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irradiated with heavy ions in the energy range of 
1MeV/uIshikawa, Norito; Sonoda, Takeshi*; Sawabe, Takashi*; Sugai, Hiroyuki*; Sataka, Masao*
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B, 314, p.180 - 184, 2013/11
Times Cited Count：22 Percentile：83.21(Instruments & Instrumentation)In order to investigate electronic stopping power dependence of ion-track size in UO, ion-tracks in UO irradiated with various ions with the specific energy in the order of 1 MeV/u have been observed by a transmission electron microscope. The ion-tracksize shows monotonic increase as a function of the electronic stopping power. Theion-track size obtained for UO is smaller than that obtained for CeO, although these two compounds have same crystallographic structure and similar thermal properties. The ion-track sizes for irradiations with ions having relatively low energy of about1 MeV/u are smaller than those expected from the thermal spike models based on melting temperature criterion. The possible interpretations for the unusually smallion-tracks observed for UO are discussed.
Fukaya, Hiroyuki; Suyama, Kenya; Sonoda, Takashi; Okubo, Kiyoshi; Umeda, Miki; Uchiyama, Gunzo
JAEA-Research 2013-020, 81 Pages, 2013/10
JAEA-Research-2013-020.pdf:3.81MB
Japan Atomic Energy Agency conducted a project "Isotopic Composition measurement of Fission Products in Spent Fuel from FY2008 to FY2011" by the entrustment of Japan Nuclear Energy Safety Organization. In that project, we measured the isotopic composition of neodymium isotopes which are important to evaluate the burnup value of spent nuclear fuel by using two different methods and obtained different results. So that we carried out the follow-up measurement in order to investigate the reason of the difference between two neodymium measurements. It was found that we needed correction to the measurement results of neodymium for two samples and a part of other fission products for all samples in total five samples. This report summarizes the all works carried out in this follow-up measurement and obtained results.
Nagai, Yasuki; Hashimoto, Kazuyuki; Hatsukawa, Yuichi; Saeki, Hideya; Motoishi, Shoji; Sonoda, Nozomi; Kawabata, Masako; Harada, Hideo; Kin, Tadahiro*; Tsukada, Kazuaki; et al.
Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 82(6), p.064201_1 - 064201_7, 2013/06
Times Cited Count：46 Percentile：85.50(Physics, Multidisciplinary)Sonoda, Tetsu*; Wada, Michiharu*; Tomita, Hideki*; Sakamoto, Chika*; Takatsuka, Takaaki*; Furukawa, Takeshi*; Iimura, Hideki; Ito, Yuta*; Kubo, Toshiyuki*; Matsuo, Yukari*; et al.
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B, 295, p.1 - 10, 2013/01
Times Cited Count：21 Percentile：82.11(Instruments & Instrumentation)no abstracts in English
irradiated with high-energy heavy ionsIshikawa, Norito; Sonoda, Takeshi*; Okamoto, Yoshihiro; Sawabe, Takashi*; Takegahara, Keisuke; Kosugi, Shinya*; Iwase, Akihiro*
Journal of Nuclear Materials, 419(1-3), p.392 - 396, 2011/12
Times Cited Count：11 Percentile：62.16(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)In order to characterize the radiation damage due to ion-track formation in UO, polycrystalline samples have been irradiated with 210-MeV Xe ions, and measured with XRD (X-ray diffraction) technique using Cu X-ray. We have also tried EXAFS (extended X-ray absorption fine structure) measurement using X-ray near U L
-edge. The results show that XRD technique detects damage at relatively low fluence of 10
ions/m
and higher, while the irradiation-induced change of EXAFS spectra is not observed even at highest fluence of 10
ions/m. The damage detection may be critically influenced by the depth profile of X-ray penetration.
Shizuma, Toshiyuki; Hajima, Ryoichi; Hayakawa, Takehito; Fujiwara, Mamoru; Sonoda, Takashi; Seya, Michio
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, 654(1), p.597 - 603, 2011/10
Times Cited Count：6 Percentile：42.76(Instruments & Instrumentation)The general purpose Monte Carlo electron-
shower computer code (EGS5) was used to obtain the U, Np, and Pu X-ray response from the hybrid K-edge/XRF densitometry (HKED). In the present simulation, we adopt a monochromatic, linearly polarized photon beam generated by inverse Compton scattering of laser light with high energy electrons from an energy recovery linac. The simulation has been carried out under various conditions of the U, Np, and Pu concentrations to investigate the effect to counting rates as well as counting precision. The results of the simulation show that the assessment time for low concentration Pu input solutions can be reduced by the improvement of signal-to-background ratios. The Np concentration can also be determined with a counting precision of approximately 1% in standard deviation during the 1 hour measurement for a 3N HNO
sample solution including U (100 g/L), Np (0.1 g/L), and Pu (20 or 100 g/L).
