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-P for an advanced reprocessingHoriuchi, Yusuke; Watanabe, So; Sano, Yuichi; Takeuchi, Masayuki; Kida, Fukuka*; Arai, Tsuyoshi*
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 330(1), p.237 - 244, 2021/10
Applicability of tetra2-ehylhexyl diglycolamide (TEHDGA) impregnated adsorbent for minor actinide (MA) recovery from high level liquid waste (HLLW) in extraction chromatography technology was investigated through batch-wise adsorption and column separation experiments. Distribution ratio of representative fission product elements were obtained by the batch-wise experiments, and TEHDGA adsorbent was shown to be preferable to TODGA adsorbent for decontamination of several species. All Ln(III) supplied into the TEHDGA adsorbent packed column was properly eluted from the column, and the applicability of the adsorbent was successfully showed by this study.
Fukasawa, Yuto*; Kaneko, Masashi; Nakashima, Satoru*
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 329(1), p.77 - 84, 2021/07
Times Cited Count：0Density functional theory calculations were applied to understand the selectivity between Am
and Eu ions with the crown ethers type ligands. 18C6 is predicted to form the most stable complex with Eu and show the higher stability for Am over Eu, being consistent with previously reported Am/Eu selectivity. We modeled N- and S-donor complexes by using framework of 18C6 complex and analyzed the complexation Gibbs energies, indicating that 18C6 with N-donor atoms is suitable for both complexation and higher Am stability over Eu due to the stronger covalent interaction.
Cs concentrations in river water under base-flow conditions near the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power PlantNakanishi, Takahiro; Funaki, Hironori; Sakuma, Kazuyuki
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 328(3), p.1243 - 1251, 2021/06
Times Cited Count：0 Percentile：0.02(Chemistry, Analytical)To confirm factors affecting Cs concentration in river water after the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) accident, this study conducted monthly observations of nine rivers near the FDNPP from April 2017 to March 2018 under base-flow conditions. The annual mean dissolved and particulate Cs concentrations correlated well with the mean Cs deposition in the catchment. The normalized Cs concentrations in both phases by dividing by the mean Cs deposition in the catchment showed significant negative correlations with the Cs deposition ratio for forests. The inflow from the downstream plain areas increased the Cs concentrations near the FDNPP.
Suzuki, Daisuke; Tomita, Ryohei; Tomita, Jumpei; Esaka, Fumitaka; Yasuda, Kenichiro; Miyamoto, Yutaka
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 328(1), p.103 - 111, 2021/04
Times Cited Count：0 Percentile：0.02(Chemistry, Analytical)An analytical technique was developed to determine the age of uranium particles for safeguards. After the chemical separation of uranium and thorium, the 
Th/
U ratio was measured using single-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry and a 
U-based reference material comprising a certain amount of 
Th as a progeny nuclide of U. The results allowed us to determine the purification age of two certified materials, i.e., U-850 and U-100, which was in good agreement with the reference purification age (61 y). Moreover, the age of a single U-850 particle was determined with a difference of -28 to 2 years from the reference date.
Mo-adsorption/
Tc-elution properties of alumina with different surface structuresFujita, Yoshitaka; Seki, Misaki; Sano, Tadafumi*; Fujihara, Yasuyuki*; Kitagawa, Tomoya*; Matsukura, Minoru*; Hori, Junichi*; Suzuki, Tatsuya*; Tsuchiya, Kunihiko
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 327(3), p.1355 - 1363, 2021/03
Times Cited Count：0 Percentile：0.02(Chemistry, Analytical)We prepared three types of AlO
with different surface structures and investigated Mo-adsorption/Tc-elution properties using [Mo]MoO that was irradiated in the Kyoto University Research Reactor. AlO adsorbed [Mo]molybdate ions in solutions at different pH; the lower was the pH, the higher was the Mo-adsorption capacity of AlO. The Tc-elution properties of molybdate ion adsorbed AlO were elucidated by flowing saline. Consequently, it was suggested that Mo-adsorption/desorption properties are affected by the specific surface of AlO and Tc-elution properties are affected by the crystal structure of AlO.
Kitamura, Akira; Yoshida, Yasushi*
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 327(2), p.839 - 845, 2021/02
Times Cited Count：0 Percentile：0.02(Chemistry, Analytical)Thermodynamic data for radium for radioactive waste management have been predicted using an electrostatic model and correlation with the ionic radii of the alkaline earth metals. Estimation of the standard Gibbs free energy of formation and standard molar entropy of aqueous radium species and compounds has been based on such approaches as extrapolation of the thermodynamic properties of strontium and barium, and use of a model of ion pair formation. The predicted thermodynamic data for radium have been compared with previously reported values.
Yamamoto, Masahiko; Do, V. K.; Taguchi, Shigeo; Kuno, Takehiko; Takamura, Yuzuru*
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 327(1), p.433 - 444, 2021/01
Times Cited Count：0 Percentile：0.01(Chemistry, Analytical)A simple, practical, and reliable analytical method for determination of Na, K, Ca, Sr, and Ba by liquid electrode plasma optical emission spectrometry is developed. Appropriate emission lines for quantification, interferences from co-existing elements, and effect of measurement conditions with cell damage have been investigated. The spike and recovery tests using actual sample have been performed for method validation, and negligible sample matrix effect has been observed. Consequently, the method is successfully applied to several radioactive wastes. The obtained data have been agreed well with data from computer calculation and inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry within 10% difference.
