化学計測技術とインフォマティックスを融合したデブリ性状把握手法の開発とタイアップ型人材育成(委託研究); 令和4年度英知を結集した原子力科学技術・人材育成推進事業

廃炉環境国際共同研究センター; 福島大学*

JAEA-Review 2023-024, 109 Pages, 2024/03

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日本原子力研究開発機構(JAEA)廃炉環境国際共同研究センター(CLADS)では、令和4年度英知を結集した原子力科学技術・人材育成推進事業(以下、「本事業」という)を実施している。本事業は、東京電力ホールディングス株式会社福島第一原子力発電所の廃炉等をはじめとした原子力分野の課題解決に貢献するため、国内外の英知を結集し、様々な分野の知見や経験を、従前の機関や分野の壁を越えて緊密に融合・連携させた基礎的・基盤的研究及び人材育成を推進することを目的としている。平成30年度の新規採択課題から実施主体を文部科学省からJAEAに移行することで、JAEAとアカデミアとの連携を強化し、廃炉に資する中長期的な研究開発・人材育成をより安定的かつ継続的に実施する体制を構築した。本研究は、令和元年度に採択された研究課題のうち、「化学計測技術とインフォマティックスを融合したデブリ性状把握手法の開発とタイアップ型人材育成」の令和4年度分の研究成果について取りまとめたものである。本研究では、新しい化学分析法の構築によるインフォマティックスとの融合技術の実現を目指し、少ない情報量で全体像を推定するシステムの開発を実施することを目的とする。JAEA研究者とのタイアップ方式による研究を実施することで、博士前期課程ポスドクまでの研究者の地域実践型の深化する横断的な人材育成を行うとともに、国際感覚豊かな人材の育成を目指し、実施している。

JMTRの廃止措置移行後の事故影響評価

永田 寛; 大森 崇純; 前田 英太; 大塚 薫; 中野 寛子; 花川 裕規; 井手 広史

JAEA-Review 2023-033, 40 Pages, 2024/01

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JMTR原子炉施設は2017年4月の「施設中長期計画」において廃止施設に位置付けられたことから、廃止措置計画認可申請書を原子力規制委員会に提出するに当たり、廃止措置計画に記載する必要がある、廃止措置の工事上の過失等があった場合に発生すると想定される原子炉施設の事故の種類、程度、影響等の評価をするため、廃止措置計画の第1段階で想定される事故について、その種類の選定と程度、一般公衆への被ばく影響の評価を行った。廃止措置計画の第1段階で想定される事故として燃料取扱事故及び廃棄物の保管中の火災を選定し、大気中に放出された放射性物質による一般公衆への被ばく線量の評価を行ったところ、最大でも1.910mSv(廃棄物の保管中の火災)であり、判断基準(5mSv)に比べて小さく、一般公衆に対して著しい放射線被ばくのリスクを与えることはないことが分かった。

令和4年度大型計算機システム利用による研究成果報告集

高性能計算技術利用推進室

JAEA-Review 2023-018, 159 Pages, 2023/12

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日本原子力研究開発機構では、原子力の総合的研究開発機関として原子力に係わるさまざまな分野の研究開発を行っており、これらの研究開発の多くにおいて計算科学技術が活用されている。日本原子力研究開発機構における計算科学技術を活用した研究開発の論文発表は、過去十数年にわたり、毎年度、全体の約2割を占めている。大型計算機システムはこの計算科学技術を支える重要なインフラとなっている。大型計算機システムは、優先課題として位置付けられたカーボンニュートラルに貢献する軽水炉、高温ガス炉、高速炉の研究開発や、原子力科学技術に関する多様な研究開発、東京電力福島第一原子力発電所事故対応に関する研究開発、高レベル放射性廃棄物の処理・処分技術の開発、原子力安全規制・原子力防災支援、そのための安全研究等といった主要事業に利用された。本報告は、令和4年度における大型計算機システムを利用した研究開発の成果を中心に、それを支える利用支援、利用実績、システムの概要等をまとめたものである。

MAAP code analysis focusing on the fuel debris conditions in the lower head of the pressure vessel in Fukushima-Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Unit 3

