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Segawa, Mariko; Nishinaka, Ichiro*; Toh, Yosuke; Maeda, Makoto
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 326(1), p.773 - 778, 2020/10
Times Cited Count:0 Percentile:100(Chemistry, Analytical)Shibahara, 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:100(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:100(Chemistry, Analytical)Hegeds, 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:1 Percentile:100(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:100(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:0 Percentile:100(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:100(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:0 Percentile:100(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).
Koarashi, Jun; Atarashi-Andoh, Mariko
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 320(1), p.179 - 191, 2019/04
Times Cited Count:5 Percentile:8.35(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:75.54(Chemistry, Analytical)Kaneko, Masashi; Watanabe, Masayuki
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 316(3), p.1129 - 1137, 2018/06
Times Cited Count:5 Percentile:21.94(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.
Watanabe, So; Sano, Yuichi; Kofuji, Hirohide; Takeuchi, Masayuki; Shibata, Atsuhiro; Nomura, Kazunori
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 316(3), p.1113 - 1117, 2018/06
Times Cited Count:3 Percentile:40.19(Chemistry, Analytical)Kumagai, Yuta; Kimura, Atsushi*; Taguchi, Mitsumasa*; Watanabe, Masayuki
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 316(1), p.341 - 348, 2018/04
Times Cited Count:0 Percentile:100(Chemistry, Analytical)We studied effect of adsorption and condensation by zeolites on radiation-induced degradation of aqueous 2-chlorophenol (2-ClPh). This study aims to demonstrate that the solid-phase extraction using zeolites has potential advantage in treatments of aqueous organic pollutants. Among three zeolites examined in this study, a mordenite type zeolite (HMOR) that has a high Si to Al ratio (127 3) exhibited preferable performance as the matrix for the 2-ClPh degradation. HMOR adsorbed far more 2-ClPh than the other zeolites, which have lower Si/Al ratios. The irradiation of HMOR induced degradation of adsorbed 2-ClPh into Cl
and organic by-products. We found a significant increase in Cl
production by HMOR. The yield of Cl
production in the presence of HMOR was as high as the yield in aqueous solution of 2-ClPh at a concentration 10 times higher. The increased Cl
production indicates that the high concentration of adsorbed 2-ClPh led to effective use of the adsorbed energy of HMOR.
Ho, D. M. L.*; Nelwamondo, A. N.*; Okubo, Ayako; Ramebck, H.*; Song, K.*; Han, S.-H.*; Hancke, J. J.*; Holmgren, S.*; Jonsson. S.*; Kataoka, Osamu; et al.
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 315(2), p.353 - 363, 2018/02
Times Cited Count:0 Percentile:100(Chemistry, Analytical)The Fourth Collaborative Material Exercise (CMX-4) of the Nuclear Forensics International Technical Working Group (ITWG) registered the largest participation for this exercise in nuclear forensics, with seven of the 17 laboratories participating for the first time. In this paper, participants from five of the first-time laboratories shared their individual experience in this exercise, from preparation to analysis of samples. The exercise proved to be highly useful for testing procedures, repurposing established methods, exercising skills, and improving the understanding of nuclear forensic signatures and their interpretation trough the post-exercise review meeting.
Kristo, M. J.*; Williams, R.*; Gaffney, A. M.*; Kayzar-Boggs, T. M.*; Schorzman, K. C.*; Lagerkvist, P.*; Vesterlund, A.*; Ramebck, H.*; Nelwamondo, A. N.*; Kotze, D.*; et al.
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 315(2), p.425 - 434, 2018/02
Times Cited Count:4 Percentile:29.78(Chemistry, Analytical)In a recent international exercise, 10 international nuclear forensics laboratories successfully performed radiochronometry on three low enriched uranium oxide samples, providing 12 analytical results using three different parent-daughter pairs serving as independent chronometers. The vast majority of the results were consistent with one another and consistent with the known processing history of the materials. In general, for these particular samples, mass spectrometry gave more accurate and more precise analytical results than decay counting measurements. In addition, the concordance of the U-
Pa and
U-
Th chronometers confirmed the validity of the age dating assumptions, increasing confidence in the resulting conclusions.
