Validation of ATDMs at early after the lF accident using air dose rate estimated by airborne concentration and surface deposition density

Moriguchi, Yuichi*; Sato, Yosuke*; Morino, Yu*; Goto, Daisuke*; Sekiyama, Tsuyoshi*; Terada, Hiroaki; Takigawa, Masayuki*; Tsuruta, Haruo*; Yamazawa, Hiromi*

KEK Proceedings 2021-2, p.21 - 27, 2021/12

no abstracts in English

Proton chelating ligands drive improved chemical separations for rhodium

Narita, Hirokazu*; Nicolson, R. M.*; Motokawa, Ryuhei; Ito, Fumiyuki*; Morisaku, Kazuko*; Goto, Midori*; Tanaka, Mikiya*; Heller, W. T.*; Shiwaku, Hideaki; Yaita, Tsuyoshi; et al.

Inorganic Chemistry, 58(13), p.8720 - 8734, 2019/07

https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b01136

Model intercomparison of atmospheric Cs from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident; Simulations based on identical input data

Sato, Yosuke*; Takigawa, Masayuki*; Sekiyama, Tsuyoshi*; Kajino, Mizuo*; Terada, Hiroaki; Nagai, Haruyasu; Kondo, Hiroaki*; Uchida, Junya*; Goto, Daisuke*; Qulo, D.*; et al.

Journal of Geophysical Research; Atmospheres, 123(20), p.11748 - 11765, 2018/10

https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JD029144

A model intercomparison of the atmospheric dispersion of Cs emitted following the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident was conducted by 12 models to understand the behavior of Cs in the atmosphere. The same meteorological data, horizontal grid resolution, and an emission inventory were applied to all the models to focus on the model variability originating from the processes included in each model. The multi-model ensemble captured 40% of the observed Cs events, and the figure-of-merit in space for the total deposition of Cs exceeded 80. Our analyses indicated that the meteorological data were most critical for reproducing the Cs events. The results also revealed that the differences among the models were originated from the deposition and diffusion processes when the meteorological field was simulated well. However, the models with strong diffusion tended to overestimate the Cs concentrations.

Fault-related features and restoration of fault slips revealed by airborne laser imagery along the Senya fault and Adera fault

Nakata, Takashi*; Kumamoto, Takashi*; Okumura, Koji*; Goto, Hideaki*; Kumahara, Yasuhiro*; Nohara, Tsuyoshi; Sato, Masaru*; Iwanaga, Shoji*

Katsudanso Kenkyu, (29), p.1 - 13, 2008/09

http://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/130003355435

Laser imagery technique is applied to obtain comprehensive features of typical reverse fault (Senya fault in NE Japan) and strike-slip fault (Adera fault in Central Japan). We test several methods for obtaining fault slip from detailed DEM images. Using the visual analyzer "Geo-Graphia", several three-dimensional laser imageries are processed around Senya hill, especially along the surface fault ruptures associated with 1896 Rikuu earthquake. We compared amount of fault slips along the fault ruptures measured by field work (Matsuda et al., 1980) with that obtained by automatic and manual profiling using detailed DEM. Three-dimensional laser imageries are also processed along Adera fault, and slip vectors are restored based on successively faulted terrace risers around Sakashita town.

Magnetic-field-induced transition in the lattice modulation of colossal magnetoelectric GdMnO and TbMnO compounds

Arima, Takahisa*; Goto, Tsuyoshi*; Yamazaki, Yuichi*; Miyasaka, Shigeki*; Ishii, Kenji; Tsubota, Masami; Inami, Toshiya; Murakami, Yoichi*; Tokura, Yoshinori*

Physical Review B, 72(10), p.100102_1 - 100102_4, 2005/09

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.72.100102

Single-crystal synchrotron X-ray diffraction measurements in strong magnetic fields have been performed for magnetoelectric compounds GdMnO and TbMnO. It has been found that the //a ferroelectric phase induced by the application of a magnetic field at low temperatures is characterized by commensurate lattice modulation along the orthorhombic axis with q=1/2 and q=1/4. The lattice modulation is ascribed to antiferromagnetic spin alignment with a modulation vector of (0 1/4 1). The change of the spin structure is directly correlated with the magnetic-field-induced electric phase transition, because any commensurate spin modulation with (0 1/4 1) should break glide planes normal to the axis of the distorted perovskite with the space group.

