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Sun, Y.*; Takatani, Tomoya*; Muta, Hiroaki*; Fujieda, Shun*; Kondo, Toshiki; Kikuchi, Shin; Kargl, F.*; Oishi, Yuji*
International Journal of Thermophysics, 45(1), p.11_1 - 11_19, 2024/01
Times Cited Count:0 Percentile:0.00(Thermodynamics)no abstracts in English
Kondo, Toshiki; Toda, Taro*; Takeuchi, Junichi*; Kikuchi, Shin; Kargl, F.*; Muta, Hiroaki*; Oishi, Yuji*
High Temperatures-High Pressures, 52(3-4), p.307 - 321, 2023/06
Times Cited Count:0 Percentile:0.00(Thermodynamics)In order to establish an evaluation method/numerical simulation for nuclear reactor safety under severe accidental conditions, it is necessary to obtain the physical properties, especially fluidity of the relevant molten materials at very high temperatures. In this study, thermophysical properties such as density and viscosity were obtained for (FeO)-(SiO), which is a representative composition in the early stage of severe accident. (FeO)-(SiO) is produced by the contact between the molten oxide of steel, which is the main component of the reactor, and SiO, which is the main component of concrete. As a result, the physical properties of the (FeO)-(SiO) mixture were almost the same as those of FeO obtained in previous studies, and it could be concluded that a small amount of SiO (about 5 mol.%) did not significantly affect the fluidity of FeO.
Kondo, Toshiki; Toda, Taro*; Takeuchi, Junichi*; Kargl, F.*; Kikuchi, Shin; Muta, Hiroaki*; Oishi, Yuji*
Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 59(9), p.1139 - 1148, 2022/09
Times Cited Count:1 Percentile:19.69(Nuclear Science & Technology)no abstracts in English
Sun, Y.*; Abe, Yuta; Muta, Hiroaki*; Oishi, Yuji*
Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 57(8), p.917 - 925, 2020/08
Times Cited Count:5 Percentile:47.80(Nuclear Science & Technology)Suzuki, Eriko; Nakajima, Kunihisa; Osaka, Masahiko; Oishi, Yuji*; Muta, Hiroaki*; Kurosaki, Ken*
Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 57(7), p.852 - 857, 2020/07
Times Cited Count:5 Percentile:47.80(Nuclear Science & Technology)The low temperature heat capacity of CsSiO, which is one of the cesium chemisorbed compounds onto stainless steel during severe accident of the light water nuclear reactor, was experimentally determined for the first time in the temperature range of 1.9 - 302 K. The experimentally determined heat capacity, (298.15K), and the standard entropy, (298.15K), were 249.4 1.1 J K mol and 322.1 1.3 J K mol, respectively. The standard Gibbs energy of formation of CsSiO at high temperatures, (), were reevaluated by using the presently obtained (298.15K) and the previously reported experimental results of the standard enthalpy of formation, (298.15K), and the standard enthalpy increments at high temperatures, ()- (298.15K).
Mohamad, A.*; Nakajima, Kunihisa; Suzuki, Eriko; Miwa, Shuhei; Osaka, Masahiko; Oishi, Yuji*; Muta, Hiroaki*; Kurosaki, Ken*
Proceedings of International Topical Workshop on Fukushima Decommissioning Research (FDR 2019) (Internet), 4 Pages, 2019/05
In the accident of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, formation of a volatile SrCl could have occurred by the sea-water injection into the core. This can cause the release of non-volatile group Sr from the fuel to induce chemical reactions with reactor structural materials, such as stainless steel and Zircaloy (Zry) cladding. Such reactions could cause the changes in distribution of Sr in the reactor. Chemical reactions between Sr species and Zry were therefore investigated experimentally. As the result, it can be said that Sr vapor species were chemically trapped right after the release from fuel. This trapping effect of Sr by Zry-cladding implies a possibility of preferable Sr retention in the oxide phase of debris.
