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Narukawa, Takafumi; Kondo, Keietsu; Fujimura, Yuki; Kakiuchi, Kazuo; Udagawa, Yutaka; Nemoto, Yoshiyuki
Journal of Nuclear Materials, 587, p.154736_1 - 154736_8, 2023/12
Times Cited Count：1 Percentile：0.01(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)Sakaguchi, Yoshifumi*; Takata, Shinichi; Kawakita, Yukinobu; Fujimura, Yuki; Kondo, Keietsu
Journal of Physics; Condensed Matter, 35(41), p.415403_1 - 415403_11, 2023/10
Times Cited Count：0 Percentile：0(Physics, Condensed Matter)Narukawa, Takafumi; Kondo, Keietsu; Fujimura, Yuki; Kakiuchi, Kazuo; Udagawa, Yutaka; Nemoto, Yoshiyuki
Journal of Nuclear Materials, 582, p.154467_1 - 154467_12, 2023/08
Times Cited Count：3 Percentile：95.99(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)Nemoto, Yoshiyuki; Ishijima, Yasuhiro; Kondo, Keietsu; Fujimura, Yuki; Kaji, Yoshiyuki
Journal of Nuclear Materials, 575, p.154209_1 - 154209_19, 2023/03
Times Cited Count：1 Percentile：31.61(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)Previous studies had shown that in certain conditions, the rate of oxidation of zirconium (Zr) based alloy fuel cladding is higher in air-steam mixtures than in dry air. In severe accidents in the spent fuel pool and in other air ingress accidents in nuclear power plants, the cladding is likely to be oxidized in an air-steam mixture, which makes it crucial to have an in-depth understanding of the nature of oxidation and its kinetics in that environment. Oxidation tests were conducted at 800
C on Zircaloy-4 specimens in a mix of (air+steam) with various component ratios. Oxidation kinetics, details of the oxide layer, and hydrogen pick-up in the specimen were studied to investigate the mechanism of oxidation in each of these sets of conditions. Zirconium nitride precipitation in the oxide layer during the initial stages of the pre-breakaway oxidation stage and the widespread porous oxide growth on the cladding surface in the latter post-BA oxidation stage are related to the oxidation mechanism in the air-steam mixture. The differences in the mechanism of oxidation of the cladding in dry air and air-steam mixtures are discussed based on the experimental results.
scattering length from 
photoproduction on the proton near the reaction thresholdIshikawa, Takatsugu*; Fujimura, Hisako*; Fukasawa, Hiroshi*; Hashimoto, Ryo*; He, Q.*; Honda, Yuki*; Hosaka, Atsushi; Iwata, Takahiro*; Kaida, Shun*; Kasagi, Jirota*; et al.
Physical Review C, 101(5), p.052201_1 - 052201_6, 2020/05
Times Cited Count：4 Percentile：45.12(Physics, Nuclear)Sasaki, Koei; Fujimura, Ryota*; Tanigaki, Takanori; Matsubara, Masanori*; Fukumoto, Kenichi*; Uno, Masayoshi*
Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 54(2), p.139 - 146, 2017/02
Times Cited Count：6 Percentile：51.46(Nuclear Science & Technology)In an attempt to investigate Cs-Te corrosion depth dependence on distribution of chromium carbide precipitation in high chromium steel, Cs-Te corrosion out-pile tests of two 9Cr steels with different distributions of chromium carbide were carried out at 975K for 100h and their corrosion depths were compared. The corrosion is obviously more advanced in a specimen which has grain boundary carbide than in the one that does not. A considerable reason of the result is that the carbide distributed at grain boundaries promoted the corrosion reaction and the corrosion extended along the grain boundary. This is the first case in which the Cs-Te corrosion depth dependence on distribution of chromium carbide precipitation in Fe-Cr steel is clarified experimentally.
Kugo, Teruhiko; Ishikawa, Makoto; Nagaya, Yasunobu; Yokoyama, Kenji; Fukaya, Yuji; Maruyama, Hiromi*; Ishii, Yoshihiko*; Fujimura, Koji*; Kondo, Takao*; Minato, Hirokazu*; et al.
