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佐藤 一憲; 吉川 信治; 山下 拓哉; 下村 健太; Cibula, M.*; 溝上 伸也*
Nuclear Engineering and Design, 422, p.113088_1 - 113088_24, 2024/06
The accident progression of the in-vessel phase of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Unit 1 was analyzed using the MAAP code. Although there is a large uncertainty in the initial stage of accident progression behavior in Unit 1 with little measurement data, it is presumed to have similarities to that of Unit 3. As a result, in Unit 1, since there was almost no alternative water injection during the in-vessel phase, cooling of the debris transferred to the lower plenum was small. It was likely that a large molten pool of metals had formed, and that the steam supply to the high-temperature core materials was suppressed and metal oxidation was relatively small. The analysis results for Unit 1 were compared with those for Units 2 and 3, and differences between units such as the thermal conditions of the debris that relocated to the pedestal and the degree of metal oxidation were shown.
笠原 直人*; 山野 秀将; 中村 いずみ*; 出町 和之*; 佐藤 拓哉*; 一宮 正和*
Transactions of the 27th International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology (SMiRT 27) (Internet), 8 Pages, 2024/03
本研究では、受動安全構造を適用することによって破損拡大抑制方法を提案する。受動安全構造のアイデアを超高温条件および過大地震時の次世代高速炉に適用した。
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。
佐藤 一憲; 吉川 信治; 山下 拓哉; 下村 健太; Cibula, M.*; 溝上 伸也*
Nuclear Engineering and Design, 414, p.112574_1 - 112574_20, 2023/12
Based on the updated knowledge from plant-internal investigations, experiments and computer-model simulations until now, the in-vessel phase of Fukushima-Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Unit 3 was analyzed using the MAAP code. In Unit 3, it is considered that ca. 40 percent of UO
fuel was molten when core materials relocated to the lower plenum of the reactor pressure vessel. Initially relocated molten materials would have been fragmented by mixing with liquid water, while solid materials would have relocated later on. With this two-step relocation, debris in the lower plenum seems to have been permeable for coolant, thus debris seems to have been once cooled down effectively. Although the present MAAP analysis seems to slightly underestimate core-material oxidation during the relocation period, this probable underestimation was compensated for by an existing study that was considered more reliable, so that more realistic debris conditions in the lower plenum could be obtained. Probable debris reheat-up behavior was evaluated based on interpretation of the pressure data. This evaluation predicted that the fuel debris in the lower plenum was basically in solid-phase at the time when it relocated to the pedestal. With this study, basic validity of the former prediction of the Unit 3 accident progression behavior was confirmed, and detailed boundary conditions for future studies addressing the later phases were provided.
須藤 彩子; M
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ros, B.*; 佐藤 拓未; 永江 勇二
JAEA-Research 2023-007, 31 Pages, 2023/11
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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で形成された燃料デブリの臨界評価のためには、燃料デブリ中に含まれる成分の偏析傾向を把握することは非常に重要である。特に、燃料デブリ中で中性子吸収材としての役割を担うと考えられるFeおよびGdの分布状況は臨界性に大きな影響を与えると考えられる。本研究では炉心酸化物溶融物中の凝固過程におけるFeおよびGdの偏析傾向を解明するため、コールドクルーシブル誘導加熱法を用い炉心構成材料(UO、ZrO、FeO、GdO
、模擬核分裂生成物(MoO、NdO、SrO、RuO))、コンクリート主成分(SiO、AlO、CaO)の溶融凝固試験を行った。本試験では、加熱中溶融試料を徐々に下部に引き抜くことによって、下部から上部に向かって凝固させることを実現した。元素分析の結果、Feは試験体中心付近で試験体下部の最大3.4倍濃縮することがわかった。FeOの初期組成、冷却速度、相分離の有無にかかわらず、すべての試験体でFeの試験体中心部付近への偏析が確認された。このことから、FeOは溶融物中で最終凝固領域に向けて偏析することが考えられる。一方、Gdは試験体中の試験体下部で試験体中心付近の最大2.6倍濃縮した。GdOは初期組成1at.%以上の場合、冷却速度、相分離の有無にかかわらず、すべての試験体で試験体下部への偏析が確認された。このことから、GdOは溶融物中に1at.%以上含まれる場合、初期に凝固する領域に偏析することが考えられる。一方、模擬核分裂生成物の顕著な偏析は確認されなかった。
渡部 創; 高畠 容子; 小木 浩通*; 大杉 武史; 谷口 拓海; 佐藤 淳也; 新井 剛*; 梶並 昭彦*
Journal of Nuclear Materials, 585, p.154610_1 - 154610_6, 2023/11
被引用回数：0 パーセンタイル：0.01(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)Treatment of spent scintillation cocktail generated by analysis of radioactivity is one of important tasks for management of nuclear laboratories. This study proposed a procedure consists of adsorption of radioactivity and solidification of residual liquid wastes, and fundamental performance of each step was experimentally tested. Batch-wise adsorption showed excellent adsorption performance of Ni onto silica-based adsorbent, and chelate reaction was suggested as the adsorption mechanism by EXAFS analysis. Alkaline activate material successfully solidified the liquid waste, and TG/DTA and XRD analyses revealed that the organic compounds exist inside the matrix. Only 1% of the loaded organic compounds were leaked from the matrix by a leaching test, and most of the organic compounds should be stably kept inside the matrix.
