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土屋 晴文; 藤 暢輔; 大図 章; 古高 和禎; 北谷 文人; 前田 亮; 米田 政夫
Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 60(11), p.1301 - 1312, 2023/11
被引用回数：1 パーセンタイル：72.91(Nuclear Science & Technology)An integrated active neutron non-destructive analysis (NDA) system, Active-N, was developed to gain knowledge of active neutron NDA techniques that are applicable to measurements of nuclear materials in highly radioactive nuclear fuels. Active-N, equipped with a D-T neutron generator, combines three complementary active neutron NDA techniques: Differential Die-away Analysis (DDA), Prompt Gamma-ray Analysis (PGA), and Neutron Resonance Transmission Analysis (NRTA). In this paper, we provide an overview of Active-N and then demonstrate that the compact NRTA system in Active-N can quantify nuclear materials. Monte Carlo simulations were conducted to determine the design of the compact NRTA system including a moderator, flight tubes, and a detector shield. To investigate how accurately the compact NRTA system determines areal densities in a sample, measurements were performed with a Pu pellet-type sample as well as metallic plate samples of In and Ag. The experimental areal densities of 
Pu, 
In and 
Ag were consistent with those calculated for the individual nuclei. These results show that it is feasible to develop a compact NRTA system capable of determining the contents of nuclear materials in nuclear fuels. This research was implemented under the subsidy for nuclear security promotion of MEXT.
古高 和禎; 大図 章; 藤 暢輔
Nuclear Engineering and Technology, 55(11), p.4002 - 4018, 2023/11
被引用回数：0 パーセンタイル：0.01(Nuclear Science & Technology)An integrated neutron interrogation system has been developed for non-destructive assay of highly radioactive special nuclear materials, to accumulate knowledge of the method through developing and using it. The system combines a differential die-away (DDA) measurement system for the quantification of nuclear materials and a prompt gamma-ray analysis (PGA) system for the detection of neutron poisons which disturb the DDA measurements; a common D-T neutron generator is used. A special care has been taken for the selection of materials to reduce the background gamma rays produced by the interrogation neutrons. A series of measurements were performed to test the basic performance of the system. The results show that the DDA system can quantify plutonium of as small as 20~mg and it is not affected by intense neutron background up to 4.2~TBq and gamma ray of 2.2~TBq. As a result of the designing of the combined system as a whole, the gamma-ray background counting rate at the PGA detector was reduced down to 
s
even with the use of the D-T neutron generator. The test measurements show that the PGA system is capable of detecting less than 1~g of boron compound and about 100~g of gadolinium compound in~30 min. This research was implemented under the subsidy for nuclear security promotion of MEXT.
古高 和禎; 藤 暢輔
Proceedings of Joint International Conference on Supercomputing in Nuclear Applications + Monte Carlo 2020 (SNA + MC 2020), p.297 - 304, 2020/10
No established method exists to non-destructively measure the amount of highly radioactive nuclear fuel materials such as spent fuels, and it is one of the urgent issues in nuclear material accountancy. Therefore, JAEA has started a research on development of innovative non-destructive analysis (NDA) system for Special Nuclear Materials and Minor Actinides, in cooperation with EC-JRC. The aim of the project is to establish an NDA method which can be applied to highly radioactive nuclear materials and develop a demonstration system, named "Active-N", by utilizing an intense D-T neutron source and by combining the following mutually complemental active-neutron NDA methods: DDA, N RTAs, and PGA (Prompt Gamma-ray Analysis). The PGA measurements play a crucial role in the system, because it can detect/quantify neutron poison elements which disturb DDA measurements, as well as explosives and chemical warfare agents, by utilizing a high-energy resolution Germanium detector. To make an NDA system to be efficient one, an intense neutron generator has to be employed. On the other hand, exposure of a Ge detector to an immense amount of fast neutron makes the detector severely damaged and inoperative. Therefore, in order for the system to be efficient, it is essential to develop effective shield of the PGA system against fast neutrons. In this work, by performing particle transport calculation using Monte Carlo method, we have investigated effective shielding methods for the PGA measurement system in the Active-N system, against fast neutrons from the D-T neutron source. Materials and their configurations which effectively reduce fast-neutron doses and at the same time emit no interfering gamma rays, were examined. Through the calculation, a shield which reduces fast neutron dose sufficiently have been developed. This research was implemented under the subsidiary for nuclear security promotion of MEXT.
