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山下 拓哉; 本多 剛*; 溝上 暢人*; 野崎 謙一朗*; 鈴木 博之*; Pellegrini, M.*; 酒井 健*; 佐藤 一憲; 溝上 伸也*
Nuclear Technology, 209(6), p.902 - 927, 2023/06
被引用回数：0 パーセンタイル：0.02(Nuclear Science & Technology)The estimation and understanding of the state of fuel debris and fission products inside the plant is an essential step in the decommissioning of the TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (1F). However, the direct observation of the plant interior, which is under a high radiation environment, is difficult and limited. Therefore, in order to understand the plant interior conditions, a comprehensive analysis and evaluation is necessary, based on various measurement data from the plant, analysis of plant data during the accident progression phase and information obtained from computer simulations for this phase. These evaluations can be used to estimate the conditions of the interior of the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) and the primary containment vessel (PCV). Herein, 1F Unit 3 was addressed as the subject to produce an estimated diagram of the fuel debris distribution from data obtained about the RPV and PCV based on the comprehensive evaluation of various measurement data and information obtained from the accident progression analysis, which were released to the public in November 2022.
Li, C.-Y.; 渡部 晃*; 内堀 昭寛; 岡野 靖
Proceedings of 30th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering (ICONE30) (Internet), 10 Pages, 2023/05
Quantitative assessment of the effect of accident management on the various external hazards is essential in the nuclear safety analysis. This study aims to establish the dynamic probabilistic risk assessment methodology for sodium-cooled fast reactors that can consider the transient plant status under continuous external hazards with corresponding countermeasures operating stochastically. Specifically, the Continuous Markov chain Monte Carlo (CMMC) and Deterministic and Stochastic Petri Nets (DSPN) methods are newly applied to the severe accident analysis code, SPECTRA, which can conduct dynamic plant evaluation in the different severe accident conditions of nuclear reactors, to develop an evaluation methodology for typical external hazards. In the DSPN-CMMC-SPECTRA coupled frame, the latest safety functions of the plant components/systems can be stochastically determined by the DSPN-CMMC grounded on the current plant states under continuous hazard and the interaction between the multi-state components/systems; then, SPECTRA can evaluate the following plant state determined by the latest safety function of the components/systems. Therefore, the advantage of this newly developed DSPN-CMMC-SPECTRA frame is having the capability to quantitatively and stochastically evaluate the transient accident progressions that potentially lead to the core damage under the continuous external hazard scenario. As for the preliminary exam on the DSPN-CMMC-SPECTRA frame, one of the typical external hazards of continuous volcanic ashfall is selected in this research. In addition, the numerical investigation of alternative accident management' effects has also been carried out and quantitatively confirmed in this research.
pellet in molten Zr cladding伊藤 あゆみ*; 山下 晋; 田崎 雄大; 垣内 一雄; 小林 能直*
Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 60(4), p.450 - 459, 2023/04
被引用回数：0 パーセンタイル：0.01(Nuclear Science & Technology)The rapid dissolution of UO in molten Zr that could occur during fuel-cladding liquefaction at high temperatures and its kinetics were reformulated considering the convective mass transfer and the chemical effect at the UO/Zr interface. The mass transfer coefficient of U was obtained as a correlation including the aspect ratio term by CFD analysis. To explain the gap between the rapid dissolution rate observed in the experiments and the density-driven convective mass transfer, we introduced an idea in which the eutectic melting at the UO/Zr interface promotes the grain detachment owing to infiltration of the U-Zr-O liquid into the UO grain boundaries. The developed model was validated with UO-Zr crucible experiments at 2273 and 2373 K. The calculated mass percentage ratios of U/Zr agreed with the measurements and the transition times from rapid saturation to precipitation were consistent with the metallographic observations.
