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Takeuchi, Ryuji; Onoe, Hironori; Murakami, Hiroaki; Watanabe, Yusuke; Mikake, Shinichiro; Ikeda, Koki; Iyatomi, Yosuke; Nishio, Kazuhisa*; Sasao, Eiji
JAEA-Review 2021-003, 63 Pages, 2021/06
JAEA-Review-2021-003.pdf:12.67MB
The Mizunami Underground Research Laboratory (MIU) Project is being pursued by the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) to enhance the reliability of geological disposal technologies through investigations of the deep geological environment in the crystalline rock (granite) at Mizunami City, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan. On the occasion of JAEA reformation in FY2014, JAEA identified three remaining important issues on the geoscientific research program based on the synthesized latest results of research and development (R&D): "Development of countermeasure technologies for reducing groundwater inflow", "Development of modeling technologies for mass transport" and "Development of drift backfilling technologies". At the MIU, the R&D are being pursued with a focus on the remaining important issues from FY2015, and satisfactory results have been achieved. Based on this situation, the R&D on the MIU Project were completed at the end of FY2019. In this report, the results of R&D and construction activities of the MIU Project in FY2019 are summarized.
Nishio, Kazuhisa*; Shimizu, Mayuko; Iyatomi, Yosuke; Hama, Katsuhiro
JAEA-Review 2020-013, 59 Pages, 2020/08
JAEA-Review-2020-013.pdf:19.64MB
The Tono Geoscience Center (TGC) of Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) has been conducting geoscientific study in order to establish a scientific and technological basis for the geological disposal of HLW. Technical information of the result on the geoscientific study conducted at TGC is provided at the annual Information and Opinion Exchange Conference on Geoscientific Study of TGC for exchanging opinions among researchers and engineers from universities, research organizations and private companies. This document compiles the research presentations and posters of the conference in Mizunami on November 20, 2019.
Takeuchi, Ryuji; Iwatsuki, Teruki; Matsui, Hiroya; Nohara, Tsuyoshi; Onoe, Hironori; Ikeda, Koki; Mikake, Shinichiro; Hama, Katsuhiro; Iyatomi, Yosuke; Sasao, Eiji
JAEA-Review 2020-001, 66 Pages, 2020/03
JAEA-Review-2020-001.pdf:7.6MB
The Mizunami Underground Research Laboratory (MIU) Project is being pursued by the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) to enhance the reliability of geological disposal technologies through investigations of the deep geological environment in the crystalline rock (granite) at Mizunami City, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan. On the occasion of JAEA reformation in 2014, JAEA identified three remaining important issues on the geoscientific research program based on the synthesized latest results of research and development (R&D): "Development of countermeasure technologies for reducing groundwater inflow", "Development of modeling technologies for mass transport" and "Development of drift backfilling technologies". The R&D on three remaining important issues have been carrying out in the MIU Project. In this report, the current status of R&D and construction activities of the MIU Project in fiscal year 2018 is summarized.
Takeuchi, Ryuji; Iwatsuki, Teruki; Matsui, Hiroya; Ikeda, Koki; Mikake, Shinichiro; Hama, Katsuhiro; Iyatomi, Yosuke; Matsuoka, Toshiyuki; Sasao, Eiji
JAEA-Review 2019-014, 30 Pages, 2019/10
JAEA-Review-2019-014.pdf:4.72MB
The Mizunami Underground Research Laboratory (MIU) Project is being pursued by the Japan Atomic Energy Agency(JAEA) to enhance the reliability of geological disposal technologies through investigations of the deep geological environment in the crystalline host rock(granite) at Mizunami City, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan. On the occasion of the reform of the entire JAEA organization in 2014, JAEA identified three important remaining issues on the geoscientific research program based on the synthesized latest results of research and development (R&D): "Development of countermeasure technologies for reducing groundwater inflow", "Development of modeling technologies for mass transport" and "Development of drift backfilling technology". The R&D on three remaining important issues have been carrying out in the MIU Project. This report summarizes the R&D activities planned for fiscal year 2019 on the basis of the MIU Master Plan updated in 2015 and Investigation Plan for the Third Medium to Long-term Research Phase.
