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Analysis of redox and structural properties of Fe in clay minerals by Fe-57 M$"o$ssbauer spectroscopy

Morii, Shiori

Hosha Kagaku, (51), p.21 - 23, 2025/03

To understand the influence of redox properties of structural Fe in clay minerals on removal and immobilization of radionuclides in geological disposal environment, we investigated redox and structural properties of Fe in clay minerals at reducing conditions. Clay mineral sample was reduced by controlled-potential electrolysis at -0.5 V vs the standard hydrogen electrode. Redox state and structural properties of Fe in this prepared clay mineral sample was investigated by Fe-57 M$"o$ssbauer spectroscopy. From the M$"o$ssbauer spectra, we found that structural Fe(III) in octahedral sheets was reduced to Fe(II). This fundamental information about the Fe in clay minerals will contribute to technical reliabilities of geological disposal.

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Study on inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry with multi-separation systems for radioisotope analysis

Matsueda, Makoto

Hosha Kagaku, (50), p.55 - 57, 2024/09

Concentrations and isotope ratios of $$^{99}$$Tc, $$^{129}$$I, and Pu isotopes, which are long-lived nuclides, provide us the important information in many fields such as the decommissioning of nuclear facilities and investigation of environmental dynamics. It will increase the effort for their analysis in the future. Therefore, their analytical methods should be developed for corresponding many samples, and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) is expected to be a technique to help resolve them. However, there are some problems in the analysis of these nuclides, and technological innovations have not progressed yet. In this paper, we attempted to solve these problems by combining multiple separation systems with ICP-MS.

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Studies on complex reactions of actinides in solution and development of analytical methods for small amounts of samples

Ouchi, Kazuki

Hosha Kagaku, (49), p.3 - 7, 2024/03

I introduce the elucidation of the deposition following the oxidation state of uranium and the electrochemical behavior of uranium(IV) chloride in an ionic liquid-organic mixture, as a basic study of in-solution reactions. In addition, I introduce the development of separation methods for actinides using a microchemical chip and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, as an applied study for quantitative analytical methods for small amounts of samples.

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Production of Ac-225 using the experimental fast reactor Joyo

Maeda, Shigetaka

Hoshasen Kagaku Furonteia, (5), P. 17, 2024/02

Regarding Actinium-225, which is one of the medical radioisotopes and has been attracting attention today, we will report on the domestic movement toward domestic production, the research and development plan and progress for production of Actinium-225 using the experimental fast reactor Joyo.

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Investigation of environmental behavior of multiple ions based on systematic understanding of adsorption reaction on clay minerals

Yamaguchi, Akiko

Hosha Kagaku, (48), p.56 - 59, 2023/09

The adsorption reaction on clay minerals is an important chemical reaction that controls the environmental behaviors of various ions at the Earth's surface, but the details are unknown due to the complexity of the reaction, such as the diversity of clay mineral compositions and the existence of multiple adsorption sites. In this study, we focused on the adsorption structure on clay minerals at the atomic level, and clarified it in detail by combining X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) methods and first-principles calculations. In particular, XAFS measurements of radium, which has the largest ionic radius among alkaline earth metals and has been difficult to measure at the atomic level, were successfully performed, and new knowledge was obtained by comparing the results with those of other elements.

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Development of analytical techniques for isotopic composition determination of uranium particles in environmental sample for safeguards with Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry

Tomita, Ryohei; Tomita, Jumpei; Suzuki, Daisuke; Yasuda, Kenichiro; Miyamoto, Yutaka

Hosha Kagaku, (48), p.1 - 15, 2023/09

Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS) is the method to detect secondary ions produced by the sputtering of primary ions. SIMS is one of effective method to measure isotopic composition of particles containing nuclear material in environmental sample for safeguards. We are a group member of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)'s network of analytical laboratories and have developed analytical techniques using SIMS and other mass spectrometers for nuclear safeguards. We will introduce the principle of SIMS and analytical techniques developed by our group to measure isotopic composition of uranium particles which having a particle diameter of micron order in environmental sample for safeguards.

