Bithiophene with winding vine-shaped molecular asymmetry; Preparation, structural characterization, and enantioselective synthesis

Toyomori, Yuka*; Tsuji, Satoru*; Mitsuda, Shinobu*; Okayama, Yoichi*; Ashida, Shiomi*; Mori, Atsunori*; Kobayashi, Toru; Miyazaki, Yuji; Yaita, Tsuyoshi; Arae, Sachie*; et al.

Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 89(12), p.1480 - 1486, 2016/09

https://doi.org/10.1246/bcsj.20160265

Detailed source term estimation of the atmospheric release for the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station accident by coupling simulations of an atmospheric dispersion model with an improved deposition scheme and oceanic dispersion model

Katata, Genki; Chino, Masamichi; Kobayashi, Takuya; Terada, Hiroaki; Ota, Masakazu; Nagai, Haruyasu; Kajino, Mizuo*; Draxler, R.*; Hort, M.*; Malo, A.*; et al.

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 15(2), p.1029 - 1070, 2015/01

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-1029-2015

We estimated a detailed time trend of atmospheric releases during the Fukushima Dai-ichi Power Station (FNPS1) accident by combining environmental monitoring data with coupling simulation of atmospheric model of WSPEEDI-II, and oceanic dispersion model of SEA-GEARN-FDM. The new scheme of dry and fogwater depositions, in-cloud scavenging, cloud condensation nuclei activity, and wet scavenging by ice phase for radioactive iodine gas and other particles was incorporated into WSPEEDI-II. The results revealed that the major releases of radionuclides occurred in the following periods: afternoon on 12 March when the wet venting and hydrogen explosion at Unit 1, morning on 13 March after the venting event at Unit 3, midnight on 14 March when three-time openings of SRV were conducted at Unit 2, morning and night on 15 March, and morning on 16 March.

Numerical simulation system for environmental studies: SPEEDI-MP

Nagai, Haruyasu; Chino, Masamichi; Terada, Hiroaki; Harayama, Takaya*; Kobayashi, Takuya; Tsuzuki, Katsunori; Kim, K.; Furuno, Akiko

JAEA-Research 2006-057, 67 Pages, 2006/09

JAEA-Research-2006-057.pdf:13.49MB

A numerical simulation system SPEEDI-MP has been developed to apply for various environmental studies. SPEEDI-MP consists of dynamical models and material transport models for the atmospheric, terrestrial, and oceanic environments, database for model inputs, and system utilities for file management, visualization, etc. As a numerical simulation tool, a model coupling program (model coupler) has been developed. A coupled model system for water circulation has been constructed with atmosphere, ocean, wave, hydrology, and land-surface models using the model coupler. System utility GUIs are based on the Web technology, allowing users to manipulate all the functions on the system using their own PCs via the internet. In this system, the source estimation function in the atmospheric transport model can be executed on the grid computer system. Performance tests of the coupled model system for water circulation were also carried out for the flood and the storm surge events.

Development of multiple job execution and visualization system on ITBL system infrastructure software and its utilization for parametric studies in environmental modeling

Suzuki, Yoshio; Matsumoto, Nobuko*; Yamagishi, Nobuhiro*; Higuchi, Kenji; Otani, Takayuki; Nagai, Haruyasu; Terada, Hiroaki; Furuno, Akiko; Chino, Masamichi; Kobayashi, Takuya

Computational Science - ICCS 2003, International Conference Saint Petersburg Russian Federation, Melbourne Australia, June 2-4, 2003 Proceedings, p.120 - 129, 2003/00

Information-Technology Based Laboratory (ITBL) project has been propelled as one of e-Japan priority policy programs. The purposes of the project are to share intellectual resources such as remote computers, programs and data in universities and institutes and to support cooperative studies among researchers, building a virtual research environment, ITBL. Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (JAERI) has been working on installation and management of hardware and development of infrastructure software and applications. As application software, researches on quantum bioinformatics and environmental sciences are carried out. This paper presents utilization of ITBL system infra-structure software for 'Numerical Environment System' which is developed for environmental studies. More effective job executions and visualization are ex-pected by using Task Mapping Editor (TME) and AVS/ITBL, which are tools developed as infrastructure software.

