Verification of alternative dew point hygrometer for CV-LRT in MONJU; Short- and long-term verification for capacitance-type dew point hygrometer (Translated document)

Ichikawa, Shoichi; Chiba, Yusuke; Ono, Fumiyasu; Hatori, Masakazu; Kobayashi, Takanori; Uekura, Ryoichi; Hashiri, Nobuo*; Inuzuka, Taisuke*; Kitano, Hiroshi*; Abe, Hisashi*

JAEA-Research 2017-001, 40 Pages, 2017/03

JAEA-Research-2017-001.pdf:5.19MB

In order to reduce the influence on a plant schedule of the MONJU by the maintenance of dew point hygrometers, The JAEA examined a capacitance type dew point hygrometer as an alternative dew point hygrometer for a lithium-chloride type dew point hygrometer which had been used at the CV-LRT in the MONJU. As a result of comparing a capacitance type dew point hygrometer with a lithium-chloride type dew point hygrometer at the CV-LRT (Atmosphere: nitrogen, Testing time: 24 hours), there weren't significant difference between a capacitance type dew point hygrometer and a lithium-chloride type dew point hygrometer. As a result of comparing a capacitance dew point hygrometer with a high-mirror-surface type dew point hygrometer for long term verification (Atmosphere: air, Testing time: 24 months), the JAEA confirmed that a capacitance type dew point hygrometer satisfied the instrument specification (2.04C) required by the JEAC4203-2008.

AMS radiocarbon dating of wood trunks in the pumiceous deposits of the Kikai-Akahoya eruption in Yakushima Island, SW Japan

Okuno, Mitsuru*; Nakamura, Toshio*; Geshi, Nobuo*; Kimura, Katsuhiko*; Kokubu, Yoko; Kobayashi, Tetsuo*

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B, 294, p.602 - 605, 2013/01

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2012.05.015

We found numerous wood trunks from pumiceous deposits along Nagata, Isso and Miyanoura rivers on the northern side of Yakushima Island, 60 km south of Kyushu Island, and conducted radiocarbon dating using accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS). The obtained C dates were around 6500 BP, and geological characteristics of the pumiceous deposits indicate that these specimens were buried during the Kikai-Akahoya (K-Ah) eruption from the Kikai caldera. However, they are not charred, suggesting that the origin of these deposits is not of pyroclastic flow but that of tsunami. Fourteen taxa were identified through anatomical characteristics. This is the first discovery on species of the forest of the Yakushima Island before the devastating eruption.

Consideration on the earthquake-resistant margin of equipment base-bolts receiving the shearing load during seismic movements

Sakaguchi, Shinobu; Tachibana, Ikuya; Koshino, Katsuhiko; Shirozu, Hidetomo; Shirai, Nobutoshi; Imamoto, Nobuo; Tomita, Tsuneo; Tobita, Hiroo; Yamanaka, Atsushi; Kobayashi, Daisuke; et al.

JAEA-Technology 2011-006, 24 Pages, 2011/03

JAEA-Technology-2011-006.pdf:3.07MB

In the Niigataken Chuetsu-oki Earthquake on 2007, observed earthquake motion exceeded design base at the Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear plant. However, there was no earthquake damage in safety important equipments to stop reactor, to cool reactor, and to contain radioactive materials. One of this reason is said that many safety margin are included in the design and the permissible value. To know more accurate safety margin, shearing force examinations for the base bolts were conducted. In examinations, delegate test-bolts were made; the test bolts were selected from heavier equipment in Tokai Reprocessing Plant. In this report, the shearing strength obtained from the examinations shows more accurate safety margin.

Mutation induction in using ion beam irradiation

Kobayashi, Nobuo*; Kano, Sayaka*; Sasaki, Shinichiro*; Tasaki, Keisuke*; Nakatsuka, Akira*; Nozawa, Shigeki; Hase, Yoshihiro; Narumi, Issei

JAEA-Review 2009-041, JAEA Takasaki Annual Report 2008, P. 77, 2009/12

https://jopss.jaea.go.jp/pdfdata/JAEA-Review-2009-041.pdf

Confirmation tests for fabrication of low density MOX pellet for FBR

Murakami, Tatsutoshi; Suzuki, Kiichi; Hatanaka, Nobuhiro; Hanawa, Yukio; Shinozaki, Masaru; Murakami, Shinichi; Tobita, Yoshimasa; Kawasaki, Takeshi; Kobayashi, Yoshihito; Iimura, Naoto; et al.

