令和3年度福島第一原子力発電所の炉内付着物サンプル等の分析; 令和3年度開始廃炉・汚染水対策事業費補助金に係る補助事業(燃料デブリの性状把握のための分析・推定技術の開発)

池内 宏知; 佐々木 新治; 大西 貴士; 仲吉 彬; 荒井 陽一; 佐藤 拓未; 多木 寛; 関尾 佳弘; 山口 祐加子; 森下 一喜; et al.

JAEA-Data/Code 2023-005, 418 Pages, 2023/12

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東京電力ホールディングス(株)福島第一原子力発電所(1F)の廃炉作業を安全かつ着実に実施するためには、炉内で生成した燃料デブリの組成や物理的・化学的特性等の性状を把握し、燃料デブリの取り出しや収納・保管等の実際の廃炉作業を検討するプロジェクトに提供していく必要がある。この目的から、1F2号機の内部調査で取得された付着物や堆積物等の汚染物サンプルを用いて、サンプル中の成分の把握及び燃料由来のウランを含む微粒子(U含有粒子)の詳細観察を行った。本報告書は、サンプルの成分由来やU含有粒子の生成過程等の解析評価に供するため、2021年度に得られた分析結果として、FE-SEM/WDX、FE-SEM/EDX、TEM/STEM-EDXによる詳細観察画像や元素分析結果、放射線測定結果及びICP-MSによる元素分析結果をデータベースとしてまとめたものである。

Step-by-step challenge of debris characterization for the decommissioning of Fukushima-Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (FDNPS)

倉田 正輝; 奥住 直明*; 仲吉 彬; 池内 宏知; 小山 真一

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 59(7), p.807 - 834, 2022/07

https://doi.org/10.1080/00223131.2022.2040393

東京電力福島第一原子力発電所(1F)の廃炉に向けて、事故直後から、燃料デブリの特性評価について様々な試みが行われてきた。本レビューでは、それらを概説する。事故直後の数年間は、1F現場(特に損傷した1, 2, 3号機の建屋内部)から得られる知見は極めて限定的であった。燃料デブリのおよその所在はミューオントモグラフィーで調査され、その特性は、加圧水型軽水炉である米国スリーマイル原発事故調査の結果等の過去知見に基づいて概略推定された。その後、各種の内部調査ロボットが開発され、2017年より、原子炉格納容器内部の調査が開始された。その結果、3つの号機とも、当初、加圧水型軽水炉の典型的事故シナリオに基づいて予想されたものと異なる炉心破損状態とデブリ堆積状態であることがわかってきた。また、調査ロボットの付着物から微量のウラン含有粒子が回収され、燃料デブリにつながる情報を得るために、その特性分析が継続している。これらと並行して、OECD/NEAなどにおいて、事故シナリオの検討等について国際協力も進んでいる。今後は、典型事故条件に基づくイメージではなく、現場で得られた知見に基づいて、1F事故シナリオの理解を深め、1F燃料デブリの特性を評価していくことが重要である。

「廃炉・汚染水対策事業費補助金(燃料デブリの分析精度の向上及び熱挙動の推定のための技術開発)」に係る補助事業; 2020年度最終報告

小山 真一; 中桐 俊男; 逢坂 正彦; 吉田 啓之; 倉田 正輝; 池内 宏知; 前田 宏治; 佐々木 新治; 大西 貴士; 高野 公秀; et al.

廃炉・汚染水対策事業事務局ホームページ(インターネット), 144 Pages, 2021/08

https://dccc-program.jp/3797

令和2年度に原子力機構が補助事業者となって実施した「廃炉・汚染水対策事業費補助金(燃料デブリの性状把握のための分析・推定技術の開発(燃料デブリの分析精度の向上及び熱挙動の推定のための技術開発))」の成果概要を、最終報告として取りまとめた。本報告資料は、廃炉・汚染水対策事業事務局ウェブサイトにて公開される。

Material characterization of the VULCANO corium concrete interaction test with concrete representative of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plants

Brissonneau, L.*; 池内 宏知; Piluso, P.*; Gousseau, J.*; David, C.*; Testud, V.*; Roger, J.*; Bouyer, V.*; 北垣 徹; 仲吉 彬; et al.

