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Noda, Tsuneo*; Yasutake, Nobutoshi*; Hashimoto, Masaaki*; Maruyama, Toshiki; Tatsumi, Toshitaka*; Fujimoto, Masayuki*
Acta Astronomica Sinica, 56(Suppl.), p.52 - 54, 2015/11
We show a scenario for the cooling of compact stars considering the central source of Cassiopeia A (Cas A). The Cas A observation shows that the central source is a compact star with high effective temperature, and it is consistent with the cooling without exotic phases. The Cas A observation also gives the mass range of 
. It may conflict with the current cooling scenarios of compact stars that heavy stars show rapid cooling. We include the effect of the color superconducting (CSC) quark matter phase on the thermal evolution of compact stars. We assume the gap energy of CSC quark phase is large (
MeV), and we simulate the cooling of compact stars. We present cooling curves obtained from the evolutionary calculations of compact stars: while heavier stars cool slowly, and lighter ones indicate the opposite tendency.
Shimizu, Atsushi; Furusawa, Takayuki; Homma, Fumitaka; Inoi, Hiroyuki; Umeda, Masayuki; Kondo, Masaaki; Isozaki, Minoru; Fujimoto, Nozomu; Iyoku, Tatsuo
Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 51(11-12), p.1444 - 1451, 2014/11
Times Cited Count：1 Percentile：8.02(Nuclear Science & Technology)JAEA has kept up a data-base system of operation and maintenance experiences of the HTTR. The objective of this system is to share the information obtained operation and maintenance experiences and to make use of lessons learned and knowledge into a design, construction and operation managements of the future HTGR. More than one thousand records have been registered into the system between 1997 and 2012. This paper describes the status of the data-base system, and provides suggestions for improvement from four experiences: (1) performance degradation of helium compressors; (2) malfunction of reserved shutdown system in reactivity control system; (3) maintenance experiences of emergency gas turbine generators; and (4) experiences of the Great East Japan Earthquake. These experiences are extracted from the system as important lessons learned to be expected to apply for design, construction and operation managements of future HTGR.
Noda, Tsuneo*; Hashimoto, Masaaki*; Yasutake, Nobutoshi*; Maruyama, Toshiki; Tatsumi, Toshitaka*; Fujimoto, Masayuki*
Astrophysical Journal, 765(1), p.1_1 - 1_5, 2013/03
Times Cited Count：33 Percentile：64.79(Astronomy & Astrophysics)Takamatsu, Kuniyoshi; Sawa, Kazuhiro; Kunitomi, Kazuhiko; Hino, Ryutaro; Ogawa, Masuro; Komori, Yoshihiro; Nakazawa, Toshio*; Iyoku, Tatsuo; Fujimoto, Nozomu; Nishihara, Tetsuo; et al.
Nihon Genshiryoku Gakkai Wabun Rombunshi, 10(4), p.290 - 300, 2011/12
A high temperature (950
C) continuous operation has been performed for 50 days on the HTTR from January to March in 2010, and the potential to supply stable heat of high temperature for hydrogen production for a long time was demonstrated for the first time in the world. This successful operation could establish technological basis of HTGRs and show potential of nuclear energy as heat source for innovative thermo-chemical-based hydrogen production, emitting greenhouse gases on a "low-carbon path" for the first time in the world.
Tanimoto, Masataka; Taguchi, Taketoshi; Okada, Manabu; Hanawa, Yoshio; Tsuchiya, Kunihiko; Ikeda, Masayuki*; Fujimoto, Yoichi*; Kotov, V.*; Kenzhin, E.*; Kenzhin, Y.*
JAEA-Technology 2011-001, 39 Pages, 2011/03
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It is important problem to recycle the irradiated beryllium from the points of effective use of resources, reduction of radioactive waste and nuclear nonproliferation. The recycling of the irradiated beryllium has been considered as the part of the development of Irradiation technology for JMTR refurbishment and restart. The ISTC regular project (K-1566) on recycling technology of irradiated beryllium has been carried out in the Institute of Atomic Energy (IAE), National Nuclear Center of Republic of Kazakhstan (NNC-RK). This paper is described on the transport procedure and transport results of the irradiated beryllium from Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) to IAE, NNC-RK under the ISTC project.
