Performance comparison of monoamides on U recovery by temperature swing extraction using Ce

Iwamoto, Toshihiro; Saito, Madoka*; Takahatake, Yoko; Watanabe, So; Watanabe, Masayuki; Naruse, Atsuki*; Tsukahara, Takehiko*

Mechanical Engineering Journal (Internet), 11(2), p.23-00444_1 - 23-00444_7, 2024/04

https://doi.org/10.1299/mej.23-00444

Studies of high density baryon matter with high intensity heavy-ion beams at J-PARC

Sako, Hiroyuki; Harada, Hiroyuki; Sakaguchi, Takao*; Chujo, Tatsuya*; Esumi, Shinichi*; Gunji, Taku*; Hasegawa, Shoichi; Hwang, S.; Ichikawa, Yudai; Imai, Kenichi; et al.

Nuclear Physics A, 956, p.850 - 853, 2016/12

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2016.03.030

Development of small specimen test techniques for the IFMIF test cell

Wakai, Eiichi; Kim, B. J.; Nozawa, Takashi; Kikuchi, Takayuki; Hirano, Michiko*; Kimura, Akihiko*; Kasada, Ryuta*; Yokomine, Takehiko*; Yoshida, Takahide*; Nogami, Shuhei*; et al.

Proceedings of 24th IAEA Fusion Energy Conference (FEC 2012) (CD-ROM), 6 Pages, 2013/03

https://inis.iaea.org/collection/NCLCollectionStore/_Public/44/060/44060304.pdf?r=1&r=1#page=596

Status of Japanese design and validation activities of test facilities in IFMIF/EVEDA

Wakai, Eiichi; Kikuchi, Takayuki; Kogawara, Takafumi; Kimura, Haruyuki; Yokomine, Takehiko*; Kimura, Akihiko*; Nogami, Shuhei*; Kurishita, Hiroaki*; Saito, Masahiro*; Nishimura, Arata*; et al.

Proceedings of 23rd IAEA Fusion Energy Conference (FEC 2010) (CD-ROM), 6 Pages, 2011/03

Japanese activities of test facilities in IFMIF-EVEDA (International Fusion Materials Irradiation Facility-Engineering Validation and Engineering Design Activities) project have three subjects of engineering design of post irradiation examination (PIE) facilities, small specimen test technique (SSTT), and engineering design of high flux test module (HFTM), and this paper is summarized about present status. Functional analysis and design of 2-D and 3-D models of PIE facility were performed. In HFTM, as materials of heater, W-3Re alloy and/or SiC/SiC composite were selected in the points of high temperature materials, fabrication technology and some suitable properties such as resistance of thermal shock, high temperature re-crystallization, ductility, resistance of irradiation degradation, and low-activation. In SSTT, a test machine of fracture toughness was designed and developed for small specimens with 10 mm square, and it had high accuracy controllability for stress and displacement.

Neutron-proton pairing competition in nuclei; Metastable state decays in the proton dripline nuclei Nb and Tc

Garnsworthy, A. B.*; Regan, P. H.*; Cceres, L.*; Pietri, S.*; Sun, Y.*; Rudolph, D.*; Grska, M.*; Podolyk, Z.*; Steer, S. J.*; Hoischen, R.*; et al.

Physics Letters B, 660(4), p.326 - 330, 2008/02

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2008.01.017

The low-lying structures of the self-conjugate () nuclei Nb and Tc have been investigated using isomeric-decay spectroscopy following the projectile fragmentation of a Ag beam. These represent the heaviest odd-odd nuclei in which internal decays have been identified to date. The resulting level schemes shed light on the shape evolution along the line between the doubly-magic systems Ni and Sn and support a preference for states in odd-odd nuclei at low excitation energies associated with a neutron-proton pairing gap. Comparison with Projected Shell Model calculations suggests that the decay in Nb may be interpreted as an isospin-changing isomer.

Recent results in fragmentation isomer spectroscopy with rising

Pietri, S.*; Regan, P. H.*; Podolyk, Zs.*; Rudolph, D.*; Steer, S. J.*; Garnsworthy, A. B.*; Werner-Malento, E.*; Hoischen, R.*; Grska, M.*; Gerl, J.*; et al.

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B, 261(1-2), p.1079 - 1083, 2007/08

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2007.04.219

The first results from the stopped beam RISING experimental campaign performed at the GSI laboratory in Darmstadt, Germany, are presented. RISING constitutes a major new experimental program in European nuclear structure physics research aimed at using relativistic energy (typically around 1 GeV per nucleon) projectile fragmentation reactions to populate nuclei with highly exotic proton-to-neutron ratios compared to the line of beta stability. In its high-efficiency stopped beam configuration, the RISING -ray spectrometer consists of 105 individual germanium crystals which view a focal plane in which the exotic nuclei are brought to rest. Here, decays from metastable states with half-lives in the nano to milliseconds range can be observed. Results of initial commissioning experiments are also shown and details of the planned future experimental program are given.

