JOPSS - Search Results

JAEA Reports

Development of the Sintering Solidification Method for Spent Zeolite to Long-term Stabilization (Contract research); FY2019 Nuclear Energy Science & Technology and Human Resource Development Project

Collaborative Laboratories for Advanced Decommissioning Science; Shibaura Institute of Technology*

JAEA-Review 2020-049, 78 Pages, 2021/01

JAEA-Review-2020-049.pdf:5.85MB

JAEA/CLADS had been conducting the Nuclear Energy Science & Technology and Human Resource Development Project. Among the adopted proposals in FY2018, this report summarizes the research results of the "Development of the Sintering Solidification Method for Spent Zeolite to Long-term Stabilization" conducted in FY2019.

JAEA Reports

Development of the sintering solidification method for spent zeolite to long-term stabilization (Contract research); FY2018 Center of World Intelligence Project for Nuclear Science/Technology and Human Resource Development

Collaborative Laboratories for Advanced Decommissioning Science; Shibaura Institute of Technology*

JAEA-Review 2019-028, 71 Pages, 2020/03

JAEA-Review-2019-028.pdf:6.46MB

JAEA/CLADS, had been conducting the Center of World Intelligence Project for Nuclear Science/Technology and Human Resource Development (hereafter referred to "the Project") in FY2018. Among the adopted proposals in FY2018, this report summarizes the research results of the "Development of the Sintering Solidification Method for Spent Zeolite to Long-term Stabilization". The present study aims to develop the sintering solidification method for zeolites (spent zeolites) that adsorbs continuously generated radionuclides such as cesium. The sintering solidification method is able to stabilize adsorbed radionuclides such as cesium in zeolites by adding a glass as a binder to spent zeolite and sintered it. It is expected that the sintering solidification method is significantly reduce the volume of the solidified body compare with the glass solidification method and to form a stable solidified body equivalent to the calcination solidification method. In this project, we planned to select a glass suitable for the sintering solidification method and optimize the sintering temperature, etc. using non-radioactive nuclides (cold tests), and verify it by using radioactive nuclides (hot tests). In FY2018, we investigated the thermal properties of candidate glasses for binder and the effect of heating atmosphere on the sintering solidification method. Irradiated fuel for preparing simulated contaminated water containing radionuclides was selected and the condition of it was observed. In addition, we surveyed existing research results and latest research trends about solidification of zeolite, calcination solidification and so on.

Journal Articles

Study of SiC-matrix fuel element for HTGR

Mizuta, Naoki; Aoki, Takeshi; Ueta, Shohei; Ohashi, Hirofumi; Yan, X.

Proceedings of 27th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering (ICONE-27) (Internet), 5 Pages, 2019/05

Enhancement of safety and cooling performance of fuel elements are desired for a commercial High Temperature Gas-cooled Reactor (HTGR). Applying sleeveless fuel elements and dual side directly cooling structures with oxidation resistant SiC-matrix fuel compact has a possibility of improving safety and cooling performance at the pin-in-block type HTGR. The irradiated effective thermal conductivity of a fuel compact is an important physical property for core thermal design of the pin-in-block type HTGR. In order to discuss the irradiated effective thermal conductivity of the SiC-matrix fuel compact which could improve the cooling performance of the reactor, the maximum fuel temperature during normal operation of the pin-in-block type HTGR with dual side directly cooling structures are analytically evaluated. From these results, the desired irradiated thermal conductivity of SiC matrix are discussed. In addition, the suitable fabrication method of SiC-matrix fuel compact is examined from viewpoints of the sintering temperature, the purity and the mass productivity.