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cross sections of the 
C(
,
)
O reaction at 
1.2 MeV using pulsed beamsMakii, Hiroyuki; Ueda, Hitoshi*; Temma, Yasuyuki*; Nagai, Yasuki*; Shima, Tatsushi*; Fujimoto, Shinya*; Segawa, Mariko; Mishima, Kenji*; Nishiyama, Jun*; Igashira, Masayuki*
AIP Conference Proceedings 1269, p.283 - 288, 2010/10
Times Cited Count：0 Percentile：0.00(Astronomy & Astrophysics)The C(,)O reaction cross section plays an important role in stellar evolution at the stage of helium-burning. However, the cross section at low energy still has a large uncertainty mainly due to the poor determination of the ratio of cross section to one. Hence, we have installed new system to make a precise measurement of the cross section. In this experiment, we used the high efficiency anti-Compton NaI(Tl) spectrometers with a large S/N ratio, an intense pulsed beams, and the monitoring system of target thickness. With use of the system we succeeded in removing a background due to neutron and could clearly detect the -ray from the C(,)O reaction with high statistics. We determined the and cross section down to 
1.2 MeV, and thus obtained results are compared to recent theoretical calculations.
Co in the digestive glands of the common octopus, 
, in the East China SeaMorita, Takami*; Otosaka, Shigeyoshi; Fujimoto, Ken*; Nishiuchi, Ko*; Kimoto, Katsunori*; Yamada, Haruya*; Kasai, Hiromi*; Minakawa, Masayuki*; Yoshida, Katsuhiko*
Marine Pollution Bulletin, 60(8), p.1193 - 1199, 2010/08
Times Cited Count：3 Percentile：9.79(Environmental Sciences)Significant concentrations of Co, 
Cs and 
Ag were detected in common octopus specimens collected in the East China Sea during two periods, 1986-1989 and 1996-2005. The radionuclides detected in the former period were thought to originate from the global fallout. On the other hand, the source of Co in the latter period has remained unclear because the Co concentration decreased continuously with shorter half-lives than the physical half-lives. This tendency suggests that the source of Co in 1996-2005 was identical and was temporary supplied to the East China Sea. Investigations of common octopus in the other area indicated that the origin of the pollutant source of Co in 1996-2005 occurred locally in the restricted area in the East China Sea rather than in the coastal area of Japan.
Nishimura, Takanori*; Aikawa, Masayuki*; Iwamoto, Nobuyuki; Suda, Takuma*; Fujimoto, Masayuki*; Iben, I. Jr.*
AIP Conference Proceedings 1016, p.421 - 423, 2008/05
The evolution of extremely metal-poor stars of low- and intermediate-masses is distinct from those of metal-rich stars in that the convection driven by the helium shell flash can extend outward into the hydrogen-rich layer during TP-AGB phase. In the circumstance of [Fe/H]
2.5, protons are mixed and converted into neutrons in the convective zone to promote nucleosynthesis through neutron and -captures. We study the nucleosynthesis in the helium-flash convective zone, induced by this hydrogen mixing. In the dearth of the pristine metals, the neutron-recycling reactions C(
)
C(
)O and in some cases the subsequent O()
O()
Ne play and important role and catalyze the syntheses of O through Mg and still heavier elements. Based on these results, we assign the origin of two most iron-deficient stars to the Pop III stars, born out of the primordial gas.
-4.5Suda, Takuma*; Komiya, Yutaka*; Nishimura, Takanori*; Iwamoto, Nobuyuki; Aikawa, Masayuki*; Fujimoto, Masayuki*
AIP Conference Proceedings 1016, p.43 - 48, 2008/05
The first stars in our Universe are the useful probes for the star formation history in the very early Universe. In order to identify these survivors, we should consider the effect of changing surface abundances during their long lives. The surface abundances are modified by the accretion of gas from the interstellar matter and/or the binary mass transfer. The latter can affect the abundance pattern through the evolution of primary star that experienced the internal mixing and dredge-up during thermally pulsating AGB. The top three of the iron deficient stars are reported as the candidates of the first stars. These stars have [Fe/H] -4.5 and share the common feature of large enhancement of C. We argue that these abundance patterns are testified to the evolutionary characteristics of the first stars with low- and intermediate-mass by trying to constrain the mass of primary under the assumption that they were the survivors of secondary stars in the binary system when they were born.