山下 晋; 佐藤 拓未; 永江 勇二; 倉田 正輝; 吉田 啓之
Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 60(9), p.1029 - 1045, 2023/09
被引用回数：0 パーセンタイル：0.01(Nuclear Science & Technology)We newly developed a detailed simulation method for the oxide layer growth/recession under steam-starved conditions using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) methodologies to elaborate the understanding of failure conditions of fuel assemblies during severe accidents. The new method uses the concept of the distance function in a Cartesian grid and is implemented in the original multiphase/multicomponent CFD code named JUPITER (JAEA Utility Program for Interdisciplinary Thermal-hydraulics Engineering and Research). A distance calculation of the normal direction from the interface is generally difficult in a Cartesian grid. However, the distance function can give a distance normal to the surface of materials by referring to the value of the function. Thus, the growth/recession calculations, which require the distance normal to the interface, become very easy. We checked the availability of JUPITER, considering these models against the verification and validation problems. As a result, we confirmed that JUPITER gives good results, which may contribute to understanding the progress of core degradation under steam-starved conditions.
and Zr at precisely controlled high temperatures白数 訓子; 佐藤 拓未; 鈴木 晶大*; 永江 勇二; 倉田 正輝
Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 60(6), p.697 - 714, 2023/06
被引用回数：1 パーセンタイル：72.91(Nuclear Science & Technology)ジルカロイ被覆管とUO燃料の溶融反応のメカニズム解明に資するため、温度誤差が可能な限り最小となるよう検討を行い、1840
Cから2000Cの範囲でZrとUOの高温反応試験を実施した。UOるつぼにZr試料を装荷し、アルゴン雰囲気中加熱を行い、生成した反応相の成長状況や溶融状態、組織変化の観察を行った。1890 Cから1930 Cで加熱した試料は、丸く変形しており、
-Zr(O)相と、少量のU-Zr-O溶体相で形成されていた。1940C以上で加熱した試料は大きく変形し、急激に溶体形成反応が進行する様子が観測された。U-Zr-O溶体相の形成反応はZr(O)中の酸素濃度に依存し、酸素濃度の低いZr(O)へ反応はどんどん進展する。そして酸素含有量が高いZr(O)中では、U-Zr-O溶体相の生成が抑制されることが確認された。
山下 拓哉; 本多 剛*; 溝上 暢人*; 野崎 謙一朗*; 鈴木 博之*; Pellegrini, M.*; 酒井 健*; 佐藤 一憲; 溝上 伸也*
Nuclear Technology, 209(6), p.902 - 927, 2023/06
被引用回数：2 パーセンタイル：90.12(Nuclear Science & Technology)The estimation and understanding of the state of fuel debris and fission products inside the plant is an essential step in the decommissioning of the TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (1F). However, the direct observation of the plant interior, which is under a high radiation environment, is difficult and limited. Therefore, in order to understand the plant interior conditions, a comprehensive analysis and evaluation is necessary, based on various measurement data from the plant, analysis of plant data during the accident progression phase and information obtained from computer simulations for this phase. These evaluations can be used to estimate the conditions of the interior of the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) and the primary containment vessel (PCV). Herein, 1F Unit 3 was addressed as the subject to produce an estimated diagram of the fuel debris distribution from data obtained about the RPV and PCV based on the comprehensive evaluation of various measurement data and information obtained from the accident progression analysis, which were released to the public in November 2022.