Chemical studies of the heaviest elements

Nagame, Yuichiro; Haba, Hiromitsu*; Tsukada, Kazuaki; Asai, Masato; Toyoshima, Atsushi; Goto, Shinichi*; Akiyama, Kazuhiko; Kaneko, Tetsuya; Sakama, Minoru*; Hirata, Masaru; et al.

Nuclear Physics A, 734, p.124 - 135, 2004/04

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2004.01.021

no abstracts in English

Model intercomparison study for atmospheric Cs from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident using identical input data

Sato, Yosuke*; Takigawa, Masayuki*; Sekiyama, Tsuyoshi*; Kajino, Mizuo*; Terada, Hiroaki; Nagai, Haruyasu; Kondo, Hiroaki*; Uchida, Junya*; Goto, Daisuke*; Qulo, D.*; et al.

no journal, , 

An intercomparison of atmospheric dispersion model targeting on the physical process of Cs released from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant was conducted. Twelve atmospheric models participated in this project. To exclude the uncertainties of the model result due to the emission inventory and meteorological data, all models used the same emission and meteorological data. Concentration of Cs from the national suspended particle matter monitoring network and the deposition density by the aircraft were used for the comparison between results of the model and observation. Our analyses elucidated the figure of merit in space (FMS) of the model ensemble mean was improved from a previous model intercomparson about the accumulated deposition. The model ensemble mean captured approximately 36% of the observed high concentration. The inter-model spread of the capture rate was from 8% to 38%. It was originated from the difference in deposition and diffusion processes among the models.

Construction of cytochrome P450BM3 oxidation reaction system linked by cofactor regeneration

Mouri, Tsuyoshi; Kamiya, Noriho*; Goto, Masahiro*

no journal, , 

no abstracts in English

2nd atmospheric model intercomparison project for Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident on March 2011; 2nd FDNPP-MIP

Sato, Yosuke*; Takigawa, Masayuki*; Sekiyama, Tsuyoshi*; Kajino, Mizuo*; Grahn, H.*; Brnnstrm, N.*; von Schoenberg, P.*; Kondo, Hiroaki*; Terada, Hiroaki; Nagai, Haruyasu; et al.

no journal, , 

The second intercomparison of atmospheric model targeting on the radionuclide (i.e. Cs) released from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) on March 2011 is conducted. Thirteen atmospheric models, which include both the Lagrangian- and Eulerian-based dispersion models, participate in this model intercomparison project (MIP). The purposes of this MIP are to (1) understand the transport process of the radionuclide in atmosphere, (2) estimate the uncertainties in wet and dry deposition process among the models, (3) reveal the essential key processes to reproduce the plume of Cs, (4) assess the multi-model ensemble mean, and (5) obtain the knowledge for improving the physical processes of the models. To exclude the uncertainties of the model results originated from the emission inventory, all models used the same emission inventory. The meteorological data with fine spatiotemporal resolution, which was calculated by the Japanese operational weather forecast model coupled with the local ensemble transform Kalman Filter data assimilation system, was applied for all models to reduce the uncertainties originated from the difference in the meteorological field. As well as the comparison among the models, the comparison between the models and in-situ measurement from the national suspended particle matter (SPM) sampling network are conducted. The comparisons between the model results and the SPM data indicate that the Cs concentration near the FDNPP transported without precipitation process was relatively well reproduced by using the meteorological data with fine spatiotemporal resolution. On the contrary, Cs concentration accompanied with precipitation has large inter-model spread. In the presentation, we will discuss the more detailed analyses about the physical process to determine the Cs concentration.

Investigation of thermoelectric materials for low environmental load by molten salt electrochemistry based on soil clay minerals

Honda, Mitsunori; Goto, Takuya*; Kaneta, Yui; Yaita, Tsuyoshi

no journal, , 

We have been investigating the restoration of the environment in Fukushima. One of the issues to be solved is the removal of cesium from the soil of Fukushima. As we studied the technology to remove cesium from the soil of Fukushima, we thought that the reclamation could be accelerated by adding new functions (e.g., thermoelectric properties) to the clay minerals after removal. Soil clay minerals are composed of Si, Al, Fe, etc., and are low environmental load materials. Soil clay minerals were reduced by molten salt electrochemistry and their properties were investigated. Thermal diffusivity measurements showed no temperature dependence in the untreated sample, while the temperature dependence was significantly different in the case of -1.4 V molten salt electrolysis treatment.