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佐藤 優樹
Radiation Protection Dosimetry, p.ncaf046_1 - ncaf046_11, 2025/05
被引用回数：0Radioactive substances released during the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station accident were deposited on various equipment and building structures within the plant site. To minimize worker exposure and plan effective remediation strategies, accurately identifying the locations of these deposits is crucial. In response to this need, the current study presents a method to accurately determine the locations of multiple radiation sources in three dimensions and quantify their radioactivity levels. In particular, the method involves the application of an inverse estimation technique to data captured using a Compton camera. Here, the target region is first divided into multiple regions of interest. Image data are then acquired by placing a radiation source of known radioactivity in each region of interest. The resulting images are subsequently multiplied by each coefficient and summed to reproduce the image data of multiple unknown radiation sources. The radioactivity of each unknown radiation source is then derived based on the coefficients determined through inverse estimation.
佐藤 優樹; 寺阪 祐太; 一場 雄太*
Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 62(4), p.389 - 400, 2025/04
被引用回数：0 パーセンタイル：0.00(Nuclear Science & Technology)Understanding the distribution of radioactive substances and dose-equivalent rates during the decommissioning of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (FDNPS) is crucial for developing detailed decontamination plans and minimizing worker exposure to radiation. This study used an integrated Radiation Imaging System comprising a Compton camera, survey meter, and simultaneous localization and mapping device to visualize the dose-equivalent rate and radioactive contamination distribution around the startup transformer of Unit 3 at the FDNPS. While previous measurements using this system have helped visualize radioactive hotspots where radioactive contamination has accumulated in pipes or specific equipment, this demonstration test helped visualize the radioactive contamination widely distributed on the ground or concrete surfaces inside the nuclear power station. Furthermore, the reconstructed image intensity of radioactive contamination was compared with the dose rate at the target surface, showing for the first time the possibility of creating a calibration curve between the two.
森下 祐樹; 宮村 浩子; 佐藤 優樹; 松原 潤*; Sumali, B.*; 満倉 靖恵*
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, p.170368_1 - 170368_16, 2025/03
被引用回数：0 パーセンタイル：0.00(Instruments & Instrumentation)原子炉施設の廃止措置には、アルファ線放出核種(Pu、Am、Cmなど)やベータ線放出核種(
Cs、
Sr-Yなど)を含むさまざまな放射性核種が存在するため、作業員に重大な内部被ばくリスクをもたらすという課題がある。従来の測定法では、複数の測定器が必要であり、特に高ガンマ線環境では時間がかかる。これらの問題に対処するため、我々は、アルファ粒子とベータ粒子の同時検出を可能にする、シリコン光電子増倍管とスチルベンシンチレータ検出器を統合した遠隔アルファ・ベータ識別測定システムを開発した。本研究では、さらに機械学習技術、特にサポートベクターマシン(SVM)を組み込んで自動識別を行い、ユーザー定義の閾値の必要性をなくし、一貫した操作条件を確保した。このシステムは既知の放射線源でテストされ、アルファ粒子とベータ粒子に対して96%以上の分類精度を示した。また、移動中の測定でも効果的に汚染源が特定され、リアルタイム分析が可能であることが確認された。この革新的なアプローチは、放射線の安全性と原子力廃止措置作業の効率性を高め、人の立ち入りが制限されている環境では特に有益である。
佐藤 優樹; 峯本 浩二郎*; 根本 誠*
Proceedings of Waste Management Conference 2025 (WM2025) (Internet)), 9 Pages, 2025/03
We have been developing software to visualize the location of radiation sources in three dimensions by importing output data from Compton cameras, survey meters, and SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping) devices. The software, named COMRIS (COMpton camera for Radiation Imaging System), is GUI-based and visualizes the location of radiation sources by capturing the output data of the above multiple measuring instruments. The authors previously presented an overview of COMRIS and reported the results of visualizing a Cs test source in the laboratory by combining a Compton camera and a 3D-Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR)-based SLAM. However, we have not been able to report how this software is operated on a GUI screen. In addition, an new attempt was made this time to expand the effective field of view (FoV) to both front and rear by preparing two Compton cameras, each of which is sensitive only to the front of the device, and placing them back-to-back. In this work, we report once again on the integration method of output data from SLAM devices and Compton cameras using COMRIS, based on the GUI screen. In addition, data output from two back-to-back Compton cameras and SLAM devices were imported into COMRIS to demonstrate visualization of radiation sources.