佐藤 一憲; 吉川 信治; 山下 拓哉; Cibula, M.*; 溝上 伸也*
Nuclear Engineering and Design, 404, p.112205_1 - 112205_21, 2023/04
被引用回数：2 パーセンタイル：90.12(Nuclear Science & Technology)これまでのプラント内部調査、実験、コンピュータモデルシミュレーションから得られた最新の知見に基づき、福島第一原子力発電所2号機の原子炉圧力炉容器内フェーズに対するMAAP解析を実施した。2号機では、炉心物質が圧力容器の下部プレナムに移動し、そこで冷却材によって冷却されて固化したときのエンタルピーが比較的低かったと考えられる。MAAPコードは、炉心物質リロケーション期間中の炉心物質の酸化の程度を過小評価する傾向があるが、酸化に係るより信頼性の高い既存研究を活用することによって補正を行うことで、下部プレナム内の燃料デブリ状態の、より現実的な評価を行った。この評価により、2号機事故進展挙動に係る既往予測の基本的妥当性が確認され、今後の後続過程研究を進めるための詳細な境界条件を提供した。下部ヘッドの破損とペデスタルへのデブリ移行に至るデブリ再昇温プロセスに対処する将来研究に、本研究で得た境界条件を反映する必要がある。
-edge for Ce in bauxites using transition-edge sensors; Implications for Ti-rich geological samplesLi, W.*; 山田 真也*; 橋本 直; 奥村 拓馬*; 早川 亮大*; 新田 清文*; 関澤 央輝*; 菅 大暉*; 宇留賀 朋哉*; 一戸 悠人*; et al.
Analytica Chimica Acta, 1240, p.340755_1 - 340755_9, 2023/02
被引用回数：2 パーセンタイル：31.9(Chemistry, Analytical)希土類元素は放射性元素であるアクチノイドのアナログ元素としてしばしば利用される。セリウム(Ce)は希土類元素の中でも+3価と+4価の両方をとり得る特別な元素である。環境試料中のCeの+3価と+4価の比を調べる手段としてX線吸収端近傍構造(XANES)が有力であったが、チタン濃度が高いと蛍光X線の干渉のために測定ができないという問題があった。本研究では、L吸収端だけでなくL吸収端を調べ、さらに新しい検出器であるtransition-edge sensor (TES)を利用することでこれまでは測定が難しかった試料も測定可能にした。この結果は様々な環境試料に応用可能である。
間所 寛; 山下 拓哉; Gaus-Liu, X.*; Cron, T.*; Fluhrer, B.*; 佐藤 一憲; 溝上 伸也*
Nuclear Technology, 209(2), p.144 - 168, 2023/02
被引用回数：0 パーセンタイル：0.01(Nuclear Science & Technology)Since the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) lower head failure determines the subsequent ex-vessel accident progression, it is a key issue to understand the accident progression of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (1F). The RPV failure is largely affected by thermal loads on the vessel wall and thus it is inevitable to understand thermal behavior of molten metallic pool with co- existence of solid oxide fuel debris. In the past decades, numerous experiments have been conducted to investigate a homogeneous molten pool behavior. Few experiments, however, addresses the melting and heat transfer process of debris bed consisted of materials with different melting temperatures. LIVE-J2 experiment aimed to provide the experimental data on a solid-liquid mixture pool in a simulated RPV lower head under various conditions. The extensive measurements of the melt temperature indicate the heat transfer regimes in a solid-liquid mixture pool. The test results showed that the conductive heat transfer was dominant during the steady state along the vessel wall boundary and that convective heat transfer takes place inside the mixture pool. Besides the experimental performance, the test case was numerically simulated by using ANSYS Fluent. The simulation results generally agree with the measured experimental data. The flow regime and transient melt evolution were able to be estimated by the calculated velocity field and the crust thickness, respectively.