石田 真也; 深野 義隆; 飛田 吉春; 岡野 靖
Proceedings of 2023 International Congress on Advanced in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP 2023) (Internet), 8 Pages, 2023/04
One of the effective design measures against core disruptive accident (CDA) is to decrease void reactivity, and a sodium-cooled fast reactor (SFR) with low void reactivity has been developed to improve reactor safety for future SFR. The evaluation of small SFRs, which can have a negative void reactivity coefficient, is useful to examine the reactor characteristics for future research and development. The event progression of unprotected loss of flow (ULOF), which is a typical initiating event of CDA, was analyzed by the SAS4A code. In comparison with a general behaviour of large SFR with relatively higher positive void reactivity, it was confirmed that the low void reactivity reactor has the following characteristics: (1) Event progression becomes slow and mild. (2) Positive reactivity insertion by a cladding melting and relocation has larger importance. (3) Generating mechanical energy during the initiating phase becomes less likely to occur.
三輪 周平; 唐澤 英年; 中島 邦久; 木野 千晶*; 鈴木 恵理子; 井元 純平
JAEA-Data/Code 2021-022, 32 Pages, 2023/01
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東京電力福島第一原子力発電所の原子炉内におけるセシウム分布のより正確な予測に向けて、核分裂生成物の化学挙動データベースECUMEに格納されているステンレス鋼へのセシウム化学吸着モデルをシビアアクシデント解析コードSAMPSONに組み込んだ。改良モデルを組み込んだSAMPSONにより、当該モデルを構築した実験の結果を再現し、コードに誤りが無いことを確認した。また、SAMPSONに組み込まれた改良モデルのセシウム化学着挙動解析への有効性を確認するため、温度勾配管を有する装置を用いた実験の解析を実施した。改良モデルを組み込んだSAMPSONにより、実験の結果を再現し、SAMPSONにおけるノードジャンクションの設定方法、エアロゾル生成モデル、CsOH蒸気の飽和蒸気圧等の計算方法等の解析方法、そして改良モデルがセシウム化学吸着挙動解析に適用可能であることを確認した。また、セシウムがシビアアクシデント後に水相を介して移行したことから、原子炉内におけるセシウム分布を予測するためには、セシウム沈着物の水への溶解性の評価が前提となる。このため、ステンレス鋼へのセシウム化学吸着生成物の水への溶解性を調べた。ステンレス鋼304へのセシウム化学吸着生成物は、873Kから973Kで水溶性の高いCsFeO、973Kから1273Kで水溶性の低いCsFeSiO
、1073Kから1273Kで水溶性の低いCsSiO
であることが分かった。これらの結果から、セシウム化学吸着量に影響を与える原子炉内温度やCsOH蒸気種濃度のようなシビアアクシデント解析条件に応じて、セシウム化学吸着生成物の水への溶解性を予測できる可能性を得た。
南上 光太郎; 塩津 弘之; 丸山 結; 杉山 智之; 岡本 孝司*
Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 8 Pages, 2023/00
被引用回数：0 パーセンタイル：0.02(Nuclear Science & Technology)For proper source term evaluation, we constructed the theoretical model to estimate the mass transfer coefficient of gaseous iodine species under two-phase flow conditions, which complicates the direct experimental measurements. The mass transfer speed is determined by the product of the overall mass transfer coefficient and the interfacial area. By using the ratio of two gas components, the interfacial area, which is an important parameter that is difficult to measure, can be canceled out and the ratio of their overall mass transfer coefficients can be obtained. This ratio is expected to be equal to the ratio of their diffusion coefficients. Therefore, the unknown mass transfer coefficient such as iodine species can be estimated using the diffusion coefficients of two gas components and the reference mass transfer coefficient such as O. We carried out the experiments using the bubble column to confirm this relationship. From the results in this study, we confirmed that the ratio of the overall mass transfer coefficient was in good agreement with the ratio of diffusion coefficient under the bubbly flow conditions. Using this relationship confirmed in this study, we estimated the mass transfer coefficient of I, one of the iodine species.