Takeuchi, Ryuji; Iwatsuki, Teruki; Matsui, Hiroya; Nohara, Tsuyoshi; Onoe, Hironori; Ikeda, Koki; Mikake, Shinichiro; Hama, Katsuhiro; Iyatomi, Yosuke; Sasao, Eiji
JAEA-Review 2019-005, 76 Pages, 2019/06
JAEA-Review-2019-005.pdf:24.91MB
The Mizunami Underground Research Laboratory (MIU) project is being pursued by the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) to enhance the reliability of geological disposal technologies through investigations of the deep geological environment in the crystalline rock (granite) at Mizunami City, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan. On the occasion of the research program and management system revision of the entire JAEA organization in 2014, JAEA identified three remaining important issues on the geoscientific research program based on the latest results of the synthesizing research and development: "Development of countermeasure technologies for reducing groundwater inflow", "Development of modeling technologies for mass transport" and "Development of drift backfilling technologies". The research and development on three remaining important issues have been carrying out on the MIU project. In this report, the current status of the research and development activities and construction in fiscal year 2017 is summarized.
Nishio, Kazuhisa*; Murakami, Hiroaki; Iyatomi, Yosuke; Hama, Katsuhiro
JAEA-Review 2018-037, 53 Pages, 2019/03
JAEA-Review-2018-037.pdf:79.22MB
The Tono Geoscience Center (TGC) of Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) has been conducting geoscientific study in order to establish a scientific and technological basis for the geological disposal of HLW. Technical information of the result on the geoscientific study conducted at TGC is provided at the annual Information and Opinion Exchange Conference on Geoscientific Study of TGC for exchanging opinions among researchers and engineers from universities, research organizations and private companies. This document compiles the research presentations and posters of the conference in Mizunami on November 29, 2018.
Takeuchi, Ryuji; Iwatsuki, Teruki; Matsui, Hiroya; Ikeda, Koki; Mikake, Shinichiro; Hama, Katsuhiro; Iyatomi, Yosuke; Sasao, Eiji
JAEA-Review 2018-019, 29 Pages, 2018/12
JAEA-Review-2018-019.pdf:6.16MB
The Mizunami Underground Research Laboratory (MIU) Project is being pursued by the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) to enhance the reliability of geological disposal technologies through investigations of the deep geological environment in the crystalline host rock (granite) at Mizunami, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan. On the occasion of the reform of the entire JAEA organization in 2014, JAEA identified three important issues on the geoscientific research program: "Development of countermeasure technologies for reducing groundwater inflow", "Development of modelling technologies for mass transport" and "Development of drift backfilling technology", based on the latest results of the synthesizing research and development (R&D). The R&D on three remaining important issues have been carrying out on the MIU Project. This report summarizes the R&D activities planned for fiscal year 2018 on the basis of the MIU Master Plan updated in 2015 and Investigation Plan for the Third Medium to Long-term Research Phase.
Iyatomi, Yosuke; Mikake, Shinichiro; Matsui, Hiroya
JAEA-Review 2018-004, 42 Pages, 2018/03
JAEA-Review-2018-004.pdf:4.71MB
The Mizunami Underground Research Laboratory (MIU) project is being pursued by the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) to enhance the reliability of geological disposal technologies through investigations of the deep geological environment in the crystalline host rock (granite) at Mizunami City in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan. The three remaining important issues have been carrying out on the MIU project. This report focuses on "Development of groundwater management technology" for "Development of countermeasure technologies for reducing groundwater inflow", which is one of those important issues. The concentrations of naturally occurring fluorine and boron dissolved in groundwater pumped from shafts and horizontal tunnels at MIU, are reduced to the levels below the environmental standards at a water treatment facility. The development of groundwater management technologies including such groundwater treatment is one key issue for large-scale underground facility construction. With this background, literature survey related to investigations on the latest treatment technologies for removing fluorine and boron from waste water were conducted and applicability of the technologies to MIU were reviewed. Additionally, the countermeasures against rocks, soils and groundwater containing naturally occurring heavy metals were summarized. The literature survey results indicated that the adsorbent was able to remove fluorine and boron, and the coprecipitation was able to remove fluorine to the levels below their respective environmental standards. However, the ground water at MIU contains suspended solids and cement due to excavation, its removal rates of fluorine and boron are different from the ones of general waste water. From this point, it concluded that the present groundwater treatment method performed at MIU: coagulation treatment for removal of fluorine and control of pH primary, and adsorbent treatment for removed boron is appropriated.
