Development plan for coupling technology between high temperature gas-cooled reactor HTTR and hydrogen production facility, 1; Overview of the HTTR heat application test plan to establish high safety coupling technology

野本 恭信; 水田 直紀; 守田 圭介; 青木 健; 沖田 将一朗; 石井 克典; 倉林 薫; 安田 貴則; 田中 真人; 井坂 和義; et al.

Proceedings of 30th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering (ICONE30) (Internet), 7 Pages, 2023/05

JAEA initiated an HTTR heat application test plan to develop for coupling technology between HTGR and hydrogen production facility. The principal objective of this test plan is to establish the high safety coupling technology for coupling a hydrogen production facility to HTGR through the demonstration of a hydrogen production by the proven technology of methane steam reforming method utilizing the HTTR as a high temperature heat source. The other objective is to develop for coupling equipment such as a high temperature isolation valve, a helium gas circulator and a high temperature insulation pipe. This paper describes the overview of an HTTR heat application test plan such as a draft test schedule and test targets for the demonstration of a hydrogen production. This paper also presents basic specifications of an HTTR heat application test facility such as the HTTR modification strategy, overall system configuration and heat and mass balance at rated test operation for the demonstration of a hydrogen production. Furthermore, the operation plan during the normal start-up and shut-down processes is proposed.

Origin of magnetically dead layers in spinel ferrites FeO grown on AlO; Effects of postdeposition annealing studied by XMCD

野中 洋亮*; 若林 勇希*; 芝田 悟朗; 坂本 祥哉*; 池田 啓祐*; Chi, Z.*; Wan, Y.*; 鈴木 雅弘*; 田中 新*; 田中 雅明*; et al.

Physical Review Materials (Internet), 7(4), p.044413_1 - 044413_10, 2023/04

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.7.044413

We study the electronic and magnetic states of as-grown and annealed FeO(111)/AlO3(111) (Co, Ni) thin films with various thicknesses grown on Si(111) substrates with the -AlO(111)buffer layers by using X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) and X-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD), to investigate magnetically dead layers in these films. Although the magnetically dead layers in the as-grown samples are formed near the interface with the AlO buffer layer, we reveal that ferrimagnetic order is partially recovered by postdeposition annealing at 973 K for 48 hours in air. By analyzing the line shapes of the XAS and XMCD spectra, we conclude that, in the dead layers, there are a significant number of vacancies at the sites of the spinel structure, which may be the microscopic origin of the degraded ferrimagnetic order in the FeO thin films.

Model development of coupled THMC processes for a geological repository at higher temperature region

田窪 勇作*; 高山 裕介; Idiart, A.*; 田中 達也*; 石田 圭輔*; 藤崎 淳*

Proceedings of 2022 International High Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2022) (Internet), p.906 - 915, 2022/11

地層処分場の設計では、ベントナイト中のモンモリロナイトの熱変質による安全機能の低下を防止するため、ベントナイトが使用される緩衝材や埋め戻し材の温度を100度以下に抑えることが一般的な設計要件となっており、これまでの設計検討では、熱伝導解析を用いて緩衝材温度が100度未満となることが確認されてきた。しかし、ベントナイトの状態の不確実性や人工バリア材料間の隙間などの施工上の不確実性などといった緩衝材温度を上昇させる可能性がある要因については考慮できておらず、評価をより現実的にするにはこれら不確実性の影響を考慮する必要がある。そこで本研究では、より現実的かつ100度以上の温度環境も含めた緩衝材の状態評価を行うための解析モデルの開発を開始した。また本研究では、処分場環境の不均一性に起因した緩衝材の状態変遷の不確実性も含めた予測評価を行うことを目指している。本稿では、100度以上の高温域も含めたTHMC連成解析モデルの段階的開発プロセスの概要を紹介するとともに、緩衝材の状態変遷の不確実性を定量化するために実施したTH連成現象を支配するパラメータの調査及びそのパラメータの不確実性を考慮した既存のTH連成解析技術の適用性の確認の試行結果について報告する。

An Automotive intelligent catalyst that contributes to hydrogen safety for the Decommissioning of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (1FD)

田中 裕久*; 正木 清香*; 青谷 拓朗*; 稲川 康平*; 岩田 宗悟*; 相田 樹哉*; 山本 忠亮*; 喜多 知輝*; 大野 瞳*; 竹中 啓恭*; et al.