Journal Articles

Synthesis and characterization of CeO $_{2}$ -based simulated fuel containing CsI

Takamatsu, Yuki*; Ishii, Hiroto*; Oishi, Yuji*; Muta, Hiroaki*; Yamanaka, Shinsuke*; Suzuki, Eriko; Nakajima, Kunihisa; Miwa, Shuhei; Osaka, Masahiko; Kurosaki, Ken*

Nihon Genshiryoku Gakkai Wabun Rombunshi, 17(3/4), p.106 - 110, 2018/12

https://doi.org/10.3327/taesj.J17.025

In order to establish the synthesis method of simulated fuel contacting Cesium (Cs) which is required for the evaluation of physical/chemical characteristics in fuel and release behavior of Cs, sintering tests of the cerium dioxide (CeO $_{2}$ ) based simulated fuels containing Cesium iodide (CsI) are performed by using spark plasma sintering (SPS) method. The sintered CeO $_{2}$ pellets with homogeneous distribution of several micro meter of CsI spherical precipitates were successfully obtained by optimizing SPS conditions.

Journal Articles

Effect of a raw material powder on sintered CeO $_{2}$ pellets by 28 GHz microwave irradiation

Akashi, Masatoshi; Matsumoto, Taku; Kato, Masato

Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, 118, p.1391 - 1394, 2018/06

In this study, CeO $_{2}$ pellet sintering by irradiating microwave at a frequency of 28 GHz was carried out to investigate the effect of particle diameter of raw powder on the density of sintered pellet. The highest bulk density is 94.2 %T.D. under the condition of 30 min holding at 1473 K. The bulk density decreases with increasing the particle diameter of used raw powder. On the other hand, all of the apparent density of sintered pellet is more than 93.5 %T.D.. The difference between the bulk density and the apparent density is caused by the difference of open porosity for each sample pellet. It seems that the high density sintered pellets with porous structure are obtained because sample pellet is heated internally and uniformly in microwave sintering.

Journal Articles

Sintering behavior of (U,Ce)O $_{2}$ and (U,Pu)O $_{2}$

Nakamichi, Shinya; Hiroka, Shun; Sunaoshi, Takeo*; Kato, Masato; Nelson, A.*; McClellan, K.*

Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, 113(1), p.617 - 618, 2015/10

Cerium dioxide has been used as a surrogate material for plutonium dioxide. Dorr et al reported the use of hyper-stoichiometric conditions causes the start of shrinkage of (U,Ce)O $_{2}$ at low temperature compared with the sintering in reducing atmosphere. However, the precise stoichiometry of the samples investigated was not controlled or otherwise monitored, preventing any quantitative conclusions regarding the similarities or differences between (U,Ce)O $_{2}$ and (U,Pu)O $_{2}$ . The motivation for the present work is therefore to compare the sintering behavior of MOX and the (U,Ce)O $_{2}$ MOX surrogates under controlled atmospheres to assess the role of oxygen defects on densification in both systems.

Journal Articles

Fabrication and electrochemical behavior of nitride fuel for future applications

Arai, Yasuo; Minato, Kazuo

Journal of Nuclear Materials, 344(1-3), p.180 - 185, 2005/09

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2005.04.039

Times Cited Count：22 Percentile：82.13(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)

no abstracts in English

JAEA Reports

Preliminary joining experiment of alumina pipes by using ceramics sleeve

Abe, Tetsuya; Hiroki, Seiji; Tanzawa, Sadamitsu; Kosaku, Yasuo; Takauchi, Hisao*; Yamakawa, Akira*

JAERI-Research 2001-029, 13 Pages, 2001/05

JAERI-Research-2001-029.pdf:3.39MB

no abstracts in English

Journal Articles

Preparation of high density(Th,U)O $_{2}$ pellets by sol-gel microsphere pelletization and 1300 $^{circ}$ C air sintering

; Takahashi, Yoshihisa

Journal of Nuclear Materials, 217, p.127 - 137, 1994/00

https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-3115(94)90312-3

Times Cited Count：10 Percentile：67.24(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)

no abstracts in English

JAEA Reports

Fabrication of sintered Li $_{2}$ O thin wall tube specimens for irradiation in BEATRIX-II, phase 2

; Watanabe, H.