佐藤 優樹
Radioisotopes, 74(1), p.141 - 148, 2025/03
福島第一原子力発電所の廃止措置に資することを目的とし、放射能汚染分布を3次元マップ上に可視化する統合型放射線イメージングシステムiRIS(アイリス: integrated Radiation Imaging System)の開発および現場実証試験を実施している。本稿では当該システムの原理、実証試験の結果、ならびにその応用例について記述する。
佐藤 優樹
FBNews, (577), p.2 - 6, 2025/01
福島第一原子力発電所(1F)事故により1Fサイト内外に飛散・沈着した放射性物質の分布を3次元的に可視化するために、放射性物質可視化カメラであるコンプトンカメラに、3次元測域センサを基盤とした環境認識デバイス、ならびにロボットを組み合わせた統合型放射線イメージングシステム(iRIS: integrated Radiation Imaging System)を開発した。本稿では、ホットスポット位置を含む放射能汚染分布を3次元的に可視化する手法について、その原理を説明するとともに、1Fサイト内における実証例を紹介する。さらには当該システムを用いて生成した放射能汚染のイメージデータについて、VRおよびAR技術を用いて可視化するための要素技術開発についても紹介する。
Sr/Y inside the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Unit 3 reactor building using a liquid light guide Cherenkov counter寺阪 祐太; 佐藤 優樹; 古田 禄大*; 久保 信*; 一場 雄太*
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, 1070, Part 2 , p.170021_1 - 170021_9, 2025/01
被引用回数：0 パーセンタイル：0.00(Instruments & Instrumentation)We have developed a method to directly detect Sr/Y under a high gamma ray background using a liquid light guide Cherenkov counter. Cherenkov radiation has the characteristic that the angle of radiation varies depending on the energy of the charged particles. Using this feature, we have developed a surface contamination detector capable of discriminating between 662 keV gamma rays from Cs and beta rays from Sr/Y through time-of-flight analysis of the Cherenkov radiation generated inside the liquid light guide. With this detector, we conducted a measurement test of Sr/Y inside the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Unit 3 reactor building and achieved the first in-situ detection of Sr/Y under a high gamma-ray background.
佐藤 優樹; 角藤 壮*; 田中 孝幸*; 嶋野 寛之*
European Physical Journal; Special Topics, 10 Pages, 2025/00
被引用回数：0 パーセンタイル：0.00(Physics, Multidisciplinary)In decommissioning the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, understanding the distribution of radioactive substances is crucial to developing detailed decontamination plans and minimizing worker exposure. In this study, an autonomous mobile radiation source detection system based on a mecanum wheel robot equipped with a Compton camera was constructed. The Compton camera visualizes the radiation source, and software embedded in the robot system reads the results to recognize the radiation source and move the robot toward it. If the robot's depth camera detects an obstacle while moving, it changes direction, visualizes the radiation source again using the Compton camera, and repeats moving the robot toward the radiation source. Furthermore, two demonstration tests were conducted in the laboratory using a Cs radiation source to confirm that the robot can reach it where there are obstacles or a narrow region. We have also summarized issues that must be identified to apply this system to actual decommissioning sites.
