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Takezawa, Hiroki*; Tuya, D.; Obara, Toru*
Nuclear Science and Engineering, 195(11), p.1236 - 1246, 2021/11
Times Cited Count：0 Percentile：0.00(Nuclear Science & Technology)This study introduces new methodologies for integrating fission reactions induced by delayed neutrons into the Multi-Region Integral Kinetic (MIK) code by using a Monte Carlo neutron transport calculation. First, it was confirmed that it is feasible to solve the Integral Kinetic Model (IKM) with delayed neutrons by the forward Euler discretization method in terms of the number of time steps. This can be done with the help of the law of radioactive decay to reflect the delay in the emission of delayed neutrons in the discretized IKM. Second, a new Monte Carlo-based methodology was introduced for calculating the cumulative distribution functions of secondary fission induced by prompt and delayed neutrons. These functions are necessary for the discretized IKM. The results of preliminary verification using the Godiva reactor confirmed the applicability of the new Monte Carlo-based methodology.
Asahi, Yuichi*; Grandgirard, V.*; Idomura, Yasuhiro; Garbet, X.*; Latu, G.*; Sarazin, Y.*; Dif-Pradalier, G.*; Donnel, P.*; Ehrlacher, C.*
Physics of Plasmas, 24(10), p.102515_1 - 102515_17, 2017/10
Times Cited Count：10 Percentile：44.54(Physics, Fluids & Plasmas)Two full-F global gyrokinetic codes are benchmarked to compute flux-driven ion temperature gradient turbulence in tokamak plasmas. For this purpose, the Semi-Lagrangian code GYSELA and the Eulerian code GT5D are employed, which solve the full-F gyrokinetic equation with a realistic fixed flux condition. Using the appropriate settings for the boundary and initial conditions, flux-driven ITG turbulence simulations are carried out. The avalanche-like transport is assessed with a focus on spatio-temporal properties. A statistical analysis is performed to discuss this self-organized criticality (SOC) like behaviors, where we found 
spectra and a transition to 
spectra at high-frequency side in both codes. Based on these benchmarks, it is verified that the SOC-like behavior is robust and not dependent on numerics.
Pratama, M. A.; Takahara, Shogo; Hato, Shinji*
Hoken Butsuri, 52(3), p.200 - 209, 2017/09
The purpose of this study is to identify the significance of the change in the intestinal absorption rate values the (
value) to the change of dose coefficient as well as to provide a list of dose coefficients which each of the value corresponds to a specific intestinal absorption rate and age groups. In the range of 0-1, 10 different values of for 1 year, 5 years old, and adult group were chosen and used in a separate calculation by using, a biokinetic compartment model, DCAL. It was found that the lower values of intestinal absorption rate lead to a significant decrease of the committed effective coefficient for adult. Oppositely for children, the decrease of committed effective coefficient was not as significant. This study also suggests that the significance of dose coefficient change due to the variation of substantially depends on the biological half-life of the radionuclide and the mass of organs and tissues in human body.
Hosokawa, Masanari*; Loarte, A.*; Huijsmans, G.*; Takizuka, Tomonori*; Hayashi, Nobuhiko
Europhysics Conference Abstracts (Internet), 38F, p.P5.003_1 - P5.003_4, 2014/06
Hato, Shinji*; Homma, Toshimitsu
JAERI-Data/Code 2005-006, 549 Pages, 2005/09
JAERI-Data-Code-2005-006.pdf:33.24MB
The OSCAAR computer code for use in probabilistic accident consequence assessment (Level3PSA) developed at JAERI has calculated dose to the public with internal dose conversion factors based on dosimetric models and biokinetic data provided in ICRP Publication 30. Since ICRP issued age-dependent biokinetic models for a limited set of radioisotopes as ICRP Publication 56, a new Human Respiratory Tract model, age-dependent biokinetic model for other radioisotopes and urinary and faecal excretion models were issued. ICRP has published age-dependent internal dose coefficients for a large set of radionuclides in its publications, but they provided only committed effective dose coefficients for inhalation and ingestion. Since OSCAAR estimated acute and late health effects for public, it needs internal dose coefficients for specific tissues and organs in arbitrary integration times.This report describes a code DSYS developed for calculating dose coefficients based on these new ICRP models. It also provides the internal dose coefficients for 54 radionuclides used in OSCAAR calculations.