Zr and Mo in concrete rubbleDo, V. K.; Furuse, Takahiro; Murakami, Erina; Aita, Rena; Ota, Yuki; Sato, Soichi
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 327(1), p.543 - 553, 2021/01
Times Cited Count：0 Percentile：0.02(Chemistry, Analytical)A new HCl-free chromatographic separation procedure has been developed for sequential separation of Zr and Mo from concrete matrices. Accordingly, Zr and Mo could be sensitively and selectively measured by ICP-MS/MS using ammonia reaction gas. The recoveries of greater than 90% for Zr and Mo from concretes could be achieved. The measurement condition was optimized for complete suppression of interferences from Nb and peak tailing from abundant isotopes of Zr and Mo in concrete matrices. The removal of interferences was verified by measurement of radio-contamination-free concretes used as a sample matrix blank. Method detection limits of 1.7 mBq g
and 0.2 Bq g were achieved for Zr and Mo, respectively, in the concrete matrices. The interference removal factor for Nb (equivalent to the decontamination factor in radiochemical separation) was of the order of 10
, and the abundance sensitivity was of the order of 10
, indicating that the developed method is reliable for verifying the presence of ultralow concentrations of Zr and Mo. The present method is suitable for the rapid assessment of Zr and Mo for radioactivity inventory of concrete rubble.
At using an 
-scintillation-camera system and thin-layer chromatographySegawa, Mariko; Nishinaka, Ichiro*; Toh, Yosuke; Maeda, Makoto
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 326(1), p.773 - 778, 2020/10
Times Cited Count：1 Percentile：42.23(Chemistry, Analytical)
Sr and Cs in soils near the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power StationSasaki, Takayuki*; Matoba, Daisuke*; Dohi, Terumi; Fujiwara, Kenso; Kobayashi, Taishi*; Iijima, Kazuki
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 326(1), p.303 - 314, 2020/10
Times Cited Count：1 Percentile：0.01(Chemistry, Analytical)
CsShibahara, Yuji*; Nakamura, Shoji; Uehara, Akihiro*; Fujii, Toshiyuki*; Fukutani, Satoshi*; Kimura, Atsushi; Iwamoto, Osamu
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 325(1), p.155 - 165, 2020/07
Times Cited Count：0 Percentile：0.01(Chemistry, Analytical)The measurements of isotopic ratios of Cs samples by thermal ionization mass spectrometry were performed for the analysis of their samples used to evaluate nuclear data obtained for Cs. To obtain a high intensity and stable ion beam, the effects of additive agents on the ionization of Cs were examined. The effect of silicotungstic acid on the ionization of Cs was the largest among the additive agents studied in the present study, while the silicotungstic acid also showed the largest isobaric interference of polyatomic ions. It was demonstrated that as small as 2
10
g of a Cs sample was sufficient to achieve the analytical precision required to measure the Cs/Cs ratio in the case where an additive agent of TaO/glucose was employed. After examining of the analytical conditions, such as the interference effect due to Ba, the measurements of the isotopic ratios of two Cs samples used in our study using TIMS were conducted, and it was discussed how much the ratios contributed to evaluation of the neutron capture cross-section of Cs.
Sugiura, Yuki; Tomura, Tsutomu*; Ishidera, Takamitsu; Doi, Reisuke; Francisco, P. C. M.; Shiwaku, Hideaki; Kobayashi, Toru; Matsumura, Daiju; Takahashi, Yoshio*; Tachi, Yukio
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 324(2), p.615 - 622, 2020/05
Times Cited Count：0 Percentile：0.01(Chemistry, Analytical)Heged
s, M.*; Shiroma, Yoshitaka*; Iwaoka, Kazuki*; Hosoda, Masahiro*; Suzuki, Takahito*; Tamakuma, Yuki*; Yamada, Ryohei; Tsujiguchi, Takakiyo*; Yamaguchi, Masaru*; Ogura, Koya*; et al.
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 323(1), p.197 - 204, 2020/01
Times Cited Count：3 Percentile：58.77(Chemistry, Analytical)The radioactivity of cesium in the water and sediments of two major rivers was measured along with airborne radioactivity in Namie Town, after the recent partial lift on the evacuation order in 2017. The observed concentrations were up to 384 
11 mBq/L for Cs in unfiltered water and 1.28 0.09 mBq/m
for Cs in air, while the sediment had a maximum of 44900 23.4 Bq/kg for Cs. The 
Cs/Cs ratios indicate the main origin of the cesium in the sediment to be Unit 1 in good agreement with previous reports on the accident.