Ma, F.; Kopecky, S.*; Alaerts, G.*; 原田 秀郎; Heyse, J.*; 北谷 文人; Noguere, G.*; Paradela, C.*; 
alamon, L.*; Schillebeeckx, P.*; et al.
Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, 35(3), p.478 - 488, 2020/03
被引用回数：3 パーセンタイル：22.14(Chemistry, Analytical)The use of Neutron Resonance Transmission Analysis to characterize homogeneous samples not fulfilling good transmission geometry conditions is discussed. Analytical expressions for such samples have been derived and implemented in the resonance shape analysis code REFIT. They were validated by experiments at the time-of-flight facility GELINA using a set of metallic natural copper samples. The expressions were used to derive sample characteristics by a least squares adjustment to experimental transmission data. In addition, the resonance parameters of Cu for energies below 6 keV, which are reported in the literature and recommended in evaluated data libraries, were verified. This research was implemented under the subsidiary for nuclear security promotion of MEXT.
scintillation detector equipped with specially-designed shield for neutron resonance capture analysis土屋 晴文; 小泉 光生; 北谷 文人; 原田 秀郎
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, 932, p.16 - 26, 2019/07
被引用回数：0 パーセンタイル：0.02(Instruments & Instrumentation)A large-volume (
12.0 cm
12.7 cm) LaBr scintillation detector equipped with a specially-designed radiation shield was evaluated for neutron resonance capture analysis at the neutron time-of-flight (TOF) facility GELINA. By using the LaBr detector with and without the shield, measurements were carried out at a 13-m TOF station with three metallic samples, namely, Ni, Cr, and Fe. In addition, Monte Carlo simulations with Geant4 were performed, and the results were compared with the measurements to analyze the observed energy spectra and TOF spectra. Energy spectra obtained with the shield showed that prompt 
-ray peaks emitted from each sample can be used to identify the isotopes. Moreover, the signal-to-noise ratios of resonance peaks in a TOF spectrum with the shield were enhanced 1.5-2.5 in comparison with those without the shield. Furthermore, simultaneous measurements conducted using the three samples demonstrated that the shield employed herein was indispensable for identifying impurities in a composite sample such as particle-like fuel debris.
藤 暢輔; 大図 章; 土屋 晴文; 古高 和禎; 北谷 文人; 米田 政夫; 前田 亮; 小泉 光生
Proceedings of INMM 60th Annual Meeting (Internet), 7 Pages, 2019/07
Nuclear material accountancy plays a key role in nuclear safeguards and security. The collaboration between the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) and the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission aims to develop an active neutron NDA system for Special Nuclear Materials (SNM) and Minor Actinides (MA) in highly radioactive nuclear materials. Several active neutron NDA techniques, namely Differential Die-Away Analysis (DDA), Prompt Gamma-ray Analysis (PGA), Neutron Resonance Capture Analysis (NRCA), Neutron Resonance Transmission Analysis (NRTA) and Delayed Gamma-ray Analysis (DGA) have been developed. The different methods can provide complementary information. In the first phase of the project, we developed a combined NDA system, which enables the simultaneous measurements of DDA and PGA. The DDA technique can determine very small amounts of the fissile mass. PGA is valuable for the measurement of light elements. In the second phase, we will continue to conduct additional research to improve the methodology and develop a new integrated NDA system which can use for NRTA as well as DDA and PGA. In this presentation, we will provide an overview of the project and report the recent results, especially the design of new integrated NDA system. This research was implemented under the subsidiary for nuclear security promotion of MEXT.
土屋 晴文; Ma, F.; 北谷 文人; Paradella, C.*; Heyse, J.*; Kopecky, S.*; Schillebeeckx, P.*
Proceedings of 41st ESARDA Annual Meeting (Internet), p.374 - 377, 2019/05
From a viewpoint of nuclear safeguards and nuclear security, non-destructive assay (NDA) techniques are needed to quantify special nuclear materials (SNMs) in nuclear fuels such as spent fuels and fuel debris. Neutron Resonance Transmission Analysis (NRTA) is an NDA technique and it measures the amount of U isotopes in a UO
sample within 1% accuracy and Pu isotopes in a PuO
sample within 5% accuracy. However, NRTA measurements done so far were mainly applied to homogeneous samples with a constant thickness. Spent fuel and especially debris have irregular shapes that affect the NRTA measurements. In order to investigate the influence of irregular-shaped samples, NRTA experiments were done with a copper bar sample with different rotation angles with respect to neutron beams, at a neutron Time-Of-Flight (TOF) facility GELINA (Belgium). Analytical models for irregular shaped samples proposed by Harada et al. (JNST, 2015) were applied to the experimental data. It has been found that the experimental data can be well reproduced by the proposed models. In this presentation, we report how analytical models are applied to a real NRTA experiment with a Cu bar sample and discuss a future prospect of a compact NRTA system for SNM quantification. This research was implemented under the subsidiary for nuclear security promotion of MEXT.
