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Tomita, Ryohei; Tomita, Jumpei; Yomogida, Takumi; Suzuki, Daisuke; Yasuda, Kenichiro; Esaka, Fumitaka; Miyamoto, Yutaka
KEK Proceedings 2022-2, p.108 - 113, 2022/11
Automated Particle Measurement (APM) is the first measurement of environmental sample for safeguard purpose. APM tells us the number of particles in sample, their enrichment and their location. Precision and accuracy of APM is easily affected by particle condition. We have investigated how influential baking temperature in sample preparation are for uranium secondary ion quantity, uranium hydride generation and particle crystallinity. Our experimental results showed that baking temperature of 800
C reduced uranium secondary ion quantity to 33% compared with baking at 350C. Uranium hydride generation ratio of the sample baked at 850C was also 4 times higher than the sample baked at 350C. Baking at 850C raised only crystallinity of uranium particles. Baking sample at too high temperature caused less uranium secondary ion generation and much more uranium hydride generation. It made precision and accuracy of APM worse. In our experiment, baking at 350C is suitable for uranium particles in the safeguards sample.
Tomita, Jumpei; Tomita, Ryohei; Suzuki, Daisuke; Yasuda, Kenichiro; Miyamoto, Yutaka
KEK Proceedings 2022-2, p.154 - 158, 2022/11
Precise determination of minor U isotopes (
U and 
U) of particles from the safeguard environmental samples is powerful method for detecting the undeclared nuclear activities. In this study, preparation method of U particle was examined to utilize for the minor U isotope determination. The porous silica particles were used as the particle matrix and lutetium was mixed to the impregnation solution as U impregnation indicator for the particle picking. The result of the Scanning Electron Microscope indicated that the contacting the solution with Si particles overnight gently could produce the impregnated particles effectively rather than the mixing them with PFA stick.
Yomogida, Takumi; Kitatsuji, Yoshihiro; Miyamoto, Yutaka
KEK Proceedings 2022-2, p.148 - 153, 2022/11
The Research Group for Safeguards Analytical Chemistry is currently developing a method to analyze the chemical state of uranium particles in environmental samples collected at nuclear facilities using micro-Raman spectroscopy. The chemical state of uranium particles in environmental samples can be partially oxidized by long-term exposure to air. It is necessary to develop a method to analyze the chemical state of the entire particle. In this study, uranium dioxide stored under atmospheric conditions was analyzed by micro-Raman mapping. The Raman spectra showed that uranium peroxide was locally present in the UO
particle. The Raman peaks originating from the structure of UO around 570 cm
and 1150 cm could not be observed in the point analysis of the particle center. On the other hand, in mapping analysis, Raman peaks originating from the structure of UO can be observed from the same particle, demonstrating that Raman mapping analysis is an effective method for analyzing the chemical state of the entire particle.
Tomita, Ryohei; Tomita, Jumpei; Yomogida, Takumi; Suzuki, Daisuke; Yasuda, Kenichiro; Esaka, Fumitaka; Miyamoto, Yutaka
KEK Proceedings 2021-2, p.146 - 150, 2021/12
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Fujita, Hiroki; Nojima, Takehiro; Nagaoka, Mika; Osawa, Takahito; Yokoyama, Hiroya; Ono, Hironobu*
KEK Proceedings 2016-8, p.168 - 172, 2016/10
An automatic analysis system was developed to analyze Strontium-90 (
Sr) radioactivity in environmental sample for 2013-2015. Various kinds of ashed environmental samples were used in performance tests of the automatic system. These tests were successful without any system trouble. However, Sr concentration had not been measured using the samples analyzed by the system. In this research, Sr concentration in seaweed sample was compared by between the system's analysis and worker's one. Moreover, the system was improved in each analysis process.
Nojima, Takehiro; Fujita, Hiroki; Nagaoka, Mika; Osawa, Takahito; Yokoyama, Hiroya; Ono, Hironobu*
KEK Proceedings 2015-4, p.111 - 115, 2015/11
Automatic strontium-90 analysis system was developed for environmental sample in this research. The system was successful to do wet ashing, chemical separation and ion exchange processes using robot, automatic heating system and so on. Hand-made control program can operate the system by itself.