JAEA-Research 2013-046, 53 Pages, 2014/03
JAEA-Research-2013-046.pdf:4.42MB
The present report summarizes the results of a 2-year cooperative study between JAEA and Hitachi-GE in order to contribute to the settlement of the Fukushima-Daiichi Nuclear Power Plants which suffered from the severe accident on March 2011. In the present study, the possible scenarios to reach the recriticality events in Fukushima-Daiichi were investigated first. Then, the analytical methodology to evaluate the time-dependent recriticality events has been developed by modelling the reactivity insertion rate and the possible feedback according to the recriticality scenarios identified in the first step. The methodology developed here has been equipped as a transient simulation tool, PORCAS, which is operated on a multi-purpose platform for reactor analysis, MARBLE. Finally, the radiation exposure rates by the postulated recriticality events in Fukushima-Daiichi were approximately evaluated to estimate the impact to the public environment.
Yamaguchi, Toshio*; Fujimura, Koji*; Uchi, Kazuya*; Yoshida, Koji*; Katayama, Yoshinori
Journal of Molecular Liquids, 176, p.44 - 51, 2012/12
Times Cited Count：18 Percentile：55.59(Chemistry, Physical)X-ray diffraction measurements in an energy-dispersive mode have been made on water under various thermodynamic conditions of 298 K/30 MPa, 473 K/30 MPa and 573 K/30 MPa on a laboratory X-ray diffractometer. All the X-ray structure factors as well as those of water already measured at 298 K/1 GPa, 473 K/0.35 GPa and 486 K/4 GPa by using synchrotron X-ray radiation were subjected to empirical potential structure refinement (EPSR) modeling to reveal the detailed hydrogen bonding features in terms of partial pair correlation function, coordination number and three-dimensional spatial density function as a function of temperature and pressure. It has been shown to what extent the tetrahedral hydrogen-bonded network of water is perturbed by pressure and temperature.
Tani, Akihiro*; Shimakawa, Yoshio*; Kubo, Shigenobu*; Fujimura, Ken; Yamano, Hidemasa
Proceedings of 19th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering (ICONE-19) (CD-ROM), 10 Pages, 2011/10
Nagao, Keisuke*; Okazaki, Ryuji*; Nakamura, Tomoki*; Miura, Yayoi*; Osawa, Takahito; Bajo, Kenichi*; Matsuda, Shintaro*; Ebihara, Mitsuru*; Ireland, T.*; Kitajima, Fumio*; et al.
Science, 333(6046), p.1128 - 1131, 2011/08
Times Cited Count：131 Percentile：95.22(Multidisciplinary Sciences)A steroid surface materials record regolith processes and a history of cosmic-ray irradiation. Noble gas isotopes in three rocky grains from Itokawa have been determined. High concentrations of solar He, Ne, and Ar, as high as those in lunar soils, are released at variable temperatures from each sample. The isotopic compositions are essentially identical to those of solar wind but distinguishable in He relative abundance. These noble gas characteristics can be explained by repeated implantation and preferential loss of solar He by removal of weathered He-rich rim on the grain surface through friction among regolith grains on Itokawa. Residence time of regolith materials on Itokawa is alculated to be shorter than 10 Myr, suggesting that regolith materials of small asteroids would escape easily to space.
Akagi, Hiroshi; Oba, Hironori; Yokoyama, Keiichi; Yokoyama, Atsushi; Egashira, Kazuhiro*; Fujimura, Yo*
Applied Physics B, 95(1), p.17 - 21, 2009/04
Times Cited Count：8 Percentile：40.77(Optics)We have proposed a laser isotope separation method, utilizing rotational coherence of a simple molecule. In the scheme, photoexcited molecules are isotopically separated by difference of rotational period between them. To illustrate this method, two-pulse photodissociation of mixed 
Br
/
Br isotopes has been investigated theoretically. The photodissociation probabilities of Br and Br have been calculated as a function of time delay between the photoexcitation and dissociation laser pulses. We have demonstrated that isotope enrichment factor of Br relative to Br can be changed from 0.34 to 1.8, by simply changing the time delay only by 0.2 ns. Additionally, we have shown that this method is effective for heavy isotopes, based on mass dependence of the isotope enrichment factor.
