Introduction to the simulation disaster challenge of world robot summit harsh environment F-REI challenge pre-tournament event

Nakamura, Keita*; Suzuki, Kenta; Kaneko, Eiichiro*; Abe, Yoshitaka*; Shimizu, Masaru*; Ogane, Katsuji*

Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, 38(1), p.192 - 201, 2026/02

https://doi.org/10.20965/jrm.2026.p0192

Compliance measures at the Radioactive Waste Treatment Facilities at the Nuclear Science Research Institute; Aseismic reinforcement of the Radioactive Waste Treatment Facility No. 3, Waste Size Reduction and Storage Facility, and Waste Volume Reduction Facility

Iketani, Shotaro; Suzuki, Takeshi; Yokobori, Tomohiko; Sugawara, Satoshi; Yokota, Akira; Kikuchi, Genta; Muraguchi, Yoshinori; Kitahara, Masaru; Seya, Manato; Kurosawa, Tsuyoshi; et al.

JAEA-Technology 2025-001, 169 Pages, 2025/08

JAEA-Technology-2025-001.pdf:14.22MB

The radioactive waste treatment facilities at the Nuclear Science Research Institute includes the Radioactive Waste Treatment Facility No. 3, Waste Size Reduction and Storage Facility, and Waste Volume Reduction Facility. These three facilities come under the purview of the Act on the Regulation of Nuclear Source Material, Nuclear Fuel Material and Reactors, and are included under Class C of the act based on the seismic requirements specified in the Act. We assessed the seismic capacity of these three radioactive waste treatment facilities based on the current Building Standards Act, to verify whether they comply with the new regulatory requirements enforced by the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) in the aftermath of the 2011 nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station operated by the Tokyo Electric Power Company. We found that the allowable stress of a few structural members used in the construction of the facilities did not meet the regulatory requirements. After studying the approval granted by the NRA for the construction plans, including the design and construction methods (design and construction plans) of the three facilities on March 5, 2021, we made aseismic reinforcement at these facilities between 2021 and 2022. This report presents an overview of the seismic design of these facilities and an outline of the aseismic reinforcement conducted, management system existing, safety measures adopted, and the preoperational inspections conducted at these facilities.

Simulator operation manuals for a reconnaissance robot and work robots

Watanabe, Kaho; Suzuki, Kenta

JAEA-Testing 2024-004, 41 Pages, 2025/02

JAEA-Testing-2024-004.pdf:3.4MB

There is an emergency response team against nuclear facilities' accidents of Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA). The team is in Naraha Center for Remote Control Technology Development (NARREC). Trainings of maneuvering emergency response robots are performed at NARREC by the team for operators temporarily coming from all facilities which are possibility to have a huge nuclear emergency in JAEA. There are three kinds of robots to be used in the training: (1) Reconnaissance robots (for shooting a video and for measuring radiation level and temperature in nuclear accidents field), (2) Work robots (for obstacles removal in nuclear accidents field) and (3) Drones. As for the training, each operator person has been trained once or twice a year. Therefore, it is difficult for operators to retain their own sense of the maneuvering robots. Then, the team provided a simulator system which is consists of a palm-sized controller and a PC installed operation programs based on Choreonoid as dynamics simulation software, and we provided the system for operators in order to supplement a real robot operation training. This report shows the operation method of the provided simulator system regarding one reconnaissance robot and two work robots.

Development of an electron spin resonance spectroscopy code for measuring carbonate radicals in tooth enamel and verification of its practicality using irradiated Japanese macaque teeth

Yamashita, Takuma*; Hayashi, Teppei*; Mitsuyasu, Yusuke*; Ono, Kenta*; Iwami, Satone*; Kino, Yasushi*; Sekine, Tsutomu*; Oka, Toshitaka; Takahashi, Atsushi*; Shimizu, Yoshinaka*; et al.

International Journal of Radiation Biology, 8 Pages, 2025/00

https://doi.org/10.1080/09553002.2025.2510676

no abstracts in English

Study on microwave power dependency of electron spin resonance spectrum of carbonate radicals in teeth

Iwami, Satone*; Yamashita, Takuma*; Mitsuyasu, Yusuke*; Ono, Kenta*; Oka, Toshitaka; Takahashi, Atsushi*; Kino, Yasushi*; Sekine, Tsutomu*; Shimizu, Yoshinaka*; Chiba, Mirei*; et al.

KEK Proceedings 2024-6, p.91 - 95, 2024/12

We aim to improve the detection limit of the ESR dosimetry method. In this study, the saturation behavior of each radical was investigated by varying the microwave power during ESR measurement. Based on the difference in spin relaxation time between carbonate radicals and native radicals, it is expected that the signal-to-noise ratio improves and the detection limit can be lowered when the microwave power is increased to 4.0 mW.

