Irradiation performance of sodium-bonded control rod for the fast breeder reactor

Sasaki, Shinji; Maeda, Koji; Furuya, Hirotaka*

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 55(3), p.276 - 282, 2018/03

https://doi.org/10.1080/00223131.2017.1394229

Development of in situ stress estimation method based on the measured convergence and geological observations

Kamemura, Katsumi*; Aoyagi, Kazuhei; Nago, Makito*; Sugawara, Kentaro*

Dai-45-Kai Gamban Rikigaku Ni Kansuru Shimpojiumu Koenshu (CD-ROM), p.43 - 48, 2018/01

In situ stress state is very important for the design of deep underground facility of high-level radioactive waste disposal repository. This study establishes a practical and effective method for estimating in situ stress state based on the measured convergence and detailed geological observations during gallery excavation. The convergence was measured in various directions of the loop gallery at 350m depth of the Horonobe URL; this allows determination of the stress state corresponding to the rock mass behavior in 120m 200m area. In situ stress state estimated by the back analysis considering existing faults and fractures showed a good agreement with that of estimated from hydraulic fracturing method.

An Evaluation of the long-term stagnancy of porewater in the neogene sedimentary rocks in northern Japan

Nakata, Kotaro*; Hasegawa, Takuma*; Oyama, Takahiro*; Ishii, Eiichi; Miyakawa, Kazuya; Sasamoto, Hiroshi

Geofluids, 2018, p.7823195_1 - 7823195_21, 2018/01

https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/7823195

A groundwater scenario is one of the scenario for safety assessment of geological disposal of high-level radioactive waste. In the safety assessment for groundwater scenario, the slow groundwater flow for a long-term should be an important factor. In the present study, study on stability of groundwater in the Koetoi and Wakkanai formations of Neogene marine based sedimentary rock at the Horonobe area, Hokkaido was performed by investigating the isotopes of chlorine and helium, and the stable isotopes of water. As the results, the stability of groundwater in deeper part of the Wakkanai formation was suggested due to no direct evidence of meteoric water intrusion during the uplift since ca. 1 Ma. Contrary, the groundwater both in the Koetoi formation and the upper Wakkanai formation would be unstable because the meteoric water intrusion was suggested by paleohydrogeological condition and the results of groundwater dating. Likely the Horonobe area, the accurate dating of groundwater would be difficult due to the complex effects of upward and mixing water derived from diagenesis in the thick sediment formation. However, a comparative procedure using both the results of groundwater dating and paleohydrogeological information would be useful for general evaluation of groundwater flow conditions for the long-term (i.e., check the possibility for long-term stability of groundwater).

Ecological and genomic profiling of anaerobic methane-oxidizing archaea in a deep granitic environment

Ino, Kohei*; Hernsdorf, A. W.*; Konno, Yuta*; Kozuka, Mariko*; Yanagawa, Katsunori*; Kato, Shingo*; Sunamura, Michinari*; Hirota, Akinari*; Togo, Yoko*; Ito, Kazumasa*; et al.

ISME Journal, 12(1), p.31 - 47, 2018/01

https://doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2017.140

In this study, we found the dominance ofanaerobic methane-oxidizing archaea in groundwater enriched in sulfate and methane from a 300-m deep underground borehole in granitic rock.

Thermal behavior of sodium hydroxide-structural concrete composition of sodium-cooled fast reactor

Kikuchi, Shin; Koga, Nobuyoshi*

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 131(1), p.301 - 308, 2018/01

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-017-6236-1

Under postulated accidental condition of sodium-cooled fast reactor (SFR), liquid sodium spill into the floor may lead to fail the steel liner resulting in sodium-concrete reaction (SCR). In this study, the sodium hydroxide (NaOH)-silica (SiO) reaction as one of possible secondary stage reactions was investigated for safety assessment of SFR. Thermal behavior of NaOH-SiO reaction such as reaction onset was determined using a differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). As a result of DSC measurement, it was revealed that NaOH-SiO reaction occurs as rapid reaction right after NaOH melting at 583 K. Therefore, it was expected that NaOH-SiO reaction is dominant in the time frame of secondary stage of SCR if significant amount of NaOH has been generated during the initial stage reaction.