土屋 晴文; 北谷 文人; 藤 暢輔; Paradela, C.*; Heyse, J.*; Kopecky, S.*; Schillebeeckx, P.*
Proceedings of INMM 59th Annual Meeting (Internet), 6 Pages, 2018/07
In fields of nuclear safeguards and nuclear security, non-destructive assay (NDA) techniques are needed in order to quantify special nuclear materials (SNMs) in nuclear fuels. Among those techniques, active NDA ones would be preferable to passive ones. One candidate of active NDA techniques is neutron resonance transmission analysis (NRTA). In fact, experiments done at GELINA have shown that NRTA has high potential enough to quantify SNMs in complex materials. Currently, such a NRTA system requires a large electron accelerator facility to generate intense neutron sources. In other words, it is very difficult to perform NRTA at various facilities that need to measure SNMs. Thus, downsizing a NRTA system would be one solution of its difficulty. In order to realize a compact NRTA system, we develop a prototype with a D-T neutron generator that has a pulse width of 10 
s. For this aim, numerical calculations to optimize the compact NRTA system were done. In addition, NRTA measurements with simulated fuel pins were made at neutron time-of-flight facilities such as GELINA. In this presentation, we present results of the numerical calculations and the experimental results. On the basis of those results we discuss a future prospect of a compact NRTA system that would be applicable to SNM quantification. This research was implemented under the subsidiary for nuclear security promotion of MEXT.
藤 暢輔; 大図 章; 土屋 晴文; 古高 和禎; 北谷 文人; 米田 政夫; 前田 亮; 小泉 光生; Heyse, J.*; Paradela, C.*; et al.
Proceedings of INMM 59th Annual Meeting (Internet), 9 Pages, 2018/07
Nuclear material accountancy is of fundamental importance for nuclear safeguards and security. However, to the best of our knowledge, there is no established technique that enables us to accurately determine the amount of Special Nuclear Materials (SNM) and Minor Actinides (MA) in high radioactive nuclear materials. Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) and the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission Collaboration Action Sheet-7 started in 2015. The purpose of this project is to develop an innovative non-destructive analysis (NDA) system using a D-T pulsed neutron source. Active neutron NDA techniques, namely Differential Die-Away Analysis (DDA), Prompt Gamma-ray Analysis (PGA), Neutron Resonance Capture Analysis (NRCA), Neutron Resonance Transmission Analysis (NRTA) and Delayed Gamma-ray Analysis (DGA) have been studied and developed. The different methods can provide complementary information which is particularly useful for quantification of SNM and MA in high radioactive nuclear materials. The second phase of the project has started. In the second phase, we will continue to conduct additional research to improve the methodology and develop an integrated NDA system. This presentation gives an overview of the project and the NDA system and reports the recent results. This research was implemented under the subsidiary for nuclear security promotion of MEXT.
-ray spectroscopy combined with active neutron interrogation for nuclear security and safeguards小泉 光生; Rossi, F.; Rodriguez, D.; 高峰 潤; 瀬谷 道夫; Bogucarska, T.*; Crochemore, J.-M.*; Varasano, G.*; Abbas, K.*; Pedersen, B.*; et al.
EPJ Web of Conferences, 146, p.09018_1 - 09018_4, 2017/09
被引用回数：3 パーセンタイル：86.43(Nuclear Science & Technology)Along with the global increase of applications using nuclear materials (NM), the requirements to nuclear security and safeguards for the development of effective characterization methods are growing. Mass verification of NM of low radioactivity is performed using passive non-destructive analysis (NDA) techniques whereas destructive analysis (DA) techniques are applied for accurate analysis of nuclide composition. In addition to the characterization by passive NDA, a sample can be further characterized by active NDA techniques. An active neutron NDA system equipped with a pulsed neutron generator is currently under development for studies of NDA methods. Among the methods DGS uses the detection of decay -rays from fission products (FP) to determine ratios of fissile nuclides present in the sample. A proper evaluation of such -ray spectra requires integration of nuclear data such as fission cross-sections, fission yields, half-lives, decay chain patterns, and decay -ray emission probabilities. The development of the DGS technique includes experimental verification of some nuclear data of fissile materials, as well as development of the device. This presentation will be a brief introduction of the active neutron NDA project and an explanation of the DGS development program.
