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Takasaki, Koji; Yasumune, Takashi; Hashimoto, Makoto; Maeda, Koji; Kato, Masato; Yoshizawa, Michio; Momose, Takumaro
JAEA-Review 2019-003, 48 Pages, 2019/03
JAEA-Review-2019-003.pdf:3.81MB
June 6, 2017, at Plutonium Fuel Research Facility in Oarai Research and Development Center of JAEA, when five workers were inspecting storage containers containing plutonium and uranium, resin bags in a storage container ruptured, and radioactive dust spread. Though they were wearing a half face mask respirator, they inhaled radioactive materials. In the evaluation of the internal exposure dose, the aerodynamic radioactive median diameter (AMAD) is an important parameter. We measured 14 smear samples and a dust filter paper with imaging plates, and estimated the AMAD by image analysis. As a result of estimating the AMAD, from the 14 smear samples, the AMADs are 4.3 to 11 
m or more in the case of nitrate plutonium, and the AMADs are 5.6 to 14 m or more in the case of the oxidized plutonium. Also, from the dust filter paper, the AMAD is 3.0 m or more in the case of nitrate plutonium, and the AMAD is 3.9 m or more in the case of the oxidized plutonium.
Matsuda, Hiroki; Meigo, Shinichiro; Iwamoto, Hiroki
Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 55(8), p.955 - 961, 2018/08
Times Cited Count：7 Percentile：46.12(Nuclear Science & Technology)We have started an experimental program to measure activation cross sections systematically in the proton-induced spallation reaction in structural materials commonly used in high-intensity proton accelerator-based facilities, such as Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex (J-PARC). As the first step of the program, aluminum (Al) was chosen to verify the adequacy of the measurement technique implemented in a J-PARC proton beam environment because data of Al have been relatively well studied both by experimental measurement and simulation. Activation cross sections of 
Be, 
Na, and 
Na in Al were measured at proton energy points from 0.4, 1.3, 2.2 to 3.0 GeV, which could be delivered smoothly from the synchrotron. The validity of experimental data has been verified by introducing an effective proton numbers determination procedure. We compared the measured data with existing experimental data, the evaluated data (JENDL-HE/2007), and the calculations with several intra-nuclear cascade models by the Particle and Heavy Ion Transport code System (PHITS) code. Although the experimental data agreed with JENDL-HE/2007, the calculations underestimated about 40%. This could come from the evaporation model (generalized evaporation model) being implemented in the PHITS code. We found that the calculations agreed with the experimental data by an upgraded PHITS code.
Kubota, Naoyoshi; Ochiai, Kentaro; Kutsukake, Chuzo; Kondo, Keitaro*; Shu, Wataru; Nishi, Masataka; Nishitani, Takeo
Fusion Engineering and Design, 81(1-7), p.227 - 231, 2006/02
Times Cited Count：5 Percentile：36.38(Nuclear Science & Technology)Hydrogen isotopes play important roles in the fuel recycling, the plasma condition etc. at the surface region of plasma facing components. The Fusion Neutronics Source (FNS) of Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute has started microanalysis studies for fusion components since 2002 by applying the beam analyses. In this study, we have measured tritium depth profiles of TFTR tiles exposed to the deuterium-tritium plasma to reveal the hydrogen isotope behavior at the surface region using some microscopic techniques for material analyses at FNS. As the result of the deuteron nuclear reaction analysis, four kinds of elements; deuterium, tritium, lithium-6 and lithium-7, were identified from the energy spectra. Using the spectra, depth profiles of each element were also calculated. The tritium profile had a peak at 0.5 micron, whereas the deuterium and lithium profiles were uniform from the surface to 1.0 micron depth. In addition, the surface region of the TFTR tile has retained the tritium more than one order of magnitude in the bulk.
