令和4年度緊急時対応技術適用のためのバックグラウンド航空機モニタリング及び無人航空機による放射線モニタリングに係る技術開発(受託研究)

普天間 章; 眞田 幸尚; 佐々木 美雪; 川崎 義晴*; 岩井 毅行*; 平賀 祥吾*; 萩野谷 仁*; 松永 祐樹*; 圷 雄一郎*; 新井 仁規*; et al.

JAEA-Technology 2023-026, 161 Pages, 2024/03

JAEA-Technology-2023-026.pdf:14.66MB

2011年(平成23年)3月11日に発生した東北地方太平洋沖地震による津波に起因した東京電力福島第一原子力発電所事故によって、大量の放射性物質が周辺環境に飛散した。事故直後より、放射線の分布を迅速かつ広範囲に測定する手法として、有人ヘリコプター等を用いた航空機モニタリングが活用されている。本モニタリング技術を原子力施設等の事故時における緊急時モニタリングに活用し、モニタリング結果を迅速に提供するために、全国の発電所周辺におけるバックグラウンド放射線量や地形的特徴、管制空域等の情報を事前に整備している。令和4年度は関西電力(株)美浜発電所並びに日本原子力発電(株)敦賀発電所及び四国電力(株)伊方発電所の周辺について航空機モニタリングを実施し、バックグランド放射線量及び管制区域等の情報を整備した。さらに、有人ヘリコプター等を用いた航空機モニタリングの代替技術として期待されている無人航空機によるモニタリングの技術開発を進めた。本報告書は、それらの結果及び抽出された技術的課題についてまとめたものである。

Fe-5Mn-0.1C中Mn鋼におけるリューダース帯伝播中の階層的不均一変形; その場走査型電子顕微鏡観察

小山 元道*; 山下 享介*; 諸岡 聡; Yang, Z.*; Varanasi, R. S.*; 北條 智彦*; 川崎 卓郎; Harjo, S.

鉄と鋼, 110(3), p.205 - 216, 2024/02

https://doi.org/10.2355/tetsutohagane.TETSU-2023-052

deformation experiments with cold-rolled and intercritically annealed Fe-5Mn-0.1C steel were carried out at ambient temperature to characterize the deformation heterogeneity during Lders band propagation. Deformation band formation, which is a precursor phenomenon of Lders band propagation, occurred even in the macroscopically elastic deformation stage. The deformation bands in the Lders front grew from both the side edges to the center of the specimen. After macroscopic yielding, the thin deformation bands grew via band branching, thickening, multiple band initiation, and their coalescence, the behavior of which was heterogeneous. Thick deformation bands formed irregularly in front of the region where the thin deformation bands were densified. The thin deformation bands were not further densified when the spacing of the bands was below 10 m. Instead, the regions between the deformation bands showed a homogeneous plasticity evolution. The growth of the thin deformation bands was discontinuous, which may be due to the presence of ferrite groups in the propagation path of the deformation bands. Based on these observations, a model for discontinuous Lders band propagation has been proposed.

Recrystallization of bulk nanostructured magnesium alloy AZ31 after severe plastic deformation; An in situ diffraction study

Liss, K.-D.*; Han, J.-K.*; Blankenburg, M.*; Lienert, U.*; Harjo, S.; 川崎 卓郎; 徐 平光; 行武 栄太郎*; Kawasaki, M.*

Journal of Materials Science, 23 Pages, 2024/00

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-023-09250-4

The magnesium alloy AZ31, which has undergone high-pressure torsion processing, was subjected to in situ annealing micro-beam synchrotron high-energy X-ray diffraction and compared to the as-received rolled sheet material that was investigated through in situ neutron diffraction. While the latter only exhibits thermal expansion and minor recovery, the nanostructured specimen displays a complex evolution, including recovery, strong recrystallization, phase transformations, and various regimes of grain growth. Nanometer-scale grain sizes, determined using Williamson-Hall analysis, exhibit seamless growth, aligning with the transition to larger grains, as assessed through the occupancy of single grain reflections on the diffraction rings. The study uncovers strain anomalies resulting from thermal expansion, segregation of Al atoms, and the kinetics of vacancy creation and annihilation. Notably, a substantial number of excess vacancies were generated through high-pressure torsion, and maintained for driving the recrystallization and forming highly activated volumes for diffusion and phase precipitation during heating. The unsystematic scatter observed in the Williamson-Hall plot indicates high dislocation densities following severe plastic deformation, which significantly decreases during recrystallization. Subsequently, dislocations reappear during grain growth, likely in response to torque gradients in larger grains. It is worth noting that the characteristics of unsystematic scatter differ for dislocations created at high and low temperatures, underscoring the strong temperature dependence of slip system activation.