Journal of Nuclear Materials, 528, p.151860_1 - 151860_18, 2020/01

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2019.151860

In the framework of JAEA-CEA collaboration, experimental studies have been conducted for estimating the material characteristics of corium debris representative of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear damaged plants. A test has been performed in the VULCANO facility in CEA Cadarache to simulate the concrete corium interaction (CCI) with prototypic corium (using depleted uranium) and concrete of Fukushima Daiichi 1F1 Nuclear Plant. This paper presents the Post Test Analyses on 9 samples representative of the CCI during this test: in the corium pool, in the crusts and at the vertical and horizontal interfaces with the concrete. Analyses have been performed by SEM/EDS, X-Ray Diffraction, complete dissolution and ICP, micro-hardness measurements of the main phases. The major phases encountered are uranium rich and zirconium rich oxides forming nodules from micrometers to millimeters size, chromium-iron rich precipitates of several micrometers, metallic Fe-Ni droplets and chromium-silicon rich filaments in a matrix, likely vitreous, rich in concrete elements: Si, Al, Ca, but containing up to 12 cations. The matrix is the softer oxide phase, when the Cr rich precipitates are the harder. The analyses are consistent with the estimated macroscopic ablation ratio, but do not still explain the important axial ablation observed for this specific basaltic concrete. The different phases formation, distribution and solidification path are discussed. First comparisons are proposed with the former CCI tests with European concretes. These results give helpful insights for the future dismantling of the plant and for a deeper understanding of the CCI process for basaltic concrete.

Knowledge obtained from dismantling of large-scale MCCI experiment products for decommissioning of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station

仲吉 彬; 池内 宏知; 北垣 徹; 鷲谷 忠博; Bouyer, V.*; Journeau, C.*; Piluso, P.*; Excoffier, E.*; David, C.*; Testud, V.*

Proceedings of International Topical Workshop on Fukushima Decommissioning Research (FDR 2019) (Internet), 4 Pages, 2019/05

A large-scale Molten Core-Concrete Interaction (MCCI) test (VF-U1) under the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (1F) conditions (core material composition, concrete, and decay heat) was conducted at the large MCCI test facility (VULCANO) owned by French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) in France. About 50 kg of simulated debris was melted and brought into contact with concrete to erode concrete under 1F conditions. After cooling, the concrete test section (concrete and MCCI product) was dismantled. Main observations of the structure of solidified pool (crust, porosity, oxide/metal layer, etc.) and of the ablation are given. The technical results obtained herein are summarized, and they provide interesting knowledge that will help with the decommissioning of 1F.

Characterization of the VULCANO test products for fuel debris removal from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant

北垣 徹; 池内 宏知; 矢野 公彦; 荻野 英樹; Haquet, J.-F.*; Brissonneau, L.*; Tormos, B.*; Piluso, P.*; 鷲谷 忠博

Progress in Nuclear Science and Technology (Internet), 5, p.217 - 220, 2018/11

https://doi.org/10.15669/pnst.5.217

Characterization of the fuel debris is required to develop fuel debris removal tools for the decommissioning of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (1F). In this study, the VULCANO MCCI test, VBS-U4, was selected as 1F similar conditions and the characteristics of the samples were examined. In the molten pool sample, the round-edged corium-rich oxides region, with diameters of 1-10 mm, is surrounded by a concrete-rich oxide region. It shows convection of the molten pool. Other samples also show the features of the MCCI progression. The main chemical forms of the samples are SiO, (U,Zr)O, Fe and so on. The microstructure of the samples is heterogeneous structure composed of these phases. The difference in Vickers hardness between the metallic phases and the oxide phases is a distinctive characteristic. It can be noted that the heterogeneous distribution of metallic phases in 1F MCCI products interrupt with the removal operation such as by damaging the core-boring bit.