Chiba, Atsuya; Saito, Yuichi; Tajima, Satoshi
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B, 232(1-4), p.32 - 36, 2005/05
Times Cited Count：10 Percentile：58.92(Instruments & Instrumentation)The structure of cluster ion may be important parameter for resolution of physical effect and interaction with cluster ion and solid. In this paper, we report a Coulomb explosion imaging of the constituent atoms of a swift carbon cluster (Cn, n=2, 3 and 6) passing through a thin foil and their average charge state that related with the structure of the cluster. The experimental setup is based on the 3MV TANDEM accelerator at the JAERI Takasaki. The cluster ion beam is pulsed by electrical deflection plates and an aperture. A few clusters pass trough the thin foil during 1 second, and the resulting are collected by the luminance plate detector. The average charge state was shown an almost same tendency as calculate theoretical value.
Niimura, Nobuo; Arai, Shigeki; Kurihara, Kazuo; Chatake, Toshiyuki*; Tanaka, Ichiro*; Bau, R.*
Hydrogen- and Hydration-Sensitive Structural Biology, p.17 - 35, 2005/00
At the JAERI, we have constructed several high-resolution neutron diffractometers dedicated to biological macromolecules (called BIX-type diffractometers), which use a monochromatized neutron beam and a neutron imaging plate detector. In this paper, we review several interesting results regarding hydrogen positions and hydration in proteins, obtained using the two BIX-type diffractometers in JAERI. The general subject of neutron protein crystallography has been reviewed by several authors, and several selected topics have been discussed.
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photostimulabe phosphorsSakasai, Kaoru; Katagiri, Masaki; Nakamura, Tatsuya
JAERI-Research 2004-019, 33 Pages, 2004/12
JAERI-Research-2004-019.pdf:7.99MB
As a new candidate for raw materials of a neutron imaging plate, characteristics of a SrBPO:Eu phosphor that has boron (B) in the base matrix as a neutron converter have been investigated. The phosphor has a strong merit that it generates photostimulated luminescence of 390 nm by illumination of red laser light after neutron irradiation. The emission and excitation wavelengths were the same as those of commercially available neutron imaging plate. Therefore, the authors have fabricated neutron imaging plates by painting the phosphor on Al plates. Neutron imaging experiments using the fabricated imaging plates were carried out with a commercially available image reader. A Li block was used as a camera subject in the experiments. As a result of the experiments, it was confirmed that the neutron image was clearly obtained, though the intensity of the image was not so high. The position resolution of 0.2 mm was obtained when the readout resolution of 50 m in the reader was used.
Matsubayashi, Masahito; Soyama, Kazuhiko
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, 529(1-3), p.384 - 388, 2004/08
Times Cited Count：8 Percentile：48.81(Instruments & Instrumentation)no abstracts in English
Kurihara, Kazuo; Tanaka, Ichiro*; Niimura, Nobuo
Nihon Kessho Gakkai-Shi, 46(3), p.193 - 200, 2004/05
Neutron diffraction provides an experimental method of directly locating hydrogen atoms in proteins and nucleic acids, and the development of the neutron imaging plate (NIP) became a breakthrough event in neutron protein crystallography. A high-resolution neutron diffractometers dedicated to biological macromolecules (BIX-3, BIX-4) with the NIP have been constructed at Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute. The detailed structure of the diffractometer and the systematic procedure of the neutron diffraction experiment from the crystallization of a large single crystal to the data collection and the data processing, and the future prospect of the neutron diffractometry in proteins will be presented.
Niimura, Nobuo; Kurihara, Kazuo; Tanaka, Ichiro
Kagaku, 59(2), p.46 - 47, 2004/02
no abstracts in English
Masaki, Kei; Sugiyama, Kazuyoshi*; Tanabe, Tetsuo*; Goto, Yoshitaka*; Tobita, Kenji; Miyo, Yasuhiko; Kaminaga, Atsushi; Kodama, Kozo; Arai, Takashi; Miya, Naoyuki
Nihon Genshiryoku Gakkai Wabun Rombunshi, 2(2), p.130 - 139, 2003/06
no abstracts in English
Masaki, Kei; Sugiyama, Kazuyoshi*; Tanabe, Tetsuo*; Goto, Yoshitaka*; Miyasaka, Kazutaka*; Tobita, Kenji; Miyo, Yasuhiko; Kaminaga, Atsushi; Kodama, Kozo; Arai, Takashi; et al.