Nishinaka, Ichiro*; Yokoyama, Akihiko*; Washiyama, Koshin*; Makii, Hiroyuki; Hashimoto, Kazuyuki*
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 314(3), p.1947 - 1965, 2017/12
Times Cited Count:2 Percentile:64.19(Chemistry, Analytical)Production cross sections of iodine, tellurium and antimony radionuclides in the 24-59 MeV Li +
Sn reaction have been measured by the conventional stacked foil technique with
-ray spectrometry. Excitation functions of the production cross sections were compared with a statistical model calculation. The contributions of complete and incomplete fusion in the production of observed radionuclides are discussed from the view points of production routes in the nuclide chart and decays for iodine, tellurium and antimony nuclides. The integral yields of
I were deduced from the calculated excitation functions in the
Li induced reactions on Sn isotopes in view of the production of medically important
I. The results are discussed by comparing with literature values in the other reactions.
Shimada, Asako; Omori, Hiroyuki*; Kameo, Yutaka
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 314(2), p.1361 - 1365, 2017/11
Times Cited Count:0 Percentile:100(Chemistry, Analytical)A separation method of Mo from Nb, Zr, and the matrix elements of rubble waste was modified to determine the content of Mo in metal waste. A separation scheme to treat 1 g of metal waste was established by optimizing the amount of ascorbic acid, the rinsing solution, and repeating of the procedure. A thin-layer source was prepared using direct drop deposition and evaporation to measure
Mo content. Finally,
Mo content in the metal waste generated at the Japan Power Demonstration Reactor was analyzed using the developed method.
Muto, Kotomi; Atarashi-Andoh, Mariko; Koarashi, Jun; Takeuchi, Erina; Nishimura, Shusaku; Tsuzuki, Katsunori; Matsunaga, Takeshi*
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 314(1), p.403 - 411, 2017/10
Times Cited Count:9 Percentile:13.35(Chemistry, Analytical)Fluvial export of particulate and dissolved Cs was investigated to reveal its sources and transfer mechanisms in a broadleaved forest catchment using a continuous collection system. The finest size fraction (
75
m), consisting of decomposed litter and surface mineral soil, was the dominant fraction in the particulate
Cs load, although the contribution of coarser size fractions increased during high water discharge in 2014. The dissolved
Cs originated from the decomposition of
Cs-contaminated litter. Temporal changes in
Cs distribution in the litter-mineral soil system indicated that the dissolved
Cs load will be moderated in several years, while particulate
Cs load has the potential to continue for a long time.
Okubo, Ayako; Shinohara, Nobuo; Magara, Masaaki
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 314(1), p.231 - 234, 2017/10
Times Cited Count:0 Percentile:100(Chemistry, Analytical)The model date of two enriched uranium materials were determined using a new method for nuclear forensics investigation. In this method, the Th/
U ratio was calculated without spike addition from measured ratios of
Th/
Th and
U/
U, and calculated
Th/
U ratio in secular equilibrium. The obtained model date for the low-enriched uranium material was agreed with the known production date within uncertainty. For the highly enriched uranium material, slightly younger model date than the known production date was obtained. The
U interference on
Th counting in thermal ionization mass spectrometry measurement was suspected as a potential cause.
Shimada, Asako; Kameo, Yutaka
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 311(3), p.1613 - 1618, 2017/03
Times Cited Count:0 Percentile:100(Chemistry, Analytical)Separation method of Zr using trans uranium resin (TRU resin) was developed. Approximately 100% of Zr, Nb, Bi, Th, and U and a part of Mo and Hg were extracted on the TRU resin from 3 M HNO solution and separated from Li, Be, Mg, Al, Ca, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, As, Se, Rb, Sr,Ag, Cd, In, Cs, Ba. Approximately 100% of Zr, Nb, and U were striped from the TRU resin with 0.01 M HF and 10% of Mo, 7.1% of Hg, 77% of Bi, and 20% of Th were also included in the stripping solution. In order to measure
Zr with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), Zr has to be separated from Nb and Mo to avoid isobaric interference. Therefore, further purification of Zr using tetra valent actinide resin (TEVA resin) was applied. The developed method was evaluated with the simulated rubble sample solution. Although a part of Zr was eluted during sample loading, most of Zr was extracted on the TRU resin and separated major elements of the rubble sample. Finally, Zr was separated from Nb and Mo with the TEVA resin.