Dissolution behavior of (U,Zr)O-based simulated fuel debris in nitric acid

池内 宏知; 石原 美穂; 矢野 公彦; 鍛治 直也; 中島 靖雄; 鷲谷 忠博

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 51(7-8), p.996 - 1005, 2014/07

https://doi.org/10.1080/00223131.2014.924445

To explore the possibility of dissolving fuel debris as a potential pre-treatment for waste treatment, dissolution tests of UZrO and (U,Pu)ZrO were carried out in 6 M HNO at 353 K. While the U and Zr indicated congruent leaching from the simulated debris with U-rich compositions, a preferential leaching of U was observed with Zr-rich compositions. Taking into account these different dissolution phenomena, the dissolution rate analysis was carried out using surface-area model to calculate the instantaneous dissolution rate (IDR). From these findings, dissolution with HNO is expected to be only applicable in U-rich compositions ( 0.3) if the dissolution in 6 M HNO at 353 K is assumed. Application of complexing acids such as mixture of HNO and HF should be considered to increase the dissolution rate of the phases with Zr-rich compositions.

Direction on characterization of fuel debris for defueling process in Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station

矢野 公彦; 北垣 徹; 池内 宏知; 涌井 遼平; 樋口 英俊; 鍛治 直也; 小泉 健治; 鷲谷 忠博

Proceedings of International Nuclear Fuel Cycle Conference; Nuclear Energy at a Crossroads (GLOBAL 2013) (CD-ROM), p.1554 - 1559, 2013/09

For the decommissioning of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (1F), defueling work for the fuel debris in the reactor core of Unit 1-3 is planned to be started within 10 years. Preferential items in the characterization of the fuel debris were identified for the defueling work at 1F, in which the procedure and handling tools were assumed from information of 1F and experience of Three Mile Island Unit 2 (TMI-2) accident. The candidates of defueling tools for 1F were selected from TMI-2 defueling tools. It was found out that they were categorized as 6 groups by their working principles. Important properties on the fuel debris for the defueling were picked up from considering influence of objective materials on their performance. The selected properties are shape, size, density, thermal conductivity, heat capacity, melting point, hardness, elastic modulus, and fracture toughness. In these properties, mechanical properties, i.e. hardness, elastic modulus, fracture toughness were identified as preferential items, because there are few data on that of fuel debris in the past severe accident studies.

酸化物分散強化型フェライト鋼の硝酸溶解特性評価; マルテンサイト系9Cr-ODS鋼の評価

井上 賢紀; 池内 宏知; 竹内 正行; 小山 真一; 須藤 光雄

JAEA-Research 2011-057, 100 Pages, 2012/03

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湿式法再処理システムにおける燃料溶解には硝酸水溶液が適用されるため、実用化段階の燃料被覆管の基準材料であるマルテンサイト系酸化物分散強化型フェライト鋼「9Cr-ODS鋼」の製造まま材の硝酸溶解特性を評価した。9Cr-ODS鋼はクロム濃度が比較的低く、不働態皮膜の安定化による溶解速度の抑制には、高硝酸濃度あるいは溶存金属イオンによる溶液からの酸化力に期待する必要があることがわかった。連続溶解槽のなかでは硝酸濃度と溶存金属イオン濃度が連続的に変化するが、剪断片に接触する溶液電位は連続的に上昇し、腐食電位が高電位域に維持されるために不働態化の促進効果が持続する傾向があることがわかった。

FaCT Phase-I evaluation on the advanced aqueous reprocessing process, 3; Highly effective dissolution technology for FBR MOX fuels

池内 宏知; 桂井 清道*; 佐野 雄一; 鷲谷 忠博

Proceedings of International Conference on Toward and Over the Fukushima Daiichi Accident (GLOBAL 2011) (CD-ROM), 5 Pages, 2011/12

Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) has been developing an efficient dissolution technology for irradiated MOX fuel in the framework of Fast Reactor Cycle Technology Development (FaCT) Project. In the fuel dissolution process for advanced aqueous reprocessing system named NEXT (New Extraction System for TRU Recovery), highly concentrated dissolution is required to adapt to the crystallization process. Optimum dissolution condition including short stroke shearing or pulverization of the irradiated fuel has been discussed, being based on the calculation results of continuous dissolver simulation code which reflects the results of dissolution tests using irradiated MOX fuel. We have been also developing rotary drum type continuous dissolver to adapt to the dissolution process for high heavy metal (U and Pu) concentration. This paper describes the summary and evaluation of R&D results on highly effective dissolution technology in the framework of FaCT Phase-I from 2006 to 2010.