Development of stabilization treatment technology for radioactive aluminum waste

Seki, Misaki; Fujita, Yoshitaka; Fujihara, Yasuyuki*; Zhang, J.*; Yoshinaga, Hisao*; Sano, Tadafumi*; Hori, Junichi*; Nagata, Hiroshi; Otsuka, Kaoru; Omori, Takazumi; et al.

Genshiryoku Bakkuendo Kenkyu (CD-ROM), 29(1), p.2 - 9, 2022/06

https://doi.org/10.3327/jnuce.29.1_2

no abstracts in English

Synthesized research report in the second mid-term research phase; Mizunami Underground Research Laboratory Project, Horonobe Underground Research Laboratory Project and Geo-stability Project

Hama, Katsuhiro; Mizuno, Takashi; Sasao, Eiji; Iwatsuki, Teruki; Saegusa, Hiromitsu; Sato, Toshinori; Fujita, Tomoo; Sasamoto, Hiroshi; Matsuoka, Toshiyuki; Yokota, Hideharu; et al.

JAEA-Research 2015-007, 269 Pages, 2015/08

JAEA-Research-2015-007.pdf:68.65MB
JAEA-Research-2015-007(errata).pdf:0.07MB

We have synthesised the research results from Mizunami/Horonobe URLs and geo-stability projects in the second mid-term research phase. It could be used as technical bases for NUMO/Regulator in each decision point from sitting to beginning of disposal (Principal Investigation to Detailed Investigation Phase). High quality construction techniques and field investigation methods have been developed and implemented and these will be directly applicable to the National Disposal Program (along with general assessments of hazardous natural events and processes). It will be crucial to acquire technical knowledge on decisions of partial backfilling and final closure by actual field experiments in Mizunami/Horonobe URLs as main themes for the next phases.

Under-sodium endurance experiment of selector valve in failed-fuel detection and location system of JSFR

Aizawa, Kosuke; Fujita, Kaoru; Hirata, Shingo*; Kasahara, Naoto*

Nuclear Technology, 183(1), p.1 - 12, 2013/07

https://doi.org/10.13182/NT13-A16988

In the design of Japan Sodium-cooled Fast Reactor (JSFR), a selector-valve mechanism is adopted for its failed-fuel detection and location (FFDL) system. Since JSFR has only two FFDL units for about 600 fuel subassemblies, one FFDL unit must handle much larger number of subassemblies than in previous designs. In addition, during long plant life of 60 years, the wear length of the selector-valve will become longer than those of past reactors. Therefore, the endurance of the selector-valve becomes important. To demonstrate the manufacturability and endurance of the selector-valve, a full size mock-up was manufactured, and an endurance experiment of the mock-up model under high-temperature sodium were conducted. The cross-section observation, hardness measurement, and chemical assay results after the endurance experiment showed that the coating layer on the sliding surface still remains. Thus, the endurance of the JSFR selector-valve was demonstrated.

Design study on safety protection system of JSFR

Ishikawa, Nobuyuki; Chikazawa, Yoshitaka; Fujita, Kaoru; Yamada, Yumi*; Okazaki, Hitoshi*; Suzuki, Shinichi*

Proceedings of 2012 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP '12) (CD-ROM), p.483 - 489, 2012/06

The development of safety protection system for JSFR is progressed in terms of logic circuits, selection of trip signals and its setting values for reactor trip. In addition, it is necessitated to evaluate the satisfaction for requirements of the safety protection system by safety analyses considering comprehensive parameter ranges. For this purpose, we will report the current status of the development focusing on the evaluation results for satisfaction of safety protection system based on safety standard.

Detection capability and operation patterns of a selector-valve failed-fuel detection and location system for large sodium-cooled reactors

Aizawa, Kosuke; Fujita, Kaoru; Kamide, Hideki; Kasahara, Naoto

Proceedings of 2011 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP '11) (CD-ROM), p.605 - 613, 2011/05

http://www.icapp.ans.org/icapp11/program/abstracts/11223.pdf

A conceptual design study of an advanced large-sized (1,500 MWe class) sodium-cooled fast reactor, JSFR, is in progress in the FaCT project in Japan. JSFR has adopted a selector-valve mechanism for a failed-fuel detection and location (FFDL) system. The selector-valve FFDL system identifies a failed fuel subassembly by sampling sodium from each fuel subassembly outlet and detecting fission product gas or delayed neutron precursors of fission products. One of the technologies which JSFR has adopted is an upper internal structure (UIS) with a radial slit. Because sampling nozzles cannot be set in the UIS slit, several sampling nozzles are installed around the slit so as to sample sodium from the failed fuel subassemblies under the UIS slit. In this study, a signal and noise detected by the delayed neutron detector have been calculated. On the basis of these results, appropriate operation patterns of the selector-valve FFDL system for JSFR have been constructed.