Nishio, Kazuhisa*; Iyatomi, Yosuke; Hama, Katsuhiro
JAEA-Review 2017-042, 61 Pages, 2018/03
JAEA-Review-2017-042.pdf:14.42MB
The Tono Geoscience Center (TGC) of Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) has been conducting geoscientific study in order to establish a scientific and technological basis for the geological disposal of HLW. Technical information of the result on the geoscientific study conducted at TGC is provided at the annual Information and Opinion Exchange Conference on Geoscientific Study of TGC for exchanging opinions among researchers and engineers from universities, research organizations and private companies. This document compiles the research presentations and posters of the conference in Mizunami on October 31, 2017.
Ishibashi, Masayuki; Hama, Katsuhiro; Iwatsuki, Teruki; Matsui, Hiroya; Takeuchi, Ryuji; Nohara, Tsuyoshi; Onoe, Hironori; Ikeda, Koki; Mikake, Shinichiro; Iyatomi, Yosuke; et al.
JAEA-Review 2017-026, 72 Pages, 2018/01
JAEA-Review-2017-026.pdf:18.23MB
The Mizunami Underground Research Laboratory (MIU) project is being pursued by the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) to enhance the reliability of geological disposal technologies through investigations of the deep geological environment in the crystalline host rock (granite) at Mizunami, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan. On the occasion of the research program and management system revision of the entire JAEA organization in 2014, JAEA identified three important issues on the geoscientific research program: "Development of countermeasure technologies for reducing groundwater inflow", "Development of modeling technologies for mass transport" and "Development of drift backfilling technologies", based on the latest results of the synthesizing research and development (R&D). The R&D on three important issues have been carrying out on the MIU project. In this report, the current status of R&D activities and construction in 2016 is summarized.
Ishibashi, Masayuki; Hama, Katsuhiro; Iwatsuki, Teruki; Matsui, Hiroya; Takeuchi, Ryuji; Ikeda, Koki; Mikake, Shinichiro; Iyatomi, Yosuke; Sasao, Eiji; Koide, Kaoru
JAEA-Review 2017-019, 29 Pages, 2017/10
JAEA-Review-2017-019.pdf:3.21MB
The Mizunami Underground Research Laboratory (MIU) project is being pursued by the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) to enhance the reliability of geological disposal technologies through investigations of the deep geological environment in the crystalline host rock (granite) at Mizunami City in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan. On the occasion of the reform of the entire JAEA organization in 2014, JAEA identified three important issues on the geoscientific research program: "Development of countermeasure technologies for reducing groundwater inflow", "Development of modelling technologies for mass transport" and "Development of drift backfilling technology", based on the latest results of the synthesizing research and development (R&D). These R&D on three remaining important issues have been carrying out on the MIU project. This report summarizes the R&D activities planned for fiscal year 2017 based on the MIU Master Plan updated in 2015 and so on.
Nishio, Kazuhisa*; Iyatomi, Yosuke
JAEA-Review 2016-031, 75 Pages, 2017/02
JAEA-Review-2016-031.pdf:12.03MBJAEA-Review-2016-031(errata).pdf:0.61MB
Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) at Tono Geoscience Center (TGC) has been conducting geoscientific study in order to establish a scientific and technological basis for the geological disposal of HLW. Technical information of the result on the geoscientific study conducted at TGC is provided at the annual Information and Opinion Exchange Conference on Geoscientific Study of TGC for exchanging opinions with researchers and engineers from universities, research organizations and private companies. This document compiles the research presentations and posters of the conference in Mizunami on October 3, 2016.
