Photoneutron emission process on nuclei around A = 200 for giant dipole resonance energies based on neutron energy and angular distribution

Nguyen, T. H. T.; Sanami, Toshiya*; Yamazaki, Hirohito*; Iwamoto, Nobuyuki; Itoga, Toshiro*; Kirihara, Yoichi; Lee, E.*; Sugihara, Kenta*; Miyamoto, Shuji*; Hashimoto, Satoshi*; et al.

Physics Letters B, 870, p.139900_1 - 139900_8, 2025/11

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2025.139900

Preliminary criticality analysis of a partially damaged reactor core under different scenarios

Nguyen, H. H.

Annals of Nuclear Energy, 218, p.111361_1 - 111361_9, 2025/08

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2025.111361

This study examined the criticality characteristics of a partially damaged reactor model, in which fuels located at the core center melt into fuel debris of varying shapes, while fuels situated at the core edges remain intact. The investigation was conducted using the Serpent code with the JENDL-5 nuclear data library. The results of the calculations indicate that when the volume of fuel debris is small and maintained at a constant level, the shape of the fuel debris does not result in significant alterations in the variation law of k of the system. In contrast, for the scenario in which the volume of the fuel debris is variable, the k variation law can be divided into two groups for the reference case with a system temperature of 300 K and no boron in the water. The first group comprises fuel debris with shapes that are cuboid and cylindrical, while the second group comprises fuel debris with shapes that are spherical, cone-shaped, and truncated cone-shaped.

Photonuclear reaction cross-section evaluation of Ta and Bi considering experimental double differential cross-section data

Nguyen, T. T. H.*; Iwamoto, Nobuyuki; Sanami, Toshiya*

EPJ Web of Conferences, 322, p.10004_1 - 10004_3, 2025/03

https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202532210004

Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Nuclear Criticality Safety (ICNC2023); October 1-6, 2023, Sendai International Center, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan

Suyama, Kenya; Gunji, Satoshi; Watanabe, Tomoaki; Araki, Shohei; Fukuda, Kodai; Shimada, Kazuya; Fujita, Tatsuya; Ueki, Taro; Nguyen, H. H.

JAEA-Conf 2024-001, 40 Pages, 2024/07

JAEA-Conf-2024-001.pdf:1.28MB
JAEA-Conf-2024-001-appendix(CD-ROM).zip:163.97MB

The 12th International Conference on Nuclear Criticality Safety (ICNC2023) was held from October 1 to October 6, 2023, at the Sendai International Center (Aobayama, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi-prefecture 980-0856, Japan), organized by Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) and co-organized by the Reactor Physics Division of the Atomic Energy Society of Japan (AESJ) and the Nuclear Energy Agency of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD/NEA). 224 presentations passed peer review and 273 technical session registrations, bringing the total number of registered participants to 289, including accompanying persons. Technical tours were also conducted to i) Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station of TEPCO holdings and Interim Storage Facility Information Center, ii) Nuclear Science Research Institute of JAEA (STACY Renewable Reactor and FCA), iii) NanoTerasu of Tohoku University (synchrotron radiation facility) and Onagawa Nuclear Power Station of Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. This report summarizes the conference and compiles the papers that were presented and agreed to be published in the Proceedings.

Selective recovery of thorium and uranium from leach solutions of rare earth concentrates in continuous solvent extraction mode with primary amine N1923

Nguyen, T. H.*; Le Ba, T.*; Tran, C. T.*; Nguyen, T. T.*; Doan, T. T. T.*; Do, V.-K.; Watanabe, Masayuki; Pham, Q. M.*; Hoang, S. T.*; Nguyen, D. V.*; et al.

Hydrometallurgy, 213, p.105933_1 - 105933_11, 2022/08

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hydromet.2022.105933

A continuous counter-current extraction for the selective recovery of thorium (Th) and uranium (U) from the Yen Phu (Vietnam) rare earth concentrate leach solutions was systematically studied. The primary amine N1923 was used as an extractant which was prepared in the isoparaffin IP-2028 diluent. Thorium and uranium were selectively recovered in a hydrometallurgical circuit established by continuous mixer-settler extraction, scrubbing, and back-extraction at the laboratory scale. The desired purity of Th and U can be achieved by managing the volume ratio of organic to aqueous phase (O/A ratio) in the corresponding steps. Highly pure Th and U were recovered from the pregnant back-extraction liquor and the raffinate, respectively, which have satisfactory properties for further processing of the subsequent nuclear materials.

