Analysis of fracture conditions of Cr-coated Zr alloy claddings under LOCA conditions calculated using FEMAXI fuel performance code

Luu, V. N.; 谷口 良徳; 宇田川 豊; 田崎 雄大; 勝山 仁哉

Annals of Nuclear Energy, 230, p.112114_1 - 112114_14, 2026/06

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2026.112114

Fracture behavior of chromium (Cr) coated cladding under loss of coolant accident (LOCA) conditions was investigated utilizing the FEMAXI fuel performance code. Cr coating degradation models were introduced to FEMAXI to calculate oxygen diffusion behavior within the cladding tube. The FEMAXI code reasonably simulated the observed evolution of cladding metallic and oxide layers under the simulated LOCA conditions, accounting for factors such as wall thinning due to cladding high temperature creep, Cr layer thinning by CrO formation and Cr/Zr interdiffusion, weight increase by oxygen absorption, associated oxide growth, and increased oxygen concentration in -Zr phase. According to sensitivity analyses of the cladding oxygen concentration, where the effects of wall thickness change and eutectic reactions were taken into account, the fracture condition of the Cr-coated cladding samples can be reasonably modelled by the fracture criteria based on the remaining -Zr thickness with an oxygen concentration of 0.9 wt%.

Implementation of a new function for handling nuclear data of outgoing particles and residual excitation states in PHITS

古田 琢哉; 橋本 慎太郎; 小川 達彦; 谷村 嘉彦

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, 1086, p.171320_1 - 171320_8, 2026/06

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2026.171320

物質に対する中性子照射から荷電粒子が放出される反応において、放出粒子と特定の励起状態にある残留核を同時に扱う核データライブラリを組み込むための新機能を、モンテカルロシミュレーションコードである 粒子・重イオン輸送計算コードPHITSに実装した。本機能により、残留核の生成および脱励起ガンマ線の放出を考慮しつつ、各事象における全エネルギーおよび運動量保存を満たした上で、核データライブラリに基づく放出粒子のエネルギースペクトルおよび角度分布の高精度な予測が可能となる。この機能を用いることで、検出器応答や材料中の放射線損傷の高精度シミュレーションが実施できる。

Measurement of uranium and fission products in a spent fuel sample using fiber-optic laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

Batsaikhan, M.; 大場 弘則*; 狩野 貴宏; 赤岡 克昭; 若井田 育夫*; 岩田 圭弘; 坂本 寛*

Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, 41(4), p.1324 - 1335, 2026/04

https://doi.org/10.1039/D5JA00451A

This study presents the development and application of a fiber optic laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy system designed for remote, in situ analysis of nuclear fuel debris at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (FDNPS). The system was deployed for the first time in a hot cell under high radiation to analyse an actual Boiling Water Reactors spent fuel sample as an exemplar of FDNPS fuel debris. The system successfully identified the main fuel components along with several long lived fission products and related markers such as Sr, Cs, Mo, Ba, and Rb. The emission intensity of the Ba, Rb, and Cs near the periphery region was slightly higher than at the center of the fuel. This indicates a higher concentration of these elements in that area.

Simple technique for the preparation of uranium-impregnated porous silica particles and their application as working standard particles for analysis of the safeguards environmental samples

富田 純平; 富田 涼平; 鈴木 大輔; 安田 健一郎; 宮本 ユタカ

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 63(4), p.443 - 454, 2026/04

https://doi.org/10.1080/00223131.2025.2557376

A simple method for preparing uranium particles by impregnating uranium into porous silica particles was developed for use as particulate isotopic working standards. Isotopic standard solutions of uranium were prepared by acid digestion of uranium isotopic standard powder (CRM U100 and U850 from NBL) and then impregnated into the porous silica particles. The impregnation of uranium into the porous silica particles was observed by scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and large-geometry secondary-ion mass spectrometry analyses. The abundances of uranium isotopes determined by multicollector thermal ionization mass spectrometry agreed with the certified values, and no significant bias was found between the measured and certified values. These results indicate this new method for preparing uranium-impregnated particles has the potential to be applied to the preparation of in-house particulate isotopic standards.

