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Brumm, S.*; Gabrielli, F.*; Sanchez Espinoza, V.*; Stakhanova, A.*; Groudev, P.*; Petrova, P.*; Vryashkova, P.*; Ou, P.*; Zhang, W.*; Malkhasyan, A.*; et al.
Annals of Nuclear Energy, 211, p.110962_1 - 110962_16, 2025/02
被引用回数：0The completed Horizon-2020 project on "Management and Uncertainties of Severe Accidents (MUSA)" has reviewed uncertainty sources and Uncertainty Quantification methodology for the purpose of assessing Severe Accidents (SA). The key motivation of the project has been to bring the advantages of the Best Estimate Plus Uncertainty approach to the field of Severe Accident. The applications brought together a large group of participants that set out to apply uncertainty analysis (UA) within their field of SA modelling expertise, in particular reactor types, but also SA code used (ASTEC, MELCOR, etc.), uncertainty quantification tools used (DAKOTA, RAVEN, etc.), detailed accident scenarios, and in some cases SAM actions. This paper synthesizes the reactor-application work at the end of the project. Analyses of 23 partners are sorted into different categories, depending on whether their main goal is/are (i) uncertainty bands of simulation results; (ii) the understanding of dominating uncertainties in specific sub-models of the SA code; (iii) improving the understanding of specific accident scenarios, with or without the application of SAM actions; or, (iv) a demonstration of the tools used and developed, and of the capability to carry out an uncertainty analysis in the presence of the challenges faced. The partners' experiences made during the project have been evaluated and are presented as good practice recommendations. The paper ends with conclusions on the level of readiness of UA in SA modelling, on the determination of governing uncertainties, and on the analysis of SAM actions.
at temperature range 170 - 290
CLuu, V. N.; 中島 邦久
Nuclear Engineering and Design, 426, p.113402_1 - 113402_7, 2024/09
被引用回数：0 パーセンタイル：0.00(Nuclear Science & Technology)A field assessment at the Fukushima-Daiichi Nuclear Power Station revealed high radioactivity on the concrete shield plugs, which is estimated above 20 PBq for Cs-137 at units 2 and 3. This leads to significant interest in the retention of Cs on concrete during severe accidents (SA). However, the interaction of CsOH, as one of the main Cs forms released in SA, with concrete surfaces at elevated temperatures remains poorly researched. In this study, we have experimentally investigated the deposition behavior of CsOH on CaCO, which is the primary phase existing on the surface of concrete, under humid atmosphere. As a result, the chemical reaction enhanced deposition rate (N), and increased linearly with CsOH concentration (C
), as following expression: N(
g/cm
s) = v
C, where v is temperature-dependent deposition velocity as given by ln v (cm/s) = -3785.8/T + 3.766, for T in the range of 170 and 290 C. This empirical model can be integrated into severe accident codes to quantify the chemical trapping of cesium on concrete surfaces during ex-vessel release. Moreover, it can contribute to understanding the reasons behind the high dose rate on concrete shield plugs at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear power stations and aid in developing effective decommissioning practices for concrete structures.
Li, N.*; Sun, Y.*; 中島 邦久; 黒崎 健*
Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 61(3), p.343 - 353, 2024/03
被引用回数：0 パーセンタイル：0.00(Nuclear Science & Technology)福島原子力発電所(1F)事故では、表面積の大きなステンレス鋼(SS304)製の気水分離器や蒸気乾燥器にセシウムが大量に残っている可能性がある。そして、1F廃止措置においてこのようなCsは、放射性粉塵を生成する可能性があるため、安全上問題になることが予想される。しかし、水酸化セシウム(CsOH)の化学吸着により生成した酸化被膜の付着強度については、まだ、明らかになっていない。本研究では、CsOHによる化学吸着がどの程度酸化被膜の付着強度に影響するかスクラッチ試験機を用いて調査した。その結果、CsOHの化学吸着により酸化被膜の付着強度は低下したが、剥離させることはできなかった。
佐藤 一憲; 吉川 信治; 山下 拓哉; 下村 健太; Cibula, M.*; 溝上 伸也*
Nuclear Engineering and Design, 414, p.112574_1 - 112574_20, 2023/12
Based on the updated knowledge from plant-internal investigations, experiments and computer-model simulations until now, the in-vessel phase of Fukushima-Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Unit 3 was analyzed using the MAAP code. In Unit 3, it is considered that ca. 40 percent of UO
fuel was molten when core materials relocated to the lower plenum of the reactor pressure vessel. Initially relocated molten materials would have been fragmented by mixing with liquid water, while solid materials would have relocated later on. With this two-step relocation, debris in the lower plenum seems to have been permeable for coolant, thus debris seems to have been once cooled down effectively. Although the present MAAP analysis seems to slightly underestimate core-material oxidation during the relocation period, this probable underestimation was compensated for by an existing study that was considered more reliable, so that more realistic debris conditions in the lower plenum could be obtained. Probable debris reheat-up behavior was evaluated based on interpretation of the pressure data. This evaluation predicted that the fuel debris in the lower plenum was basically in solid-phase at the time when it relocated to the pedestal. With this study, basic validity of the former prediction of the Unit 3 accident progression behavior was confirmed, and detailed boundary conditions for future studies addressing the later phases were provided.