松本 俊慶; 川部 隆平*; 岩澤 譲; 杉山 智之; 丸山 結
Annals of Nuclear Energy, 178, p.109348_1 - 109348_13, 2022/12
シビアアクシデント時の溶融物関連事象を評価するためにFCIコードであるJASMINEの機能拡張を行った。溶融物の冷却性評価ではキャビティ床面上における粒子状・アグロメレーション・ケーキ状デブリ質量割合や最終的な幾何形状の予測が必要である。アグロメレーションモデルでは、熱を保有した粒子同士のくっつきを考慮し、組み込んだ。もう一つのモデル改良は拡がりモデルの改良である。浅水方程式を導入し、拡がり先端部のクラスト成長に基づく拡がり停止条件を組み込んだ。調整係数の最適化のためにスウェーデンKTHにおいて実施されたDEFOR-A及びPULiMS実験を参照した。JASMINEコードによる実験解析では共通のパラメータセットで良い再現性が得られ、主要な現象は適切にモデル化されたことを示した。
南上 光太郎; 石川 淳; 杉山 智之; Pellegrini, M.*; 岡本 孝司*
Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 59(11), p.1407 - 1416, 2022/11
被引用回数：5 パーセンタイル：90.5(Nuclear Science & Technology)To appropriately evaluate the amount of radioactive iodine released into the environment, we extended the current pool scrubbing model to consider revolatilization at bubble surfaces due to bubbly flow generated in the suppression pool, and the effect of revolatilization by bubbly flow was quantitatively evaluated using a station black out sequence in this work. Gaseous iodine species are produced in the suppression pool in an accident. They are gradually released from the pool surface, but when a large amount of gas flows from the drywell into the suppression pool, the revolatilization of gaseous iodine dissolved in the pool water is promoted by bubbly flow. The results of this study indicated that the release amount of iodine immediately after suppression chamber (S/C) vent operation increased by up to 134 times when considering the revolatilization effect associated with bubbly flow. These results were due to the increase in the gas-liquid interfacial area at bubble surfaces and the overall mass transfer coefficients under two-phase flow conditions due to bubbly flow. It was shown that caution is required for early S/C vent operation.
中村 秀夫; Bentaib, A.*; Herranz, L. E.*; Ruyer, P.*; Mascari, F.*; Jacquemain, D.*; Adorni, M.*
Proceedings of International Conference on Topical Issues in Nuclear Installation Safety; Strengthening Safety of Evolutionary and Innovative Reactor Designs (TIC 2022) (Internet), 10 Pages, 2022/10
The WGAMA activity achievements have been published as technical reports, becoming reference materials to discuss innovative methods, materials and technologies in the fields of thermal-hydraulics, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and severe accidents (SAs). The International Standard Problems (ISPs) and Benchmarks of computer codes have been supported by a huge amount of the databases for the code validation necessary for the reactor safety assessment with accuracy. The paper aims to review and summarize the recent WGAMA outcomes with focus on new advanced reactor applications including small modular reactors (SMRs). Particularly, discussed are applicability of major outcomes in the relevant subjects of passive system, modelling innovation in CFD, severe accident management (SAM) countermeasures, advanced measurement methods and instrumentation, and modelling robustness of safety analysis codes. Although large portions of the outcomes are considered applicable, design-specific subjects may need careful considerations when applied. The WGAMA efforts, experiences and achievements for the safety assessment of operating nuclear power plants including SA will be of great help for the continuous safety improvements required for the advanced reactors including SMRs.