Takamatsu, Yuki*; Ishii, Hiroto*; Oishi, Yuji*; Muta, Hiroaki*; Yamanaka, Shinsuke*; Suzuki, Eriko; Nakajima, Kunihisa; Miwa, Shuhei; Osaka, Masahiko; Kurosaki, Ken*
Nihon Genshiryoku Gakkai Wabun Rombunshi, 17(3/4), p.106 - 110, 2018/12
In order to establish the synthesis method of simulated fuel contacting Cesium (Cs) which is required for the evaluation of physical/chemical characteristics in fuel and release behavior of Cs, sintering tests of the cerium dioxide (CeO) based simulated fuels containing Cesium iodide (CsI) are performed by using spark plasma sintering (SPS) method. The sintered CeO pellets with homogeneous distribution of several micro meter of CsI spherical precipitates were successfully obtained by optimizing SPS conditions.
Muta, Hiroaki*; Nishikane, Ryoji*; Ando, Yusuke*; Matsunaga, Junji*; Sakamoto, Kan*; Harjo, S.; Kawasaki, Takuro; Oishi, Yuji*; Kurosaki, Ken*; Yamanaka, Shinsuke*
Journal of Nuclear Materials, 500, p.145 - 152, 2018/03
Times Cited Count:14 Percentile:78.89(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)Tanaka, Kosuke; Sato, Isamu; Hirosawa, Takashi; Kurosaki, Ken*; Muta, Hiroaki*; Yamanaka, Shinsuke*
Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 52(10), p.1285 - 1289, 2015/10
Times Cited Count:2 Percentile:16.69(Nuclear Science & Technology)Polycrystalline specimens of americium-containing barium plutonate have been prepared by mixing the appropriate amounts of (PuAm)O and BaCO powders followed by reacting and sintering at 1600 K under the flowing gas atmosphere of dry-air. The sintered specimens had a single phase of orthorhombic perovskite structure and were crack-free. The elastic moduli were determined from the longitudinal and shear sound velocities. The Debye temperature was also determined from the sound velocities and lattice parameter measurements. The thermal conductivity was calculated from the measured density at room temperature, literature values of heat capacity, and thermal diffusivity measured by laser flash method in vacuum. The thermal conductivity of americium-containing barium plutonate was roughly independent of the temperature and was almost the same magnitude as that of BaPuO and BaUO.
Tanaka, Kosuke; Tokushima, Kazuyuki*; Kurosaki, Ken*; Oishi, Yuji*; Muta, Hiroaki*; Yamanaka, Shinsuke*
Journal of Nuclear Materials, 443(1-3), p.218 - 221, 2013/11
Times Cited Count:0 Percentile:0.00(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)Polycrystalline specimens of barium uranate, BaUO, were prepared and several properties such as the thermal expansion coefficient, elastic moduli, thermal conductivity, and Debye temperature were evaluated.
Tanaka, Kosuke; Sato, Isamu; Hirosawa, Takashi; Kurosaki, Ken*; Muta, Hiroaki*; Yamanaka, Shinsuke*
Journal of Nuclear Materials, 422(1-3), p.163 - 166, 2012/03
Times Cited Count:10 Percentile:58.96(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)Polycrystalline specimens of strontium plutonate, SrPuO, have been prepared by mixing the appropriate amounts of PuO and SrCO powders followed by reacting and sintering at 1600 K under the flowing gas atmosphere of dry-air. The sintered specimens had a single phase of orthorhombic perovskite structure and were crack-free. The elastic moduli of SrPuO were determined from the longitudinal and shear sound velocities. The Debye temperature was also determined from the sound velocities and lattice parameter measurements. The thermal conductivity of SrPuO was calculated from the measured density at room temperature, literature values of heat capacity, and thermal diffusivity measured by laser flash method in vacuum.
Tanaka, Kosuke; Osaka, Masahiko; Miwa, Shuhei; Hirosawa, Takashi; Kurosaki, Ken*; Muta, Hiroaki*; Uno, Masayoshi*; Yamanaka, Shinsuke*
Journal of Nuclear Materials, 420(1-3), p.207 - 212, 2012/01
Times Cited Count:6 Percentile:42.10(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)In order to investigate the effect on fuel thermophysical properties when adding americium and selected fission products to uranium-plutonium mixed fuel, simulated low decontamination MOX fuel with high burn-ups to 250 GWd/t, has been prepared and subjected to characterization tests, elastic moduli measurements, melting temperature measurement.
Osaka, Masahiko; Konashi, Kenji*; Hayashi, Hirokazu; Li, D.*; Homma, Yoshiya*; Yamamura, Tomoo*; Sato, Isamu; Miwa, Shuhei; Sekimoto, Shun*; Kubota, Takumi*; et al.