Interaction of solute manganese and nickel atoms with dislocation loops in iron-based alloys irradiated with 2.8 MeV Fe ions at 400 C

Nguyen, B. V. C.*; Murakami, Kenta*; Chena, L.*; Phongsakorn, P. T.*; Chen, X.*; Hashimoto, Takashi; Hwang, T.*; Furusawa, Akinori; Suzuki, Tatsuya*

Nuclear Materials and Energy (Internet), 39, p.101639_1 - 101639_9, 2024/06

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nme.2024.101639

Intercalative and non-intercalative photo-recharge using all-solid-state cells for solar energy conversion and storage

Yoshimoto, Masataka*; Tamura, Kazuhisa; Watanabe, Kenta*; Shimizu, Keisuke*; Horisawa, Yuhei*; Kobayashi, Takeshi*; Tsurita, Hanae*; Suzuki, Kota*; Kanno, Ryoji*; Hirayama, Masaaki*

Sustainable Energy & Fuels (Internet), 8(6), p.1236 - 1244, 2024/03

https://doi.org/10.1039/D3SE01636F

Photo-rechargeable systems, which can efficiently convert and store solar energy into chemical energy within single devices, are essential to harness sunlight effectively. Photo-(de)intercalation plays a pivotal role in the functionality of photorechargeable systems. Nevertheless, the photo-(de)intercalation process has not been conclusively confirmed owing to potential interference from side reactions, such as the decomposition of liquid electrolytes and the elution of electrode materials. In this study, we successfully demonstrated photo-responsive Li-deintercalation using an all-solid-state thin-film battery comprised of epitaxially-grown anatase TiO doped with Nb (a-TiO:Nb) as the cathode. Under light irradiation, Li-deintercalation occurred and was subsequently reversibly intercalated into a-TiO:Nb during discharge.

Development of a simulator for operator proficiency training for seafloor exploration by remotely operated vehicle

Kamewari, Ryusei*; Fujishima, Yusuke*; Kawabata, Kuniaki; Suzuki, Kenta; Sakagami, Norimitsu*; Takemura, Fumiaki*; Takahashi, Satoru*

Proceedings of the IUTAM Symposium on Optimal Guidance and Control for Autonomous Systems 2023 (IUTAM Bookseries No.40), p.85 - 101, 2024/01

A Study on stress measurement of weld part using double exposure method

Suzuki, Kenji*; Kura, Komoe*; Miura, Yasufumi*; Shiro, Ayumi*; Toyokawa, Hidenori*; Saji, Choji*; Kajiwara, Kentaro*; Shobu, Takahisa

Zairyo, 71(12), p.1005 - 1012, 2022/12

https://doi.org/10.2472/jsms.71.1005

This paper describes a stress measurement from a welded part of an austenitic stainless steel using synchrotron X-rays. Difficulty measuring the X-ray stress of the welded part is caused by the broadening of the diffraction spot in the radial and circumferential directions. The bending strains of the rectangular bar made of the welded part were measured using synchrotron white X-rays and the double exposure method. To improve the energy resolution, monochromatic synchrotron X-ray of 70 keV was used. The diffraction pattern showed the sharp arc like a pattern from texture material. The diffraction profile was obtained from the integral of the diffraction intensity in the direction of the circumference. The diffraction angle was determined using the double exposure method. As a result, the distribution of the residual stresses of the welded part could be measured.

The Muon linac project at J-PARC

Kondo, Yasuhiro; Kitamura, Ryo; Fuwa, Yasuhiro; Morishita, Takatoshi; Moriya, Katsuhiro; Takayanagi, Tomohiro; Otani, Masashi*; Cicek, E.*; Ego, Hiroyasu*; Fukao, Yoshinori*; et al.

Proceedings of 31st International Linear Accelerator Conference (LINAC 2022) (Internet), p.636 - 641, 2022/09

https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-LINAC2022-WE1AA05

The muon linac project for the precise measurement of the muon anomalous magnetic and electric dipole moments, which is currently one of the hottest issues of the elementary particle physics, is in progress at J-PARC. The muons from the J-PARC muon facility are once cooled to room temperature, then accelerated up to 212 MeV with a normalized emittance of 1.5 mm mrad and a momentum spread of 0.1%. Four types of accelerating structures are adopted to obtain the efficient acceleration with a wide beta range from 0.01 to 0.94. The project is moving into the construction phase. We already demonstrated the re-acceleration scheme of the decelerated muons using a 324-MHz RFQ in 2017. The high-power test of the 324-MHz Interdigital H-mode (IH) DTL using a prototype cavity was performed in 2021. The fabrication of the first module of 14 modules of the 1296-MHz Disk and Washer (DAW) CCL will be done to confirm the production process. Moreover, the final design of the travelling wave accelerating structure for the high beta region is also proceeding. In this paper, the recent progress toward the realization of the world first muon linac will be presented.