久峩 尚也*; 椎葉 拓郎*; 佐藤 達彦; 橋本 慎太郎; 黒岩 靖淳*
Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 10 Pages, 2023/00
被引用回数：1 パーセンタイル：72.91(Nuclear Science & Technology)本論文では、放射線挙動解析コードPHITSの高エネルギー光子線治療に対する精度検証結果を報告する。具体的には、Clinac 21EX電子ライナックにより発生させた光子線治療場における線量深さ分布,ビームプロファイル,アウトプットファクターを測定し、PHITS及び同様のモンテカルロ計算コードであるEGSnrcの結果と比較した。その結果、PHITS計算と測定は医学物理分野における許容レベル以内で、PHITS計算とEGSnrc計算は約1%の範囲内で一致することが分かった。これらの結果から、PHITSが高エネルギー光子線治療の医学物理計算に応用可能であることが確認できた。
佐藤 拓未; 永江 勇二; 倉田 正輝; Quaini, A.*; Guneau, C.*
CALPHAD; Computer Coupling of Phase Diagrams and Thermochemistry, 79, p.102481_1 - 102481_11, 2022/12
被引用回数：0 パーセンタイル：0.01(Thermodynamics)Investigation of the primary containment vessel inside the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station showed that a significant amount of the molten corium reached the bottom of the pedestal region. The molten corium and concrete likely caused a complex interaction called Molten Corium Concrete Interaction. The solidification hysteresis of these ex-vessel debris significantly influences its properties. We performed a thermodynamic analysis using the TAF-ID database to infer the solidification path of U-Zr-Al-Ca-Si-O molten corium, which was chosen for a prototypic system of ex-vessel debris. The solidification path for the CaO-rich sim-corium showed that (i) melting as a single liquid phase above 2430 K, (ii) selective solidification of the oxide-rich corium mainly consisted of fuel materials, and (iii) solidification of the remaining materials as a silicate matrix. In contrast, the solidification path for the SiO-rich corium indicated that (i) formation of liquid miscibility gap above 2200 K between U-rich and Zr-rich oxidic melts, (ii) individual precipitation of solid phases in each liquid phase.
Xu, S.*; 大平 拓実*; 佐藤 駿介*; Xu, X.*; 大森 俊洋*; Harjo, S.; 川崎 卓郎; Seiner, H.*; Zoubkov, K.*; 村上 恭和*; et al.
Nature Communications (Internet), 13, p.5307_1 - 5307_8, 2022/09
被引用回数：8 パーセンタイル：66.14(Multidisciplinary Sciences)Crystalline metals can have large theoretical elastic strain limits. However, a macroscopic block of conventional crystalline metals practically suffers a very limited elastic deformation of 
0.5% with a linear stress-strain relationship obeying Hooke's law. Here, we report on the experimental observation of a large tensile elastic deformation with an elastic strain of 
4.3% in a Cu-based single crystalline alloy at its bulk scale at room temperature. The large macroscopic elastic strain that originates from the reversible lattice strain of a single phase is demonstrated by in situ microstructure and neutron diffraction observations. Furthermore, the elastic reversible deformation, which is nonhysteretic and quasilinear, is associated with a pronounced elastic softening phenomenon. The increase in the stress gives rise to a reduced Young's modulus, unlike the traditional Hooke's law behaviour. The experimental discovery of a non-Hookean large elastic deformation offers the potential for the development of bulk crystalline metals as high-performance mechanical springs or for new applications via "elastic strain engineering."
elastic scattering in the momentum range 0.44-0.80 GeV/c七村 拓野; 藤田 真奈美; 長谷川 勝一; 市川 真也; 市川 裕大; 今井 憲一*; 成木 恵; 佐藤 進; 佐甲 博之; 田村 裕和; et al.
Progress of Theoretical and Experimental Physics (Internet), 2022(9), p.093D01_1 - 093D01_35, 2022/09
被引用回数：5 パーセンタイル：67.44(Physics, Multidisciplinary)We performed a novel 
scattering experiment at the J-PARC Hadron Experimental Facility. Approximately 2400 elastic scattering events were identified from 
tagged 
particles in the momentum range 0.44 - 0.80 GeV/c. The differential cross sections of the elastic scattering were derived with much better precision than in previous experiments. The obtained differential cross sections were approximately 2 mb/sr or less, which were not as large as those predicted by the fss2 and FSS models based on the quark cluster model in the short-range region. By performing phase-shift analyses for the obtained differential cross sections, we experimentally derived the phase shifts of the 
and 
channels for the first time. The phase shift of the 3S1 channel, where a large repulsive core was predicted owing to the Pauli effect between quarks, was evaluated to be 
. If the sign of 
is assumed to be negative, the interaction in this channel is moderately repulsive, as the Nijmegen extended-sort-core models predicted.
