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長谷 竹晃; 小菅 義広*; 相楽 洋*; 中岫 翔; 能見 貴佳; 奥村 啓介
Progress in Nuclear Science and Technology (Internet), 7, p.41 - 46, 2025/05
This paper provides an overview of plutonium quantification in irradiated fuel including fuel debris at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plants, named Dual Time Measurement (DTM) method. Spontaneous fission nuclides in irradiated fuel decrease exponentially with the passage of time according to the mainly half-life of Cm-244 (half-life of about 18.11 years). By measuring neutrons two times with long time intervals, Pu-240 effective mass (half-life of about 6,500 years) and Cm-244 mass can be quantified. Pu mass can be quantified by utilizing the correlation between ratio of Cm-244/ Pu-240 effective mass and Pu/ Pu-240 effective mass. The applicability of DTM method was evaluated numerically. The results show that long time interval was required to reduce the random errors. In the case that the interval between the first and second measurements is 32 years, Pu-240 effective mass and Pu can be quantified with uncertainties of 10-50% depending on the presence of water in storage canister and the burnup condition of irradiated fuel including the mixture of several burnup compositions in fuel debris.
坂本 雅洋; 奥村 啓介; 神野 郁夫; 松村 太伊知; 寺島 顕一; Riyana E. S.; 溝上 暢人*; 溝上 伸也*
JAEA-Research 2024-017, 14 Pages, 2025/03
JAEA-Research-2024-017.pdf:1.34MB
東京電力ホールディングス株式会社福島第一原子力発電所では、2号機から燃料デブリの試験的取り出しを行い、回収物を構外輸送し茨城地区で分析することが計画されている。取り出された燃料デブリの分析結果は、将来的な燃料デブリ管理の各工程(取り出し、収納、移送、保管等)の検討にフィードバックされ、必要な技術開発に活用することが期待されている。試験的取り出しでサンプリングされる燃料デブリは数グラム程度が予定されており、その後、段階的に取り出し規模を拡大させていくことになる。試験的取り出しにおいては、構外輸送に係る関係法令に則って事前に合理的な輸送容器を検討することが必要になる。本報では物質組成や性状が不明瞭な燃料デブリ回収物の安全評価に資するため、少量燃料デブリの構外輸送に向けたA型輸送容器の適用性評価を行った。
松村 太伊知; 奥村 啓介; 坂本 雅洋; 寺島 顕一; Riyana E. S.; 近藤 千博*
Nuclear Engineering and Design, 432, p.113791_1 - 113791_9, 2025/02
被引用回数：0 パーセンタイル：0.00(Nuclear Science & Technology)Retrieving objects with a small amount of fuel debris, such as a few grams, will begin soon at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (1F) at the start of decommissioning. Objects retrieved from the primary containment vessel are not necessarily fuel debris; fuel debris is an object from which neutrons are emitted because it contains nuclear-fuel material. However, the characteristics of the neutrons emitted by fuel debris are unknown. Fuel debris was categorized into five types according to the elapsed time from the accident, burnup, and fuel type (UO
or mixed oxide). The number and energy spectra of (
, 
) and spontaneous fission neutrons emitted from 1 g of each fuel debris type were estimated using the SOURCES 4C code to obtain the neutron characteristics. The results showed that the average neutron energy is approximately 2.1 MeV, regardless of the type of fuel debris. However, the intensities of neutrons emitted from the fuel debris in 1F Units 2 and 3 varied by four orders of magnitude according to the fuel debris type.
坂本 雅洋; 奥村 啓介; 神野 郁夫; 松村 太伊知; 寺島 顕一; Riyana E. S.; 金子 純一*; 溝上 暢人*; 溝上 伸也*
Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 10 Pages, 2025/00
被引用回数：0 パーセンタイル：0.00(Nuclear Science & Technology)In this paper, we propose a new nuclide inventory estimation method based on computational methods, called a "theoretical scaling factor method" for difficult-to-measure (DTM) nuclides in fuel debris and radioactive wastes. The theoretical scaling factor method provides a method similar to a conventional scaling factor method. The theoretical scaling factor method, however, does not require performing many measurements to obtain correlations between a key nuclide which is easy-to-measure and a DTM nuclide. Instead of actual analytical measurements, the results of theoretical calculations are used. A correlation equation between the key nuclide and the DTM nuclide is created based on the results of theoretical calculations, and the DTM nuclide is deterministically estimated using the measurement value of the key nuclide only. In this paper, we selected Cs-135 as the DTM nuclide and Cs-137 as the key nuclide. Cs-135 has a long half-life of 2.3
10
years and is one of the important fission products in the safety evaluation for the geological disposal of high-level radioactive waste, because it dissolves and migrates in groundwater easily. We confirmed the validity of the proposed method using measured data of Cs-137 and Cs-135 on radioactive wastes from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (1F) accident obtained by many researchers. It can be used as a rational and efficient technology to reduce the analysis costs of various types of fuel debris and radioactive waste present at 1F.