勝村 庸介*; 高木 純一*; 細見 憲治*; 宮原 直哉*; 駒 義和; 井元 純平; 唐澤 英年; 三輪 周平; 塩津 弘之; 日高 昭秀*; et al.
日本原子力学会誌ATOMO
, 65(11), p.674 - 679, 2023/11
本委員会では、東京電力ホールディングス株式会社(東電)福島第一原子力発電所(1F)事故後の 核分裂生成物(FP)挙動を予測可能な技術に高めて廃炉作業に貢献することと、1F事故進展事象の把握で得られた情報をソースターム(ST)の予測技術の向上に反映させ、原子炉安全の一層の向上に繋げることを目標とした活動を実施している。この2年間では、これまでの12年間の1F実機調査や1F関連研究で得られた情報を調査し、1F廃炉における燃料デブリやFP挙動の予測、及びST予測精度向上に必要な課題として「FPの量・物質収支と化学形態」「サンプリング目的とデータ活用」「環境への移行経路」を摘出した。今後、これらの課題の解決に向けた道筋の議論を進める。
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：5 パーセンタイル：91.93(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.
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
JAEA-Data-Code-2021-022.pdf:1.41MBJAEA-Data-Code-2021-022(errata).pdf:0.17MB
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。
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：1 パーセンタイル：19.69(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.
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：52.93(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.
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：6 パーセンタイル：63.12(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。
吉田 尚生; 大野 卓也; 吉田 涼一朗; 天野 祐希; 阿部 仁
JAEA-Research 2021-011, 12 Pages, 2022/01
JAEA-Research-2021-011.pdf:1.49MB
再処理施設における高レベル濃縮廃液の蒸発乾固事故について、ルテニウム(Ru)の挙動が着目されている。Ruは四酸化ルテニウム(RuO)のような揮発性の化学種を形成し、硝酸、水または窒素酸化物を含む共存ガスと共に施設外へ放出される可能性があるためである。本研究では、蒸発乾固事故に対する安全性評価に資することを目的として、事故時の蒸気凝縮を模擬した、水溶液に対する気体状RuOの液相への移行挙動を実験的に測定した。その結果、RuOのガス吸収は液相中の亜硝酸(HNO)濃度の増加により促進されたことから、化学吸収を伴う物質移動であることが示唆された。HNOを用いない対照実験では、温度が低いほど液相中のRu吸収率は大であったのに対し、HNOを用いた実験では、温度が高いほどRu吸収率が高かった。これは化学吸収に関与する化学反応が高温で活性化されたためであると考察される。
Pellegrini, M.*; 内藤 正則*; 三輪 周平
2022年度連携重点研究成果報告書(インターネット), 7 Pages, 2022/00
本共同研究では、東京電力福島原子力発電所(1F)事故を受けて明らかとなった不確かさが大きいと考えられる核分裂生成物(FP)移行挙動を対象として検証、妥当性確認と不確かさ定量化(VVUQ)手法を検討し、CFDコードを利用したシビアアクシデント(SA)総合解析コードの改良とその不確かさの定量化方法の具体化に繋げる。2022年度は、FP移行挙動、特に1F事故を受けて明らかとなった不確かさが大きいと考えられるセシウムと構造材料との反応とプールスクラビング挙動等を対象として、複雑な条件における挙動を解析できるようにFP移行挙動評価技術の高度化として、SA総合解析コードに新たなモデルを導入し、今後の改良に向けた課題を抽出した。
Rizaal, M.; 三輪 周平; 鈴木 恵理子; 井元 純平; 逢坂 正彦; Goullo, M.*
ACS Omega (Internet), 6(48), p.32695 - 32708, 2021/12
被引用回数：2 パーセンタイル：11.15(Chemistry, Multidisciplinary)This paper presents our investigation on cesium and iodine compounds revaporization from cesium iodide (CsI) deposits on the surface of stainless steel type 304L, which were initiated by boron and/or steam flow. A dedicated basic experimental facility with a thermal gradient tube (TGT) was used for simulating the phenomena. The number of deposits, the formed chemical compounds, and elemental distribution were analyzed from samples located at temperature range 1000-400 K. In the absence of boron in the gas flow, it was found that the initial deposited CsI at 850 K could be directly re-vaporized as CsI vapor/aerosol or reacted with the carrier gas and stainless steel (CrO layer) to form CsCrO on the former deposited surface. The latter mechanism consequently gave a release of gaseous iodine that was accumulated downstream. After introducing boron to the steam flow, a severe revaporization of iodine deposit at 850 K occurred (more than 70% initial deposit). This was found as a result of the formation of two kinds of cesium borates (CsBO
5HO and CsB
O
4HO) which contributed to a large release of gaseous iodine that was capable of reaching outlet of TGT (
400 K). In the case of nuclear severe accident, our study have demonstrated that gaseous iodine could be expected to increase in the colder region of a reactor after late release of boron or a subsequent steam flow after refloods of the reactor, thus posing its near-term risk once leaked to the environment.