The mirrors Ca and S; A Test for isospin symmetry of shell gaps at the driplines

Doornenbal, P.*; Reiter, P.*; Grawe, H.*; Otsuka, Takaharu*; Al-Khatib, A.*; Banu, A.*; Beck, T.*; Becker, F.*; Bednarczyk, P.*; Benzoni, G.*; et al.

Physics Letters B, 647(4), p.237 - 242, 2007/04

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2007.02.001

The first excited state of Ca was measured at GSI for the first time. The measured energy is found to be 3015(16) keV, which is lower than its mirror nucleus S by as large as 276 keV. The structure of those nuclei is studied by the shell model. It is found that those nuclei can be well described by the valence space. The large energy shift between them is caused by the Thomas-Ehrman effect. We presented that the energy shift in the shell region can be explained by the shell model with a phenomenological treatment of the Thomas-Ehrman effect.

Experimental measurement of dose-rate distribution with scintillation fiber detector

Emoto, Takehiko; Torii, Tatsuo; Nozaki, Tatsuo; Saito, Kei; Emori, Shuichi; Ando, Hideki

PNC TN9410 96-299, 74 Pages, 1996/08

PNC-TN9410-96-299.pdf:3.06MB

The technique has been developed to measure the dose-rate distribution of radiation easily. The detector is made of plastic scintillation fibers (of following PSFs). The technique is based on the time of flight method, that is to measure the time difference of scintillation reaching from a incidence position to both ends of fibers. Measuring devices were built as trials. The position resolution was measured with collimated ray. The dose-rate linearity and the energy response were measured with an irradiation equipment of ray. Then, the devices were applied to the dose-rate distribution measurements in facilities. The tests were carried out to turn the technique into practicable use. Main results are as follows; (1) The continuos dose-rate distribution of ray can be measured with a single detector. The result of a measurement is illustrated on the screen of a device immediately. (2) The upper limit of counting rate measuring range is 10 cps. The upper limit of ray dose-rate measuring range is 1 mSv/h (calculated value) for a detector of "0.25 mm 1 peace, 10 m length". (3) The detection efficiency does not depend on the ray energy between 500 keV and 1.5 MeV. (4) The practical length of PSFs is up to about 10 m for the dose-rate distribution measurement. (5) When the dose-rate distribution has sharp peaks, the output distribution of measurement is slightly flattened against the actual distribution based on the detector characteristic of position resolution. The unfolding method can correct this effect. (6) It is possible to discriminate the energy and type of radiation, if the pulse height output of a photomultiplire is corrected in each incidence position with the multi-parameter measuring method.

Uranium recovery from leachate of sludges generated from nuclear fuel fabrication process, 4; Evaluation of oxide conversion condition after temperature swing extraction process

Kai, Masao; Iwamoto, Toshihiro; Saito, Madoka*; Takahatake, Yoko; Watanabe, So; Nakamura, Masahiro; Tsukahara, Takehiko*; Itoda, Naokazu*; Naruse, Atsuki*

no journal, , 

The sludges containing uranium are generated in nuclear fuel fabrication process and have been stored in nuclear fuel fabrication facilities. Uranium is suggested to be selectively recovered from the solution in which the sludges are immersed. In this study, the oxide conversion tests were carried out with the gel obtained by the temperature swing extraction tests with cerium. The most effective heating temperature for the oxide conversion of was determined as 1000 degree Celsius. Based on the results of tests with cerium, the oxide conversion tests with uranium gel were also carried out. The gel was heated at 1000, and products were specified according to analysis data.

Uranium recovery from the solution originated sludge waste, 3; Evaluation of several extractants on cerium (IV) nitrate separation using thermoresponsive polymer

Iwamoto, Toshihiro; Saito, Madoka*; Takahatake, Yoko; Watanabe, So; Watanabe, Masayuki; Naruse, Atsuki*; Tsukahara, Takehiko*

no journal, , 

The sludge generated production of nuclear fuel contained uranium has been storage. The sludge is immersed in some kinds of solution. After immersion, uranium is recovered from the solution. Cerium extractive tests using thermoresponsive polymer was carried out on two kinds of extractants. C14-BAMA was found to be superior, and we plan to conduct a uranium study on this extractant.