Nuclear nonproliferation capacity building support by Integrated Support Center for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Nuclear Security; Modeling the support program for Vietnam and beyond

Hamada, Kazuko; Senzaki, Masao; Okubo, Michiaki; Naoi, Yosuke; Kobayashi, Naoki; Nguyen, N. H. V.*

Proceedings of INMM 53rd Annual Meeting (CD-ROM), 10 Pages, 2012/07

no abstracts in English

Identified charged hadron production in collisions at = 200 and 62.4 GeV

Adare, A.*; Afanasiev, S.*; Aidala, C.*; Ajitanand, N. N.*; Akiba, Yasuyuki*; Al-Bataineh, H.*; Alexander, J.*; Aoki, Kazuya*; Aphecetche, L.*; Armendariz, R.*; et al.

Physical Review C, 83(6), p.064903_1 - 064903_29, 2011/06

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.83.064903

Transverse momentum distributions and yields for , and in collisions at = 200 and 62.4 GeV at midrapidity are measured by the PHENIX experiment at the RHIC. We present the inverse slope parameter, mean transverse momentum, and yield per unit rapidity at each energy, and compare them to other measurements at different collisions. We also present the scaling properties such as and scaling and discuss the mechanism of the particle production in collisions. The measured spectra are compared to next-to-leading order perturbative QCD calculations.

Azimuthal correlations of electrons from heavy-flavor decay with hadrons in and Au+Au collisions at = 200 GeV

Adare, A.*; Afanasiev, S.*; Aidala, C.*; Ajitanand, N. N.*; Akiba, Yasuyuki*; Al-Bataineh, H.*; Alexander, J.*; Aoki, Kazuya*; Aphecetche, L.*; Aramaki, Y.*; et al.

Physical Review C, 83(4), p.044912_1 - 044912_16, 2011/04

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.83.044912

Measurements of electrons from the decay of open-heavy-flavor mesons have shown that the yields are suppressed in Au+Au collisions compared to expectations from binary-scaled collisions. Here we extend these studies to two particle correlations where one particle is an electron from the decay of a heavy flavor meson and the other is a charged hadron from either the decay of the heavy meson or from jet fragmentation. These measurements provide more detailed information about the interaction between heavy quarks and the quark-gluon matter. We find the away-side-jet shape and yield to be modified in Au+Au collisions compared to collisions.

Small-sized human immunodeficiency virus type-1 protease inhibitors containing allophenylnorstatine to explore the S2' pocket

Hidaka, Koshi*; Kimura, Toru*; Abdel-Rahman, H. M.*; Nguyen, J.-T.*; McDaniel, K. F.*; Kohlbrenner, W. E.*; Molla, A.*; Adachi, Motoyasu; Tamada, Taro; Kuroki, Ryota; et al.

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 52(23), p.7604 - 7617, 2009/07

https://doi.org/10.1021/jm9005115

A series of HIV protease inhibitor based on the allophenylnorstatine structure with various P2' moieties were synthesized. Among these analogues, we discovered that a small allyl group would maintain potent enzyme inhibitory activity compared to that of the -methylbenzyl moiety in clinical candidate 1 (KNI-764, also known as JE-2147, AG-1776 or SM-319777). Introduction of an anilinic amino group to 2 (KNI-727) improved water-solubility and anti-HIV-1 activity. X-ray crystallographic analysis of 13k (KNI-1689) with a -methallyl group at P2' position revealed hydrophobic interactions with Ala28, Ile84, and Ile50' similar to that of 1. The presence of an additional methyl group on the allyl group in compound 13k significantly increased anti-HIV activity over 1, while providing a rational drug design for structural minimization and improving membrane permeability.

Investigation of neutronic characteristics of a partially damaged reactor model

Nguyen, H. H.

no journal, , 

In this study, a model of a partially damaged reactor, that simulates a possible scenario of a nuclear accident, was proposed. In this model, the fuel assemblies at the core center have melted into fuel debris of various shapes, while the fuel assemblies at the core edge remain unaffected. The effects of various parameters, including debris shape, the volume of debris, and the moderator-to-debris volume ratio, on the neutronic characteristics of the system were investigated using the Serpent 2 code and the JENDL-5 nuclear data library. The results indicated that for a small moderator-to-debris volume ratio, the neutronic characteristics of the system were divided into two groups according to the shape of the fuel debris. However, when this ratio became large, the difference between these two groups became insignificant.