Watanabe, So; Senzaki, Tatsuya; Shibata, Atsuhiro; Nomura, Kazunori; Takeuchi, Masayuki; Nakatani, Kiyoharu*; Matsuura, Haruaki*; Horiuchi, Yusuke*; Arai, Tsuyoshi*
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 322(3), p.1273 - 1277, 2019/12
Times Cited Count：0 Percentile：0.01(Chemistry, Analytical)Kurihara, Momo*; Yasutaka, Tetsuo*; Aono, Tatsuo*; Ashikawa, Nobuo*; Ebina, Hiroyuki*; Iijima, Takeshi*; Ishimaru, Kei*; Kanai, Ramon*; Karube, Jinichi*; Konnai, Yae*; et al.
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 322(2), p.477 - 485, 2019/11
Times Cited Count：2 Percentile：24.18(Chemistry, Analytical)We assessed the repeatability and reproducibility of methods for determining low dissolved radiocesium concentrations in freshwater in Fukushima. Twenty-one laboratories pre-concentrated three of 10 L samples by five different pre-concentration methods (prussian-blue-impregnated filter cartridges, coprecipitation with ammonium phosphomolybdate, evaporation, solid-phase extraction disks, and ion-exchange resin columns), and activity of radiocesium was measured. The z-scores for all of the Cs results were within 2, indicating that the methods were accurate. The relative standard deviations (RSDs) indicating the variability in the results from different laboratories were larger than the RSDs indicating the variability in the results from each separate laboratory.
Ohashi, Yusuke; Ikeda, Yasuhisa*
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 321(2), p.683 - 691, 2019/08
Times Cited Count：0 Percentile：0.01(Chemistry, Analytical)Sediment waste generated from the waste solution of uranium handling facilities contains uranium and iron. In this study, we examined methods to selectively separate uranium from the waste without using nitric acid. Uranium dissolved in 0.5 
2.5M sulfuric acid, 1M hydrochloric acid, and 5M perchloric acid was selectively precipitated by adding oxalic acid. In addition, when oxalic acid and NCP are added together in 2.5M sulfuric acid, it seems that new insoluble uranium compounds are formed. Consequently, precipitation ratios of uranium was improved. Uranium was selectively precipitated from the sulfuric acid solution containing Fe and Al, and the precipitation ratio of uranium became 99%.
Chiera, N. M.; Sato, Tetsuya; Tomitsuka, Tomohiro; Asai, Masato; Ito, Yuta; Shirai, Kaori*; Suzuki, Hayato; Tokoi, Katsuyuki; Toyoshima, Atsushi; Tsukada, Kazuaki; et al.
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 320(3), p.633 - 642, 2019/06
Times Cited Count：1 Percentile：24.18(Chemistry, Analytical)An isothermal gas-chromatographic (IGC) device has been developed and tested for on-line gas phase studies of volatile oxychlorides of short-lived group-5 transition metals. Radioisotopes of niobium and tantalum, produced in nuclear fusion evaporation reactions, are directly flushed into the IGC setup by an inert gas-jet. Oxychloride compounds are formed by the addition of SOCl
and O. Parameters influencing the formation and transport of NbOCl
and TaOCl are investigated. For nuclides with half-lives (
) of about 30 s, an overall efficiency of 7% is obtained, rendering the IGC setup suitable for the chemical exploration of 
Db( = 34s).
Cs retention capability of organic layers in Japanese forest ecosystems affected by the Fukushima nuclear accidentKoarashi, Jun; Atarashi-Andoh, Mariko
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 320(1), p.179 - 191, 2019/04
Times Cited Count：11 Percentile：91.93(Chemistry, Analytical)To quantify the Cs retention behavior in forest-floor organic layers in relation to the litter dynamics, litter samples were collected at five forest sites in Fukushima in 2011 and 2015, and separated into eight fractions with different precursor species and degrees of degradation; afterward, Cs inventory was determined in each litter fraction. The ecological half-lives of Cs in the litter fractions were estimated to be from 0.7 to 4.4 years and found to depend not on the sampling site but rather on the precursor species of the litter materials. Broadleaf- and pine-needle-originated litter fractions exhibited shorter ecological half-lives of Cs, while those of cedar-originated and finely fragmented litter fractions were longer. The results suggested that the organic layers in Japanese forest ecosystems have a low Cs retention capability, although it differs depending on the forest type.
Nihei, Naoto*; Yoshimura, Kazuya; Okumura, Taiga*; Tanoi, Keitaro*; Iijima, Kazuki; Kogure, Toshihiro*; Nakanishi, Tomoko*
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 318(1), p.341 - 346, 2018/10
Times Cited Count：1 Percentile：18.37(Chemistry, Analytical)Kaneko, Masashi; Watanabe, Masayuki
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 316(3), p.1129 - 1137, 2018/06
Times Cited Count：12 Percentile：90(Chemistry, Analytical)We applied density functional theory calculations to Am(III) and Eu(III) complexes with chalcogen-donor ligands of the formula N(EPMe)
(E = O, S, Se, Te). We calculated the equilibrium structures and relative stabilities of the complexes in the complexation reaction. The results indicated that the tendency of the relative stability is O 
S 
Se Te, which is consistent with the trend of soft acid classification. Molecular orbital overlap population analysis suggested that this tendency can be correlated with the bonding type in the covalent interaction between the f-orbitals of the metal atom and the chalcogen-donor atoms.