Matsumoto, Taro; Naito, Hiroshi*; Tokuda, Shinji; Kishimoto, Yasuaki
Physics of Plasmas, 12(9), p.092505_1 - 092505_7, 2005/09
Times Cited Count：2 Percentile：6.60(Physics, Fluids & Plasmas)The behavior of the collisionless magnetohydrodynamics modes is investigated by the gyro-kinetic particle simulation in a cylindrical tokamak plasma in the parameter region where the effects of electron inertia and electron parallel compressibility are competitive for magnetic reconnection. Although the linear growth of the 
internal kink-tearing mode is dominated by the electron inertia, it is found that the growth rate can be nonlinearly accelerated due to the electron parallel compressibility proportional to the ion sound Larmor radius 
. It is also found that, as decreasing the electron skin depth 
, the maximum growth rate before the internal collapse saturates independently of the microscopic scales such as and . The acceleration of growth rate is also observed in the nonlinear phase of the 
double tearing mode.
Tokuda, Shinji
Purazuma, Kaku Yugo Gakkai-Shi, 72(9), p.916 - 919, 1996/09
no abstracts in English
Adachi, Hiromichi
JAERI 1313, 147 Pages, 1988/10
no abstracts in English
JAERI-M 85-052, 44 Pages, 1985/05
no abstracts in English
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JAERI-M 84-170, 127 Pages, 1984/09
no abstracts in English
Savage, D.*; Wilson, J.*; Benbow, S.*; Sasamoto, Hiroshi; Oda, Chie; Walker, C.*; Kawama, Daisuke*; Tachi, Yukio
no journal, ,
Safety functions for the clay buffer in a repository for HLW are fulfilled if the presence of montmorillonite is maintained in the long-term. Its transformation to non-swelling minerals (e.g. illite) is addressed in most safety assessments by using semi-empirical kinetic models. However, this approach contrasts with all other near-field geochemical modelling activities that employ complex reaction-transport simulations. Here we investigate the consistency of these two approaches by modelling the montmorillonite to illite transformation in the marine sediment profile penetrated by the Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) Site 1174. Illitisation of smectite at Site 1174 using the semi-empirical approach has been modeled by previous studies, and shown to provide a reasonable match to the gradual change of illite content with depth. In comparison, the initial results of reaction-transport simulations showed rapid (conservative) conversion of montmorillonite to illite. The cause of this rapid conversion appears to be the transformation of amorphous silica to quartz over a similar timescale. Subsequent simulations have focused on alternative mechanisms for mineral growth that may explain the discrepancies between the semi-empirical and reaction-transport approaches.
Idomura, Yasuhiro; Asahi, Yuichi*; Hayashi, Nobuhiko*; Urano, Hajime*
no journal, ,
Full-f gyrokinetic simulations are important tools for analyzing nonlocal turbulent transport, plasma profiles, and the confinement time in fusion plasmas. However, the conventional full-f simulations were limited to ion turbulence with adiabatic electrons. In order to analyze ITER relevant electron turbulence, in this work, we develop a new hybrid electron model for full-f simulations, and verify its accuracy. In the model, passing electrons responses, which induce high frequency noises, are approximated by analytic solutions, and long time scale full-f simulations are enabled by eliminating the high frequency noises. Numerical experiments of electron turbulence using this model clarify new mechanisms for turbulence suppression and momentum transport related to electron turbulence transport. In a validation study, an experimental observation on plasma rotation changes induced by electron heating is successfully reproduced.
Idomura, Yasuhiro
no journal, ,
We develop a kinetic electron model for electrostatic ion temperature gradient driven trapped electron mode (ITG-TEM) turbulence simulations in the Gyrokinetic Toroidal 5D full-f Eulerian code, GT5D. In the model, a full kinetic electron model is used for computing collisional processes and radial electric fields, while turbulent fluctuations are computed by kinetic response of trapped electrons only in order to avoid a high frequency mode, which appear as the electrostatic limit of kinetic Alfv
n waves. By using this model, we compare full-f gyrokinetic simulations of ITG turbulence with adiabatic and kinetic electron models, and discuss influences of kinetic electrons on ion turbulent transport.
