Quantitative analysis of microstructure evolution, stress partitioning and thermodynamics in the dynamic transformation of Fe-14Ni alloy

Li, L.*; 宮本 吾郎*; Zhang, Y.*; Li, M.*; 諸岡 聡; 及川 勝成*; 友田 陽*; 古原 忠*

Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 184, p.221 - 234, 2024/06

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmst.2023.10.037

Dynamic transformation (DT) of austenite () to ferrite () in the hot deformation of various carbon steels was widely investigated. However, the nature of DT remains unclear due to the lack of quantitative analysis of stress partitioning between two phases and the uncertainty of local distribution of substitutional elements at the interface in multi-component carbon steels used in the previous studies. Therefore, in the present study, a binary Fe-Ni alloy with + duplex microstructure in equilibrium was prepared and isothermally compressed in + two-phase region to achieve quantitative analysis of microstructure evolution, stress partitioning and thermodynamics during DT. to DT during isothermal compression and to reverse transformation on isothermal annealing under unloaded condition after deformation were accompanied by Ni partitioning. The lattice strains during thermomechanical processing were obtained via in-situ neutron diffraction measurement, based on which the stress partitioning behavior between and was discussed by using the generalized Hooke's law. A thermodynamic framework for the isothermal deformation in solids was established based on the basic laws of thermodynamics, and it was shown that the total Helmholtz free energy change in the deformable material during the isothermal process should be smaller than the work done to the deformable material. Under the present thermodynamic framework, the microstructure evolution in the isothermal compression of Fe-14Ni alloy was well explained by considering the changes in chemical free energy, plastic and elastic energies and the work done to the material. In addition, the stabilization of the soft phase in Fe-14Ni alloy by deformation was rationalized since the to transformation decreased the total Helmholtz free energy by decreasing the elastic and dislocation energies.

東海再処理施設周辺の環境放射線モニタリング結果; 2022年度

國分 祐司; 中田 陽; 瀬谷 夏美; 小池 優子; 根本 正史; 飛田 慶司; 山田 椋平*; 内山 怜; 山下 大智; 永井 信嗣; et al.

JAEA-Review 2023-046, 164 Pages, 2024/03

JAEA-Review-2023-046.pdf:4.2MB

核燃料サイクル工学研究所では、「日本原子力研究開発機構核燃料サイクル工学研究所再処理施設保安規定、第IV編環境監視」に基づき、再処理施設周辺の環境放射線モニタリングを実施している。本報告書は、2022年4月から2023年3月までの間に実施した環境放射線モニタリングの結果及び大気、海洋への放射性物質の放出に起因する周辺公衆の線量算出結果について、取りまとめたものである。なお、上記の環境放射線モニタリングの結果において、2011年3月に発生した東京電力株式会社(2016年4月1日付けで東京電力ホールディングス株式会社に変更)福島第一原子力発電所事故で放出された放射性物質の影響が多くの項目で見られた。また、環境監視計画の概要、測定方法の概要、測定結果及びその経時変化、気象統計結果、放射性廃棄物の放出状況、平常の変動幅の範囲を外れた値の評価について付録として収録した。

Multi-aspect characterization of low-temperature tempering behaviors in high-carbon martensite

Zhang, Y.*; 丸澤 賢人*; 工藤 航平*; 諸岡 聡; Harjo, S.; 宮本 吾郎*; 古原 忠*

ISIJ International, 64(2), p.245 - 256, 2024/01

https://doi.org/10.2355/isijinternational.ISIJINT-2023-251

As-quenched martensite in carbon steels needs to be tempered to restore its ductility and toughness for practical applications. During tempering of martensite, microstructural evolutions induced by a series of reactions relevant to carbon diffusion is known to occur. In this study, multi-aspect characterization using advanced techniques such as in-situ neutron diffraction, transmission electron microscopy and three-dimensional atom probe tomography, was performed to investigate the changes in tetragonality, physical properties, microstructure and solute carbon content in high-carbon martensite, with an aim to clarify its low-temperature tempering behaviors. A binary alloy with a chemical composition of Fe-0.78 mass%C was austenitized and quenched to prepare the as-quenched martensite, followed by tempering in continuous heating at different heating rates. It was found that various reactions occurred sequentially during tempering, starting from the structure modulation generated by carbon clustering in the 0th stage, then followed by the precipitation of metastable -carbide particles on linear features in the 1st stage, towards the later decomposition of retained austenite and precipitation of cementite in the 2nd and 3rd stages, respectively. After analyzing the experimental results, the solute carbon content in martensite tempered under various conditions was found to be in good agreement with that estimated from the lattice volume expansion, whereas the evaluation based on the tetragonality might lead to some underestimation of the solute carbon content in martensite tempered at high temperatures.