Computational modeling of the behavior of nuclear materials, 3; Combined analysis with first-principles calculations and fracture mechanics experiment on intergranular fracture

Yamaguchi, Masatake

Nihon Genshiryoku Gakkai-Shi ATOMO, 60(1), p.30 - 34, 2018/01

no abstracts in English

Current state of atmospheric and oceanic environmental researches on the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident; What is known about/from the accident

Aoyama, Michio*; Yamazawa, Hiromi*; Nagai, Haruyasu

Nihon Genshiryoku Gakkai-Shi ATOMO, 60(1), p.46 - 50, 2018/01

no abstracts in English

Electron heat diffusivity in radially-bounded ergodic region of toroidal plasma

Kanno, Ryutaro*; Nunami, Masanori*; Satake, Shinsuke*; Matsuoka, Seikichi; Takamaru, Hisanori*

Nuclear Fusion, 58(1), p.016033_1 - 016033_7, 2018/01

https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-4326/aa94ed

The electron heat transport in a torus plasma which involves a radially-bounded ergodic region, where flux surfaces are partially destroyed by perturbative magnetic fields, is studied. In this paper, we have demonstrated that the radial heat conduction by the particles' parallel motion is reduced by trapped particles.

Correction factors for attenuation and scattering of the wall of a cylindrical ionization chamber in the 6-7 MeV high-energy photon reference field

Kowatari, Munehiko; Zutz, H.*; Hupe, O.*

Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 178(1), p.48 - 56, 2018/01

https://doi.org/10.1093/rpd/ncx073

In high energy photon reference fields the value of the air kerma rate is determined by using ionization chambers. From the charge collected inside the ionization chamber the dose can be calculated using a set of calibration and correction factors according to ISO 4037-2. A crucial parameter is the correction for the attenuation and scattering of the primary radiation due to the chamber wall. This parameter can be determined using Monte Carlo calculations. The evaluation of the factor was performed for a commercially available ionization chamber of the type Victoreen 550-3 under different build-up conditions. The results were verified by measurements in the R-F high energy photon fields according to ISO 4037-1 at the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA).

Improvement of atmospheric dispersion simulation using an advanced meteorological data assimilation method to reconstruct the spatiotemporal distribution of radioactive materials released during the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station accident

Kadowaki, Masanao; Nagai, Haruyasu; Terada, Hiroaki; Katata, Genki*; Akari, Shusaku*

Energy Procedia, 131, p.208 - 215, 2017/12

BB2016-0128.pdf:1.61MB

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.09.465

When radioactive materials are released into the atmosphere due to nuclear accidents, numerical simulations that can reproduce temporal and spatial distribution of radioactive materials are useful to provide the information for emergency responses and radiological dose assessment. In this study, we attempt to improve the atmospheric dispersion simulation using an advanced meteorological data assimilation method and reconstruct the spatiotemporal distribution of radioactive materials released due to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (FDNPS) accident. The atmospheric dispersion simulations were carried out by the Lagrangian particle dispersion model GEARN developed by Japan Atomic Energy Agency. To obtain meteorological fields for GEARN calculation, we used the Weather Research and Forecasting model WRF with meteorological data assimilation using four-dimensional variational method (4D-Var). GEARN calculations of the surface deposition and air concentration of radionuclides were compared with measurements. In the area close to FDNPS, the spatial distribution of the deposition of Cs-137 and I-131 simulated by GEARN agreed with the measured one. The accuracy of modeled deposition in northwest and south directions from FDNPS was particularly improved. This results were mainly attributed to the better reproducibility of wind field by using the meteorological data assimilation with 4D-Var. The improvement of the accuracy of modeled deposition distribution of Cs-137 in the East Japan area was also apparent under the meteorological fields modified by 4D-Var. The information of atmospheric dispersion processes reconstructed in this study is used for updating the existing assessment of radiological dose resulting from the FDNPS accident based on atmospheric simulations by our previous studies. It can also provide useful suggestions to make emergency response plans for nuclear facilities in Japan.

Adsorption of platinum-group metals and molybdenum onto aluminum ferrocyanide in spent fuel solution

Onishi, Takashi; Sekioka, Ken*; Suto, Mitsuo*; Tanaka, Kosuke; Koyama, Shinichi; Inaba, Yusuke*; Takahashi, Hideharu*; Harigai, Miki*; Takeshita, Kenji*

Energy Procedia, 131, p.151 - 156, 2017/12

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.09.421

no abstracts in English

Use of carbon and graphite materials in high temperature gas-cooled reactors, Structural design issues on carbon and graphite materials for nuclear reactors, Application of C/C composite materials to nuclear field

Ishihara, Masahiro

Genshiryokuyo Tanso, Kokuen Zairyo; Kiso To Oyo, p.10  - 18, 2017/12

Books summarizing the basic contents of nuclear carbon and graphite materials are seen in overseas, however, there is no book describing the whole aspect of the materials in Japan. Therefore, we describe fundamental matters on the materials in a wide range from basic to application. Here, we include also technical information necessary for structural design and structural integrity evaluation of the materials used in the graphite-moderated high temperature helium gas-cooled reactor. This is an introduction useful for students and graduate students, researchers and engineers, and experts who want to learn the whole issues of the materials for high temperature gas-cooled reactor.