I in environmental samples by AMS and NAA using an anion exchange resin diskSuzuki, Takashi; Bamba, Shigeru*; Kitamura, Toshikatsu; Kabuto, Shoji*; Isogai, Keisuke*; Amano, Hikaru
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B, 259(1), p.370 - 373, 2007/06
Times Cited Count：14 Percentile：68.37(Instruments & Instrumentation)no abstracts in English
Magara, Masaaki
Kaku Busshitsu Kanri Senta Nyusu, 34(11), P. 18, 2005/11
no abstracts in English
Usuda, Shigekazu
Isotope News, (617), p.20 - 24, 2005/09
no abstracts in English
Sato, Soichi*; Suzuki, Toru*; Hiyama, Toshiaki*; Watanabe, Kazuo
Bunseki, 2005(8), p.451 - 457, 2005/08
no abstracts in English
Hirayama, Fumio; Kurosawa, Setsumi; Magara, Masaaki; Ichimura, Seiji; Kono, Nobuaki; Suzuki, Daisuke; Inagawa, Jun; Goto, Mototsugu; Sakurai, Satoshi; Watanabe, Kazuo; et al.
KEK Proceedings 2005-4, p.184 - 192, 2005/08
no abstracts in English
Iguchi, Kazunari
Nihon Shashin Gakkai-Shi, 68(1), p.56 - 59, 2005/02
In order to detect undeclared activities of nuclear facilities, Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (JAERI) has developed analytical methods for safeguards environmental samples. As for particle analysis of safeguards environmental sample analysis which can determine isotope ratios of nuclear materials for individual particles, secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) is known as a powerful method. However, it is difficult to analyze particles having diameter below 1 
m due to its detection limit. To overcome the problem, JAERI is developing an analytical method using fission track (FT) technique. The outline of the method is described in this report.
Magara, Masaaki; Usuda, Shigekazu; Sakurai, Satoshi; Watanabe, Kazuo; Esaka, Fumitaka; Hirayama, Fumio; Lee, C. G.; Yasuda, Kenichiro; Kono, Nobuaki; Inagawa, Jun; et al.
Dai-26-Kai Kaku Busshitsu Kanri Gakkai (INMM) Nihon Shibu Nenji Taikai Rombunshu, p.157 - 164, 2005/00
JAERI has conducted the analysis of domestic and the IAEA samples. JAERI is developing the analytical techniques to improve the analytical ability for the safeguards environmental samples. For bulk analysis, study is focused on the improvement of reliability of isotope ratio measurements by ICP-MS. New chemical separation techniques are under development and a desolvation module is introduced to reduce the polyatomic interferences. In particle analysis, the sample preparation procedure for SIMS method is modified to measure the 
U/
U and U/U ratios for individual particles. We are also developing fission track-TIMS method to measure uranium isotope ratios in particles of sub-micrometer size. A screening instrument of X-ray fluorescent analysis is equipped to measure elemental distribution on a swipe surface.
Lee, C. G.; Iguchi, Kazunari; Inagawa, Jun; Suzuki, Daisuke; Esaka, Fumitaka; Magara, Masaaki; Sakurai, Satoshi; Watanabe, Kazuo; Usuda, Shigekazu
Dai-26-Kai Kaku Busshitsu Kanri Gakkai (INMM) Nihon Shibu Nenji Taikai Rombunshu, p.171 - 178, 2005/00
Particle analysis by FT-TIMS method is effective for safeguards environmental samples because the isotope ratios of sub-micrometer particles can be determined. The FT-TIMS method developed by the authors, in which the particles are confined in the detector, has merits such as high detection efficiency and the possibility as a screening method for uranium particles according to their enrichment by controlling the etching time. However, it was found that a part of uranium particles contained in a detector may dissolve during the etching process of the detector. In order to overcome the problem, we are developing a novel sample preparing method in which the FT detector and the particle layer are separated. In the conventional FT sample of separated type, the detection process of particles of interest is time-consuming and complicated due to the discrepancy in position between tracks and particles. In contrast, the discrepancy was solved by fixing a part of a detector and a particle layer in our method, which improved the detection efficiency of particles containing fissile materials.