山下 拓哉; 佐藤 拓未; 間所 寛; 永江 勇二
Annals of Nuclear Energy, 173, p.109129_1 - 109129_15, 2022/08
被引用回数：0 パーセンタイル：0.01(Nuclear Science & Technology)Decommissioning work occasioned by the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (1F) accident of March 2011 is in progress. Severe accident (SA) analysis, testing, and internal investigation are being used to grasp the 1F internal state. A PWR system that refers to the TMI-2 accident is typical for SA codes and testing, on the other hand, a BWR system like 1F is uncommon, understanding the 1F internal state is challenging. The present study conducted the ELSA-1 test, a test that focused on damage from eutectic melting of the liquid metal pool and control rod drive (CRD), to elucidate the lower head (LH) failure mechanism in the 1F accident. The results demonstrated that depending on the condition of the melt pool formed in the lower plenum, a factor of LH boundary failure was due to eutectic melting. In addition, the state related to the CRD structure of 1F unit 2 were estimated.
Li, C.-Y.; 渡部 晃*; 内堀 昭寛; 岡野 靖
第26回動力・エネルギー技術シンポジウム講演論文集(インターネット), 4 Pages, 2022/07
シビアアクシデントに至る可能性のある事故シナリオを同定し、その発生頻度を評価することは重要な課題である。本研究ではナトリウム冷却高速炉を対象とし、時間依存や事象の相互依存性を考慮できる動的PRA評価手法の確立を目指す。具体的には過酷事故解析コードSPECTRAに対して新たに連続マルコフ連鎖モンテカルロ(CMMC)を適用し、外部ハザードに対する解析手法を開発する。現在、崩壊熱除去系における空気冷却器のフォルトツリーモデルをCMMCとして実装し、火山降灰に対するプラント過渡特性の試行解析が終了した。
石田 真也; 深野 義隆
日本機械学会論文集(インターネット), 88(911), p.21-00304_1 - 21-00304_11, 2022/07
炉心損傷事故(CDA)の初期の段階である起因過程の評価に係る解析コードSAS4Aに関しては、これまでにCDAの代表的な事象である流量喪失時炉停止失敗事象(ULOF)に対してPIRT手法を適用し、評価手法の信頼性向上が図られている。本研究では、PIRT手法を用いてUTOPの分析を行って物理現象を抽出するとともに、それらの物理現象にランク付けを行って8つの重要現象を抽出し、ULOFとの違いを明らかにした。さらに、抽出した重要現象に対して評価マトリクスを作成し、評価マトリクスに沿って妥当性確認を行った。評価マトリクスの作成においては、UTOPの重要現象に対してULOFの評価マトリクスで網羅されていない部分に対して妥当性確認を行った。本研究によって、SAS4Aをより広範な事故事象へ適用することが可能となり、当該コードの信頼性を大きく向上させることができた。
Brumm, S.*; Gabrielli, F.*; Sanchez-Espinoza, V.*; Groudev, P.*; Ou, P.*; Zhang, W.*; Malkhasyan, A.*; Bocanegra, R.*; Herranz, L. E.*; Berda
, M.*; et al.
Proceedings of 10th European Review Meeting on Severe Accident Research (ERMSAR 2022) (Internet), 13 Pages, 2022/05
The current HORIZON-2020 project on "Management and Uncertainties of Severe Accidents (MUSA)" aims at applying Uncertainty Quantification (UQ) in the modeling of Severe Accidents (SA), particularly in predicting the radiological source term of mitigated and unmitigated accident scenarios. Within its application part, the project is devoted to the uncertainty quantification of different severe accident codes when predicting the radiological source term of selected severe accident sequences of different nuclear power plant designs, e.g. PWR, VVER, and BWR. Key steps for this investigation are, (a) the selection of severe accident sequences for each reactor design, (b) the development of a reference input model for the specific design and SA-code, (c) the selection of a list of uncertain model parameters to be investigated, (d) the choice of an UQ-tool e.g. DAKOTA, SUSA, URANIE, etc., (e) the definition of the figures of merit for the UA-analysis, (f) the performance of the simulations with the SA-codes, and, (g) the statistical evaluation of the results using the capabilities, i.e. methods and tools offered by the UQ-tools. This paper describes the project status of the UQ of different SA codes for the selected SA sequences, and the technical challenges and lessons learnt from the preparatory and exploratory investigations performed.