Development of failed fuel detection and location system in sodium-cooled large reactors; Sampling method of failed fuels under the slit

Aizawa, Kosuke; Fujita, Kaoru; Kamide, Hideki; Kasahara, Naoto

Nihon Kikai Gakkai Rombunshu, B, 77(776), p.982 - 986, 2011/04

https://doi.org/10.1299/kikaib.77.982

A conceptual design study of Japan Sodium-cooled Fast Reactor (JSFR) is in progress as an issue of the "Fast Reactor Cycle Technology Development (FaCT)" project in Japan. JSFR adopts a Selector-Valve mechanism for a failed fuel detection and location (FFDL) system. The Selector-Valve FFDL system identifies failed fuel subassemblies by sampling sodium from each fuel subassembly outlet and detecting fission product. One of the JSFR design features is employing an upper internal structure (UIS) with a radial slit, in which an arm of fuel handling machine can move and access the fuel assemblies under the UIS. Thus, JSFR cannot place sampling nozzles right above the fuel subassemblies located under the slit. In this study, appropriate sampling method for indentifying under-slit failed fuel subassemblies has been developed by water experiments.

Development of failed fuel detection and location system in sodium-cooled large reactor; Sampling method of failed fuels under the slit

Aizawa, Kosuke; Fujita, Kaoru; Kamide, Hideki; Kasahara, Naoto

Dai-15-Kai Doryoku, Enerugi Gijutsu Shimpojiumu Koen Rombunshu, p.229 - 230, 2010/06

A conceptual design study of Japan Sodium-cooled Fast Reactor (JSFR) is in progress as an issue of the "Fast Reactor Cycle Technology Development (FaCT)" project in Japan. JSFR adopts a selector-valve mechanism for the Failed Fuel Detection and Location (FFDL) system. The selector-valve FFDL system identifies failed fuel subassemblies by sampling sodium from each fuel subassembly outlet and detecting fission product. One of the JSFR design features is employing an Upper Internal Structure (UIS) with a radial slit, in which an arm of fuel handling machine can move and access the fuel assemblies under the UIS. Thus, JSFR cannot place sampling nozzles right above the fuel subassemblies located under the slit. In this study, the sampling method for identifying under-slit failed fuel subassemblies has been demonstrated by water experiments.

Excitation and decay of the isovector spin-flip giant monopole resonance via the Pb(He,) reaction at 410 MeV

Zegers, R. G. T.*; Abend, H.*; Akimune, Hidetoshi*; Van den Berg, A. M.*; Fujimura, Hisako*; Fujita, Hirohiko*; Fujita, Yoshitaka*; Fujiwara, Mamoru; Gals, S.*; Hara, Keigo*; et al.

Nuclear Physics A, 731, p.121 - 128, 2004/02

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2003.11.024

no abstracts in English

Excitation and decay of the Isovector giant monopole resonances via the Pb(He,) reaction at 410 MeV

Zegers, R. G. T.; Abend, H.*; Akimune, Hidetoshi*; Van den Berg, A. M.*; Fujimura, Hisako*; Fujita, Hirohiko*; Fujita, Yoshitaka*; Fujiwara, Mamoru; Gals, S.*; Hara, Keigo*; et al.

Physical Review Letters, 90(20), p.202501_1 - 202501_4, 2003/05

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.90.202501

no abstracts in English

Thin ice target for O (p,p') experiment

Kawabata, Takahiro*; Akimune, Hidetoshi*; Fujimura, Hisako*; Fujita, Hirohiko*; Fujita, Yoshitaka*; Fujiwara, Mamoru; Hara, Keigo*; Hatanaka, Kichiji*; Hosono, K.*; Ishikawa, Takatsugu*; et al.

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, 459(1-2), p.171 - 176, 2001/02

https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(00)00992-X

no abstracts in English