Magara, Masaaki; Usuda, Shigekazu; Sakurai, Satoshi; Watanabe, Kazuo; Esaka, Fumitaka; Hirayama, Fumio; Lee, C. G.; Yasuda, Kenichiro; Kono, Nobuaki; Inagawa, Jun; et al.
Proceedings of INMM 46th Annual Meeting (CD-ROM), 8 Pages, 2005/00
JAERI has been developing analytical techniques for ultra-trace amounts of nuclear materials in the environmental samples in order to contribute to the strengthened safeguards system. Development of essential techniques for bulk and particle analysis of the environmental swipe sample has been established as an ultra-trace analytical method of uranium and plutonium. In January 2003, JAERI was qualified as a member of the IAEA network analytical laboratories for environmental samples. Since then, JAERI has conducted the analysis of domestic and the IAEA samples. From Japanese fiscal year 2003, the second phase of the project was started for the development of advanced techniques, such as analyzing minor actinides and fission products as well as uranium and plutonium, particle analysis using fission-track technique, more efficient particle analysis using ICP-TOFMS and screening by X-ray fluorescent analysis. This paper deals with the progress in the development of the new techniques, applications and future perspective.
Esaka, Fumitaka; Watanabe, Kazuo; Fukuyama, Hiroyasu; Onodera, Takashi; Esaka, Konomi; Inagawa, Jun; Iguchi, Kazunari; Suzuki, Daisuke; Lee, C. G.; Magara, Masaaki; et al.
Dai-25-Kai Kaku Busshitsu Kanri Gakkai Nihon Shibu Nenji Taikai Rombunshu, p.128 - 135, 2004/00
Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (JAERI) was qualified as a member of the IAEA network analytical laboratories (NWALs) for particle and bulk analyses of safeguards environmental samples in January 2003. The particle analysis gives more detailed information on nuclear facility operation than the bulk analysis because the isotope ratios of nuclear materials in the samples collected inside nuclear facilities (swipe samples) can be determined for individual particles. We applied, as a method for uranium isotope ratio measurement, secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) to particle analysis. Prior to the SIMS analysis, the particles in a swipe sample are recovered onto a carrier by impaction. The carriers with the recovered particles are then screened by total reflection X-ray fluorescence spectrometry. We integrated these techniques into a standard procedure, which is applied to domestic and IAEA swipe samples routinely.
Usuda, Shigekazu
Kagaku To Kyoiku, 51(10), p.612 - 613, 2003/10
no abstracts in English
Usuda, Shigekazu
Kaku Busshitsu Kanri Senta Nyusu, 32(10), p.5 - 6, 2003/10
no abstracts in English
Usuda, Shigekazu
Kaku Busshitsu Kanri Senta Nyusu, 32(7), p.10 - 11, 2003/07
no abstracts in English
Hanzawa, Yukiko; Magara, Masaaki; Watanabe, Kazuo; Esaka, Fumitaka; Miyamoto, Yutaka; Yasuda, Kenichiro; Gunji, Katsubumi*; Sakurai, Satoshi; Takano, Seinojo*; Usuda, Shigekazu; et al.
Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 40(1), p.49 - 56, 2003/01
Times Cited Count：4 Percentile：31.64(Nuclear Science & Technology)The JAERI has established a cleanroom facility with cleanliness of ISO Class 5: the Clean Laboratory for Environmental Analysis and Research (CLEAR). It was designed to be used for the analysis of nuclear materials in environmental samples for the safeguards, the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty verification and research on environmental sciences. The CLEAR facility was designed to meet double conflicting requirements of a cleanroom and for handling of nuclear materials according to Japanese regulations, i.e., to avoid contamination from outside and to contain nuclear materials inside the facility. This facility has been intended to be used for wet chemical treatment, instrumental analysis and particle handling. A fume-hood to provide a clean work surface for handling of nuclear materials was specially designed. The performance of the cleanroom and analytical background in the laboratory are discussed. It can be concluded that the CLEAR facility enables analysis of ultra trace amounts of nuclear materials at the sub-picogram level in environmental samples.