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Radiation-induced dissolution of uranium oxide materials in water

Kumagai, Yuta

Hoshasen Kagaku (Internet), (115), p.43 - 49, 2023/04

Oxidation and dissolution of uranium oxide materials has been a subject of numerous studies as a basis of the geological disposal technology for spent nuclear fuel. The understandings obtained by these studies provide useful suggestions for research and development regarding the retrieval and storage of nuclear fuel debris generated by a nuclear severe accident. Here, these research backgrounds of oxidative dissolution of uranium oxides are briefly reviewed and some studies relating to radiation-induced reactions will be introduced.

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Study on the uptake of $$^{90}$$Sr and $$^{137}$$Cs into wild animals after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident using hard tissue as an indicator

Koarai, Kazuma

Hosha Kagaku, (47), p.24 - 27, 2023/03

Ca-based tissues, such as teeth and bones, are called hard tissues. Sr is incorporated into the tooth during calcification. Once incorporated, it remains until the tooth falls out. Therefore, $$^{90}$$Sr in teeth recorded $$^{90}$$Sr contamination by the 1F accident in the environment during the formation period. The article presents current research findings.

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Investigation of the environmental behavior of radium based on information at the molecular level

Yamaguchi, Akiko

Hosha Kagaku, (47), p.41 - 42, 2023/03

Radium (Ra) is essential for various fields, such as environmental chemistry and nuclear medicine. However, even the hydration structure of Ra remains unclear due to the difficulty in the Ra treatment, caused by the fact that Ra has no stable isotopes and forms radon, noble gas. This study measured the extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) of Ra to investigate its hydration structure and adsorption structures on clay minerals. The EXAFS results were consistent with our environmental analysis of core samples in a uranium mine.

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A Study of barite coprecipitation behavior and its application to environmental radiochemistry and geochemistry

Tokunaga, Kohei

Hosha Kagaku, (47), p.20 - 23, 2023/03

no abstracts in English

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Establishment of corrosion database under irradiation

Hata, Kuniki; Sato, Tomonori

Hoshasen Kagaku (Internet), (114), p.33 - 38, 2022/10

no abstracts in English

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A Study of H$$_{2}$$O$$_{2}$$-induced oxidative degradation of simulated fuel debris

Kumagai, Yuta; Kusaka, Ryoji; Nakada, Masami; Watanabe, Masayuki; Akiyama, Daisuke*; Kirishima, Akira*; Sato, Nobuaki*; Sasaki, Takayuki*

Hoshasen Kagaku (Internet), (113), p.61 - 64, 2022/04

The severe accident at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station resulted in generation of fuel debris. The fuel debris is in contact with water and the radiolysis of water can accelerate degradation of the debris. The analysis of particles sampled from inside or near the damaged reactors indicates the complicated compositions of the fuel debris. It is challenging to estimate the effect of water radiolysis on such a complicated material. Therefore, in this study, we investigated the potential degradation process by leaching experiments of simulated fuel debris in aqueous H$$_{2}$$O$$_{2}$$ solution. The results show that the reaction of H$$_{2}$$O$$_{2}$$ induced uranium dissolution from most of the samples and then formation of uranyl peroxides. In contrast, a sample that had U-Zr oxide solid solution as the major phase exhibited remarkable resistance to H$$_{2}$$O$$_{2}$$. These findings revealed that the degradation of the simulated debris reflects the reactivity and stability of the uranium phase in the matrices.

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Investigation of hydration and adsorption structures on clay minerals of radium by EXAFS

Yamaguchi, Akiko; Nagata, Kojiro*; Tanaka, Kazuya; Kobayashi, Keita; Kobayashi, Toru; Shimojo, Kojiro; Tanida, Hajime; Sekiguchi, Tetsuhiro; Kaneta, Yui; Matsuda, Shohei; et al.

Hosha Kagaku, (45), p.28 - 30, 2022/03

no abstracts in English

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Safety assessment of adsorbent for extraction chromatography and effect on radiation of separation operation

Miyazaki, Yasunori; Sano, Yuichi

Hoshasen Kagaku (Internet), (112), p.27 - 32, 2021/11

no abstracts in English

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Track-structure mode for electrons, protons and carbon ions in the PHITS code