Orientation mapping of YbSn single crystals based on Bragg-dip analysis using a delay-line superconducting sensor

宍戸 寛明*; Vu, TheDang*; 相澤 一也; 小嶋 健児*; 小山 富男*; 及川 健一; 原田 正英; 奥 隆之; 曽山 和彦; 宮嶋 茂之*; et al.

Journal of Applied Crystallography, 56(4), p.1108 - 1113, 2023/08

https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600576723005204

Recent progress in high-power pulsed neutron sources has stimulated the development of the Bragg dip and Bragg edge analysis methods using a two-dimensional neutron detector with high temporal resolution to resolve the neutron energy by the time-of-flight method. A delay-line current-biased kinetic inductance detector (CB-KID) is a two-dimensional superconducting sensor with a high temporal resolution and multi-hit capability. Here, it is demonstrated that a delay-line CB-KID with a B neutron conversion layer can be applied to high-spatial-resolution neutron transmission imaging and spectroscopy up to 100 eV. Dip structures are observed in the transmission spectra of YbSn single crystals, induced by Bragg diffraction and nuclear resonance absorption. The orientation mapping of YbSn crystals is successfully drawn based on the analysis of observed Bragg dip positions in the transmission spectra.

Anomalous behavior of liquid molecules near solid nanoparticles; Novel interpretation on thermal conductivity enhancement in nanofluids

橋本 俊輔*; 山口 聡*; 原田 雅史*; 中島 健次; 菊地 龍弥*; 大石 一城*

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 638, p.475 - 486, 2023/05

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2023.01.101

最近、粒子分率から計算される理論的に予測された値と比較して、ベース液体と分散された固体ナノ粒子で構成されるナノ流体の熱伝導率の異常な改善が報告されている。一般に、気体と液体の熱伝導率の値は、並進運動中の分子の平均自由行程によって支配される。ここでは、ナノ粒子の周りの液体分子の振動挙動がこれらの熱伝導率の増加に寄与している可能性を示す確かな証拠を提示する。

Fact-finding survey on the competencies and literacy of radiological technologists regarding radiation disasters

新井 知大*; 村田 歩*; 渡邊 雄一*; 石原 敏裕*; 深水 良哉*; 武田 聡司*; 江端 清和*; 渡邊 裕貴; 高島 良生*; 金子 順一*

Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology, 31(2), p.237 - 245, 2023/03

https://doi.org/10.3233/XST-221341

診療放射線技師は、放射線に関する専門的な教育を受けており、医療領域における放射線業務に従事するとともに、患者が抱える放射線被ばくに関する不安の軽減に努めるリスクコミュニケーターとしての役割も担っている。また、2011年3月の福島第一原子力発電所事故の際、避難者の体表面及び携行物品の放射性物質の汚染検査要員として、全国各地域の診療放射線技師が派遣された。本研究では、国立病院機構に所属する診療放射線技師を対象として放射線災害に関する知識及び意識に関する実態調査を実施することにより、放射線災害に関する診療放射線技師のリテラシー及びコンピテンシーを明らかにした。また、日本の診療放射線技師の放射線災害に関する知識及び意識を、原子力発電所の立地地域(隣接地域含む)と非立地地域で比較し、放射線災害に対応可能な診療放射線技師の人材育成の在り方について検討した。

Electrical properties and energy band alignment of SiO/GaN metal-oxide-semiconductor structures fabricated on N-polar GaN(000) substrates

溝端 秀聡*; 冨ヶ原 一樹*; 野崎 幹人*; 小林 拓真*; 吉越 章隆; 細井 卓治*; 志村 考功*; 渡部 平司*

Applied Physics Letters, 121(6), p.062104_1 - 062104_6, 2022/08

https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0095468

N極性GaN(000)基板上に作製したSiO/GaN MOS構造の界面特性とエネルギーバンドアライメントを、電気測定と放射光X線光電子分光法を用いて調べた。さらに、得られた結果をGa極性GaN(0001)上のSiO/GaN MOS構造の特性と比較した。SiO/GaN(000)構造はGaN(0001)基板上に作製した構造よりも熱的に不安定であることがわかった。しかし、絶縁膜堆積後アニールの条件を最適化することにより、SiO/GaN(000)構造でも優れた電気特性が得られた。一方で、SiO/GaN(000)構造の伝導帯オフセットがSiO/GaN(0001)構造よりも小さく、これによるゲートリーク電流の増大が見られた。以上のことから、MOSデバイスの作製においてN極性GaN(000)基板の利用には注意を要することを明らかにした。

Volatilization of BC control rods in Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactors during meltdown; B-Li isotopic signatures in cesium-rich microparticles

笛田 和希*; 高見 龍*; 蓑毛 健太*; 諸岡 和也*; 堀江 憲路*; 竹原 真美*; 山崎 信哉*; 斉藤 拓巳*; 塩津 弘之; 大貫 敏彦*; et al.