山下 拓哉; 間所 寛; 佐藤 一憲
Journal of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science, 8(2), p.021701_1 - 021701_13, 2022/04
Understanding the final distribution of core materials and their characteristics is important for decommissioning the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (1F). Such characteristics depend on the accident progression in each unit. However, boiling water reactor accident progression involves great uncertainty. This uncertainty, which was clarified by MAAP-MELCOR Crosswalk, cannot be resolved with existing knowledge and was thus addressed in this work through core material melting and relocation (CMMR) tests. For the test bundle, ZrO pellets were installed instead of UO pellets. A plasma heating system was used for the tests. In the CMMR-4 test, useful information was obtained on the core state just before slumping. The presence of macroscopic gas permeability of the core approaching ceramic fuel melting was confirmed, and the fuel columns remained standing, suggesting that the collapse of fuel columns, which is likely in the reactor condition, would not allow effective relocation of the hottest fuel away from the bottom of the core. This information will help us comprehend core degradation in boiling water reactors, similar to those in 1F. In addition, useful information on abrasive water suspension jet (AWSJ) cutting for debris-containing boride was obtained in the process of dismantling the test bundle. When the mixing debris that contains oxide, metal, and boride material is cut, AWSJ may be repelled by the boride in the debris, which may cut unexpected parts, thus generating a large amount of waste in cutting the boride part in the targeted debris. This information will help the decommissioning of 1F.
木村 郁仁*; 山村 聡太*; 藤原 広太*; 吉田 啓之; 齋藤 慎平*; 金子 暁子*; 阿部 豊*
Nuclear Engineering and Design, 389, p.111660_1 - 111660_11, 2022/04
被引用回数：3 パーセンタイル：72.55(Nuclear Science & Technology)A new three-dimensional laser-induced fluorescent (3D-LIF) technology to obtain the hydrodynamic behavior of liquid jets in a shallow pool were developed. In this technology, firstly, a refractive index matching was applied to acquire a clear cross-sectional image. Secondly, a series of cross-sectional images was obtained by using a high-speed galvanometer scanner. Finally, to evaluate the unsteady 3D interface shape of liquid jet, a method was developed to reconstruct 3D shapes from the series of cross-sectional images obtained using the 3D-LIF method. The spatial and temporal resolutions of measurement were 4.7 
4.7 1.0 lines/mm and 25 
s, respectively. The shape of a 3D liquid jet in a liquid pool and its impingement, spreading and atomization behavior were reconstructed using the proposed method, successfully. The behaviors of atomized particles detached from the jet were obtained by applying data processing techniques. Diameters distribution and position of atomized droplets after detachment were estimated from the results.
Quaini, A.*; Goss
, S.*; Payot, F.*; Suteau, C.*; Delacroix, J.*; Saas, L.*; Gubernatis, P.*; Martin-Lopez, E.*; 山野 秀将; 高井 俊秀; et al.