Matsuya, Yusuke; Kai, Takeshi; Ogawa, Tatsuhiko; Hirata, Yuho; Sato, Tatsuhiko

Hoshasen Kagaku (Internet), (112), p.15 - 20, 2021/11

Particle and Heavy Ion Transport code System (PHITS) is a general-purpose Monte Carlo code enabling radiation kinetics, which is often used in diverse research fields, such as atomic energy, engineering, medicine and science. After released in 2010, the PHITS code has been developed to expand its functions and to improve its convenience. In the few years, track-structure mode has been introduced in PHITS that can simulate each atomic interaction by electrons, positions, protons and carbon ions in liquid water. Thanks to the development of track-structure mode, the latest PHITS code enables microscopic dose calculations by decomposing it to the scale of DNA. Aiming at realizing the track-structure mode with high precision, the further developments of electron and ion track-structure mode for arbitrary materials are recently ongoing. This review shows the development history and future prospect of PHITS track-structure mode, which can expect to be further applied to the research fields of atomic physics, radiation chemistry, and quantum life science.

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External dose estimation for wild animals using ESR spectroscopy

Oka, Toshitaka; Takahashi, Atsushi*

Hoshasen Kagaku (Internet), (110), p.13 - 19, 2020/10

The article depicts how to estimate the external exposure dose for wild animals using electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy. The relationship between the CO$$_{2}$$ radical intensity and the absorbed dose, that is, dose response curve of tooth enamel of Japanese macaque was observed, and the detection limit of our method was estimated. The estimated detection limit of 33.5 mGy is comparable to the previously reported detection limit for human molar teeth. The external exposure dose for seven wild Japanese macaques captured in Fukushima prefecture were examined using this dose response curve. The estimated external exposure dose were ranged between 45 mGy to 300 mGy.

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A Fault dating method using an electron spin resonance

Tanaka, Kiriha*; Muto, Jun*; Nagahama, Hiroyuki*; Oka, Toshitaka

Hoshasen Kagaku (Internet), (110), p.21 - 30, 2020/10

In a fault dating by electron spin resonance (ESR), the number of unpaired electrons trapped in defects in minerals contained in a fault material is detected as ESR intensity. Based on the quantitative change of the intensity before and after an earthquake, the last age of a fault movement can be estimated. However, this method has a hypothesis called "zero-setting" which assumes the decrease in the ESR intensity to zero by fault movement during an earthquake. In order to understand and demonstrate zero-setting, the analysis of the natural fault materials and experiments mimicking fault movements have been conducted. In this paper, we summarized the previous studies about zero-setting by fault movement and described the current status and challenges.

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Development of lanthanide and actinide studies toward interface chemistry using vibrational sum frequency generation spectroscopy

Kusaka, Ryoji

Hosha Kagaku, (41), p.31 - 33, 2020/03

This commentary article introduced researches involved in encouragement award 2019 of the Japan Society of Nuclear and Radiochemical Sciences. Vibrational sum frequency generation (VSFG) spectroscopy and interfacial studies of solvent extraction of lanthanides and actinides using VSFG spectroscopy were described.

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Prediction of scintillation light yield based on track-structure simulation

Ogawa, Tatsuhiko; Sato, Tatsuhiko; Yamaki, Tetsuya*

Hoshasen Kagaku (Internet), (108), p.11 - 17, 2019/11

Scintillators are generally used to detect various kinds of particles such as electrons, gammas, protons and heavy ions. Scintillators emit photons according to the energy deposited to the crystal. It is also known that light yield is suppressed for particles depositing energy densely owing to quenching. Moreover, it is suggested that quenching is attributed to transfer of energy from excited fluorescent molecules to damaged molecules (F$"{o}$rster mechanism or Dexter mechanism). In this study, energy deposition in a scintillator crystal by radiation was calculated using radiation transport codes to finally obtain excitation and damage of fluorescent molecules. Based on the calculation, spatial configuration of exited and damaged molecules. Then the probability that F$"{o}$rster mechanism takes place in excited molecules were estimated to obtain the number of fluorescent molecules that emit photons. As a result, light yield is proportionally increased with increase in the incident energy in case of electron incidence. On the other hand, light yield is increased non-linearly in case of proton incidence. This trend is in a good agreement with the experimental results.

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The 20th Workshop on Environmental Radioactivity

Koarai, Kazuma

Hosha Kagaku, (40), p.26 - 27, 2019/09

Report about "The 20th Workshop on Environmental Radioactivity" was submitted in ${it hoshakagaku}$. There were 195 participants in the workshop. They actively discussed environmental radioactivity and pollution after the Fukushima-Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Presentation awards were given to 4 persons.

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