Abe, Hiroyoshi; Haga, Takahisa; Fukaya, Hiroyuki; Sonoda, Takashi; Sakazume, Yoshinori; Ito, Mitsuo; Shirahashi, Koichi
JAEA-Technology 2009-008, 24 Pages, 2009/03
JAEA-Technology-2009-008.pdf:5.62MB
Analysis of the uranyl nitrate solution fuel is carried out at the analytical laboratory of NUCEF (Nuclear Fuel Cycle Engineering Research Facility), which provides essential data for operation of STACY (Static Experiment Critical Facility), TRACY (Transient Experiment Critical Facility) and the fuel treatment system. Analyzed in FY 2007 were uranyl nitrate solution fuel samples taken before and after experiments of STACY and TRACY, samples for the preparation and pulification of uranyl nitrate solution fuel in the fuel treatment system and samples for nuclear material accountancy purpose. The total number of the samples analyzed in FY 2007 was 143. This report summarizes work related to the analysis and management of the analytical laboratory in the FY 2007.
Sakazume, Yoshinori; Aoki, Hiromichi; Haga, Takahisa; Fukaya, Hiroyuki; Sonoda, Takashi; Shimizu, Kaori; Niitsuma, Yasushi*; Ito, Mitsuo; Inoue, Takeshi
JAEA-Technology 2007-069, 44 Pages, 2008/02
JAEA-Technology-2007-069.pdf:4.55MB
Analysis of the uranyl nitrate solution fuel is carried out at the analytical laboratory of NUCEF (Nuclear Fuel Cycle Engineering Research Facility), which provides essential data for operation of STACY (Static Experiment Critical Facility), TRACY (Transient Experiment Critical Facility) and the fuel treatment system. Analyzed in FY 2006 were uranyl nitrate solution fuel samples taken before and after experiments of STACY and TRACY, samples for the preparation of uranyl nitrate solution fuel, and samples for nuclear material accountancy purpose. The total number of the samples analyzed in FY 2006 was 254. This report summarizes work related to the analysis and management of the analytical laboratory in the FY 2006.
Fukaya, Hiroyuki; Aoki, Hiromichi; Haga, Takahisa; Nishizawa, Hidetoshi; Sonoda, Takashi; Sakazume, Yoshinori; Shimizu, Kaori; Niitsuma, Yasushi*; Shirahashi, Koichi; Inoue, Takeshi
JAEA-Technology 2007-005, 27 Pages, 2007/03
JAEA-Technology-2007-005.pdf:1.97MB
Analysis of the uranyl nitrate solution fuel is carried out at the analytical laboratory of NUCEF (Nuclear Fuel Cycle Engineering Research Facility), which provides essential data for operation of STACY (Static Experiment Critical Facility), TRACY (Transient Experiment Critical Facility) and the fuel treatment system. Analyzed in FY 2005 were uranyl nitrate solution fuel samples taken before and after experiments of STACY and TRACY, samples for the preparation of uranyl nitrate solution fuel, and samples for nuclear material accountancy purpose. Also analyzed were the samples from raffinate treatment and its preliminary tests. The raffinate was generated, since FY 2000, during preliminary experiments on U/Pu extraction-pulification to fix the operation condition to prepare plutonium solution fuel to be used for criticality experiments at STACY. This report summarizes work related to the analysis and management of the analytical laboratory in the FY 2005.
Nishizawa, Hidetoshi; Fukaya, Hiroyuki; Sonoda, Takashi; Sakazume, Yoshinori; Shimizu, Kaori; Haga, Takahisa; Sakai, Yutaka*; Akutsu, Hideyuki*; Niitsuma, Yasushi; Inoue, Takeshi; et al.
