Operator's contribution on the improvement of RII scheme against the process operation at PCDF

Nakamura, Hironobu; Shimizu, Yasuyuki; Makino, Risa; Mukai, Yasunobu; Ishiyama, Koichi; Kurita, Tsutomu; Ikeda, Atsushi*; Yamaguchi, Katsuhiro*

Proceedings of INMM 57th Annual Meeting (Internet), 9 Pages, 2016/07

Regarding the Integrated Safeguards (IS) in Japan, the implementation of IS has been started on September 2004, and the concept has been introduced to the JNC-1 facilities since August 2008. Then, random interim inspection with short notice and reducing person-days of inspection (PDI) was introduced instead of traditional scheduled IIV in order to improve deterrence of the nuclear material diversion with timeliness goal. And it was agreed that it should be evaluated and reviewed because RII was designed when inter-campaign. In JAEA, we decided to restart PCDF campaign to reduce potential safety risks of reprocessing facilities. To adopt the RII scheme to the process operation in campaign, JAEA proposed a new scheme to JSGO and IAEA without increasing PDI and reducing detection probability. As a result of the discussion, it was agreed and successfully introduced since March 2014. The new scheme for PCDF consists of scheduled inspection (fixed-day RII), reduction of estimated material for the verification, implementation of remote monitoring with data provision, improvement of operational status check list, introduction of NRTA and MC&A data declaration with timeliness. Though the operator's workloads for information provision were increased, we could manage to balance IS requirement with implementation of our operation successfully. This contribution was helped to safeguards implementation and our operation for 2 years.

Interesting phenomena detected by the continuous observation of strain and in-situ stress measurements in the vicinity of the active Mozumi-Sukenobe fault

Ishii, Hiroshi*; Yamauchi, Tsuneo*; Asai, Yasuhiro*; Matsumoto, Shigeo*; Mukai, Atsushi*

Geodynamics of Atotsugawa Fault System, p.157 - 162, 2007/00

Investigation of the behavior of stress and strain in the vicinity of active faults provides valuable data. We have performed continuous strain observation and stress measurements in the active Mozumi-Sukenobe Fault. Two strain meters were installed on both sides of the crushed zones. Characteristic strain variations on both sides indicate right lateral movements that are almost identical to the movements of the fault. The stress measurements also indicate the same pattern as the fault movements, although the values are smaller than usual. The reason proposed is that the crushed zone of the fault can not accumulate stress. The behavior of strain variation suggests that fault movements are caused by the actions of tectonic stress but that the accumulation of this stress is small in the vicinity of the fault stress.

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Iriya, Keishiro*; Kubo, Hiroshi*; ; Mukai, Satoru*; Kitao, Hideo*; Ishihara, Yoshinao*; Neyama, Atsushi*

PNC TJ1449 96-001, 379 Pages, 1996/03

PNC-TJ1449-96-001.pdf:14.64MB

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