Paradela, C.*; Heyse, J.*; Kopecky, S.*; Schillebeeckx, P.*; 原田 秀郎; 北谷 文人; 小泉 光生; 土屋 晴文
EPJ Web of Conferences, 146, p.09002_1 - 09002_4, 2017/09
被引用回数：9 パーセンタイル：97.81(Nuclear Science & Technology)Neutron-induced reactions can be used to study the properties of nuclear materials in the field of nuclear safeguards and security. The elemental and isotopic composition of these materials can be determined by using the presence of resonance structures in the reaction cross sections as fingerprints. This idea is the basis of two non-destructive analytical techniques which have been developed at the GELINA neutron time-of-flight facility of the JRC-IRMM: Neutron Resonance Capture Analysis (NRCA) and Neutron Resonance Transmission Analysis (NRTA). A full quantitative validation of the NRTA technique was obtained by determining the areal densities of enriched reference samples used for safeguards applications with an accuracy better than 1%. Moreover, a combination of NRTA and NRCA has been proposed for the characterisation of particle-like debris of melted fuel formed in severe nuclear accidents. In order to deal with the problems due to the diversity in shape and size of these samples and the presence of strong absorbing matrix materials, new capabilities have been implemented in the resonance shape analysis code REFIT. They have been validated by performing a blind test in which the elemental abundance of a combined sample composed of unknown quantities of materials such as cobalt, tungsten, rhodium or gold was determined with accuracies better than 2%.
前田 亮; 米田 政夫; 飛田 浩; 大図 章; 呉田 昌俊; Bogucarska, T.*; Crochemore, J. M.*; Varasano, G.*; Pedersen, B.*
第37回核物質管理学会日本支部年次大会論文集(CD-ROM), 7 Pages, 2017/02
原子力機構(JAEA)と欧州共同研究センター(JRC)は、使用済み燃料や次世代型MA燃料などの高線量核物質に適用可能な非破壊測定技術の研究開発を共同で実施している。本研究では、次世代型ダイアウェイ時間差分析法(DDA)の実証装置の設計・開発に用いる中性子輸送コードの信頼性が重要となる。そこで中性子輸送コードの信頼性を評価するために、JRC型DDAを用いたPulsed Neutron Interrogation Test Assembly (PUNITA)とJAEA型DDAを用いたJAEA Active Waste Assay System-Tokai (JAWAS-T)の2つの装置の測定空間内の中性子束分布を測定し、さらにPUNITAでは測定試料のマトリクス内の中性子束分布を測定し、中性子輸送コードによるシミュレーション結果と比較した。本報では、それら試験及びシミュレーション結果と信頼性の評価結果について報告する。
前田 亮; 米田 政夫; 大図 章; 呉田 昌俊; 藤 暢輔; Bogucarska, T.*; Crochemore, J. M.*; Varasano, G.*; Pedersen, B.*
EUR-28795-EN (Internet), p.694 - 701, 2017/00
JAEA and EC/JRC have been carrying out collaborative research for developing new non-destructive assay techniques that can be utilized for quantifying high radioactive special nuclear materials such as spent fuel and next generation minor actinide fuels. In the research, accuracy of Monte Carlo simulation is important since it is utilized for design and development of a demonstration system of next-generation Differential Die-away (DDA) technique in JAEA. In order to evaluate the accuracy, neutron flux in the sample cavity of the PUNITA device which utilizes JRC type DDA technique and one of JAWAS-T device which utilizes JAEA type DDA technique were measured. The neutron flux in the target sample placed in the PUNITA sample cavity was also measured. The measurement results were compared with the simulation results. In this presentation, we report on comparison results for the neutron flux obtained by experiment and simulation.
藤 暢輔; 大図 章; 土屋 晴文; 古高 和禎; 北谷 文人; 米田 政夫; 前田 亮; 呉田 昌俊; 小泉 光生; 瀬谷 道夫; et al.