Riyana, E. S.; 奥村 啓介; 坂本 雅洋; 松村 太伊知; 寺島 顕一; 神野 郁夫
Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 61(2), p.269 - 276, 2024/02
被引用回数：0 パーセンタイル：0.00(Nuclear Science & Technology)We investigated the possibility of estimating the effective neutron multiplication factor (
) of the fuel debris inside the canister and primary containment vessel (PCV) of Unit 2 of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (1F) using remote gas-radioactivity measurement via simulation-based calculations. Our results demonstrate an almost linear correlation between and the 
Kr-to-
Xe activity ratio with respect to various fuel debris compositions. This correlation is maintained regardless of geometries such as the fuel debris canister and the PCV.
鎌田 正輝*; 吉田 拓真*; 杉田 宰*; 奥村 啓介
日本原子力学会誌ATOMO
, 66(2), p.83 - 86, 2024/02
福島第一原子力発電所から取り出された物体の核燃料物質量を計測し、核燃料物質量に基づいて燃料デブリと放射性廃棄物に仕分けることができれば、取り出しから保管までの作業および保管施設の合理化につながる。これまで、廃炉・汚染水対策事業において、2019年度に燃料デブリと放射性廃棄物の仕分けに適用できる可能性がある非破壊計測技術を調査し、2020
2021年度に候補技術における計測誤差因子の影響を評価した。2022年度以降も引き続き、燃料デブリの取り出し規模の更なる拡大に向けて、燃料デブリと放射性廃棄物の仕分けのための非破壊計測技術の開発を進めているところである。
山崎 泰広*; 篠宮 啓介*; 奥村 忠晴*; 鈴木 賢治*; 菖蒲 敬久; 中村 唯我*
Quantum Beam Science (Internet), 7(2), p.14_1 - 14_12, 2023/05
The suspension plasma spray (SPS) technique has attracted attention because of its various microstructures, which can be achieved by mixing submicron spray particles with a solvent to form a suspension. Thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) with a columnar structure, which might achieve high strain tolerance, can be obtained using the SPS technique. In this study, the internal stress distribution of the SPS-TBC with different columnar structures was evaluated by hybrid measurement using high-energy synchrotron X-ray diffraction analysis and laboratory low-energy X-rays. The effect of microstructure on the internal stress distribution of the SPS-TBC was discussed on the basis of the experimental results. In addition, the in-plane internal stress was decreased by decreasing the column diameter. The thin columnar microstructure of the SPS-TBC has superior strain tolerance. The internal stresses in the column of the SPS-TBC are periodic decrements caused by stress relaxation in porous layers.
長谷 竹晃; 相樂 洋*; 小菅 義広*; 能見 貴佳; 奥村 啓介
Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 60(4), p.460 - 472, 2023/04
被引用回数：1 パーセンタイル：14.76(Nuclear Science & Technology)This paper provides an overview of the applicability of the Differential Die-Away Self-Interrogation (DDSI) technique for quantification of spontaneous fissile nuclides in fuel debris at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plants. In this research, massive fuel debris stored in a canister was evaluated, and the void space of the canister was assumed to be filled with water for wet storage and air for dry storage. The composition of fuel debris was estimated based on elements such as the inventory in the reactor core and operation history. The simulation results show that for wet storage, the DDSI technique can properly evaluate the neutron leakage multiplication and quantify spontaneous fissile nuclides with a total measurement uncertainty (TMU) of approximately 8%. For dry storage, the known-alpha technique, which was previously established, can be applied to quantify spontaneous fissile nuclides with a TMU of approximately 4%. In both cases, the largest uncertainty factor is the variation in water content in the canister. In the case of wet storage, the uncertainty could be significantly increased in cases where the fuel debris is extremely unevenly distributed in the canister.