山下 拓哉; 佐藤 拓未; 間所 寛; 永江 勇二
Annals of Nuclear Energy, 173, p.109129_1 - 109129_15, 2022/08
被引用回数：0 パーセンタイル：0.01(Nuclear Science & Technology)Decommissioning work occasioned by the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (1F) accident of March 2011 is in progress. Severe accident (SA) analysis, testing, and internal investigation are being used to grasp the 1F internal state. A PWR system that refers to the TMI-2 accident is typical for SA codes and testing, on the other hand, a BWR system like 1F is uncommon, understanding the 1F internal state is challenging. The present study conducted the ELSA-1 test, a test that focused on damage from eutectic melting of the liquid metal pool and control rod drive (CRD), to elucidate the lower head (LH) failure mechanism in the 1F accident. The results demonstrated that depending on the condition of the melt pool formed in the lower plenum, a factor of LH boundary failure was due to eutectic melting. In addition, the state related to the CRD structure of 1F unit 2 were estimated.
笠原 直人*; 山野 秀将; 中村 いずみ*; 出町 和之*; 佐藤 拓哉*; 一宮 正和*
Transactions of the 26th International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology (SMiRT-26) (Internet), 8 Pages, 2022/07
破壊制御を利用して、設計想定を超える事象によって破損が生じた場合に、その拡大を抑制する技術の開発を進めている。開発課題として、(1)超高温時の破損拡大抑制技術、(2)課題地震時の破損拡大抑制技術、(3)原子炉構造レジリエンス向上手法の3つの計画を立てた。
山下 拓哉; 間所 寛; 佐藤 一憲
Journal of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science, 8(2), p.021701_1 - 021701_13, 2022/04
Understanding the final distribution of core materials and their characteristics is important for decommissioning the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (1F). Such characteristics depend on the accident progression in each unit. However, boiling water reactor accident progression involves great uncertainty. This uncertainty, which was clarified by MAAP-MELCOR Crosswalk, cannot be resolved with existing knowledge and was thus addressed in this work through core material melting and relocation (CMMR) tests. For the test bundle, ZrO pellets were installed instead of UO pellets. A plasma heating system was used for the tests. In the CMMR-4 test, useful information was obtained on the core state just before slumping. The presence of macroscopic gas permeability of the core approaching ceramic fuel melting was confirmed, and the fuel columns remained standing, suggesting that the collapse of fuel columns, which is likely in the reactor condition, would not allow effective relocation of the hottest fuel away from the bottom of the core. This information will help us comprehend core degradation in boiling water reactors, similar to those in 1F. In addition, useful information on abrasive water suspension jet (AWSJ) cutting for debris-containing boride was obtained in the process of dismantling the test bundle. When the mixing debris that contains oxide, metal, and boride material is cut, AWSJ may be repelled by the boride in the debris, which may cut unexpected parts, thus generating a large amount of waste in cutting the boride part in the targeted debris. This information will help the decommissioning of 1F.
間所 寛; 山下 拓哉; 佐藤 一憲; Gaus-Liu, X.*; Cron, T.*; Fluhrer, B.*; St
ngle, R.*; Wenz, T.*; Vervoortz, M.*; 溝上 伸也
Proceedings of 19th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics (NURETH-19) (Internet), 16 Pages, 2022/03
Debris and molten pool behavior in the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) lower plenum is a key factor to determine its failure mode, which affects the initial condition of ex-vessel accident progression and the debris characteristics. These are necessary information to accomplish safe decommissioning of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. After dryout of the solidified debris in the lower plenum, metallic debris is expected to melt prior to the oxide debris due to its lower melting temperature. The lower head failure is likely be originated by the local thermal load attack of a melting debris bed. Numerous experiments have been conducted in the past decades to investigate the homogeneous molten pool behavior with external cooling. However, few experiments address the transient heat transfer of solid-liquid mixture without external cooling. In order to enrich the experimental database of melting and heat transfer process of debris bed consisted of materials with different melting temperatures, LIVE-J1 experiment was conducted using ceramic and nitrate particles as high melting and low melting temperature simulant materials, respectively. The test results showed that debris height decreased gradually as the nitrate particles melt, and molten zone and thermal load on vessel wall were shifted from bottom upwards. Both conductive and convective heat transfer could take place in a solid-liquid mixture pool. These results can support the information from the internal investigations of the primary containment vessel and deepen the understanding of the accident progression.