EUR-28795-EN (Internet), p.684 - 693, 2017/00
In 2015, Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) and the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission collaboration started to develop an active neutron non-destructive assay system for nuclear nonproliferation and nuclear security. To the best of our knowledge, no adequate technique exists that allows us to determine the amount of special nuclear materials and minor actinides in high radioactive nuclear materials, such as spent fuel, transuranic waste, etc. The collaboration aims at contributing to the establishment of an innovative NDA system using a D-T pulsed neutron source for various applications. We utilize several active neutron NDA techniques, namely Differential Die-Away Analysis (DDA), Prompt Gamma-ray Analysis (PGA), Neutron Resonance Capture Analysis (NRCA), Neutron Resonance Transmission Analysis (NRTA) and Delayed Gamma Spectroscopy (DGS). All of these techniques have advantages and disadvantages. The different methods can provide complementary information which is particularly useful for nuclear nonproliferation and nuclear security. In this project, we have developed a combined NDA system, which enables the measurements of DDA and PGA, at NUclear fuel Cycle safety Engineering research Facility (NUCEF) in JAEA. In this presentation, we will introduce our project and report the recent progress of developments, especially in NRTA, DDA and PGA.
小泉 光生; Rossi, F.; Rodriguez, D.; 高峰 潤; 瀬谷 道夫; Bogucarska, T.*; Crochemore, J.-M.*; Varasano, G.*; Abbas, K.*; Pedersen, B.*; et al.
EUR-28795-EN (Internet), p.868 - 872, 2017/00
Under the collaboration between the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) and European Commissions' Joint Research Center (EC-JRC), development of four active neutron-interrogation non-destructive assay methods for nuclear non-proliferation and safeguards are in progress. The techniques are differential die-away analysis, delayed gamma-ray analysis (DGA), neutron resonance transmission analysis, and prompt gamma-ray analysis. Information obtained by each method is used complementarily to characterize a sample. DGA utilizes moderated pulsed neutrons from a D-T neutron generator to induce fission reaction of nuclear materials. Delayed gamma rays from the fission products (FP) are measured to determine the ratios of fissile nuclides (e.g. 
U, and 
Pu) in the sample. Experimental studies of the DGA method are in progress with the Pulsed Neutron Interrogation Test Assembly (PUNITA) in EC-JRC Ispra. Here we present an overview of the study plan of these DGA experiments along with the latest results. This research was implemented under the subsidiary for nuclear security promotion of MEXT.
-ray spectrometer for detecting 
B in debris of melted nuclear fuel小泉 光生; 土屋 晴文; 北谷 文人; 原田 秀郎; Heyse, J.*; Kopecky, S.*; Mondelaers, W.*; Paradela, C.*; Schillebeeckx, P.*
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, 837, p.153 - 160, 2016/11
被引用回数：2 パーセンタイル：19.71(Instruments & Instrumentation)Neutron Resonance Densitometry (NRD) has been proposed as a non-destructive analytical method for quantifying Special Nuclear Material (SNM) in the rock- and particle-like debris that is to be removed from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. The method is based on Neutron Resonance Transmission Analysis (NRTA) and Neutron Resonance Capture Analysis combined with Prompt Gamma Ray Analysis (NRCA/PGA). Although quantification of SNM will predominantly rely on NRTA, this will be hampered by the presence of strong neutron-absorbing matrix materials, in particular B. Results obtained with NRCA/PGA are used to improve the interpretation of NRTA data. Prompt -rays originating from the B(n, 
) reaction are used to assess the amount of B. The 478 keV -rays from B, however, need to be measured under a high-radiation environment, especially from 
Cs. In order to meet this requirement, we have developed a well-shaped -ray spectrometer consisting of a cylindrical and four rectangular cuboid LaBr scintillators, and a fast data acquisition system.