佐藤 優樹; 峯本 浩二郎*; 根本 誠*; 松浦 康孝*; 林 圭佐*
Proceedings of International Conference on Nuclear Decommissioning; Addressing the Past and Ensuring the Future 2023 (Internet), 4 Pages, 2025/00
福島第一原子力発電所の廃炉現場において、放射性物質分布を可視化する技術の開発は、作業員の被ばく低減及び詳細な作業計画を策定するために重要である。著者はこれまでに、SLAMデバイス、コンプトンカメラ(ガンマ線イメージャーの一種)、およびサーベイメーターを組み合わせた統合放射線イメージングシステム(iRIS)を開発し、FDNPS内部の作業環境の3次元マップを生成することに成功した。このマップは放射性ホットスポットの位置と空間線量率の分布を可視化するものである。さらに著者は、生成された3次元マップを基に放射線情報を入力データとして使用し、仮想現実(VR)で1Fサイト内の放射線環境を体験できるシステムを開発している。このVRシステムは、市販のポータブルVRヘッドマウントディスプレイを使用でき、仮想空間内に放射源の位置を表示するだけでなく、作業時間に応じた被ばく線量を算出する機能も備えている。このVRシステムは経験の浅い作業員の教育や作業計画の立案に利用できる可能性があり、本会議で発表するものである。
佐藤 優樹
Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 212, p.111421_1 - 111421_8, 2024/10
被引用回数：1 パーセンタイル：0.00(Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear)At the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, radiation sources released in the accident were deposited on various equipment and building structures. During decommissioning, it is crucial to understand the distribution of radiation sources and ambient dose equivalent rates to reduce worker exposure and implement detailed work planning. In this study, the author introduces a method for visualizing radiation sources, estimates their radioactivity using a Compton camera, and derives the dose rate around the radiation sources. In the demonstration test, the Compton camera was used to visualize radioactive hotspots caused by Cs radiation sources deposited in the outdoor environment and estimated the radioactivity. Furthermore, the dose rate around the hotspots was calculated from the estimated radioactivity, which confirmed that the calculated dose rate correlated with the dose rate measured using a survey meter. This approach is novel, where a series of analyses were conducted using the Compton camera to visualize radioactive hotspots, estimate the radioactivity, and derive the dose rate in the surrounding environment.
佐藤 優樹; 寺阪 祐太; 大浦 正利*
Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 61(7), p.856 - 870, 2024/07
被引用回数：8 パーセンタイル：85.99(Nuclear Science & Technology)In the decommissioning of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, understanding the distribution of radioactive substances and dose-equivalent rates is crucial to develop detailed decontamination plans and minimize worker exposure. In this study, we remotely visualized radioactive hotspots and dose-equivalent rate distribution in Unit 1 reactor building of the station using a Mecanum wheel robot equipped with a Compton camera, simultaneous localization and mapping device, and survey meter. We successfully visualized high-concentration radiation hotspots on the U-shaped piping of the drywell humidity control system and the atmospheric control piping in the ceiling in front of the transverse in-core probe room. Furthermore, the hotspot location was identified in three dimensions using the Compton camera used to analyze the atmospheric control piping. By simultaneously analyzing the dose-equivalent rate data acquired by the survey meter and the hotspot locations visualized by the Compton camera, it was confirmed that the hotspots caused elevated dose-equivalent rates in the surrounding area. Using this robot system in unexplored areas, such as the higher floors of reactor buildings, in future will enable us to obtain information on radiation hotspot locations and dose-equivalent rate distribution.
佐藤 優樹; 角藤 壮*; 田中 孝幸*; 嶋野 寛之*; 諸橋 裕子; 畠山 知圭*; 中島 準作; 石山 正弘
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, 1063, p.169300_1 - 169300_7, 2024/06
被引用回数：3 パーセンタイル：58.81(Instruments & Instrumentation)A system for locating radioactive substances using a hexapod robot equipped with a Compton camera and light detection and ranging camera was developed, and its performance evaluation test was conducted at FUGEN, a nuclear facility owned by Japan Atomic Energy Agency. In the test, by projecting images of radioactive substances acquired with the Compton camera onto a three-dimensional model of the work environment acquired with a light detection and ranging camera, the locations where radioactive substances have accumulated and the dose rate is higher than the surrounding area were successfully visualized and identified.
