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Ikeda, Yuji*; Soriano, J. K.*; Oba, Hironori; Wakaida, Ikuo
Scientific Reports (Internet), 13, p.4828_1 - 4828_9, 2023/03
Times Cited Count：6 Percentile：97.94(Multidisciplinary Sciences)Collaborative Laboratories for Advanced Decommissioning Science; i-lab*
JAEA-Review 2022-042, 67 Pages, 2023/01
JAEA-Review-2022-042.pdf:7.42MB
The Collaborative Laboratories for Advanced Decommissioning Science (CLADS), Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), had been conducting the Nuclear Energy Science & Technology and Human Resource Development Project (hereafter referred to "the Project") in FY2021. The Project aims to contribute to solving problems in the nuclear energy field represented by the decommissioning of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. (TEPCO). For this purpose, intelligence was collected from all over the world, and basic research and human resource development were promoted by closely integrating/collaborating knowledge and experiences in various fields beyond the barrier of conventional organizations and research fields. The sponsor of the Project was moved from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology to JAEA since the newly adopted proposals in FY2018. On this occasion, JAEA constructed a new research system where JAEA-academia collaboration is reinforced and medium-to-long term research/development and human resource development contributing to the decommissioning are stably and consecutively implemented. Among the adopted proposals in FY2020, this report summarizes the research results of the "Challenge to advancement of debris composition and direct isotope measurement by microwave-enhanced LIBS" conducted in FY2021. The present study aims to increase the emission intensity of LIBS (laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy) by superimposing MW (microwave) and apply it to uranium isotope measurement. In FY2021, after confirming that there was no problem in terms of specifications including noise leakage by downsizing the semiconductor MW oscillator and evaluating it as a single unit, the possibility of uranium isotope measurement was examined by applying it to the LIBS experiment. In addition, the optimized design of the MW antenna was carried out. By applying them, we confirmed the actual performance, …
Collaborative Laboratories for Advanced Decommissioning Science; i-lab*
JAEA-Review 2021-027, 62 Pages, 2021/11
JAEA-Review-2021-027.pdf:3.06MB
The Collaborative Laboratories for Advanced Decommissioning Science (CLADS), Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), had been conducting the Nuclear Energy Science & Technology and Human Resource Development Project (hereafter referred to "the Project") in FY2020. The Project aims to contribute to solving problems in the nuclear energy field represented by the decommissioning of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. (TEPCO). For this purpose, intelligence was collected from all over the world, and basic research and human resource development were promoted by closely integrating/collaborating knowledge and experiences in various fields beyond the barrier of conventional organizations and research fields. The sponsor of the Project was moved from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology to JAEA since the newly adopted proposals in FY2018. On this occasion, JAEA constructed a new research system where JAEA-academia collaboration is reinforced and medium-to-long term research/development and human resource development contributing to the decommissioning are stably and consecutively implemented. Among the adopted proposals in FY2020, this report summarizes the research results of the "Challenge to advancement of debris composition and direct isotope measurement by microwave-enhanced LIBS" conducted in FY2020. Although LIBS (laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy) is commercially available for application to remote composition measurement, it is not suitable for high radiation environment due to loss in optical fibers derived from the influence of radiation, reduction in laser transmission output, and nuclear fuel debris properties. There are general concerns of the signal strength decrease. In addition, since LIBS is generally considered to be unsuitable for isotope measurement, there are problems to be improved.
Oba, Masaki; Miyabe, Masabumi; Akaoka, Katsuaki; Wakaida, Ikuo
Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 59(6), p.062001_1 - 062001_6, 2020/06
Times Cited Count：8 Percentile：48.16(Physics, Applied)Using a semiconductor microwave source and a coaxial cable for microwave transmission, a compact microwave-assisted, laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy system without a microwave cavity or waveguide was developed. Several types of electrode heads were tested, so that the emission intensity was 50 times larger than without microwave. The limit of the enhancement effect was also found.
pellets by 28 GHz microwave irradiationAkashi, Masatoshi; Matsumoto, Taku; Kato, Masato
Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, 118, p.1391 - 1394, 2018/06
In this study, CeO pellet sintering by irradiating microwave at a frequency of 28 GHz was carried out to investigate the effect of particle diameter of raw powder on the density of sintered pellet. The highest bulk density is 94.2 %T.D. under the condition of 30 min holding at 1473 K. The bulk density decreases with increasing the particle diameter of used raw powder. On the other hand, all of the apparent density of sintered pellet is more than 93.5 %T.D.. The difference between the bulk density and the apparent density is caused by the difference of open porosity for each sample pellet. It seems that the high density sintered pellets with porous structure are obtained because sample pellet is heated internally and uniformly in microwave sintering.