Numerical analysis of A and A value ratios for off-site transportation of small-amount of fuel debris retrieved from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station

坂本 雅洋; 奥村 啓介; 神野 郁夫; 松村 太伊知; Riyana, E. S.; 寺島 顕一; 金子 純一*; 溝上 暢人*; 溝上 伸也*

Radioisotopes, 75(S-01), p.S-001_1 - S-001_5, 2026/04

https://doi.org/10.3769/radioisotopes.S-001

In the Unit 2 of TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (1F), trial retrievals of fuel debris with small-amount is underway. The retrieved fuel debris will be transported out of 1F site to Institutes in Ibaraki prefecture for analysis. The analyzed results will be utilized as feedback for the improvement of the processes (retrieval, transportation and storage) in the fuel debris management, and also for the development of technologies necessary in the future. The weight of fuel debris in the first trial retrieval was about 0.7 g. After several retrieval trials planned, the scale of retrieval will be expanded step by step in the future. In the retrieval, a rational transportation container should be considered beforehand, following the laws and regulations associated with the off-site transportation. The transportation container should be chosen based on radioactivity limit A or A value ratios: hazardous dose exposure will be prevented in case of container failure with the A value (considering the external exposure) and the A value (considering both the external and internal exposures). We estimated the radioactivity of the retrieved fuel debris using the results of the detailed nuclide inventory calculation. With a numerical analysis of the A and A value ratios, we confirmed the applicability of the Type A transport container for the retrieved small-amount fuel debris.

令和6年度東京電力株式会社福島第一原子力発電所事故に伴う放射性物質の分布データの集約(受託研究)

福島マップ事業対応部門横断グループ

JAEA-Technology 2025-013, 206 Pages, 2026/03

JAEA-Technology-2025-013.pdf:34.64MB

東京電力株式会社福島第一原子力発電所(福島第一原発)事故による放射性物質の分布状況を平成23年6月より調査してきた。本報告書は、令和6年度の調査において得られた結果をまとめたものである。空間線量率については、走行サーベイ、平坦地上でのサーベイメータによる定点サーベイ、歩行サーベイ及び無人ヘリコプターサーベイを実施し、測定結果から空間線量率分布マップを作成するとともにその経時変化を分析した。山間部モニタリングへの無人航空機の適用可能性を確認するため、山間部における無人航空機の基礎性能試験を実施した。放射性セシウムの土壌沈着量に関しては、in-situ測定及び土壌中深度分布調査をそれぞれ実施した。さらに、これまで蓄積した測定結果を基に空間線量率及び沈着量の実効半減期を評価した。令和6年度調査での走行サーベイや歩行サーベイ等により取得した空間線量率分布データを階層ベイズ統計手法を用いて統合し、福島第一原発から80km圏内及び福島県内の空間線量率統合マップを作成した。令和6年度測定結果のWEBサイトでの公開、総合モニタリング計画に基づく放射線モニタリング及び環境試料分析を実施した。避難指示解除区域への帰還後に想定される複数の代表的な生活行動パターンを設定し、積算の被ばく線量を算出するとともに当該地方自治体・住民に向けた説明資料を作成した。令和6年度調査や原子力規制庁等で実施した環境モニタリングの測定データの一部をCSV等の形式で保存した。モニタリング地点の重要度を相対的に評価するスコアマップを作成するとともに、過去からのスコアの変化要因について考察しモニタリング地点の重点化及び最適化のための基礎評価を実施した。海水中のトリチウム濃度の評価結果を原子力規制庁へ報告する体制を構築・運用し、ALPS処理水の海洋への放出前後のトリチウム濃度の変動に着目して解析評価した。総合モニタリング計画に基づき実施された海域モニタリングの測定結果を集約するとともに、過去からの変動などに関して解析評価を行った。

Cesium sorption onto alkaline activated materials

萩原 大樹; 高久 敦*; 佐川 浩*; 菅野 太志*; 伊藤 あずさ; 安藤 太一*; 市原 正嗣*; 渡辺 勇輔; 小荒井 一真; 加藤 潤; et al.