Proceedings of International Conference on Toward and Over the Fukushima Daiichi Accident (GLOBAL 2011) (CD-ROM), 5 Pages, 2011/12
Summer schools for future experts have successfully been completed under Japan Actinide Network (J-ACTINET) for the purpose of development of human resources who are expected to be engaged in every areas of actinide-research/engineering. The first summer school was held in Ibaraki-area in August 2009, followed by the second one in Kansai-area in August 2010. Two summer schools have focused on actual experiences of actinides in actinide-research fields for university students and young researchers/engineers as an introductory course of actinide-researches. Several quasi actinide-handling experiences at the actinide-research fields have attracted attentions of participants at the first school in Ibaraki-area. The actual experiments using actinides-containing solutions have been carried out at the second school in Kansai-area. Future summer schools will be held every year for the sustainable human resource development in various actinide-research fields.
Tanaka, Kosuke; Sato, Isamu; Hirosawa, Takashi; Kurosaki, Ken*; Muta, Hiroaki*; Yamanaka, Shinsuke*
Journal of Nuclear Materials, 414(2), p.316 - 319, 2011/07
Times Cited Count:24 Percentile:84.88(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)Polycrystalline specimens of barium plutonate, BaPuO, have been prepared by mixing the appropriate amounts of PuO and BaCO followed by reacting and sintering at 1600 K under the flowing gas atmosphere of dry-air. The thermal conductivity of BaPuO was almost the same magnitude as that of BaUO.
Tokushima, Kazuyuki*; Tanaka, Kosuke; Kurosaki, Ken*; Gima, Hiromichi*; Muta, Hiroaki*; Uno, Masayoshi*; Yamanaka, Shinsuke*
Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, Vol.1215, p.151 - 156, 2010/10
The thermal diffusivities of CsMoO and CsUO using samples fabricated by hot press and SPS techniques were measured by a laser flash method in the range from room temperature to 823 K for CsMoO and to 900 K for CsUO. The thermal conductivities of these cesium ternary oxides were quite low compared with UO and MOX fuel. This is consistent with previous findings. These results would be useful for evaluating the thermal performance of MOX fuels at the high burn-up region in the fast reactors.
Tanaka, Kosuke; Osaka, Masahiko; Kurosaki, Ken*; Muta, Hiroaki*; Uno, Masayoshi*; Yamanaka, Shinsuke*
Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, Vol.1215, p.95 - 100, 2010/10
In order to investigate the effect of MAs and FP addition on the oxygen potential of MOX fuels, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) were carried out. MOX fuels with Am and 26 kinds of fission product elements (FPs), simulating low-decontamination MOX fuel and high burn-up to 250 GWd/t, were prepared by a conventional powder metallurgical route in a glove box. The oxygen potentials for simulating low-decontamination MOX fuels were higher than the fuels without FPs and increased positively with increasing simulated burn-up.
Kurosaki, Ken*; Tanaka, Kosuke; Osaka, Masahiko; Oishi, Yuji*; Muta, Hiroaki*; Uno, Masayoshi*; Yamanaka, Shinsuke*
Proceedings of Joint International Conference of 7th Supercomputing in Nuclear Application and 3rd Monte Carlo (SNA + MC 2010) (USB Flash Drive), 4 Pages, 2010/10
It is important to understand the behavior of fission products and actinides under irradiation. In the present study, the chemical states of fission products and actinides in irradiated oxide fuels were evaluated by both thermodynamic equilibrium calculation and post-irradiation examination.
Arai, Yasuo; Akabori, Mitsuo; Serizawa, Hiroyuki; Kosaka, Yuji*; Muta, Hiroaki*
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Outline of the results in FY2009 and summary for the three-years program of "Development of common and fundamental technologies on the evaluation of fuel behavior for realizing MA recycling", entrusted to JAEA by MEXT, are introduced.
Tanaka, Kosuke; Osaka, Masahiko; Kurosaki, Ken*; Tokushima, Kazuyuki*; Muta, Hiroaki*; Yamanaka, Shinsuke*; Uno, Masayoshi*
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In order to evaluate the performance of MA-containing MOX fuels up to high burn-up region, chemical forms of fission products were determined by using equilibrium calculation.
Muta, Hiroaki*; Uno, Masayoshi*; Arai, Yasuo; Akabori, Mitsuo
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