Matsuo, Yoji*; Suzuki, Muneyasu*; Noguchi, Yuji*; Yoshimura, Takeshi*; Fujimura, Norifumi*; Yoshii, Kenji; Ikeda, Naoshi*; Mori, Shigeo*
Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 47(11), p.8464 - 8467, 2008/11
Times Cited Count：11 Percentile：42.15(Physics, Applied)We have investigated the physical properties of LuFeCuO, which is a derivative material of the electronic ferroelectric LuFeO. From electron diffraction measurements at room temperature, ionic ordering of Fe
and Cu
in the a-b plane was observed. This ordering is similar to that in LuFeO and has an electric dipole. The observation of small domains (5-10 nm) indicates the presence of polar regions. Dielectric measurements showed that a peak of dielectric constant appeared at around 500 K, and the peak value was about 1000, indicating that LuFeCuO is a dielectric material. We will present the experimental data on the samples prepared under high-pressure oxygen.
Zhang, W.; Yoshida, Hiroyuki; Ose, Yasuo*; Onuki, Akira; Akimoto, Hajime; Hotta, Akitoshi*; Fujimura, Ken*
Journal of Power and Energy Systems (Internet), 2(2), p.456 - 466, 2008/00
Zhang, W.; Yoshida, Hiroyuki; Ose, Yasuo*; Onuki, Akira; Akimoto, Hajime; Hotta, Akitoshi*; Fujimura, Ken*
Dai-12-Kai Doryoku, Enerugi Gijutsu Shimpojiumu Koen Rombunshu, p.85 - 88, 2007/06
As a candidate for next generation reactor, the innovative FLexible-fuel-cycle Water Reactor (FLWR) adopts a remarkably tight triangular lattice arrangement with about 1 mm gap spacing between adjacent fuel rods. In relation to its design, this study presents a statistical evaluation of numerical simulation results of a detailed two-phase flow simulation code (named TPFIT). In order to make clear mechanisms of cross flow in such tight lattice rod bundles, the TPFIT is used to simulate cross flow between two modeled subchannels. Attention was focused on instantaneous fluctuation characteristics of differential pressure between two subchannels and gas/liquid mixing coefficients. With the calculation of correlation coefficients between the differential pressure and gas/liquid mixing coefficients, the time scales of cross flow, e.g. lag times were evaluated, and the effects of mixing section length, flow pattern and gap spacing on correlation coefficients were extensively investigated. The difference in mechanism between gas and liquid cross flows was pointed out.
Zhang, W.; Yoshida, Hiroyuki; Ose, Yasuo*; Onuki, Akira; Akimoto, Hajime; Hotta, Akitoshi*; Fujimura, Ken*
Proceedings of 15th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering (ICONE-15) (CD-ROM), 8 Pages, 2007/04
The innovative Water Reactor for FLexible fuel cycle (FLWR) adopts a tight triangular lattice arrangement with about 1 mm gap between adjacent fuel rods. In view of the importance of accurate prediction of cross flow between subchannels in the evaluation of the boiling transition (BT) in the FLWR core, this study numerically simulated steam-water two-phase cross flow between two modeled subchannels of tight-lattice rod bundle for the FLWR by using a detailed two-phase flow simulation code with an advanced interface tracking method (named TPFIT), statistically evaluated the simulation results, and clarified mechanisms of cross flow for developing a model. The effects of flow pattern, inlet and outlet of mixing section, and gap spacing on cross flow, and the local and general characters of cross flow were extensively investigated.