JAEA-Technology 2008-017, 97 Pages, 2008/03

JAEA-Technology-2008-017.pdf:2.76MB

Low density MOX pellets for FBR "MONJU" have not been fabricated in Plutonium Fuel Fabricating Facility (PFPF) for these 9 years since completion of the first reload fuel for "MONJU" in 1995. In this period, about 60 % of machines in the pellet fabrication process of PFPF have been replaced with new ones, and fabrication of MOX pellets for "JOYO" has been continued using these machines. Concerning the feed MOX powders for "MONJU", the amount of decay heat has been increased with increase of accumulated Am-241 in this period. In addition, powder characteristic of recycled MOX powder which is one of feed powders, MH-MOX powder, UO powder and recycled MOX powder, was significantly changed by replacing former processing machine used for scrap recycling with improved one. Using MOX powder with increased decay heat and recycled MOX powder processed by new machine, a series of low density MOX pellet fabrication tests were conducted to confirm pellet fabrication conditions for current pellet fabrication machines from October in 2004 to August in 2006. As a conclusion, it was confirmed that low density MOX pellets could be fabricated using these feed powders and replaced machines by adjusting pellet fabrication conditions adequately. This report summarizes the results of a series of low density MOX pellet fabrication tests.

Mutation induction in azalea using ion beam irradiation and its gene analysis

Kobayashi, Nobuo*; Sakamoto, Sakiko*; Nakatsuka, Akira*; Hase, Yoshihiro; Yokota, Yuichiro

JAEA-Review 2006-042, JAEA Takasaki Annual Report 2005, P. 96, 2007/02

https://jopss.jaea.go.jp/pdfdata/JAEA-Review-2006-042.pdf

no abstracts in English

High power test of the prototype cryomodule for ADS superconducting linac

Kako, Eiji*; Noguchi, Shuichi*; Ouchi, Norihito*; Shishido, Toshio*; Tsuchiya, Kiyosumi*; Akaoka, Nobuo; Chishiro, Etsuji; Hori, Toshihiko; Kobayashi, Hideki*; Nakata, Morihiro*; et al.

Proceedings of 2nd Annual Meeting of Particle Accelerator Society of Japan and 30th Linear Accelerator Meeting in Japan, p.191 - 193, 2005/07

no abstracts in English

Example of answers to the problems of the 36th examination for the chief engineer of nuclear fuel, 2004

Yachi, Shigeyasu; Nakamura, Jinichi; Amaya, Masaki; Nakajima, Kunihisa; Komuro, Yuichi; Nakajima, Katsuaki*; Kobayashi, Yasuhiko; Sato, Tadashi*; Suga, Shinichi*; Noguchi, Hiroshi; et al.

JAERI-Review 2004-020, 61 Pages, 2004/09

JAERI-Review-2004-020.pdf:1.85MB

This report provides an example of answers to the problems of the 36th Examination for the Chief Engineer of Nuclear Fuel. This examination was done as a national qualification in March 2004. Brief explanations or references are added to some answers.

Cryogenic performance of the prototype cryomodule for ADS superconducting linac

Ouchi, Norihito*; Kako, Eiji*; Noguchi, Shuichi*; Shishido, Toshio*; Tsuchiya, Kiyosumi*; Akaoka, Nobuo*; Kobayashi, Hideki*; Ouchi, Nobuo; Ueno, Tomoaki*; Hara, Hiroshi*; et al.

Proceedings of 9th European Particle Accelerator Conference (EPAC 2004), p.1033 - 1035, 2004/00

no abstracts in English

Numerical Validation of the Theory of Coupled Reactors for the Heavy Water Critical Assembly DCA

Nishihara, Kenji*; Kobayashi, Keisuke*; Otani, Nobuo

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 36(3), p.265 - 272, 1999/00

https://doi.org/10.1080/18811248.1999.9726207