Nishio, Kazuhisa*; Iyatomi, Yosuke
JAEA-Review 2015-041, 71 Pages, 2016/03
JAEA-Review-2015-041.pdf:32.01MB
Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) at Tono Geoscience Center (TGC) has been conducting geoscientific study in order to establish a scientific and technological basis for the geological disposal of HLW. Information and Opinion Exchange Conference on Geoscientific Study has been held by TGC annually. Technical information of the result on the geoscientific study conducted at TGC is provided at the conference for exchanging opinions with researchers and engineers from Japanese universities, research organizations and private companies. This document compiles the research presentations, posters of the conference in Mizunami on October 29, 2015.
Nishio, Kazuhisa; Iyatomi, Yosuke
JAEA-Review 2014-056, 79 Pages, 2015/03
JAEA-Review-2014-056.pdf:79.01MB
Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) at Tono Geoscience Center (TGC) has been conducting a geoscientific studies in order to establish a scientific and technological basis for the geological disposal of HLW. Information and Opinion Exchange Conference on Geoscientific Study has been held by TGC annually. Technical information of the result on the geoscientific studies conducted at TGC will be provided at the conference for exchanging opinions with researchers and engineers from Japanese universities, research organizations and private companies. This document compiles research presentations, posters of the conference in Mizunami on November 11, 2014.
Hasegawa, Ken; Kunitomo, Takahiro; Nakajima, Takahiro*; Asai, Hideaki*; Iyatomi, Yosuke; Matsui, Hiroya
JAEA-Evaluation 2011-001, 150 Pages, 2011/06
JAEA-Evaluation-2011-001.pdf:28.92MB
ACROSS has developed to acquire the detailed information on the tectonically active zone. The technology for example the transmission and receiving technique, the data analysis and the interpretation technique of the ACROSS signal is able to apply not only to seismology but also to other field. We considered the ACROSS technology may apply to the engineering technology of the MIU project, for example monitoring of the change of the geological environment around shafts and also the strength of the shaft concrete itself. It is planned that the examination for three years will be made from fiscal year 2007. The first year is expansion of the network of observation stations, the second year is data acquisition and last year is the analysis of data and evaluation of the ACROSS. In this report, we describe the results of fundamental studies of the ACROSS and the processing results obtained from the ACROSS observation stations which were prepared in fiscal year 2007 and 2008, also describe the current evaluation results of the ACROSS.
Kunimaru, Takanori; Mikake, Shinichiro; Nishio, Kazuhisa; Tsuruta, Tadahiko; Matsuoka, Toshiyuki; Hayano, Akira; Takeuchi, Ryuji; Saegusa, Hiromitsu; Oyama, Takuya; Mizuno, Takashi; et al.
JAEA-Review 2011-007, 145 Pages, 2011/03
JAEA-Review-2011-007.pdf:16.51MB
Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) at Tono Geoscience Center (TGC) is pursuing a geoscientific research and development project namely the Mizunami Underground Research Laboratory (MIU) Project in crystalline rock environment in order to construct scientific and technological basis for geological disposal of High-level Radioactive Waste (HLW). Geoscientific research and the MIU Project are planned in three overlapping phases; Surface-based Investigation Phase (Phase 1), Construction Phase (Phase 2) and Operation Phase (Phase 3). Currently, the project is under the Construction Phase. This document introduces the results of the research and development in fiscal year 2009, as a part of the Construction Phase based on the MIU Master Plan updated in 2002, (1) Investigation at the MIU Construction Site and the Shobasama Site, (2) Construction at the MIU Construction Site, (3) Research Collaboration, etc. The goals of the Phase 2 are to develop and revise the models of the geological environment using the investigation results obtained during excavation and determine and assess changes in the geological environment in response to excavation, to evaluate the effectiveness of engineering techniques used for construction, maintenance and management of underground facilities, to establish detailed investigation plans of Phase 3.