JAERI-M 91-082, 41 Pages, 1991/05

JAERI-M-91-082.pdf:3.42MB

no abstracts in English

JAEA Reports

Preparations of high density (Th,U)O $_{2}$ pellets

Akabori, Mitsuo; Ikawa, Katsuichi

JAERI-M 86-100, 29 Pages, 1986/07

JAERI-M-86-100.pdf:1.28MB

no abstracts in English

JAEA Reports

Preparatio of uranium carbide pellets

; ; Abe, Jiro; ; ;

JAERI-M 7601, 36 Pages, 1978/03

JAERI-M-7601.pdf:1.95MB

no abstracts in English

JAEA Reports

Sintering of Lithium Oxide (Li $_{2}$ O)

;

JAERI-M 7518, 14 Pages, 1978/02

JAERI-M-7518.pdf:0.59MB

no abstracts in English

Oral presentation

Recent progress on granulation technologies and characterization of advanced fusion functional materials

Kim, Jae-Hwan; Nakamichi, Masaru

no journal, ,

Oral presentation

Sintering experiments of Dy $_{0.3}$ Zr $_{0.7}$ N under a variety of milling conditions

Takaki, Seiya; Harada, Makoto; Takano, Masahide

no journal, ,

It is necessary to control the pellet densities for the purpose of securing margin against swelling for nitride fuel for transmutation of minor actinide (MA). Appropriate polymer particles will be applied as a pore former in order to decrease the density. This study aimed to investigate the influence of various milling parameters on the densities of sintered Dy $_{0.3}$ Zr $_{0.7}$ N solid solution as surrogate nitride fuel in order to obtain fundamental knowledge for controlling sintered density with pore former. The sintered pellet densities are studied under various milling time (from 10 to 150 min) and employing either tungsten carbide (WC) or silicon nitride (Si $_{3}$ N $_{4}$ ) milling cup and balls. The measurement of specific surface area clarifies that finer powder can be obtained with WC. However, the achieved densities of the sintered pellets, as a function of specific surface area of the milled powder, show that the denser pellets can be obtained with Si $_{3}$ N $_{4}$ in spite of the smaller specific surface area. These results suggest that the distortion in the powder particles influences the behaviour of grain growth during the sintering.

Presentation/Publication Type

Journal/Book Title

Meeting title

First Author

Keyword

Language

Publication Year

Held year of conference

Development of the Sintering Solidification Method for Spent Zeolite to Long-term Stabilization (Contract research); FY2019 Nuclear Energy Science & Technology and Human Resource Development Project

Development of the sintering solidification method for spent zeolite to long-term stabilization (Contract research); FY2018 Center of World Intelligence Project for Nuclear Science/Technology and Human Resource Development

Study of SiC-matrix fuel element for HTGR

Synthesis and characterization of CeO $_{2}$ -based simulated fuel containing CsI

Effect of a raw material powder on sintered CeO $_{2}$ pellets by 28 GHz microwave irradiation

Sintering behavior of (U,Ce)O $_{2}$ and (U,Pu)O $_{2}$

Fabrication and electrochemical behavior of nitride fuel for future applications

Preliminary joining experiment of alumina pipes by using ceramics sleeve

Preparation of high density(Th,U)O $_{2}$ pellets by sol-gel microsphere pelletization and 1300 $^{circ}$ C air sintering

Fabrication of sintered Li $_{2}$ O thin wall tube specimens for irradiation in BEATRIX-II, phase 2

Preparations of high density (Th,U)O $_{2}$ pellets

Preparatio of uranium carbide pellets

Sintering of Lithium Oxide (Li $_{2}$ O)

Recent progress on granulation technologies and characterization of advanced fusion functional materials

Sintering experiments of Dy $_{0.3}$ Zr $_{0.7}$ N under a variety of milling conditions