奥村 啓介; 坂本 幸夫*; 月山 俊尚*
遮蔽解析のV&Vガイドライン策定に向けて, p.4 - 8, 2023/03
日本における遮蔽解析のV&Vに資することを目的として、日本原子力学会「遮蔽計算手法のV&V検討」研究専門委員会が2020年に設立された。この専門委員会においては、事業者が行っている主な遮蔽解析の概要や解析手法の事例を示すとともに、今後の遮蔽解析のV&Vガイドラインの策定にむけて、遮蔽解析V&Vの進め方についての提言を行った。具体的には、保守的評価手法への対応方針、事業者が行う特定業務とデータ・コード開発者が行うV&Vの違い、データ・コード開発者及びそれらの使用者が留意すべき点について提案を行った。
長谷 竹晃; 相楽 洋*; 小菅 義広*; 中岫 翔; 能見 貴佳; 奥村 啓介
第43回日本核物質管理学会年次大会会議論文集(インターネット), 3 Pages, 2022/11
Neutrons emitted from fuel debris are dominated by Cm-244, and plutonium cannot be quantified only by nondestructive measurements based on the neutron measurements. In this paper, focusing on the difference in half-lives of Cm-244 and plutonium, we devised a method to quantify the Pu-240 effective mass in fuel debris by measuring it two times and evaluated numerically its applicability. As the results, it was confirmed that long time interval, more than five years, will be required to evaluate the Pu-240 effective mass accurately. It was also confirmed that for fuel debris with high burnup, the Pu-240 effective mass will be overestimated by Cm-246, and we devised a method to correct for this.
奥村 啓介
核データニュース(インターネット), (133), p.63 - 67, 2022/10
近年の評価済み核データを用いた原子炉廃止措置のための放射化計算における課題解決に向けて、以下を提言した。(1)微量不純物データの整備、(2)新しい放射化計算コードとデータライブラリの開発、(3)放射化感度解析、(4)放射化計算用データ・コードのV&V手法の確立
名内 泰志*; 能見 貴佳; 鈴木 梨沙; 小菅 義広*; 芝 知宙; 高田 映*; 冠城 雅晃; 奥村 啓介
Proceedings of International Topical Workshop on Fukushima Decommissioning Research (FDR2022) (Internet), 4 Pages, 2022/10
As one of the identification techniques for materials in fuel debris, the neutron induced gamma ray spectroscopy (NIGS) is focused on since the gamma ray spectrum is intrinsic to isotopes. The energy of the target gamma ray in NIGS is often higher than that of most of fission products. To demonstrate feasibility of NIGS for the identification, we have measured and analyzed the HPGe response of isotopes for Cf-252 neutron irradiation for plutonium samples and several structural materials. As a result, we confirmed the possibility to identify light water, boron, concrete, sea water, structural material, signal lines and coils, fuel cladding, gadolinium, uranium, and plutonium contained in the retrieved materials from Fukushima Daiichi NPPs.
芝 知宙; 冠城 雅晃; 能見 貴佳; 鈴木 梨沙; 小菅 義広*; 名内 泰志*; 高田 映*; 長谷 竹晃; 奥村 啓介
Proceedings of International Topical Workshop on Fukushima Decommissioning Research (FDR2022) (Internet), 3 Pages, 2022/10
A technique that can easily determine the presence of nuclear material in removed object from Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant site is important from the viewpoint of sorting fuel debris from radioactive waste. In the case of fresh uranium, the amount of nuclear material in the waste generated from nuclear facilities can be determined by measuring 1001 keV gamma-rays emitted by 
Pa, which is a daughter nuclide of 
U. However, it has been pointed out that such gamma-ray measurement cannot be used for fuel debris that contains a large portion of fission products (FPs) emitting various energies of gamma-rays. In this study, we focus on prompt fission gamma-rays that are directly emitted from nuclear materials and those energy exists in a higher energy region than those of FPs, and aim to measure them in simple manners.
-rays of fuel debris松村 太伊知; 奥村 啓介; 藤田 学*; 坂本 雅洋; 寺島 顕一; Riyana, E. S.
Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 199, p.110298_1 - 110298_8, 2022/10
被引用回数：3 パーセンタイル：42.88(Chemistry, Physical)The characterization of bremsstrahlung and -rays from fuel debris differs from that of spent fuels evaluated to date, due to factors such as material composition and release of volatile fission products. In this work, in order to clarify the conditions under which the effect of bremsstrahlung compared to the total photons (bremsstrahlung and -rays) in fuel debris is maximized, the average energies and dose rates from the energy spectra of bremsstrahlung and -rays on the fuel debris surface were obtained using a Monte Carlo simulation. In the simulation, the average energies and dose rates were evaluated with consideration of the composition, size, fission product release, and retrieval time of the fuel debris. The simulation showed that the composition with the largest amount of change to the average total photons energy caused by bremsstrahlung was the molten fuel debris, and the composition with the maximum fraction of bremsstrahlung in the dose rate was the UO. The maximum value of the fraction of bremsstrahlung in the dose rate was evaluated to be about 17%. This work is expected to contribute to the prediction of the radiation characteristics of the fuel debris that will be retrieved from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in the near future.