Effects of dislocation arrangement and character on the work hardening of lath martensitic steels

段野下 宙志*; 長谷川 寛*; 樋口 翔*; 松田 広志*; Gong, W.; 川崎 卓郎; Harjo, S.; 梅澤 修*

Scripta Materialia, 236, p.115648_1 - 115648_5, 2023/11

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2023.115648

Work-hardening behavior of a lath martensitic Fe-18Ni alloy during tensile deformation is discussed based on the Taylor's equation. The dislocation characteristics are monitored using in situ neutron diffraction. In the specimens of as-quenched (AQ) and tempered at 573 K (T573), the dislocations are extremely dense and randomly arranged. The dislocations in AQ and T573 form dislocation cells as deformation progresses. Consequently, a composite condition comprising cell walls and cell interiors is formed, and the coefficient in the Taylor's equation increases. Cells are already present in the specimen tempered at 773 K (T773), which has a low dislocation density and a large fraction of edge-type dislocations. As deformation continues, the dislocation density of T773 increases, its cell size decreases, and its composite condition become stronger. Simultaneously, the edge-type dislocation fraction decreases, keeping unchanged. Thus, both the dislocation arrangement and character affected , thereby affecting the work-hardening behavior.

プルトニウム燃料第二開発室の廃止措置状況; GB No.W-9、F-1及び内装設備の解体

永井 佑哉; 周治 愛之; 川崎 猛; 會田 貴洋; 木村 泰久; 根本 靖範*; 小沼 武司*; 冨山 昇*; 平野 耕司*; 薄井 康弘*; et al.

JAEA-Technology 2022-039, 117 Pages, 2023/06

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日本原子力研究開発機構は多くの原子力施設を保有しているが、その多くで老朽化・高経年化への対応、東日本大震災及び福島第一原子力発電所の事故を受けた耐震化や新規制基準への対応が求められ、多額の予算を要する状況である。このため、役割を終えた原子力施設についても根本的なリスク低減及び維持管理費用の削減のために施設の廃止措置を進めることが望ましいが、廃止措置及び発生する放射性廃棄物の処理処分に必要な施設の整備・維持管理にも多額の費用が必要となる。この状況を踏まえ、原子力機構では(1)継続利用する施設を絞り込む「施設の集約化・重点化」、(2)新規制基準・耐震化対応、高経年化対策、リスク低減対策等の「施設の安全確保」及び(3)廃止措置、廃棄物の処理処分といった「バックエンド対策」を3つの柱とした「施設中長期計画」を策定した。本計画において、プルトニウム燃料第二開発室は廃止施設として位置付けられており、施設内に設置された設備の解体撤去を進めている。今回の解体撤去対象は、焙焼還元炉、ペレット粉砕設備、これらを包蔵するグローブボックスNo.W-9及びW-9と隣々接の工程室内に設置されているグローブボックスNo.D-1とを連結するトンネル形状のグローブボックスNo.F-1の一部であり、許認可等による約4年の作業中断期間を含めて平成26年2月から令和2年2月の約6年間をかけて作業を実施した。本報告書では、本解体撤去における作業実績、解体撤去を通して得られた知見をまとめたものである

Neutron stress measurement of W/Ti composite in cryogenic temperatures using time-of-flight method

西田 真之*; Harjo, S.; 川崎 卓郎; 山下 享介*; Gong, W.

Quantum Beam Science (Internet), 7(1), p.8_1 - 8_15, 2023/03

https://doi.org/10.3390/qubs7010008

In this study, the thermal stress alterations generated in a tungsten fiber reinforced titanium composite (W/Ti composite) were evaluated by the neutron stress measurement method at cryogenic temperatures. The W/Ti composite thermal loads were repeated from room temperature to the cryogenic temperature (10 K), and alterations in thermal residual stress were evaluated using the neutron in situ stress measurement method. In this measurement, the stress alterations in the titanium matrix and the tungsten fibers were measured. This measurement was carried out by TAKUMI (MLF-BL19) of J-PARC, a neutron research facility in the Japan Atomic Agency. The measurement method of TAKUMI is the time-of-flight (TOF) method. Owing to this measurement method, the measurement time was significantly shortened compared to the angle-dispersion type measurement by a diffractometer. As a result of the measurement, large compressive stresses of about 1 GPa were generated in the tungsten fibers, and tensile stresses of about 100 MPa existed in the titanium matrix. The thermal stresses due to the temperature change between room temperature and cryogenic temperature is caused by the difference of thermal expansions between the tungsten fibers and the titanium matrix, and these stress values can be approximated by a simple elastic theory equation.

令和3年度緊急時対応技術適用のためのバックグラウンド航空機モニタリング(受託研究)

普天間 章; 眞田 幸尚; 佐々木 美雪; 川崎 義晴*; 岩井 毅行*; 平賀 祥吾*; 萩野谷 仁*; 松永 祐樹*; 圷 雄一郎*; 外間 智規; et al.