三輪 周平; 宮原 直哉*; 中島 邦久; 井元 純平; 鈴木 恵理子
日本原子力学会誌ATOMO, 63(12), p.825 - 829, 2021/12
沸騰水型原子炉のシビアアクシデント時において、制御材ホウ素は、被ばく低減等の観点で重要なセシウム等の化学挙動や移行挙動に大きな影響を与えることが示唆されており、環境放出量や炉内分布の予測に内在する大きな不確かさの要因であった。そこで、シビアアクシデント解析で考慮すべき重要な化学挙動を解明するため、炉内移行時の化学挙動評価を可能とする装置を開発して、セシウムの化学挙動を評価した。その結果を基に、シビアアクシデント解析コードで化学挙動を評価できるように化学反応解析の基盤となるデータセットやモデルから構成されるデータベースECUMEを整備した。
Sahboun, N. F.; 松本 俊慶; 岩澤 譲; 杉山 智之
Proceedings of Asian Symposium on Risk Assessment and Management 2021 (ASRAM 2021) (Internet), 15 Pages, 2021/10
The accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station triggered reevaluation and necessary enhancement of the accident countermeasures and safety regulations worldwide. Such actions are based on the present knowledge and evaluation techniques of the important phenomena anticipated to occur in a severe accident. The present study focused on the under-water melt spreading behavior and aimed at a formulation to predict the final geometry of the solidified melt on the floor of the containment vessel. The formulation, based on the author's previous study of the dry spreading of molten metal, considers the thermal and fluid properties of the melt, so the gap between the core and simulant materials could be filled by using adequate properties. In addition, the formulation was extended to the wet condition by considering the film boiling heat transfer at the upper side of the spreading melt. The improved formula was applied to the PULiMS experiments conducted by the Swedish Royal Institute of Technology with a simulant oxide material under wet conditions. The predicted final spreading area and thickness were in agreement with the experimental results within a twenty percent error.
佐藤 一憲; 荒井 雄太*; 吉川 信治
Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 58(4), p.434 - 460, 2021/04
被引用回数：7 パーセンタイル：69.06(Nuclear Science & Technology)The vapor formation within the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) is regarded to represent heat removal from core materials to the coolant, while the hydrogen generation within the RPV is regarded to represent heat generation by metal oxidation. Based on this understanding, the history of the vapor/hydrogen generation in the in-vessel phase of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Unit 3 was evaluated based on the comparison of the observed pressure data and the GOTHIC code analysis results. The resultant vapor/hydrogen generation histories were then converted to heat removal by coolant and heat generation by oxidation. The effects of the decay power and the heat transfer to the structures on the core material energy were also evaluated. The core materials are suggested to be significantly cooled by water within the RPV, especially when the core materials are relocated to the lower plenum.
Pellegrini, M.*; 内藤 正則*; 三輪 周平
2021年度連携重点研究成果報告書(インターネット), 6 Pages, 2021/00
本共同研究では、東京電力福島原子力発電所(1F)事故を受けて明らかとなった不確かさが大きいと考えられる核分裂生成物(FP)移行挙動を対象として検証、妥当性確認と不確かさ定量化(VVUQ)手法を検討し、CFDコードを利用したシビアアクシデント(SA)総合解析コードの改良とその不確かさの定量化方法の具体化に繋げる。このため、2021年度は、1F事故解析の国内外のレビューをもとに課題を抽出し、今後必要となる研究開発方針を策定した。また、プールスクラビングを対象にVVUQ手法の検討に必要な実験装置やCFDコードの整備を進め、ランダムガウス場によるVVUQ手法の適用性を確認した。
Wang, Z.; Duan, G.*; 越塚 誠一*; 山路 哲史*
Nuclear Power Plant Design and Analysis Codes, p.439 - 461, 2021/00
The Moving Particle Semi-implicit (MPS) method is one kind of particles methods which are based on Lagrangian approach. It has been developed to analyze complex thermal-hydraulic problems, including those in nuclear engineering. Since meshes are no longer used, large deformation of free surfaces or interfaces can be simulated without the problems of mesh distortion. This approach is effective in solving multiphase fluid dynamics which is subject to complex motion of free surfaces or interfaces. Since its development, MPS method has been extensively utilized for wide range of applications in nuclear engineering. In this chapter, the basic theory of the MPS method is firstly explained. Then, some examples of its application in nuclear engineering, including bubble dynamic, vapor explosion, jet breakup, multiphase flow instability, in-vessel phenomenon, molten spreading, molten core concrete interaction (MCCI) and flooding, are presented.