Journal of Hazardous Materials, 428, p.128214_1 - 128214_10, 2022/04

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.128214

Boron carbide control rods remain in the fuel debris of the damaged reactors in the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, potentially preventing re-criticality; however, the state and stability of the control rods remain unknown. Sensitive high-resolution ion microprobe analyses have revealed B-Li isotopic signatures in radioactive Cs-rich microparticles (CsMPs) that formed by volatilization and condensation of Si-oxides during the meltdowns. The CsMPs contain 1518-6733 mg kg of B and 11.99-1213 mg kg of Li. The B/B (4.15-4.21) and Li/Li (213-406) isotopic ratios are greater than natural abundances (4.05 and 12.5, respectively), indicating that B(n,)Li reactions occurred in BC prior to the meltdowns. The total amount of B released with CsMPs was estimated to be 0.024-62 g, suggesting that essentially all B remains in reactor Units 2 and/or 3 and is enough to prevent re-criticality; however, the heterogeneous distribution of B needs to be considered during decommissioning.

Development of dispersed phase tracking method for time-series 3-dimensional interface shape data

堀口 直樹; 吉田 啓之; 山村 聡太*; 藤原 広太*; 金子 暁子*; 阿部 豊*

Proceedings of 19th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics (NURETH-19) (Internet), 14 Pages, 2022/03

In severe accidents of nuclear reactors, molten fuel and structural materials leak out of the pressure vessel into the water pool on the pedestal floor. If the water pool is shallow, the molten material enters the shallow pool as a liquid jet, disperses as debris, spreads over the floor, and it cooled by fuel-coolant interaction (FCI). Numerical simulations and experiments with state-of-the-art visualization techniques are developed and used to consider the thermal-hydraulic behavior of the liquid jet as a debris jet. By performing these simulations and experiments, we obtain detailed 3-dimensional shapes of the liquid jet interfaces. However, to evaluate the thermal-hydraulic behavior of the liquid jet, we require not only 3-dimensional shapes but also the velocity and size of dispersed liquid. We have developed a dispersed phase tracking method by using time-series data of 3-dimensional shapes of the melt interface obtained by numerical simulations or experiments to obtain these data. Firstly, we verified the applicability of the developed method by applying a simple system. Next, we applied the method to the numerical results of a liquid jet entering a shallow pool by TPFIT. The results show that the liquid jet entering the shallow pool reproduces the dispersion behavior of the fragments. The generated fragments were quantitively confirmed to have curved and rotational trajectories with complex nonlinear motions. In the relationship between the volume equivalent diameter of the fragments and the magnitude of velocity, it was confirmed that the larger the equivalent diameter, the smaller the velocity fluctuation.

High spatial resolution neutron transmission imaging using a superconducting two-dimensional detector

宍戸 寛明*; 西村 和真*; Vu, TheDang*; 相澤 一也; 小嶋 健児*; 小山 富男*; 及川 健一; 原田 正英; 奥 隆之; 曽山 和彦; et al.

IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 31(9), p.2400505_1 - 2400505_5, 2021/12

https://doi.org/10.1109/TASC.2021.3111396

中性子イメージングは、重金属に対する高透過性、軽元素に対する高感度、同位体と中性子との特異な核反応による同位体選択性などの中性子ビームの特徴を活かした非破壊検査の有力な手段の一つである。本研究では、超伝導検出器である電流バイアス運動インダクタンス検出器(CB-KID)を用いて、パルス中性子源を用いた飛行時間法による波長分解中性子イメージングを行った。遅延時間型CB-KIDを用いて、GdAl単結晶を成長させたGd-Al合金試料の中性子透過像を取得した。その結果、単結晶はAl-Gd合金全体に渡って、形状,分布ともに良好に観察することができた。また、中性子の波長0.03nm以上でGdによる特徴的な中性子の吸収を確認した。さらに、15m 12mという限られた検出面で、同位体と中性子の核反応によって生じるGd共鳴ディップを観測することができた。また、Gdの共鳴ディップを用いてGd選択的イメージングを行ったところ、中性子の波長幅が1pmという限られた範囲で、明確なGd核の元素選択イメージング像を取得することに成功した。