Microbiome analysis of the restricted bacteria in radioactive element-containing water at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station

藁科 友朗*; 佐藤 朝子*; 比内 浩; Shaikhutdinov, N.*; Shagimardanova, E.*; 森 宙史*; 玉木 聡志*; 斎藤 元文*; 眞田 幸尚; 佐々木 祥人; et al.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 90(4), p.e02113-23_1 - e02113-23_23, 2024/04

https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.02113-23

A major incident occurred at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station following the tsunami triggered by the Tohoku-Pacific Ocean Earthquake in March 2011, whereby seawater entered the torus room in the basement of the reactor building. Here, we identify and analyze the bacterial communities in the torus room water and several environmental samples. Samples of the torus room water (1 10 BqCs/L) were collected by the Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings from two sampling points between 30 cm and 1 m from the bottom of the room (TW1) and the bottom layer (TW2). A structural analysis of the bacterial communities based on 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing revealed that the predominant bacterial genera in TW1 and TW2 were similar. TW1 primarily contained the genus Limnobacter, a thiosulfate-oxidizing bacterium. -Irradiation tests on Limnobacter thiooxidans, the most closely related phylogenetically found in TW1, indicated that its radiation resistance was similar to ordinary bacteria. TW2 predominantly contained the genus Brevirhabdus, a manganese- oxidizing bacterium. Although bacterial diversity in the torus room water was lower than seawater near Fukushima, 70% of identified genera were associated with metal corrosion. Latent environment allocation - an analytical technique that estimates habitat distributions and co-detection analyses - revealed that the microbial communities in the torus room water originated from a distinct blend of natural marine microbial and artificial bacterial communities typical of biofilms, sludge, and wastewater. Understanding the specific bacteria linked to metal corrosion in damaged plants is important for advancing decommissioning efforts.

SIMMER-IV: A Three-Dimensional Computer Program for LMFR Core Disruptive Accident Analysis; Version 2.A Model Summary and Program Description

山野 秀将; 藤田 哲史; 飛田 吉春; 近藤 悟; 守田 幸路*; 菅谷 正昭*; 水野 正弘*; 細野 正剛*; 近藤 哲平*

JNC TN9400 2003-070, 333 Pages, 2003/08

JNC-TN9400-2003-070.pdf:1.35MB

核燃料サイクル開発機構(サイクル機構)では、高速炉における仮想的な炉心損傷事故をより合理的に評価するために、新たな安全解析コードSIMMER-III開発・検証を進めてきた。この開発成果に基づき、SIMMER-IIIの2次元流体力学モデルを3次元に拡張したSIMMER-IVコードの開発を行った。本報告書に述べる第2版(Version 2)では、核計算部は3次元中性子輸送モデルを採用している。SIMMER-IVの完成により、SIMMERコードの適用範囲はさらに拡大し、これまでのSIMMER-IIIの2次元コードであるが故の限界が解消される。本報告書にも記載したサンプル計算を通じて、SIMMER-IVの基本的性能と妥当性が確認されている。本報告書は、SIMMER-IV Version 2.Aの利用者のために必要な情報を記載している。詳細なプログラム解説に加えて、各要素物理モデル、数値計算アルゴリズム及びコードの特徴について述べる。