Attempts to estimate the amount of contamination by Cs and Sr in cracked concrete considering realistic contamination conditions

山田 一夫*; 洞 秀幸*; 丸山 一平*; 粟飯原 はるか; 富田 さゆり*; 東條 安匡*; 渋谷 和俊*; 細川 佳史*; 五十嵐 豪*; 駒 義和

Proceedings of Waste Management Symposia 2024 (WM2024) (Internet), 7 Pages, 2024/03

Estimation of Cs and Sr contamination of concrete below the turbine pits after the Fukushima Daiichi NPP accident was carried out. Considerations were based on the type of cement and aggregate used, drying, carbonation and cracking of the concrete, and the contamination history, i.e. contact with contaminated water after a one-day immersion in seawater from the tsunami. The relationship between crack density and the amount of contaminated concrete was determined from the reproduction of crack density and the acquisition of apparent diffusion coefficients for cracked and uncracked areas from the immersion experiment with contamination history.

Harmless treatment of radioactive liquid wastes for safe storage in systematic treatment of radioactive liquid waste for decommissioning project

中原 将海; 渡部 創; 粟飯原 はるか; 高畠 容子; 荒井 陽一; 小木 浩通*; 中村 雅弘; 柴田 淳広; 野村 和則

Proceedings of International Conference on Nuclear Fuel Cycle; Sustainable Energy Beyond the Pandemic (GLOBAL 2022) (Internet), 4 Pages, 2022/07

高レベル放射性物質研究施設において高速炉燃料再処理技術,高レベル放射性廃棄物処分技術,核燃料サイクル技術に関する基礎研究に伴い様々な液体廃棄物が発生している。これらの試験において様々な試薬は使用されており、試験の過程で有害な物質が発生している。これらの放射性液体廃棄物を安全な状態で保管するために分解,溶媒抽出,沈殿,固化処理等により無害化処理に関する研究開発を実施している。本研究では、放射性液体廃棄物の無害化処理に係る研究開発の現状を報告する。

Oxidative decomposition of ammonium ion with ozone in the presence of cobalt and chloride ions for the treatment of radioactive liquid waste

粟飯原 はるか; 渡部 創; 柴田 淳広; Mahardiani, L.*; 大友 亮一*; 神谷 裕一*

Progress in Nuclear Energy, 139, p.103872_1 - 103872_9, 2021/09

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pnucene.2021.103872

To prevent unexpected accidents at nuclear facilities caused by accumulated ammonium nitrate in an aqueous liquid waste containing ammonium salts and nitric acid, NH in the liquid waste must be decomposed under mild reaction conditions. In this study, we investigated the oxidative decomposition of NH with O at 333 K in the presence of a homogeneous Co catalyst and Cl in the wide pH range of the test solution. The reaction behavior was greatly affected by pH of the test solution. In a basic solution at pH 12, high conversion of NH was obtained even in the absence of Co and Cl and the main product was NO . However, Co and Cl in the solution greatly enhanced the decomposition rate of NH in acidic to mild basic solutions (pH 1-8), while only low conversion of NH was observed unless both Co and Cl were present. For the reaction with Co and Cl in the solutions, NH was transformed mainly into chloramines (NH Cl , x = 1-3) by the reaction with HClO, which was formed by the reaction of Cl with O catalyzed by the homogeneous Co catalyst, and led to the high decomposition rate of NH . Cl suppressed the formation of the precipitate CoO(OH) during the reaction and consequently the Co catalyst stably existed in the reaction solution, which was another reason for the high decomposition rate of NH in the presence of Cl. Owing to the swift decomposition of NH under mild reaction conditions and small formation of secondary waste, the oxidative decomposition of NH in the presence of the homogeneous Co catalyst and Cl is suitable and applicable for the treatment of the aqueous liquid waste containing ammonium salts and nitric acid.

A Project focusing on the contamination mechanism of concrete after the accident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant

山田 一夫*; 丸山 一平*; 芳賀 和子*; 五十嵐 豪*; 粟飯原 はるか; 富田 さゆり*; Kiran, R.*; 大澤 紀久*; 柴田 淳広; 渋谷 和俊*; et al.

Proceedings of International Waste Management Symposia 2021 (WM2021) (CD-ROM), 10 Pages, 2021/03

To properly decommission the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, the contamination levels and mechanisms for the concrete structures must be assessed. In this review, we outline the results of this study and present the objectives of a future study called "Quantitative Evaluation of Contamination in Reinforced Concrete Members of Fukushima Daiichi NPP Buildings Considering the Actual Environment Histories for Legitimate Treatments", which will run from October 2020 to March 2023. The experimental results from the first project indicate that concrete carbonation, Ca leaching, and drying conditions affected the adsorption of Cs and Sr and their penetration depths. Additionally, the studies showed that -nuclides precipitated on the surface of the samples because of the high pH of concrete. A reaction transfer model was developed to further assess the adsorption characteristics of Cs and Sr in carbonated cement paste and concrete aggregates. The model used real concrete characteristics from the FDNPP materials and historical boundary conditions at the site, including radionuclide concentrations and penetration profiles within the turbine pit wall. The water suction by dried concrete was evaluated with the consideration of the structure change of cement hydrates by X-ray CR and H-NMR relaxometry. In the new project, the studies will also include concrete cracks for more realistic contamination estimations.