Iyatomi, Yosuke; Hoshina, Hiroyuki; Seko, Noriaki; Shimada, Akiomi; Ogata, Nobuhisa; Sugihara, Kozo; Kasai, Noboru; Ueki, Yuji; Tamada, Masao
JAEA-Technology 2010-045, 10 Pages, 2011/02
JAEA-Technology-2010-045.pdf:1.16MB
The concentrations of fluorine (7.2-10 mg/L) and boron (0.8-1.5 mg/L) dissolved in groundwater pumped from the shafts during excavation of the Mizunami Underground Research Laboratory (MIU), Tono Geoscience Centre, must be reduced to the levels below the environmental standards for fluorine: 0.8mg/L and boron: 1 mg/L. As well, collaborative research on groundwater treatment to remove fluorine and boron started in 2006 between the Environmental and Industrial Materials Research Division, Quantum Beam Science Directorate and the Tono Geoscientific Research Unit, Geological Isolation Research and Development Directorate. This is because the Quantum Beam Science Directorate has synthesized fibrous adsorbents with radiation-induced graft polymerization and applied adsorbents to collect rare metals dissolved in hot springs and sea water. The results of previous testing indicate that the adsorbent was able to remove more than 95% of the boron and fluorine and that performance of adsorbent for boron removal was better than the performance using ion-exchange resin. It was also apparent that the pH of groundwater had an influence on the performance of the adsorbent with respect to boron removal. Therefore we reran the recycling test using groundwater from the neutralization tank at the groundwater treatment facility. The results indicated that the performance of the adsorbent using neutral groundwater for boron removal was higher than using uncontrolled groundwater. However the bed volume (BV) with recycled adsorbent decreased compared to first use. It is thought that sulfur added at the groundwater treatment facility was retained by the adsorbent despite elution, and affected the performance such that repeat usage resulted in decreased efficiency. In addition, it is considered that the goals established in the first year compared to the results obtained to date, including the status of waste water treatment at the MIU, and summarized the results in this development.
Nishio, Kazuhisa; Iyatomi, Yosuke; Shimada, Akiomi
JAEA-Review 2010-069, 131 Pages, 2011/02
JAEA-Review-2010-069-01.pdf:33.23MBJAEA-Review-2010-069-02.pdf:27.08MB
Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) at Tono Geoscience Center (TGC) has been conducting a geoscientific studies in order to establish a scientific and technological basis for the geological disposal of HLW. Information and Opinion Exchange Conference on Geoscientific Study has been held by TGC annually. The conference provides technical information and an opportunity for peer review and exchange of opinions on the geoscientific studies conducted at TGC. Research specialists and engineers from Japanese universities, research organizations and private companies usually participate in the conference. This document compiles research presentations, posters of the conference at Mizunami on October 19th, 2010.
Iyatomi, Yosuke; Hoshina, Hiroyuki; Seko, Noriaki; Kasai, Noboru; Ueki, Yuji; Tamada, Masao
Proceedings of 13th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management (ICEM 2010) (CD-ROM), p.485 - 490, 2010/10
Iyatomi, Yosuke; Hoshina, Hiroyuki; Seko, Noriaki; Shimada, Akiomi; Ogata, Nobuhisa; Sugihara, Kozo; Kasai, Noboru; Ueki, Yuji; Tamada, Masao
Nihon Genshiryoku Gakkai Wabun Rombunshi, 9(3), p.330 - 338, 2010/09
The Mizunami Underground Research Laboratory (MIU) Project is a research project investigating the deep underground environment within crystalline rock being conducted by JAEA. The concentrations of fluorine and boron dissolved in groundwater pumped from shafts during excavation of geoscientific studies at MIU, are reduced to the levels below the environmental standards at a water treatment facility. Coagulation treatment and ion exchange treatment are applied for fluorine and boron respectively. So we have started to research on efficient groundwater treatment for fluorine and boron using radiation-induced graft polymerization adsorbent. Regarding the treatment for boron, the processing that about 12 times were faster than the general ion exchange resin was possible and the use of the adsorbent was possible repeatedly. In addition, it developed that the pH of the underground water gave adsorption performance of adsorbent influence. With respect to fluorine removal, fluorine adsorption more than 90% was able to confirm by the adsorbent, but low value in comparison with boron. As the reason, a difference of the concentration of fluorine and boron in groundwater is thought about. It is necessary to grasp the concentration which adsorption performance can show enough.