SAE Technical Paper 2022-01-0534 (Internet), 10 Pages, 2022/03

https://doi.org/10.4271/2022-01-0534

The catalyst called a Passive Autocatalytic Recombiner (PAR) is required to have robustness that can maintain its activity for more than 30 years in an environment where temperature, humidity, gas concentration, etc. cannot be controlled. Here, it is expected that "An Intelligent Catalyst" for automotive emissions control exhibits excellent performance even in such a harsh environment. The intelligent catalyst is the nanostructure designed perovskite catalyst that has the rejuvenating function instead of preventing aging. The authors emphasize that the technology developed as a catalyst for automobiles is expected to be useful not only in other industries but also as a relief technology from the national crisis.

High temperature gas-cooled reactors

武田 哲明*; 稲垣 嘉之; 相原 純; 青木 健; 藤原 佑輔; 深谷 裕司; 後藤 実; Ho, H. Q.; 飯垣 和彦; 今井 良行; et al.

High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactors; JSME Series in Thermal and Nuclear Power Generation, Vol.5, 464 Pages, 2021/02

https://doi.org/10.1016/C2018-0-05383-9

本書は、原子力機構における今までの高温ガス炉の研究開発の総括として、HTTRの設計、燃料、炉内構造物や中間熱交換器などの要素技術の開発、出力上昇試験、950Cの高温運転、安全性実証試験などの運転経験及び成果についてまとめたものである。また、HTTRでの知見をもとに、商用炉の設計、高性能燃料、ヘリウムガスタービン、ISプロセスによる水素製造などの要素技術開発の現状について記述しており、今後の高温ガス炉の開発に非常に有用である。本書は、日本機械学会の動力エネルギーシステム部門による化石燃料及び原子力によるエネルギーシステムの技術書のシリーズの一冊として刊行されるものである。

Electronic structure of the high- ferromagnetic semiconductor (Ga,Fe)Sb; X-ray magnetic circular dichroism and resonance photoemission spectroscopy studies

坂本 祥哉*; Tu, N. T.*; 竹田 幸治; 藤森 伸一; Hai, P. N.*; Anh, L. D.*; 若林 勇希*; 芝田 悟朗*; 堀尾 眞史*; 池田 啓祐*; et al.

Physical Review B, 100(3), p.035204_1 - 035204_8, 2019/07

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.100.035204

The electronic structure and the magnetism of the ferromagnetic semiconductor (Ga,Fe)Sb, whose Curie temperature can exceed room temperature, were investigated by means of X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), X-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD), and resonance photoemission spectroscopy (RPES). The line-shape analyses of the XAS and XMCD spectra suggest that the ferromagnetism is of intrinsic origin. The orbital magnetic moments deduced using XMCD sum rules were found to be large, indicating that there is a considerable 3 contribution to the ground state of Fe. From RPES, we observed a strong dispersive Auger peak and nondispersive resonantly enhanced peaks in the valence-band spectra. The latter is a fingerprint of the correlated nature of Fe 3 electrons, whereas the former indicates their itinerant nature. It was also found that the Fe 3 states have a finite contribution to the density of states at the Fermi energy. These states, presumably consisting of majority-spin - hybridized states or minority-spin e states, would be responsible for the ferromagnetic order in this material.