土屋 晴文; 北谷 文人; 前田 亮; 呉田 昌俊
Proceedings of INMM 57th Annual Meeting (Internet), 6 Pages, 2016/07
近年、核保障措置や核セキュリティの観点から、使用済み燃料や次世代のMA-Pu燃料、燃料デブリ中の核物質を非破壊により測定する重要性が増している。その重要性に叶う非破壊分析技術の一つに中性子共鳴透過分析法[Neutron Resonance Transmission Analysis(NRTA)]がある。NRTAは中性子飛行時間測定技術に立脚した技術で、精密さが要求される核データ測定に長年、使われている。実際、核物質の定量にNRTAが有効であることは、これまでの原子力機構とJRCとの共同実験により示されている。ゆえに、NRTAは現在の核不拡散・核セキュリティ分野の必要性にまさに叶うと考えている。しかしながら、今までのNRTA装置は大型の電子線加速器施設を利用しているため、汎用性に欠ける一面があった。そこで、われわれはD-T管(パルス幅10マイクロ秒、平均最大強度
から
n/s)を利用した小型NRTA装置のプロトタイプの開発に着手した。本発表では、プロトタイプ装置の概要と、プロトタイプ装置の使用済み核燃料やMA-Pu燃料に対する適用性を数値計算により評価した結果を報告する。また、将来的には小型電子線加速器を用いたNRTA装置を開発することを視野に入れており、小型電子線加速器を用いたNRTA装置の性能についても議論する。
前田 亮; 米田 政夫; 飛田 浩; 大図 章; 呉田 昌俊; Bogucarska, T.*; Crochemore, J. M.*; Varasano, G.*; Pedersen, B.*
Proceedings of INMM 57th Annual Meeting (Internet), 9 Pages, 2016/07
原子力機構では、核変換用MA-Pu燃料などの高線量核燃量の非破壊測定技術の開発を目的として欧州JRCとの共同研究を開始した。共同開発項目の1つであるDDA法の技術開発として、JAEA型DDA法とJRC型DDA法の特性を比較し、より発展した手法、装置の開発を目指している。JRC型DDA法では高感度を実現するために14MeV中性子発生管とグラファイトを用いて大量の熱中性子を発生させている。一方、JAEA型DDA法では測定対象のマトリクスによる減速を利用し測定対象内の位置感度差を低減するために、高速中性子の多い中性子場を発生させている。DDA法では、装置の性能を評価する上で中性子発生管により装置内に作られる中性子場を正確に評価することが重要である。本発表では、モンテカルロシミュレーションと放射化測定により得られた結果に基づいたJRC型DDA法を使用したPUNITAとJAEA型DDA法を使用したJAWAS-T装置内の中性子束分布について評価結果を報告する。
呉田 昌俊; 前田 亮; 大図 章; 飛田 浩
Proceedings of INMM 57th Annual Meeting (Internet), 8 Pages, 2016/07
原子力機構は、EC-JRCとの国際共同研究による「核不拡散・核セキュリティ用アクティブ中性子非破壊測定技術開発」を進めている。本技術開発には、ダイアウェイ時間差分析法(DDA)、中性子共鳴透過分析法(NRTA)、即発線分析法(PGA)、中性子共鳴捕獲線分析法(NRCA)、遅発線分析法(DGS)が含まれている。本技術開発は、使用済燃料や次世代型のMA核変換用燃料など高放射線量核燃料に適用できる非破壊測定技術としてそれぞれの技術を高度化することを目的としている。本報では、技術開発の現状と次世代型DDA技術に関する研究について報告する。このDDA技術開発の最終目的は、高線量核燃料を小さい計測の不確かさで計測ができるDDA技術を確立することである。次世代型DDAの特徴と、これを実現するため2017年にNUCEFに設置予定である統合試験装置Active-N、そしてデータ分析手法の開発の現状について発表する。
線分析法土屋 晴文; 原田 秀郎; 小泉 光生; 北谷 文人; 呉田 昌俊; Becker, B.*; Kopecky, S.*; Heyse, J.*; Paradela, C.*; Mondelaers, W.*; et al.
核物質管理学会(INMM)日本支部第36回年次大会論文集(インターネット), 9 Pages, 2015/12
粒子状の溶融燃料デブリに含まれるウランやプルトニウム同位体を非破壊で定量することを目的に、中性子共鳴濃度分析法(NRD)の技術開発を進めてきた。NRDは、中性子共鳴透過分析法(NRTA)に中性子共鳴捕獲線分析法(NRCA)、あるいは即発線分析法(PGA)を組み合わせた技術である。NRDにおけるNRCA/PGAの役割は、主にCsによる高放射線場においてデブリ中の原子炉や建屋の構造材、ボロンなどの不純物を同定することである。これを実現するため、LaBr結晶を用いた新型の線検出器やそれ専用の遮蔽体を開発した。これらの線検出器や遮蔽体を用いて、ベルギーの中性子飛行時間施設GELINAにおいて公開デモ実験を実施した結果、第三者によってブラックボックス内に密封された試料(Hf, Gd, Ni)を同定することに成功した。本発表では、開発した線検出器の設計概念と測定原理、及びNRCAデモ実験結果について報告する。
