226_1 - 13226_13, 2020/08
Times Cited Count:78 Percentile:95.61(Multidisciplinary Sciences)
Am at neutron energies below fission thresholdHirose, Kentaro; Nishio, Katsuhisa; Makii, Hiroyuki; Nishinaka, Ichiro*; Ota, Shuya*; Nagayama, Tatsuro*; Tamura, Nobuyuki*; Goto, Shinichi*; Andreyev, A. N.; Vermeulen, M. J.; et al.
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, 856, p.133 - 138, 2017/06
Times Cited Count:5 Percentile:38.01(Instruments & Instrumentation)
Nd and stellar neutron capture cross sectionsKatabuchi, Tatsuya*; Matsuhashi, Taihei*; Terada, Kazushi; Igashira, Masayuki*; Mizumoto, Motoharu*; Hirose, Kentaro; Kimura, Atsushi; Iwamoto, Nobuyuki; Hara, Kaoru*; Harada, Hideo; et al.
Physical Review C, 91(3), p.037603_1 - 037603_5, 2015/03
Times Cited Count:8 Percentile:47.16(Physics, Nuclear)
) reactions with the ANNRI-Cluster Ge detectors at J-PARCHara, Kaoru; Goko, Shinji*; Harada, Hideo; Hirose, Kentaro; Kimura, Atsushi; Kin, Tadahiro*; Kitatani, Fumito; Koizumi, Mitsuo; Nakamura, Shoji; Toh, Yosuke; et al.
JAEA-Conf 2014-002, p.88 - 92, 2015/02
Sn and
Sn with J-PARC/MLF/ANNRIKimura, Atsushi; Hirose, Kentaro; Nakamura, Shoji; Harada, Hideo; Hara, Kaoru; Hori, Junichi*; Igashira, Masayuki*; Kamiyama, Takashi*; Katabuchi, Tatsuya*; Kino, Koichi*; et al.
Nuclear Data Sheets, 119, p.150 - 153, 2014/05
Times Cited Count:5 Percentile:35.81(Physics, Nuclear)
Pd and stable
Pd nuclei at J-PARC/MLF/ANNRINakamura, Shoji; Kimura, Atsushi; Kitatani, Fumito; Ota, Masayuki; Furutaka, Kazuyoshi; Goko, Shinji*; Hara, Kaoru; Harada, Hideo; Hirose, Kentaro; Kin, Tadahiro*; et al.
Nuclear Data Sheets, 119, p.143 - 146, 2014/05
Times Cited Count:10 Percentile:54.39(Physics, Nuclear)We have started the measurements of the neutron-capture cross sections for stable
Pd nuclei as well as the radioactive
Pd. The neutron-capture cross-section measurements by the time-of flight method were performed using an apparatus called "Accurate Neutron-Nucleus Reaction measurement Instrument (ANNRI)" installed at the neutron Beam Line No.4 of the Materials and Life science experimental Facility (MLF) in the J-PARC. The neutron-capture cross sections of
Pd and
Pd have been measured in the neutron energy range from thermal to 300 eV. Some new information was obtained for resonances of these Pd nuclei.
Am(n,
) at J-PARC/MLF/ANNRIHarada, Hideo; Ota, Masayuki; Kimura, Atsushi; Furutaka, Kazuyoshi; Hirose, Kentaro; Hara, Kaoru; Kin, Tadahiro*; Kitatani, Fumito; Koizumi, Mitsuo; Nakamura, Shoji; et al.
Nuclear Data Sheets, 119, p.61 - 64, 2014/05
Times Cited Count:19 Percentile:73.24(Physics, Nuclear)
rays from the neutron resonances of
Se and
Se at the J-PARC/MLF/ANNRIHori, Junichi*; Yashima, Hiroshi*; Nakamura, Shoji; Furutaka, Kazuyoshi; Hara, Kaoru; Harada, Hideo; Hirose, Kentaro; Kimura, Atsushi; Kitatani, Fumito; Koizumi, Mitsuo; et al.
Nuclear Data Sheets, 119, p.128 - 131, 2014/05
Times Cited Count:4 Percentile:30.81(Physics, Nuclear)In this work, we measured the capture
rays from the neutron resonances of
Se and
Se. A neutron time-of-flight method was adopted for the measurements with a 4
Ge spectrometer installed at the Accurate Neutron-Nucleus Reaction measurement Instrument (ANNRI) in the J-PARC Material and Life science experimental Facility (MLF). The
-ray pulse-height spectra corresponding to the 27-eV resonance of
Se and the 113-, 212-, 291-, 342-, 690- and 864-eV resonances of
Se were obtained by gating on the TOF regions, respectively. The relative intensities of those primary transitions were derived and compared with the previous experimental data. For the 27-eV resonance of
Se, a strong primary transition to the 293-keV state was observed. As for
Se, the quite differences of the decay pattern were found between the resonances.
Np
at J-PARC/MLF/ANNRIHirose, Kentaro; Furutaka, Kazuyoshi; Hara, Kaoru; Harada, Hideo; Hori, Junichi*; Igashira, Masayuki*; Kamiyama, Takashi*; Katabuchi, Tatsuya*; Kimura, Atsushi; Kin, Tadahiro*; et al.
Nuclear Data Sheets, 119, p.48 - 51, 2014/05
Times Cited Count:1 Percentile:9.45(Physics, Nuclear)Kino, Koichi*; Furusaka, Michihiro*; Hiraga, Fujio*; Kamiyama, Takashi*; Kiyanagi, Yoshiaki*; Furutaka, Kazuyoshi; Goko, Shinji*; Hara, Kaoru; Harada, Hideo; Harada, Masahide; et al.
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, 736, p.66 - 74, 2014/02
Times Cited Count:33 Percentile:90.21(Instruments & Instrumentation)
Sn
using ANNRI-NaI(Tl) spectrometer at J-PARCHirose, Kentaro; Furutaka, Kazuyoshi; Hara, Kaoru; Harada, Hideo; Kimura, Atsushi; Kitatani, Fumito; Koizumi, Mitsuo; Nakamura, Shoji; Oshima, Masumi; Toh, Yosuke; et al.
JAEA-Conf 2013-002, p.173 - 178, 2013/10