Research on hydrogen safety technology utilizing the automotive catalyst

大野 瞳*; 竹中 啓恭*; 喜多 知輝*; 谷口 昌司*; 松村 大樹; 西畑 保雄; 日野 竜太郎; Reinecke, E.-A.*; 高瀬 和之*; 田中 裕久*

E-Journal of Advanced Maintenance (Internet), 11(1), p.40 - 45, 2019/05

https://www.jsm.or.jp/ejam/Vol.11No.1/AA/AA155/AA155.html

Safety management technology of hydrogen gas is extremely important not only for nuclear power generation but also for future society. A brand-new passive autocatalytic recombiner (PAR) system utilizing the monolithic "intelligent catalyst" has been studied for the long-term storage of high-concentration radioactive materials related to the decommissioning of nuclear reactors. The monolith-type automotive catalyst showed high hydrogen conversion activity from a room temperature in a large scale reactor of REKO-4. It became clear that natural convection by reaction is greatly improved by roughening the cell density of the monolith catalyst especially under static environmental conditions such as in a storage container. Taking advantage of this superior catalytic property, we aim to complete the safety technology for storage containers at an early stage and advance the development of highly active catalyst from further low temperature.

Electronic structure and correlation in -TiO and -TiO studied by hard X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

小林 啓介*; 田口 宗孝*; 小畠 雅明; 田中 健司*; 所 裕子*; 大門 寛*; 岡根 哲夫; 山上 浩志; 池永 英司*; 大越 慎一*

Physical Review B, 95(8), p.085133_1 - 085133_7, 2017/02

AA2017-0038.pdf:0.98MB

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.95.085133

We have conducted hard X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy investigations of the electronic structure changes and electron correlation phenomena which take place upon the photoinduced reversible phase transition between - and -TiO. From valence band spectra of - and -TiO, we have identified the bipolaron caused by the -type bonding of orbitals in -TiO and the stacking between the orbitals between different Ti sites in -TiO, previously predicted by calculations. On the other hand, the Ti and Ti core level spectra exhibit nonlocal screening satellite features, which are typical spectroscopic signs of strong electron correlation in the coherent Ti states. Correlation in the valence band also manifests to reduce the plasmon energy, which results in an enhancement of the valence electron mass by a factor of 2.7.

Development of multi-group neutron activation cross-section library for decommissioning of nuclear facilities

奥村 啓介; 小嶋 健介; 田中 健一*

JAEA-Conf 2015-003, p.43 - 47, 2016/03

https://doi.org/10.11484/jaea-conf-2015-003

原子力施設の廃止措置において発生する放射性廃棄物の安全性評価においては、構造物の放射化により発生する放射性核種インベントリの評価が必要である。その評価においては、場所や物質に依存する多様な中性子スペクトルで照射される多くの構造材中不純物核種の放射化に特に留意する必要がある。それゆえ、多くの核種と反応に対して正確な放射化断面積データが必要となる。そこで、近年公開された評価済核データライブラリJENDL-4.0及びJEFF-3.0/Aに基づき、原子力施設の廃止措置に適用するための新しい多群放射化断面積ライブラリ(MAXS)を開発した。同ライブラリは、VITAMIN-B6の199エネルギー群構造を有し、779核種に対する(n,), (n,f), (n,2n), (n,3n), (n,p), (n,), (n,d), (n,t), (n,n), (n,np)反応等の断面積と核異性体比のデータを収納する。

福島原発事故の地球化学; 放射性核種の生成・飛散・移行

田中 万也; 高橋 嘉夫*; 福士 圭介*; 宇都宮 聡*

地球化学, 49(4), p.169 - 171, 2015/12

http://doi.org/10.14934/chikyukagaku.49.169

福島第一原子力発電所事故以来、環境中に放出された放射性核種の動態に関して多くの研究が行われてきた。本特集号は、大気エアロゾル,土壌,森林,河川,海洋などの調査や新しい分析技術を環境放射能研究に適用した例など様々な研究成果をまとめた7編の総説論文から成る。ここでは、個々の総説論文について簡単に紹介する。