Journal of Nuclear Materials, 313-316, p.514 - 518, 2003/03
Times Cited Count：55 Percentile：94.93(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)Detailed tritium profiles on the JT-60U W-shaped divertor and first wall tiles were examined by Tritium Imaging Plate Technique (TIPT) and full combustion method. The tritium deposition image obtained by TIPT was consistent with the distribution measured by combustion method. The highest tritium concentration was 60 kBq/cm
at the dome top tile. However, deposition layer was not obviously observed on the dome top tile. The tritium concentration in the inner divertor target tile was lower (2 kBq/cm) even with the thick deposition layer of 
60 m. This tritium distribution can be explained by energetic triton particle loss due to ripple loss. According to the simulation using the OFMC code, 31% of the triton particles produced by D-D nuclear reaction is implanted deeply to the wall without fully losing the initial energy of 1 MeV.
Kinouchi, Nobuyuki; Oishi, Tetsuya; Yoshida, Makoto
Radioisotopes, 51(7), p.266 - 271, 2002/07
Collection performance such as collection efficiency and surface colletion efficiency is considerably important in order to select a suitable filter for the measurement of the concentrations of airborne radioactive particles. A simple method with imaging plates is proposed to evaluate the collection performance of air filters. By comparing the collection performance of some filters with natural airborne radioactivity as a test aerosol, it was confirmed that the method could reliably evaluate the collection performance of filters.
Matsubayashi, Masahito; Hibiki, Takashi*; Mishima, Kaichiro*; Yoshii, Koji*; Okamoto, Koji*
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, 463(1-2), p.324 - 330, 2001/05
Times Cited Count：17 Percentile：73.21(Instruments & Instrumentation)no abstracts in English
Kinouchi, Nobuyuki; Oishi, Tetsuya; Yoshida, Makoto
Radioisotopes, 50(5), p.183 - 189, 2001/05
no abstracts in English
Meigo, Shinichiro; Nakashima, Hiroshi; Takada, Hiroshi; Kasugai, Yoshimi; Ino, Takashi*; Maekawa, Fujio; Hastings, J.*; Watanabe, Noboru; Oyama, Yukio; Ikeda, Yujiro
JAERI-Data/Code 2001-014, 23 Pages, 2001/03
JAERI-Data-Code-2001-014.pdf:1.55MB
no abstracts in English
Sakasai, Kaoru; Katagiri, Masaki; Kishimoto, Maki; Fujii, Yoshio
Reactor Dosimetry: Radiation Metrology and Assessment (ASTM STP 1398), p.775 - 780, 2001/00
no abstracts in English
Sakane, H.*; Uno, Yoshitomo; Maekawa, Fujio; Kasugai, Yoshimi; Konno, Chikara; Kaneko, Junichi; Ikeda, Yujiro
Reactor Dosimetry: Radiation Metrology and Assessment (ASTM STP 1398), p.375 - 382, 2001/00
no abstracts in English
Abe, Ken*; Saito, Kiwamu*; To, Kentaro; Kojima, Takuji; Sakai, Takuro
JAERI-Review 99-025, TIARA Annual Report 1998, p.103 - 105, 1999/10
no abstracts in English
Matsubayashi, Masahito
JAERI-Conf 99-006, p.361 - 366, 1999/08
no abstracts in English
*; *; Matsubayashi, Masahito
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, 424(1), p.221 - 228, 1999/00
Times Cited Count：4 Percentile：38.44(Instruments & Instrumentation)no abstracts in English