Proceedings of Waste Management Symposia 2026 (WM2026) (Internet), 7 Pages, 2026/03

Alkaline activated materials (AAMs) are being considered for the immobilization of radioactive materials. The aim of this study was to investigate the possible cesium sorption mechanisms of a metakaolin-based AAM that had been stored at room temperature for an extended period. To evaluate the effectiveness of a radiocesium sorption strategy, cesium sorption experiments were conducted. Subsequently, the solid samples were analyzed using various characterization techniques. The results indicate that cesium was incorporated into micrometer-size fine particles within the AAM. Cs-Na ion exchange occurs within the zeolite framework, involving the Al-O-Si and Si-O-Si bands. Overall, cesium can be effectively sorbed into the AAM that has been stored for several days.

Separation of Rh(III) and direct electrodeposition in phosphonium-based ionic liquids with electrochemical and spectroscopic analyses for extracted Rh(III) complex

徳満 駿*; 松宮 正彦*; 佐々木 祐二

Separation and Purification Technology, 382(Part 2), p.135631_1 - 135631_9, 2026/02

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2025.135631

Solvent extraction (SX) of Rh(III) and direct electrodeposition (ED) of Rh metal were carried out in five cycles using phosphonium-based ionic liquids (ILs). The comparatively high extraction performance (70.1%-86.2%) of Rh(III) was stably retained in each SX process. In the subsequent ED process, the electrodeposits were recovered on the cathode and the reasonable current efficiencies (74.9%-85.6%) were achieved in the IL system. The X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy revealed that the electrodeposits obtained during ED process were found to be in the metallic state.

Hybrid data assimilation methods for nuclear-data-induced uncertainties

丸山 修平; 山本 章夫*; 遠藤 知弘*

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 63(1), p.31 - 44, 2026/01

https://doi.org/10.1080/00223131.2025.2500579

This study proposes new hybrid data assimilation (DA) methods to effectively use experimental data represented in two different ways in the DA process for reducing nuclear-data-induced uncertainties. Conventional DA methods often assume a linear model, where data in a DA database are represented by their differential coefficients, i.e., nuclear data sensitivity coefficients. In contrast, more rigorous and versatile DA methods based on sampling techniques have been proposed recently. These sampling-based DA methods describe data for DA using results derived from direct transport calculations performed with perturbed nuclear data samples. The proposed hybrid DA methods simultaneously use both types of data described by sensitivity coefficients and sampling results and thus are called "hybrid." Two hybrid DA methods are proposed herein: the simple hybrid DA and efficient hybrid DA methods. Among these, the simple method is based on a straightforward concept that uses a random sampling technique. In contrast, the efficient method employs a more technical method that effectively combines a new deterministic sampling technique with sensitivity coefficients to reduce statistical uncertainties associated with the simple method. The efficient method is expected to be a candidate to achieve high precision and rigorous DA with a realistic sample size.

Small-scale experiments on melt spreading and deposition via melt-jet impingement on a dry substrate; Evaluation of empirical correlations for deposition area of continuous layered debris

岩澤 譲; 柴本 泰照; 丸山 結

Nuclear Engineering and Design, 446(Part B), p.114599_1 - 114599_16, 2026/01

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2025.114599

Continuous layered debris deposited due to the molten core (melt) spreading across the floor of a containment vessel can pose a serious threat to containment integrity during severe accidents in light water reactors. The present study conducted small-scale experiments to investigate melt spreading process and subsequent deposition of continuous layered debris via melt-jet impingement onto a floor. The small-scale experiments were conducted using a low-melting-point metal under dry conditions without coolant water. High-speed imaging and image processing techniques were employed to elucidate the influence of melt injection conditions on melt spreading and subsequent deposition of continuous layered debris. The use of larger nozzle sizes and more highly superheated melts enabled the expansion of the experimental database. Based on the experimental results, we identified appropriate correlations from those proposed in previous studies to estimate the debris deposition area and evaluated their predictive accuracies. These correlations were then applied to estimate the potential spreading area of the relocated melt under anticipated reactor-scale conditions. The analysis revealed that thermal effects, such as heat transfer to the floor, influence the potential spreading area, could be incorporated into the correlations for applications under the anticipated reactor-scale conditions.