Nojiri, Naoki; Tochio, Daisuke; Hamamoto, Shimpei; Umeda, Masayuki; Fujimoto, Nozomu; Iyoku, Tatsuo; Takeda, Tetsuaki
JAEA-Data/Code 2006-022, 61 Pages, 2006/10
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For the future HTGR development and the management of the High Temperature engineering Test Reactor (HTTR), the HTTR operation data base is constructed. The data base consists of the sorted or evaluated data based on the measured values from the HTTR's operation such as excess reactivity of the core, temperature at facilities of the core and the plant, impurity in coolant and so on. The data base also consists of some sub-databases which have objects related to the future HTGR development or the HTTR's operational management in order to manage the important operation data systematically on a long term. This paper describes the outline and structure of the HTTR operation data base. Also, as an example, some part of the HTTR common data-base, the HTTR nuclear characteristics data-base and the Helium purity control data-base are described.
Nishimura, Takanori*; Iwamoto, Nobuyuki; Suda, Takuma*; Aikawa, Masayuki*; Fujimoto, Masayuki*; Iben, I. Jr.*
AIP Conference Proceedings 847, p.455 - 457, 2006/07
We investigated the progress of nucleosynthesis in the helium flash driven convective zone which triggers the mixing of hydrogen into this convective zone in the extremely metal-poor, asymptotic giant branch stars with low and intermediate masses. The amounts of C created by proton captures on abundant C in He layer strongly depend on the resultant abundances of nuclei. We showed that under circumstances initially devoid of metals, the heavy 
-process elements such as Sr, Ba and even Pb can be formed with light elements as seeds which are produced via two neutron-recycling reactions (C(n,)C(,n)O and O(n,)O(,n)Ne).
Fujimoto, Nozomu; Tachibana, Yukio; Saikusa, Akio*; Shinozaki, Masayuki; Isozaki, Minoru; Iyoku, Tatsuo
Nuclear Engineering and Design, 233(1-3), p.273 - 281, 2004/10
Times Cited Count：0 Percentile：0.00(Nuclear Science & Technology)From a viewpoint of heat leakage, there were two incidents during HTTR power-rise-tests. One was a temperature rise of the primary upper shielding, and the other was a temperature rise of the core support plate. Causes of the both incidents were small amount of helium flow in structures. For the temperature rise of the primary upper shielding, countermeasures to reduce the small amount of helium flow, enhancement of heat release and installation of thermal insulator were taken. For the temperature rise of the core support plate, temperature evaluations were carried out again considering the small amount of helium flow and design temperature of the core support plate was revised. By these countermeasures, the both temperatures were kept below their limits.
Takada, Eiji*; Fujimoto, Nozomu; Nojiri, Naoki; Umeta, Masayuki; Kokusen, Shigeru; Ashikagaya, Yoshinobu
JAERI-Data/Code 2002-009, 83 Pages, 2002/05
JAERI-Data-Code-2002-009.pdf:3.51MB
Dose equivalent rate around the fuel handling machine, the control rod handling machine, stand pipe compartment, maintenance pit were measured during gamma ray measurements from HTTR fuel, which was called as “power distribution measurements". The power distribution measurement was the first time to handle the fuel blocks irradiated in the core. Dose equivalent rate measurement aiming the check of shielding performance of components, the check of unexpected streaming path. The radiation monitoring during operation was carried out. As the results, there was no problem on shielding. The measured data at operation condition were also obtained. The data will be useful to expect operation circumstance in the future.
ray from fuel of High Temperature Engineering Test Reactor; Method of measurement and resultsFujimoto, Nozomu; Nojiri, Naoki; Takada, Eiji*; Yamashita, Kiyonobu; Kikuchi, Takayuki; Nakagawa, Shigeaki; Kojima, Takao; Umeta, Masayuki; Hoshino, Osamu; Kaneda, Makoto*; et al.
JAERI-Tech 2001-002, 64 Pages, 2001/02
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Yamashita, Kiyonobu; Fujimoto, Nozomu; Takeuchi, Mitsuo; Fujisaki, Shingo; Nakano, Masaaki*; Umeta, Masayuki; Takeda, Takeshi; Mogi, Haruyoshi; Tanaka, Toshiyuki
Nihon Genshiryoku Gakkai-Shi, 42(1), p.30 - 42, 2000/01
Times Cited Count：3 Percentile：26.03(Nuclear Science & Technology)no abstracts in English
Shinozaki, Masayuki; Tachibana, Yukio; Fujimoto, Nozomu
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Inoi, Hiroyuki; Isozaki, Minoru; Shinozaki, Masayuki; Tachibana, Yukio; Ota, Yukimaru; Fujimoto, Nozomu; Iyoku, Tatsuo
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