Proceedings of International Conference on Fast Reactors and Related Fuel Cycles; Sustainable Clean Energy for the Future (FR22) (Internet), 10 Pages, 2022/04
CEAと原子力機構は、現在の実施体制の下で新しいサブタスク、炉心混合物質における相互作用の動力学、炉心混合物質の物性、UO-Fe-BC系の高温熱力学データ、BC-SS速度論およびBC-SS共晶材料の再配置(凍結)に関する実験的研究、SIMMERコードシステムのBC/SS共晶および動力学モデル、混合物の液相化速度をモデル化するための方法論を定義した。この論文は、以前の実施協定の下での日仏協力で得られた主要な研究開発結果と、現在の協定の下での実験的および分析的ロードマップについて説明する。
Johnson, M.*; Delacroix, J.*; Journeau, C.*; Brayer, C.*; Clavier, R.*; Montazel, A.*; Pluyette, E.*; 松場 賢一; 江村 優軌; 神山 健司
Proceedings of International Conference on Fast Reactors and Related Fuel Cycles; Sustainable Clean Energy for the Future (FR22) (Internet), 8 Pages, 2022/04
シビアアクシデントに関する日仏共同実験の一環として、ナトリウム冷却高速炉の原子炉容器内下部プレナムへ溶融燃料が流出した時の燃料-冷却材相互作用について、その解明に向けた研究を実施している。MELT施設では、ナトリウム中へ流出したキログラム単位の模擬溶融炉心物質が急冷される様子をX線で可視化することができる。現在準備中のSERUA施設では、融体と冷却材の接触境界面温度が上昇した場合の沸騰熱伝達を評価するためのデータ取得を予定している。この論文では、これらの施設を活用した実験協力の現状について紹介する。
小野田 雄一; John Arul, A.*; Klimonov, I.*; Danting, S.*
Proceedings of International Conference on Fast Reactors and Related Fuel Cycles; Sustainable Clean Energy for the Future (FR22) (Internet), 13 Pages, 2022/04
Three Work Packages were defined in this Coordinated Research Project whose objective was to estimate fission-product-transportation behavior inside the reference pool-type sodium-cooled fast reactor. This WP, WP-2, is dedicated to estimate the primary system/containment system interface source term using improved models and tools. The mass of primary sodium instantaneously ejected via leak paths onto the top shield was evaluated as a common benchmark problem which will be the input for the subsequent WP, WP-3. The exercises were carried out for a reference pool type SFR of 1250 MWth capacity with mixed oxide fuel. The accident sequence to be considered is Unprotected Loss of Flow Accident which is assumed to result in a core damage with release of radionuclides into the primary coolant and cover gas. Four organizations, NCEPU (China), IBRAE RAN (Russian Federation), IGCAR (India) and JAEA (Japan) finally participated in this WP. Reference case calculation using a common pressure history and sensitivity study were carried out. The total amount of the ejected sodium onto the top shield for reference case was in a good agreement between the participants. The results of the sensitivity study revealed that the change of the parameters regarding uncertainty bring about the change of leaked mass in the range of several tens of %.
逢坂 正彦; Gou
llo, M.*; 中島 邦久
Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 59(3), p.292 - 305, 2022/03
被引用回数：4 パーセンタイル：56.29(Nuclear Science & Technology)事故時及び長期間の2つの期間のソースタームにおけるセシウム化学について、福島第一原子力発電所(1F)事故後に行われたFP化学研究のレビューを行った。事故時についてはCsのMo, B, Siとの化学反応について、また1F固有の水相を介した長期についてはCsのコンクリートへの浸透及び燃料デブリの浸出挙動について、関連する熱力学データ整備状況とともに調べた。これらのCs化学挙動は近い将来取出し予定の燃料デブリ等1Fサンプルの分析及び評価を通して検証されるべきである。
永瀬 文久; 大友 隆; 上塚 寛*
Nuclear Technology, 208(3), p.484 - 493, 2022/03
被引用回数：0 パーセンタイル：0.01(Nuclear Science & Technology)Ag-In-Cd制御棒合金をアルゴンあるいは酸素中、1073-1673Kで60-3600s間加熱し、元素放出挙動を調べた。1123Kと1173Kの間の温度で合金の明らかな液化が起こるが、それ以下の温度では元素放出は少なかった。アルゴン中では、1173Kで3600s後に、1573Kでは60s後にほぼ全てのCdが放出されたが、AgとInの放出割合はそれぞれ3%以下及び8%以下であった。酸素中では、1573K以下でのCd放出は非常に少ないが、1673Kでは短時間に30-50%が放出された。調べた範囲では酸素中のAgとInの放出は少なかった。実験結果との比較から、従来の経験モデルはシビアアクシデント時に制御棒が破損した直後に相当する比較的低い温度範囲でCdの放出を過小評価している可能性がある。