JAEA-Technology 2006-007, 24 Pages, 2006/03
JAEA-Technology-2006-007.pdf:1.81MB
Analysis of the uranyl nitrate solution fuel is carried out at the analytical laboratory of NUCEF(Nuclear Fuel Cycle Engineering Research Facility), which provides essential data for operation of STACY(Static Experiment Critical Facility), TRACY(Transient Experiment Critical Facility)and the fuel treatment system. Analyzed in FY 2004 were uranyl nitrate solution fuel samples taker before and after experiments of STACY and TRACY, samples for the preparation of uranyl nitrate solution fuel, and samples for nuclear material accountancy purpose. Also analyzed were the samples from raffinate treatment and its preliminary tests. The raffinate was generated, since FY 2000, during preliminary experiments on U/Pu extraction-pulification to fix the operation condition to prepare plutonium solution fuel to be used for criticality experiments at STACY. The total number of the samples analyzed in FY 2004 was 160. This report summarizes works related to the analysis and management of the analytical laboratory in the FY 2004.
Shimizu, Kaori; Gunji, Kazuhiko*; Haga, Takahisa*; Fukaya, Hiroyuki; Sonoda, Takashi; Sakazume, Yoshinori; Sakai, Yutaka*; Akutsu, Hideyuki; Niitsuma, Yasushi*; Inoue, Takeshi; et al.
JAERI-Tech 2004-078, 27 Pages, 2005/02
JAERI-Tech-2004-078.pdf:1.84MB
Analysis of the uranyl nitrate solution fuel are carried out at the analytical laboratory, NUCEF (the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Engineering Research Facility), which provide essential data for the operations of STACY (the Static Experiment Critical Facility), TRACY (the Transient Experiment Critical Facility) and the fuel treatment system.In the FY 2003, analysis of the uranyl nitrate solution fuel from STACY/TRACY on its pre- and post-operations, analysis of the uranyl nitrate solution under preparation stage for the fuel and analysis for nuclear material accountancy purpose, have been conducted. In addition, analysis on the third U/Pu extraction/separation tests among the preliminary tests to confirm adjustment condition of plutonium solution fuel for its further use at STACY from 2000, and analysis on the experiments to treat extraction waste, were conducted. A total number of analytical samples in the FY 2003 were 156.This report summarizes works related to the analysis and management of the analytical laboratory in the FY 2003.
Sakai, Yutaka; Gunji, Kazuhiko; Haga, Takahisa*; Fukaya, Hiroyuki; Sonoda, Takashi; Sakazume, Yoshinori; Akutsu, Hideyuki; Niitsuma, Yasushi; Shirahashi, Koichi; Sato, Takeshi
JAERI-Tech 2004-006, 25 Pages, 2004/02
JAERI-Tech-2004-006.pdf:1.72MB
Analyses of the uranyl nitrate solution fuel are carried out at the analytical laboratory, NUCEF (the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Engineering Research Facility), which provide essential data for the operations of STACY (the Static Experiment Critical Facility), TRACY (the Transient Experiment Critical Facility) and the fuel treatment system. In the FY 2002, analyses of the uranyl nitrate solution fuel from STACY/TRACY on its pre- and post-operations, analyses of the uranyl nitrate solution under preparation stage for the fuel and analyses for nuclear material accountancy purpose, have been conducted. In addition, analyses on the preliminary tests to confirm adjustment condition of plutonium solution fuel for its further use at STACY, and analyses on the americium extraction/separation tests to provide americium for the research on high temperature chemistry of TRU, were conducted. A total number of analytical samples in the FY 2002 were 275. This report summarizes works related to the analyses and management of the analytical laboratory in the FY 2002.
Haga, Takahisa*; Gunji, Kazuhiko; Fukaya, Hiroyuki; Sonoda, Takashi; Sakazume, Yoshinori; Sakai, Yutaka; Niitsuma, Yasushi; Togashi, Yoshihiro; Miyauchi, Masakatsu; Sato, Takeshi; et al.
JAERI-Tech 2004-005, 54 Pages, 2004/02
JAERI-Tech-2004-005.pdf:2.06MB
Criticality experiments using uranyl nitrate solution fuel are being conducted at STACY (the Static Experiment Critical Facility) and TRACY (the Transient Experiment Critical Facility) in NUCEF (the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Safety Engineering Research Facility). Chemical analyses of the solution have been carried out to take necessary data for criticality experiments, for treatment and control of the fuel, and for safeguards purpose at the analytical laboratory placed in NUCEF. About 300 samples are analyzed annually that provide various kinds of data, such as uranium concentration, isolation acid concentration, uranium isotopic composition, concentration of fission product (FP) nuclides, tri-butyl phosphoric acid (TBP) concentration, impurities in the solution fuel and so on. This report summarizes the analytical methods and quality management of the analysis for uranyl nitrate solution relating to the criticality experiments.