佐藤 一憲; 吉川 信治; 山下 拓哉; 下村 健太; Cibula, M.*; 溝上 伸也*

Nuclear Engineering and Design, 414, p.112574_1 - 112574_20, 2023/12

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2023.112574

Based on the updated knowledge from plant-internal investigations, experiments and computer-model simulations until now, the in-vessel phase of Fukushima-Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Unit 3 was analyzed using the MAAP code. In Unit 3, it is considered that ca. 40 percent of UO fuel was molten when core materials relocated to the lower plenum of the reactor pressure vessel. Initially relocated molten materials would have been fragmented by mixing with liquid water, while solid materials would have relocated later on. With this two-step relocation, debris in the lower plenum seems to have been permeable for coolant, thus debris seems to have been once cooled down effectively. Although the present MAAP analysis seems to slightly underestimate core-material oxidation during the relocation period, this probable underestimation was compensated for by an existing study that was considered more reliable, so that more realistic debris conditions in the lower plenum could be obtained. Probable debris reheat-up behavior was evaluated based on interpretation of the pressure data. This evaluation predicted that the fuel debris in the lower plenum was basically in solid-phase at the time when it relocated to the pedestal. With this study, basic validity of the former prediction of the Unit 3 accident progression behavior was confirmed, and detailed boundary conditions for future studies addressing the later phases were provided.

Development of an integrated non-destructive analysis system, Active-N

土屋 晴文; 藤 暢輔; 大図 章; 古高 和禎; 北谷 文人; 前田 亮; 米田 政夫

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 60(11), p.1301 - 1312, 2023/11

https://doi.org/10.1080/00223131.2023.2192529

An integrated active neutron non-destructive analysis (NDA) system, Active-N, was developed to gain knowledge of active neutron NDA techniques that are applicable to measurements of nuclear materials in highly radioactive nuclear fuels. Active-N, equipped with a D-T neutron generator, combines three complementary active neutron NDA techniques: Differential Die-away Analysis (DDA), Prompt Gamma-ray Analysis (PGA), and Neutron Resonance Transmission Analysis (NRTA). In this paper, we provide an overview of Active-N and then demonstrate that the compact NRTA system in Active-N can quantify nuclear materials. Monte Carlo simulations were conducted to determine the design of the compact NRTA system including a moderator, flight tubes, and a detector shield. To investigate how accurately the compact NRTA system determines areal densities in a sample, measurements were performed with a Pu pellet-type sample as well as metallic plate samples of In and Ag. The experimental areal densities of Pu, In and Ag were consistent with those calculated for the individual nuclei. These results show that it is feasible to develop a compact NRTA system capable of determining the contents of nuclear materials in nuclear fuels. This research was implemented under the subsidy for nuclear security promotion of MEXT.

An Estimation method for an unknown covariance in cross-section adjustment based on unbiased and consistent estimator

丸山 修平; 遠藤 知弘*; 山本 章夫*

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 60(11), p.1372 - 1385, 2023/11

https://doi.org/10.1080/00223131.2023.2203707

A new estimation method of an unknown covariance, which is defined by the difference between the true covariance (the population covariance) and a prior covariance assumed by an analyst, is proposed. The unknown covariance is estimated using an empirical covariance consistent with the observed data. To estimate the unknown covariance, an unbiased and consistent estimator in regression analysis has been incorporated into the conventional cross-section adjustment. This estimator does not require assumptions for the probability distribution of the observation data. The statistical properties of this estimator were numerically verified. In addition, the effectiveness of the proposed method was confirmed by another numerical test using actual integral experimental data. In the second numerical test, the modeling uncertainty (covariance) due to the deterministic analysis method was assumed to be unknown. The results showed that the proposed method could practically estimate the unknown covariance and adjusted cross-sections using only prior information on covariances.