Segawa, Tomoomi; Fukasawa, Tomonori*; Yamada, Yoshikazu; Suzuki, Masahiro; Yoshida, Hideto*; Fukui, Kunihiro*
Proceedings of Asian Pacific Confederation of Chemical Engineering 2015 (APCChE 2015), 8 Pages, 2015/09
A mixed solution of uranyl nitrate and plutonium nitrate is converted to MOX raw powder by the microwave heating de-nitration method in nuclear reprocessing. Copper oxide synthesized by heating de-nitration was used as a model for the de-nitration process. The microwave heating method (MW) and infrared heating method (IR) were used, and how they and their heating rate influence the obtained particle morphology and size were investigated. The particles obtained by the MW and IR were sufficiently similar in the surface morphology and the mass median diameter was decreased by the increased heating rate. The mass median diameters by the MW were the heating rate and smaller than those obtained by IR. The particle size distribution of the particle obtained by the MW was broader than that by the IR. The relationship of the temperature distribution and particle size distribution by the MW was discussed by the numerical simulation.
Haraga, Tomoko; Kameo, Yutaka; Nakashima, Mikio
Bunseki Kagaku, 55(1), p.51 - 54, 2006/01
Times Cited Count：4 Percentile：14.43(Chemistry, Analytical)A relatively large quantity of sample solutions have to be prepared for radiochemical analysis of solidified products yielded by plasma melting treatment of non-metallic radioactive wastes. In order to dissolve the solidified products sample rapidly, dissolution method with microwave heating devices was applied. In a conventional method only by external heating with various mixtures of acids (HNO
, HF, HClO
and HSO), a 0.1 g amount of the sample was dissolved with difficulty. However, applying the microwave assisted dissolution method, a 1 g amount of the sample was completely dissolved in a shorter time. Thereby the time for dissolution procedures was shortened less than a one-tenth. The present dissolution method was successfully applied to the blast furnace slag as a reference material to determine main elements with good precision.
Nakagawa, Tatsuo*; Mihara, Yorichika*; Komurasaki, Kimiya*; Takahashi, Koji; Sakamoto, Keishi; Imai, Tsuyoshi
Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 41(1), p.151 - 153, 2004/02
Times Cited Count：40 Percentile：88.59(Engineering, Aerospace)A launching experiment of a microwave-boosted vehicle model was carried out using the 110GHz, 1MW gyrotoron and a propulsive inpulse to lift up the vehicle was measured. The rf power and pulse was 1MW and 0.175 
0.8msec. The launching mechanism is as follows. Plasma is produced in the nozzle of the vehicle model when the rf beam is injected toward it. The plasma heated by the rf beam can produce a shock wave that gives a propulsive impulse to the vehicle. Maximum momentum coupling coefficient from the impulse to the vehicle is 395N/MW which is comparable to that of a laser boosted vehicle. The rf pulse was 0.175msec. The coupling coefficient is limitted by the gyrtron operation in pulse length and can increase if the pulse length is shorter than 0.175msec.
Loring, M.*; Moriyama, Shinichi; Kasugai, Atsushi; Terakado, Masayuki; Nakayama, Nobuyoshi*; Iiyama, Toshimitsu*
Proceedings of 26th International Power Modulator Symposium and 2004 High Voltage Workshop, p.271 - 273, 2004/00
The control and protection of high power electron tubes has been a serious problem throughout the history of power electronics. This paper briefly covers the history of approaches used to meet these needs and discusses a modern solution which has uses in fusion research, accelerator, and commercial applications. The paper describes the design, development and performance history of a family of high voltage IGBT switches used for the control and protection of megawatt level gyrotrons in the JT60U facility. The switch systems described have been in use for several years. The demonstrated long, {over 20,000 system hours. (over 2,000,000 device hours)} life shows the inherent reliability of a well designed, properly operated HV DC IGBT switch system. This device has many other uses in modern high power electronic systems. In the application described, the switch carries current of the order of 100 amperes DC at 100 kV DC. The development was a joint effort of the Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute and the switch manufacturer, IDX Corporation.