寺阪 祐太; 佐藤 優樹; 瓜谷 章*
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, 1062, p.169227_1 - 169227_6, 2024/05
被引用回数：1 パーセンタイル：58.81(Instruments & Instrumentation)We have developed a new position-sensitive optical fiber radiation sensor that achieves single-end readout and high dose rate application. The sensor determines the incident position of radiation on the optical fiber by using the wavelength dependency of light attenuation within the fiber. Through the analysis of the output wavelength spectrum from the fiber end, the incident position of radiation on the optical fiber can be inversely estimated using the spectrum unfolding procedure. Using this optical fiber sensor, we conducted a measurement of radiation distribution inside the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (FDNPS). The actual trend of incident position of radiation was successfully reproduced in a high dose rate area, with a maximum dose rate exceeding 100 mSv/h. This validates the effectiveness of our new position-sensitive optical fiber radiation sensor.
森下 祐樹; 宮村 浩子; 佐藤 優樹; 大浦 正利*
Radiation Measurements, 171, p.107064_1 - 107064_7, 2024/02
被引用回数：3 パーセンタイル：79.59(Nuclear Science & Technology)アルファおよびベータ汚染位置の検出は、核施設の除染にとって重要である。廃炉現場の高線量率環境では、作業員による直接の汚染測定は困難である。そこで、新しいシンチレータベースの検出器を用いた遠隔自動汚染測定システムを開発した。50mm
厚さ100
mのYAlO
(Ce)(YAP:Ce)シンチレータにフラットパネル型マルチアノード光電子増倍管を結合させた。検出器はロボットの下部に下向きに設置された。エネルギー測定機能があり、エネルギー測定によりアルファ粒子とベータ粒子および
Rnアルファ粒子を識別できる。エネルギー情報を使用すると、アルファ粒子とベータ粒子を同時に識別し、マッピングすることができる。さらに、ゆっくりと動くロボットを使用すると、1回の測定で統計的に十分なカウントを取得できるため、アルファ粒子のみを使用して表面汚染密度を評価できる。遠隔自動汚染測定システムは、作業員が立ち入ることができない環境における汚染分布の可視化に役立つ。
佐藤 優樹
Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 203, p.111083_1 - 111083_9, 2024/01
被引用回数：3 パーセンタイル：46.61(Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear)At the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (FDNPS), radioactive substances released during the accident were deposited on various equipment and building structures. During the decommissioning work, an investigation of the deposition of radioactive substances inside the contaminated equipment and structures can provide information on the cause and progression of the accident. This study introduces a quantitative evaluation method of radioactivity using a Compton camera, a type of gamma-ray imager, to investigate the deposition and contamination level of radioactive substances on contaminated objects at the FDNPS. Multiple Cs radiation sources with varying radioactivity were placed horizontally in one dimension within the field of view of the Compton camera, and a proof-of-principle study was conducted to evaluate the radioactivity of each source quantitatively.
佐藤 優樹
知能と情報, 35(4), p.81 - 86, 2023/11
福島第一原子力発電所(1F)事故により1Fサイト内外に飛散・沈着した放射性物質の分布を3次元的に可視化するために、放射性物質可視化カメラであるコンプトンカメラに、3次元測域センサを基盤とした環境認識デバイスやドローンを組み合わせた統合型放射線イメージングシステムiRIS(アイリス: integrated Radiation Imaging System)の開発を進めている。本稿では、iRISのコンセプトおよびその原理を説明するとともに、1Fサイト内ならびに帰還困難区域におけるホットスポット可視化の実証例を紹介する。
佐藤 優樹; 寺阪 祐太
Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 60(8), p.1013 - 1026, 2023/08
被引用回数：12 パーセンタイル：97.06(Nuclear Science & Technology)The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (FDNPS) suffered a meltdown in the aftermath of the large tsunami caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake that occurred on 11 March 2011. A massive amount of radioactive substance was spread over a wide area both inside and outside the FDNPS site. In this study, we present an approach for visualizing a radioactive hotspot on a standby gas-treatment system filter train, a highly contaminated piece of equipment in the air-conditioning room of the Unit 2 reactor building of FDNPS, using radiation imaging based on a Compton camera. In addition to fixed-point measurements using only the Compton camera, data acquisition while moving using an integrated Radiation Imaging System (iRIS), which combines a Compton camera with a simultaneous localization and mapping device and a survey meter, enabled the three-dimensional visualization of the hotspot location on the filter train. In addition, we visualized the hotspot and quantitatively evaluated its radioactivity. Notably, the visualized hotspot location and estimated radioactivity value are consistent with the accident investigation report of the FDNPS. Finally, the extent to which the radioactivity increased the ambient dose equivalent rate in the surrounding environment was explored.