高レベル放射性廃棄物中のZr-93迅速分析に向けたLA-ICP-MSによる固体試料中Zr同位体測定法の開発

森井 志織; 蓬田 匠; 浅井 志保*; 大内 和希; 岡 壽崇; 北辻 章浩

分析化学, 72(10.11), p.441 - 448, 2023/10

https://doi.org/10.2116/bunsekikagaku.72.441

高レベル放射性廃棄物(HLW)等の処分時の安全評価対象核種のひとつであるZr-93のICP-MS定量分析をより迅速化する手法として、Zrを選択的に固相抽出した試料をそのままレーザーアブレーション(LA)してICP-MSで定量分析する技術開発を行った。DGAレジンにZrのみを吸着させる新規Zr固体試料調製法により、試料調製時間を従来よりも大幅に短縮した。Zr固体試料をLA-ICP-MS測定するための最適なレーザー照射条件を検討した。開発した手法をHLW模擬試料中のZr同位体定量に適用した結果、IDMSにより求めた同位体定量値は試料の元素濃度から求めた含有量と不確かさの範囲で一致したため、実際の放射性廃棄物試料中のZr-93についても同様の手順で定量できる見込みを得た。

Measurement of mechanical behavior of B-enriched MgB wire using a pulsed neutron source

町屋 修太郎*; 長村 光造*; 菱沼 良光*; 谷口 博康*; Harjo, S.; 川崎 卓郎

Quantum Beam Science (Internet), 7(4), p.34_1 - 34_17, 2023/10

https://doi.org/10.3390/qubs7040034

Measuring the actual strain on the MgB filaments are of paramount importance, since tensile stress and strain diminish the critical current. In this study, the strain measurement using neutron diffraction during tensile loading was established. We fabricated a MgB wire enriched with boron-11, an isotope having a smaller neutron absorption cross- section than natural boron, and succeeded in obtaining changes in the lattice constant under tensile loading through Rietveld analysis.

Evaluation of the remaining spent extraction solvent in vermiculite after leaching tests via PIXE analysis

荒井 陽一; 渡部 創; 長谷川 健太; 岡村 信生; 渡部 雅之; 武田 啓佑*; 福元 博基*; 吾郷 友宏*; 羽倉 尚人*; 塚原 剛彦*

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B, 542, p.206 - 213, 2023/09

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2023.07.003

Spent PUREX solvent, which mainly consists of tributyl phosphate (TBP) and normal dodecane, is generated by solvent extraction of Plutonium and Uranium in the spent nuclear fuel reprocessing. One of the treatment options for storage of the spent solvent is adsorption of the liquid into vermiculite. The organic liquid is considered to be trapped between layers of the vermiculite. Our previous experiments on the adsorption of spent solvent into the vermiculite have shown that some parts of loaded solvent gradually leaked out from the vermiculite. In order to investigate the adsorption mechanism and capacity, elution behavior of the loaded solvent into organic diluents were evaluated. A part of the loaded solvent was easily leaked into the diluent, while some solvent remained inside the particle even after the leaching test. In this study, the adsorption capacity of the vermiculite was evaluated through amount of remaining solvent after washing with diluents. The amount of the remaining solvent was analyzed by Particle Induced X-ray Emission (PIXE) on P contained in TBP. Peak intensity of P-K line depended on the washing condition, and the behavior of the amount of change in adsorbed P atom qualitatively agreed with the results of the leaching test.

Modeling of hardness and welding residual stress in Type 316 stainless steel components for the assessment of stress corrosion cracking

Li, S.; 山口 義仁; 勝山 仁哉; Li, Y.; Deng, D.*

Proceedings of ASME 2023 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference (PVP 2023) (Internet), 7 Pages, 2023/07

https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2023-103449

In this work, a framework was proposed on the comprehensive assessment of hardness and welding residual stress in Type 316 austenitic stainless steel welded joints. Firstly, an 8-pass butt-welded joint made of Type 316 stainless steel was fabricated. Finite element analysis of the welded joint was performed to investigate hardness and welding residual stress distributions. The grain growth model was developed for the hardness prediction. The Chaboche combined isotropic-kinematic strain hardening model and time-temperature dependent annealing model were adopted. The relationships between the Vickers hardness and the uniaxial plastic strain as well as grain size were collected from published literatures. The simulation results of the grain size and accumulated equivalent plastic strain were used for the hardness prediction of the welded joint. The predicted hardness was compared with the experimental data of hardness mapping. The distribution of welding residual stress on the outer surface of the welded pipe was measured by using the X-ray diffraction method and strain gauge method, respectively. The predicted welding residual stresses were compared with the measurements. The results obtained showed that the developed numerical approach can predict the hardness and welding residual stress of Type 316 stainless steel welded joints with satisfactory accuracy. The effects of structural constraint and heat input on the hardness and welding residual stress will be investigated as further works, as described in the proposed framework.