Bruskin, L. G.; Mase, Atsushi*; Oyama, Naoyuki; Shinohara, Koji; Miura, Yukitoshi
Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, 45(7), p.1227 - 1245, 2003/07
Times Cited Count：7 Percentile：22.85(Physics, Fluids & Plasmas)The capability of microwave reflectometry to estimate the nonlinear coupling in the plasma turbulence is theoretically investigated. The full-wave 2D model of microwave scattering in plasma is applied to simulate the reflectometer response to the turbulent fluctuations, consisting of random and coherent modes, and the simulated data ensemble is further processed to obtain the auto bicoherence function. Sensitivity of the method was analyzed for different ambient plasma profiles, geometry, fluctuation spectra and amplitudes.
Bruskin, L. G.; Oyama, Naoyuki; Shinohara, Koji; Miura, Yukitoshi; Kogi, Yuichiro*; Mase, Atsushi*; Hasegawa, Makoto*; Hanada, Kazuaki*
Review of Scientific Instruments, 74(3), p.1473 - 1476, 2003/03
Times Cited Count：5 Percentile：33.12(Instruments & Instrumentation)An analytical model of fluctuation reflectometry is developed, which is capable of handling the plasma profiles of arbitrary shape and curvature. The experimental profiles are piece-wise approximated by the functions, which allow for the integration of the full-wave O-mode equation. The model is applied to the reflectometry of the JT-60U tokamak plasma to provide a preliminary estimation of the fluctuation amplitude and spectral width.
Bruskin, L. G.; Mase, Atsushi*; Oyama, Naoyuki; Miura, Yukitoshi
Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, 44(11), p.2305 - 2325, 2002/11
Times Cited Count：17 Percentile：48.85(Physics, Fluids & Plasmas)The results of analytical solution of time-dependent 2D full-wave equation are presented here for the case of fluctuation reflectometry. We consider a family of plasma density profiles with cylindrical symmetry, which allow for an integration of the microwave scattering equation. Based on the results of analytical modeling, Doppler reflectometry as a method of plasma velocity measurements is investigated. It is shown that the accuracy of Doppler shift measurements is sensitive to the spectral content of the broadband turbulence, as well as to the curvature of the plasma cut-off layer. Addressing the problem of fluctuation amplitude measurements, it is suggested that a power-related parameter of the microwave signal, called fluctuation index, is suitable to quantify the plasma turbulence level provided that the fluctuation spectrum is a priori estimated.
Bruskin, L. G.; Mase, Atsushi*
Review of Scientific Instruments, 72(11), p.4139 - 4144, 2001/11
Times Cited Count：0 Percentile：0.01(Instruments & Instrumentation)no abstracts in English
Bruskin, L. G.; Mase, Atsushi*; Yamamoto, A.*; Kogi, Yuichiro*
Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, 43(10), p.1333 - 1349, 2001/10
Times Cited Count：14 Percentile：43.45(Physics, Fluids & Plasmas)no abstracts in English
Sakurai, Tsutomu*; Yokoyama, Atsushi
Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 37(9), p.814 - 820, 2000/09
no abstracts in English
Journal of Nuclear Materials, 254, p.14 - 21, 1998/00
Times Cited Count：16 Percentile：76.3(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)no abstracts in English
; *; Ogawa, Toru
JAERI-Tech 96-026, 21 Pages, 1996/06
no abstracts in English
; *; Ogawa, Toru
JAERI-Tech 94-010, 33 Pages, 1994/07
no abstracts in English
Ogawa, Toshihide; ; Hoshino, Katsumichi; Odajima, Kazuo; Maeda, Hikosuke
JAERI-M 94-021, 45 Pages, 1994/02
no abstracts in English
Yokota, Wataru; Saito, Yuichi; Ishii, Yasuyuki; Nara, Takayuki; Arakawa, Kazuo
Proc. of the 11th Int. Workshop on Electron Cyclotron Resonance Ion Sources; ECRIS 11, p.245 - 248, 1993/00
no abstracts in English