Hayakawa, Ryoma*; Nakae, Mari*; Yoshimura, Takeshi*; Ashida, Atsushi*; Fujimura, Norifumi*; Uehara, Tsuyoshi*; Tagawa, Masahito*; Teraoka, Yuden
Journal of Applied Physics, 100(7), p.073710_1 - 073710_8, 2006/10
Times Cited Count：13 Percentile：42.56(Physics, Applied)A structural analysis and dielectric property measurements of silicon nitride films fabricated using atmospheric pressure (AP) plasma were carried out, and the results were compared to a radio frequency (RF) plasma case. Using AP plasma, 1.8-nm-thick films composed of Si
N
O
were obtained in the temperature range from 298 to 773 K. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and Rutherford backscattering spectrometry revealed 10% more nitrogen atoms corresponding to the NSi bond in the film using AP plasma than those using RF plasma. In the temperature range, the leakage current densities were not affected by the temperature. Films fabricated at 298 K showed leakage current density of as low as 7
10
A/cm
at 5MV/cm. This value was one order of magnitude lower than that using RF plasma.
Kiuchi, Kiyoshi; Ioka, Ikuo; Tanabe, Makoto*; Nanjo, Yoshiyasu*; Ogawa, Hiroaki; Ishijima, Yasuhiro; Tsukatani, Ichiro; Ochiai, Takamasa; Kizaki, Minoru; Kato, Yoshiaki; et al.
JAEA-Research 2006-023, 173 Pages, 2006/03
JAEA-Research-2006-023.pdf:20.51MB
The research concerning new cladding materials for ultra-high burnup of fuel elements with MOX fuels aiming at 100 GWd/t of BWR was pursued for 5 years from 2001 to 2005. On the Phase 1, the modified stainless steel of Fe-25Cr-35Ni-0.2Ti as fuel claddings and Nb-Mo alloy as a liner for inhibiting the pellet- clad interaction were selected as candidate materials, by evaluating fundamental properties required to BWR cladding materials, that are the nuclear economy, radioactivity, mass-transfer, irradiation properties, mechanical properties so on. On the present study, the making process of cladding tubes, lining by diffusion bonding, end plug by laser welding were developed and optimized, by considering the practical use of fuel elements consists of these candidates. The practical applicability was basically examined by irradiation tests using the accelerator of TIARA and the research reactor of JRR-3, for mainly confirming the resistance to IGSCC as one of the current important issues of BWR core materials of low carbon grade stainless steels. Creep and fatigue testing data were also obtained for evaluating the long performance of candidate materials. The behavior as fuel elements was analyzed with the safety calculation code for BWRs. The obtained results were established as a data base system, by considering the applicability to the fuel design and in-pile loop tests.
D)+NO
NO+NOKawai, Shinnosuke*; Fujimura, Yo*; Kajimoto, Okitsugu*; Takayanagi, Toshiyuki
Journal of Chemical Physics, 120(14), p.6430 - 6438, 2004/04
Times Cited Count：8 Percentile：25.17(Chemistry, Physical)no abstracts in English
Pb(
He,
) reaction at 410 MeVZegers, R. G. T.*; Abend, H.*; Akimune, Hidetoshi*; Van den Berg, A. M.*; Fujimura, Hisako*; Fujita, Hirohiko*; Fujita, Yoshitaka*; Fujiwara, Mamoru; Gal
s, S.*; Hara, Keigo*; et al.
Nuclear Physics A, 731, p.121 - 128, 2004/02
Times Cited Count：11 Percentile：56.88(Physics, Nuclear)no abstracts in English
CuHara, Keigo*; Adachi, Takeshi*; Akimune, Hidetoshi*; Daito, Izuru*; Fujimura, Hisako*; Fujita, Yoshitaka*; Fujiwara, Mamoru; Fushimi, Kenichi*; Hara, Kaoru*; Harakeh, M. N.*; et al.
Physical Review C, 68(6), p.064612_1 - 064612_9, 2003/12
Times Cited Count：11 Percentile：58.08(Physics, Nuclear)no abstracts in English