佐藤 優樹; 峯本 浩二郎*; 根本 誠*
Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 199(8-9), p.1021 - 1028, 2023/06
被引用回数：4 パーセンタイル：62.75(Environmental Sciences)Identifying and visualizing the radiation source location are important in reducing the exposure dose of workers at the decommissioning site of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station and in improving the radiation protection functions in other sites where radiation sources are handled. In this paper, we developed the COMpton camera for Radiation Imaging System (COMRIS) to identify and visualize the radiation source location in 3D using output data from a Compton camera and a simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) device as input data. Here, we presented COMRIS to visualize a Cs-radiation source in a dark environment using data acquired by a commercial Compton camera and a LiDAR-based SLAM device mounted on a robot as input data. The radiation source image obtained using the Compton camera was drawn on the 3D work environment model acquired by the SLAM device, and the radiation source location was visible in 3D.
佐藤 優樹
Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 195, p.110739_1 - 110739_9, 2023/05
被引用回数：3 パーセンタイル：62.75(Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear)In the decommissioning work environment of a nuclear power plant, it is essential to accurately identify the location of radiation sources to reduce worker doses and develop decontamination plans. In this regard, gamma-ray imagers are promising devices in the visualization of the location of radiation sources. However, they can only estimate the direction in which the radiation source is located and not the distance to the source. A previous study has reported a method to identify the three-dimensional coordinates of the radiation source by measuring from multiple viewpoints with a gamma-ray imager. In some cases, the many pieces of object located at the actual decommissioning site limit the accessible area, making it difficult to measure the target area from multiple viewpoints. Thus, the present study devised and demonstrated a method of estimating the distance to the radiation source by measuring from only one direction using a Compton camera, a type of gamma-ray imager. The proposed method considered the reconstructed image intensity to be proportional to the inverse square of the distance to radiation source. This approach will be useful in accurately locating radiation sources in environments with limited workable areas, such as the broken reactor buildings inside the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.
佐藤 優樹
Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 185, p.110254_1 - 110254_7, 2022/07
被引用回数：1 パーセンタイル：14.76(Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear)In a radiation environment, such as the decommissioning site of a nuclear power station, visualization of the distribution of radioactive substances and estimation of the dose equivalent rate around the site can help reduce the exposure dose of workers and plan their work. The author has developed a method of visualizing the existence of a radiation source using a gamma-ray imager, estimating its radioactivity, and estimating the dose equivalent rate around the source. A Compton camera, which is a gamma-ray imager, is used to visualize the existence of a Cs radiation source and estimate its radioactivity, and a three-dimensional (3D) model of the region around the source is generated using a simultaneous localization and mapping device based on 3D light detection and ranging. Next, the dose equivalent rate around the source is calculated by importing the 3D model data and radioactivity information into a particle and heavy ion transport code system code. The validity of the calculated dose equivalent rates was confirmed by comparing them with values measured using a survey meter. This method can be used not only to simply visualize a source and calculate the dose equivalent rate around it but also to evaluate how addition of shielding or removal of contaminated objects can contribute to reducing the dose equivalent rate.