Stabilization processing of hazardous and radioactive liquid wastes derived from advanced aqueous separation experiments for safety handling and management of waste

中原 将海; 渡部 創; 小木 浩通*; 荒井 陽一; 粟飯原 はるか; 本山 李沙; 柴田 淳広; 野村 和則; 梶並 昭彦*

Proceedings of International Nuclear Fuel Cycle Conference / Light Water Reactor Fuel Performance Conference (Global/Top Fuel 2019) (USB Flash Drive), p.66 - 70, 2019/09

高レベル放射性物質研究施設では、先進湿式分離試験に由来する多種多様な有害性及び放射性液体廃棄物が発生する。そのため、これらを安全に取り扱い及び管理するために安定化処理を行う必要がある。今回は、これらの溶液に含まれる有害物質の沈殿処理若しくは酸化処理、核物質回収のための溶媒抽出による分離、フリーズドライ法を用いた濃縮処理について報告する。

Actinides recovery from irradiated fuel for SmART cycle

佐野 雄一; 渡部 創; 中原 将海; 粟飯原 はるか; 竹内 正行

Proceedings of International Nuclear Fuel Cycle Conference (GLOBAL 2017) (USB Flash Drive), 4 Pages, 2017/09

CPFにおいて照射済燃料から数gのMAを回収し、AGFにおいてMA含有MOX燃料を製造した後、常陽において照射試験を行うSmARTサイクル構想を進めている。本報告では、CPFで実施したMAを含むアクチニド回収に係る研究開発について、過去実施した溶媒抽出法及び抽出クロマトグラフィによるアクチニド回収技術をレビューするとともに、SmARTサイクルの一環として実施した各方法によるアクチニド回収試験の概要をまとめた。

Minor actinides recovery from irradiated fuel for SmART cycle test

竹内 正行; 佐野 雄一; 渡部 創; 中原 将海; 粟飯原 はるか; 小藤 博英; 小泉 務; 水野 朋保

Proceedings of 2017 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP 2017) (CD-ROM), 6 Pages, 2017/04

SmART cycle test has been promoted for reduction of volume and radiotoxicity of vitrified waste. It is a fuel cycle test using small amount of minor actinides (MA) in irradiated FBR fuels. The plan includes U, Pu and MA partitioning, fuel fabrication, irradiation at FBR and post irradiation examination. In this paper, a series of radioactive tests for MA partitioning from the irradiated fuel were mainly focused. As treatment of the irradiated fuel, it was sheared and dissolved by hot nitric acid, and then, U, Pu and Np in the dissolved fuel solution are co-extracted by solvent extraction. Am and Cm in the raffinate are efficiently separated by chromatographic technique. The target of MA yield for this cycle test is more than 1g to fabricate MOX pellets bearing 5% MA. As the current status for the MA partitioning, we have successfully finished the shearing and dissolution of the irradiated FBR fuel and solvent extraction process and the two steps flowsheet for Am and Cm partitioning from the raffinate and denitration behavior of separation product solution was discussed.

Simulation study of sludge precipitation in spent fuel reprocessing

竹内 正行; 粟飯原 はるか; 中原 将海; 田中 耕太郎*

Procedia Chemistry, 21, p.182 - 189, 2016/12

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proche.2016.10.026

再処理溶液での沈殿挙動を評価するため、電解質熱力学モデルによるシミュレーション技術の開発を実施した。シミュレーション結果については、非放射性の10元素共存の模擬高レベル放射性廃液や3元素共存系のPu-Mo-Zr溶液での実験結果と比較し、その信頼性を検証した。その結果、シミュレーションと実験結果は沈殿物の大部分がモリブデン酸ジルコニウム二水和物であることを示しており、シミュレーション結果は実験系における沈殿物の化学形態や量のデータを良く再現していた。以上より、本研究では熱力学シミュレーションが再処理溶液からの沈殿状況を評価する有効なツールであることを示した。

Overview of STRAD project for systematic treatments of radioactive liquid wastes generated in nuclear facilities

渡部 創; 小木 浩通*; 荒井 陽一; 粟飯原 はるか; 柴田 淳広; 野村 和則; 神谷 裕一*; 浅沼 徳子*; 松浦 治明*; 久保田 俊夫*; et al.

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A new collaborative research project for systematic treatments of radioactive liquid wastes containing various reagents generating in nuclear facilities was started from 2018 initiated by Japan Atomic Energy Agency. The project was named as STRAD (Systematic Treatments of RAdioactive liquid wastes for Decommissioning) project. Tentative targets to be studied under the project are aqueous and organic liquid wastes which have been generated by experiments and analyses in a reprocessing experimental laboratory of JAEA. Currently fundamental studies for treatments of the liquid wastes with complicated compositions are underway.

Current status of STRAD project for liquid waste management

渡部 創; 粟飯原 はるか; 高畠 容子; 荒井 陽一; 小木 浩通*; 中村 雅弘; 柴田 淳広; 野村 和則

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Japan Atomic Energy Agency is conducting Systematic Treatment of RAdioactive liquid waste for Decommissioning (STRAD) project as collaboration with universities, a national institute and private companies to establish appropriate treatment procedures for radioactive liquid waste which contains reactive or hazardous chemicals and has been accumulated in nuclear facilities. So far, various fundamental studies have been carried out and some of the liquid waste treatment procedures pro-vided were demonstrated using genuine radioactive liquid waste accumulated in a hot laboratory of Japan Atomic Energy Agency called Chemical Processing Facility (CPF). In this paper, recent achievements of the STRAD project are presented.