JAEA's contribution for R&D and human resource development on implementing IAEA safeguards

Naoi, Yosuke; Oda, Tetsuzo; Tomikawa, Hirofumi

Nihon Genshiryoku Gakkai-Shi ATOMO, 58(9), p.536 - 541, 2016/09

Japan has been promoting nuclear energy research and development, and the use of nuclear energy for only peaceful purposes in accordance with Atomic Energy Basic Acts enacted in 1955. In order to ensure limited to their peaceful utilization, it has been performing a nuclear material accountancy and reporting it based on bilateral nuclear agreement (Japan and the United States, Japan and France, Japan and Canada and so on) before concluding the comprehensive safeguards agreement with the IAEA. After the conclusion of that in 1977, the Japanese national law had been revised. The nuclear material accountancy and its reports to the IAEA have been implemented based on the revised law. In 1999, Japan ratified the additional protocol. Then it has been responding a new obligation in the additional protocol. The correctness and completeness of the declaration of nuclear activities in Japan have been verified by the IAEA, and then the "broader conclusion" was given to Japan in 2004. There indicates no diversion or undeclared nuclear activities in Japan. Since then Japan has been obtaining the "broader conclusion" every year. In this report we will report the JAEA's contribution to the IAEA safeguards on technical research and development and human resource development.

Visualization of internal structures of reactor core in the HTTR by cosmic-ray muon radiography; Non-destructive inspection of internal structures of reactor core

Takamatsu, Kuniyoshi

Nihon Genshiryoku Gakkai-Shi ATOMO, 57(6), p.389 - 393, 2015/06

JP, 2010-166333   Licensable Patent Information Database   Patent publication (In Japanese)

In our study, we focused on a nondestructive inspection method by cosmic-ray muons which could be used to observe the internal reactor from outside the RPV and the CV. We conducted an observation test on the HTTR to evaluate the applicability of the method to the internal visualization of a reactor. We also analytically evaluated the resolution of existing muon telescopes to assess their suitability for the HTTR observation, and were able to detect the major structures of the HTTR based on the distribution of the surface densities calculated from the coincidences measured by the telescopes. Our findings suggested that existing muon telescopes could be used for muon observation of the internal reactor from outside the RPV and CV.

Nondestructive evaluation method on mechanical property change of graphite components in the HTGR by ultrasonic wave propagation with grain/pore microstructure

Shibata, Taiju; Ishihara, Masahiro

Transactions of 17th International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology (SMiRT-17) (CD-ROM), 8 Pages, 2003/08

no abstracts in English

Application of automatic inspection system to nondestructive test of heat transfer tubes of primary pressurized water cooler in the High Temperature Engineering Test Reactor (Joint research)

Takeda, Takeshi; Furusawa, Takayuki; Miyamoto, Satoshi*

JAERI-Tech 2001-050, 37 Pages, 2001/07

JAERI-Tech-2001-050.pdf:3.82MB

no abstracts in English

Eddy current testing on structures of nuclear-grade PGX graphite for acceptance test in HTTR

Ishihara, Masahiro; Saikusa, Akio; Iyoku, Tatsuo; Shiozawa, Shusaku; Ooka, Norikazu; *; *

JAERI-M 93-252, 39 Pages, 1994/01

JAERI-M-93-252.pdf:0.82MB

no abstracts in English