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On-line subcriticality measurement using a pulsed spallation neutron source

Iwamoto, Hiroki; Nishihara, Kenji; Yagi, Takahiro*; Pyeon, C.-H.*

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 54(4), p.432 - 443, 2017/04

https://doi.org/10.1080/00223131.2016.1274687

Times Cited Count：20 Percentile：85.80(Nuclear Science & Technology)

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Present status of PSA methodology development for MOX fuel fabrication facilities

Tamaki, Hitoshi; Hamaguchi, Yoshikane; Yoshida, Kazuo; Muramatsu, Ken

Proceedings of International Conference on Nuclear Energy System for Future Generation and Global Sustainability (GLOBAL 2005) (CD-ROM), 6 Pages, 2005/10

A PSA procedure for MOX fuel fabrication facilities is being developed at the JAERI. This procedure consists of four steps, which are hazard analysis, accident scenario analysis, frequency evaluation and consequence evaluation. The proposed procedure is characterized by the hazard analysis step. The Hazard analysis step consists of two sub-steps. In the first sub-step, a variety of functions of equipment composing the facility are analyzed to identify potential abnormal events exhaustively. In the second sub-step, these potential events are screened to select abnormal events by using a risk matrix based on the rough estimation of likelihood and maximum unmitigated release of radioactive material. One of the unique technical issues in this research is the estimation of likelihood of criticality event. A method is also proposed as a part of PSA procedure taking into consideration of failure of a computerized control system for MOX powder handling process. The applicability of the PSA procedure was demonstrated through the trial application of it to a model plant of MOX fuel fabrication facility.

JAEA Reports

Land cover classification in Ibaraki-prefecture area using landsat-5-TM data

Hayashi, Takashi; Nagai, Haruyasu; Yamazawa, Hiromi*

JAERI-Tech 2004-032, 124 Pages, 2004/03

JAERI-Tech-2004-032.pdf:11.61MB

The land cover classification was carried out by supervised maximum likelihood method, using Landsat-TM data. Training area selection is the most important thing. Since histograms of the same class sampling points are different, we select many training areas for each class. Also the selection of training area was changed to approach classified land cover area to statistics of agriculture and forestry. The 85% of classification from the Landsat TM data in 1987 agreed with the measurements.

JAEA Reports

Determination of reactivity and source intensity based on the maximum likelihood method

Nishihara, Kenji; Iwanaga, Kohei; Yamane, Tsuyoshi; Okajima, Shigeaki

JAERI-Research 2002-030, 63 Pages, 2002/12

JAERI-Research-2002-030.pdf:3.81MB

During the experiments using the critical assembly such that reactivity is added to the stationary state and the core shifts to the other stationary state, the neutron flux transitionally changes after some change of the reactivity or source. Inverse kinetics method (IK method) can generally adopted as the technique of obtaining the reactivity and/or source by analyzing the neutron flux. However, the conventional analysis method was not able to obtain the solution with the maximum likelihood considering the error of the measured neutron flux and to estimate the error of the solution. In the present research, by adopting the maximum likelihood methodology to the problem, developed is the technique to obtain the reactivity and source intensity with maximum likelihood and the errors of them. Moreover, the technique is applied to the rod drops experiment in FCA, and the validity of a technique is checked.

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