Development of ocean pollution prediction system for Shimokita region; Model development and verification

Kobayashi, Takuya; Lee, S.; Chino, Masamichi

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 39(2), p.171 - 179, 2002/02

https://doi.org/10.3327/jnst.39.171

A three-dimensional model system was developed to predict oceanic dispersions of radionuclides released into the eastern area of Shimokita Peninsula. This system is a combination of the Princeton Ocean Model (POM) for predicting ocean currents and a particle random walk model for oceanic dispersion of radionuclides. The model was verified by using measured currents, temperature and salinity at the coastal area of Shimokita, Aomori-ken, Japan, where a nuclear fuel reprocessing plant is under construction. The results obtained from simulations area as follows; (1) Wind and the Tsugaru Warm Current entering into the objective region through the Tsugaru Strait significantly affect the structure of current over the region. (2) POM can represent seasonal variations of the Tsugaru Warm Current well with hypothetical oceanographic data. The calculation succeeded to reproduce the coastal mode from winter to spring and the gyre mode from summer to autumn.

Structure of physical gels formed in syndiotactic polystyrene/solvent systems studied by small-angle neutron scattering

Kobayashi, Masamichi*; Yoshioka, Toshimori*; Kozasa, Takehiko*; Tashiro, Koji*; Suzuki, Junichi; Funahashi, Satoru; Izumi, Yoshinobu*

Macromolecules, 27(6), p.1349 - 1354, 1994/00

https://doi.org/10.1021/ma00084a012

no abstracts in English

Development and operation status of TANPOPO (space exposure of organic substances and microbes, and capture of stardusts and microbes)

Yamagishi, Akihiko*; Yokobori, Shinichi*; Hashimoto, Hirofumi*; Yano, Hajime*; Imai, Eiichi*; Okudaira, Kyoko*; Kawai, Hideyuki*; Kobayashi, Kensei*; Tabata, Makoto*; Nakagawa, Kazumichi*; et al.

no journal, , 

no abstracts in English

Detailed source term estimation of atmospheric release during the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident by coupling atmospheric and oceanic dispersion models

Katata, Genki; Chino, Masamichi; Terada, Hiroaki; Kobayashi, Takuya; Ota, Masakazu; Nagai, Haruyasu; Kajino, Mizuo*

no journal, , 

We estimated a detailed time trend of atmospheric releases of radionuclides during the accident by using environmental monitoring data and coupling atmospheric and oceanic dispersion simulations by WSPEEDI-II and SEA-GEARN. New schemes for wet, dry, and fog depositions of the radioactive iodine gas and other particles were incorporated into WSPEEDI-II. The source term at the FNPP1 was estimated by the reverse estimation method based on the comparisons between calculations by the coupling models assuming unit release rate (1 Bq h) and environmental data. The results suggested that the major release of radionuclides from the FNPP1 occurred in the following periods during March 2011: afternoon on the 12th when the venting and hydrogen explosion occurred at Unit 1, morning on the 13th after the venting event at Unit 3, midnight on the 14th when several openings of SRV were conducted at Unit 2, morning and night on the 15th, and morning on the 16th.

Development of SPEEDI-MP, comprehensive simulation system for circulation of environmental pollutants, 1; System structure and model coupling

Nagai, Haruyasu; Chino, Masamichi; Terada, Hiroaki; Kobayashi, Takuya; Tsuzuki, Katsunori

no journal, , 

no abstracts in English

Microbe space exposure experiment at International Space Station (ISS) proposed in "Tanpopo" mission

Yokobori, Shinichi*; Yang, Y.*; Sugino, Tomohiro*; Kawaguchi, Yuko*; Fushimi, Hidehiko*; Narumi, Issei; Hashimoto, Hirofumi*; Hayashi, Nobuhiro*; Kawai, Hideyuki*; Kobayashi, Kensei*; et al.

no journal, ,