Sakazume, Yoshinori; Gunji, Kazuhiko; Haga, Takahisa*; Fukaya, Hiroyuki; Sonoda, Takashi; Sakai, Yutaka; Niitsuma, Yasushi; Shirahashi, Koichi; Sato, Takeshi
JAERI-Tech 2002-073, 25 Pages, 2002/09
JAERI-Tech-2002-073.pdf:2.51MB
Analytical results of uranyl nitrate solution are essential data for the operation of the Static Experiment Critical Facility (STACY), the Transient Experiment Critical Facility (TRACY) and the fuel treatment system in the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Safety Engineering Research Facility (NUCEF). Analytical works were carried out for the determination of fuel characteristics before and after criticality experiments, fuel preparation and nuclear material accountancy in FY. 2001. Moreover,as to preparation of critical experiments at STACY, plutonium preliminary tests were carried out to confirm the treatment condition (characteristics of the dissolution of the mixed oxide (MOX) powder and the extraction & separation for uranium / plutonium) of plutonium nitrate solution. Analytical works were carried out on the preliminary tests. A total number of analytical samples in FY. 2001 were 322 samples.This report summarizes the data on analytical works in FY.2001.
Tanoue, Takahiro; Gunji, Kazuhiko; Haga, Takahisa*; Fukaya, Hiroyuki; Sonoda, Takashi; Sakazume, Yoshinori; Niitsuma, Yasushi; Miyauchi, Masakatsu; Shirahashi, Koichi; Sato, Takeshi
JAERI-Tech 2001-071, 30 Pages, 2001/11
JAERI-Tech-2001-071.pdf:4.15MB
Analytical results of uranyl nitrate solution are essential data for the operation of the Static Experiment Critical Facility (STACY), the Transient Experiment Critical Facility (TRACY) and the fuel treatment system in the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Safety Engineering Research Facility (NUCEF). Analytical works were carried out for the determination of fuel characteristics before and after criticality experiments, fuel preparation and nuclear material accountancy in FY. 2000. In accordance with handling and dissolution of mixed oxide(MOX) powder in the fuel treatment system of NUCEF ,the preliminary tests for dissolution of the MOX powder in nitric acid solution have started since the end of 2000 ,after the MOX powder transfer to the NUCEF. The analytical works were carried out for the preliminary tests. A total number of analytical samples in FY. 2000 were 483 samples . This report summarizes the data on analytical works in FY.2000.
Uchiyama, Gunzo; Watanabe, Kazuo; Miyauchi, Masakatsu; Togashi, Yoshihiro; Nakahara, Yoshinori; Fukaya, Hiroyuki; Inagawa, Jun; Suzuki, Daisuke; Sonoda, Takashi; Kono, Nobuaki; et al.
Journal of Radiation Research, 42(Suppl.), p.S11 - S16, 2001/10
no abstracts in English
Togashi, Yoshihiro; Miyauchi, Masakatsu; Sonobe, Tamotsu; Niitsuma, Yasushi; Nakajima, Takayuki; Haga, Takahisa*; Tanoue, Takahiro; Fukaya, Hiroyuki; Sonoda, Takashi; Sakazume, Yoshinori; et al.
JAERI-Tech 2000-032, p.25 - 0, 2000/03
JAERI-Tech-2000-032.pdf:1.45MB
no abstracts in English
Sonoda, Takashi; Togashi, Yoshihiro; Miyauchi, Masakatsu; Okazaki, Shuji*
JAERI-Tech 99-043, 16 Pages, 1999/05
no abstracts in English
Yanagisawa, Hiroshi; Nakajima, Ken; ; ; Sakuraba, Koichi; ; ; ; Sonoda, Takashi; Ono, Akio
Proceedings of 6th International Conference on Nuclear Criticality Safety (ICNC '99), 2, p.900 - 906, 1999/00
no abstracts in English
Miyauchi, Masakatsu; ; Fukaya, Hiroyuki; Sakazume, Yoshinori; Sonoda, Takashi; ; ; Niitsuma, Yasushi; ; Okazaki, Shuji
JAERI-Tech 96-007, 98 Pages, 1996/02
no abstracts in English