Riyana, E. S.; 奥村 啓介; 坂本 雅洋; 松村 太伊知; 寺島 顕一
Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 59(4), p.424 - 430, 2022/04
被引用回数：1 パーセンタイル：10.00(Nuclear Science & Technology)Modification of the Monte Carlo depletion calculation code OpenMC was performed to enable the depletion calculation of the subcritical neutron multiplying system. With the modified code, it became possible to evaluate the quantity of short half-life fission products from spontaneous and induced fissions in the subcritical system. As a preliminary study, it was applied to the fuel debris storage canister filled with nuclear materials and spontaneous fission nuclides. It was confirmed that the code could successfully provide a quantity of short half-life FPs over time and provide the relationship between the activity ratio of Kr-88 to Xe-135 and effective neutron multiplication factor of the canister.
松村 太伊知; 奥村 啓介; 藤田 学*
JAEA-Conf 2021-001, p.144 - 149, 2022/03
新しいセンサーの開発、非破壊分析技術、放射線遮蔽の最適化などの目的で、燃料デブリの放射線特性を適切に評価できる信頼性の高い核データが必要である。これまで、計算コードによって異なる結果が得られたとしても、その違いの原因を解明することは困難であった。それを克服するために、大量の核種と崩壊データファイルの全崩壊モードを正確に扱うことができる信頼性の高い放射性崩壊・放射性線源スペクトル計算コードを新たに開発した。最初のステップとして、最近の崩壊データファイルであるJENDL/DDF-2015, ENDF/B-VIII.0およびJEFF-3.3の崩壊サブライブラリを使用して、燃料デブリの光子スペクトルを比較した。本発表では、次回のJENDL崩壊データファイルに向けて、崩壊スキームと崩壊モードの分岐比の修正の要望を報告する。
奥村 啓介
シビアアクシデント時の核分裂生成物挙動, p.116 - 121, 2021/05
事故進展解析,内部調査結果(カメラ映像や断片的な線量率実測値),サンプリング分析値などの情報と、燃焼・放射化計算及び放射線輸送計算等の理論計算を組み合わせ、破損および汚染された仮想的な福島第一原子力発電所の3次元プラントモデルを計算機上に構築し、格納容器内の最も確からしい線源・線量率分布を推定するための手法開発を行った。また、格納容器内モデルに配置した放射線検出器の応答計算に基づき、セシウムに汚染された格納容器内で、燃料デブリを探査するために有効な手法を提言した。
奥村 啓介
シビアアクシデント時の核分裂生成物挙動, p.70 - 72, 2021/05
福島第一原子力発電所(1F)の事故時炉停止直後の放射性核種のインベントリ評価に関して、核種発生量評価のための基礎式とデータ、ORIGENコードの概要と照射後試験解析による精度検証、1Fの核種インベントリデータの概要、シビアアクシデント解析や廃炉評価などに用いられる主な元素及び核種のデータについて解説する。
Kenzhina, I.*; 石塚 悦男; Ho, H. Q.; 坂本 直樹*; 奥村 啓介; 竹本 紀之; Chikhray, Y.*
Fusion Engineering and Design, 164, p.112181_1 - 112181_5, 2021/03
JMTRとJRR-3Mの運転中に一次冷却水へ放出されるトリチウムについて研究してきた結果、ベリリウム中性子反射体の二段核反応によるLi(n
,)
Hで生成する反跳トリチウムが主要因であることが明らかになった。この結果から、一次冷却水へ放出するトリチウムを少なくするためには、ベリリウム中性子反射体の表面積を小さくするか、他の材料で反跳トリチウムを遮蔽する必要がある。本報告では、ベリリウム中性子反射体のトリチウム反跳防止材の概念検討として、Al, Ti, V, Ni, Zr等の多様な材料を候補材として、障壁厚み、長期運転後の放射能、反応度への影響を評価した。この結果、Alがベリリウム中性子反射体のトリチウム反跳防止材として適した候補材になり得るとの結果を得た。
寺島 顕一; 奥村 啓介
Journal of Advanced Simulation in Science and Engineering (Internet), 8(1), p.73 - 86, 2021/03
In 2021, fuel debris samplings are planned to start as part of a step-by-step process at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station. The dose rate of the fuel debris for safety treatments of the fuel debris should be predicted. However, various elements are mixed in the fuel debris, and thus predicting the dose rate will be challenging. Therefore, we conducted a large number of Monte Carlo radiation transport simulations for cases where parameters such as fuel debris size, composition, and density were significantly changed. Consequently, we obtained a simple and analytical formula that can predict the dose rate using a minimum number of parameters.