JAEA-Technology 2022-028, 127 Pages, 2023/02

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2011年3月11日に発生した東日本大震災による津波に起因した東京電力福島第一原子力発電所事故によって、大量の放射性物質が周辺環境に飛散した。事故直後より放射性核種の分布を迅速かつ広範囲に測定する手法として、有人ヘリコプター等を用いた航空機モニタリングが活用されている。本モニタリング技術を原子力施設等の事故時における緊急時モニタリングに活用し、モニタリング結果を迅速に提供するために、全国の発電所周辺におけるバックグラウンド放射線量や地形的特徴、管制空域等の情報を事前に整備している。令和3年度は大飯発電所並びに高浜発電所周辺について航空機モニタリングを実施し、バックグランド放射線量及び管制区域等の情報を整備した。さらに、本モニタリングの代替技術として期待されている無人飛行機による、原子力災害を想定した運用技術開発を進めた。本報告書は、それらの結果及び抽出された技術的課題についてまとめたものである。

Weyl-Kondo semimetal behavior in the chiral structure phase of CeRhSn

岩佐 和晃*; Suyama, Kazuya*; 河村 聖子; 中島 健次; Raymond, S.*; Steffens, P.*; Yamada, Akira*; 松田 達磨*; Aoki, Yuji*; 川崎 郁斗; et al.

Physical Review Materials (Internet), 7(1), p.014201_1 - 014201_11, 2023/01

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.7.014201

The spin dynamics, crystalline-electric-field (CEF) level scheme, specific heat, and X-ray photoemission spectra (XPS) of CeRhSn were investigated, which exhibits anomalous semimetal transport in the chiral crystallographic phase. CEF excitations observed at approximately 7 and 39 meV are consistent with the two inequivalent Ce-ion cites in the chiral structure. Because of broader CEF excitations and a strong 4 peak at the Fermi level in the Ce 4 on-resonance spectrum, the hybridized Ce 4 electrons contribute to the semimetal carriers. In addition, the spin fluctuation associated with the Kramers doublet ground state is characterized by the peak located at 0.15 meV. The electronic state involving the spin fluctuation causes the behavior of specific heat below 0.6 K, which is attributed to linear dispersion relations of electrons of the Weyl Kondo semimetal in the chiral-lattice symmetry.

Si-addition contributes to overcoming the strength-ductility trade-off in high-entropy alloys

Wei, D.*; Gong, W.; 都留 智仁; Lobzenko, I.; Li, X.*; Harjo, S.; 川崎 卓郎; Do, H.-S.*; Bae, J. W.*; Wagner, C.*; et al.

International Journal of Plasticity, 159, p.103443_1 - 103443_18, 2022/12

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijplas.2022.103443

Face-centered cubic single-phase high-entropy alloys (HEAs) containing multi-principal transition metals have attracted significant attention, exhibiting an unprecedented combination of strength and ductility owing to their low stacking fault energy (SFE) and large misfit parameter that creates severe local lattice distortion. Increasing both strength and ductility further is challenging. In the present study, we demonstrate via meticulous experiments that the CoCrFeNi HEA with the addition of the substitutional metalloid Si can retain a single-phase FCC structure while its yield strength (up to 65%), ultimate strength (up to 34%), and ductility (up to 15%) are simultaneously increased, owing to a synthetical effect of the enhanced solid solution strengthening and a reduced SFE. The dislocation behaviors and plastic deformation mechanisms were tuned by the addition of Si, which improves the strain hardening and tensile ductility. The present study provides new strategies for enhancing HEA performance by targeted metalloid additions.

Microstructure and plasticity evolution during Lders deformation in an Fe-5Mn-0.1C medium-Mn steel

小山 元道*; 山下 享介*; 諸岡 聡; 澤口 孝宏*; Yang, Z.*; 北條 智彦*; 川崎 卓郎; Harjo, S.

ISIJ International, 62(10), p.2036 - 2042, 2022/10

https://doi.org/10.2355/isijinternational.ISIJINT-2021-510

The local plasticity and associated microstructure evolution in Fe-5Mn-0.1C medium-Mn steel (wt.%) were investigated in this study. Specifically, the micro-deformation mechanism during Lders banding was characterized based on multi-scale electron backscatter diffraction measurements and electron channeling contrast imaging. Similar to other medium-Mn steels, the Fe-5Mn-0.1C steel showed discontinuous macroscopic deformation, preferential plastic deformation in austenite, and deformation-induced martensitic transformation during Lders deformation. Hexagonal close-packed martensite was also observed as an intermediate phase. Furthermore, an in-situ neutron diffraction experiment revealed that the pre-existing body-centered cubic phase, which was mainly ferrite, was a minor deformation path, although ferrite was the major constituent phase.