Development of a bump cathode element for two-dimensional neutron detection

To, Kentaro; Nakamura, Tatsuya; Sakasai, Kaoru; Yamagishi, Hideshi*

Journal of Instrumentation (Internet), 12(12), p.C12011_1 - C12011_8, 2017/12

https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/12/12/C12011

A neutron-detection element using circular cathode bumps was developed for two-dimensional neutron measurement, and an irradiation experiment was performed using a Cf neutron source. The element has triangularly arranged small-sized circular cathode bumps, and the bumps are linked together in the x- and y-directions for the detection of incident neutrons. The element was arranged in the pressure vessel with a fill gas of composition He/(15%)CF at 0.7 MPa. The detector system using bump cathode element exhibited a two-dimensional uniformity with a response of 10.1%. The average intrinsic spatial resolution was 1.89 mm full width at half maximum in the sensitive region, calculated by taking into account the track lengths of the secondary particles.

Thermal desorption characteristics of several charge stripper carbon films for J-PARC RCS

Kamiya, Junichiro; Kinsho, Michikazu; Yamazaki, Yoshio; Yoshimoto, Masahiro; Yanagibashi, Toru*

Journal of the Vacuum Society of Japan, 60(12), p.484 - 489, 2017/12

https://doi.org/10.3131/jvsj2.60.484

Multi-turn H charge exchange injection is employed as a beam injection method in the 3-GeV RCS (Rapid cycling synchrotron) at J-PARC (Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex). In this method, injection H beam is put on the same orbit as already circulating proton (H) beam in a dipole magnetic field due to the opposite curvature of the injected and circulating beams. In the straight section, where the two beams coincide with each other, both beams are passed through a thin foil, which strips two weakly bound electrons off each H ion, forming an intense beam of protons. The thin foil, which is mostly made of carbon, would be the source of the outgassing, especially when its temperature rises due to the beam hitting. Therefore it is important to estimate the amount and components of the outgassing from the charge stripping foil. In this paper, we will report the thermal desorption measurement results for the several foil, which is used as the charge stripping foil in the RCS.

Chemical state analysis of rhodium in simulated waste glass by synchrotron-radiation-based XAFS and imaging XAFS techniques

Okamoto, Yoshihiro; Nagai, Takayuki; Shiwaku, Hideaki; Inose, Takehiko*; Sato, Seiichi*

Nihon Genshiryoku Gakkai Wabun Rombunshi, 16(4), p.180 - 190, 2017/12

https://doi.org/10.3327/taesj.J16.024

X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) and imaging XAFS analyses were performed to elucidate chemical state of rhodium in the simulated waste glass. The chemical forms of Rh in the glass were evaluated to be 84% RhO and 16% metal/alloy as the result of linear combination analysis of EXAFS data. According to the imaging XAFS analysis, the chemical form of Rh which was located together with Ru was mainly oxide (RhO). It suggests that stable (Ru,Rh)O solid solution exists in the simulated glass. On the other hand, that of Rh of which distribution did not accord with Ru in the glass was mainly metallic. In the case of metallic Rh in the glass, it tended to become an aggregation form. It can be concluded that the chemical state of Rh was much affected by the existence and distribution of Ru element.

Four-dimensional Langevin approach to low-energy nuclear fission of U

Ishizuka, Chikako*; Usang, M. D.*; Ivanyuk, F. A.*; Maruhn, J. A.*; Nishio, Katsuhisa; Chiba, Satoshi

Physical Review C, 96(6), p.064616_1 - 064616_9, 2017/12

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.96.064616

Effect due to RF discharge from a high intensity H ion source upon the extracted beam

Shinto, Katsuhiro; Shibata, Takanori*; Wada, Motoi*

Proceedings of 14th Annual Meeting of Particle Accelerator Society of Japan (Internet), p.648 - 650, 2017/12

http://www.pasj.jp/web_publish/pasj2017/proceedings/PDF/TUP1/TUP105.pdf

In J-PARC, peak H current of several tens mA is extracted from an ion source driven by a solid-state rf amplifier with the frequency of 2 MHz for production of a cesiated hydrogen plasma. In case of the rf-driven ion source for producing the high-intensity H current, the plasma density in the source chamber is so high that the ion sheath around the beam extraction area can follow the rf oscillation. The H beam current fluctuation as large as approximately 1 mA was observed at the average beam current of 44 mA measured by a Faraday cup installed downstream of the ion source. The beam exhibited some fluctuation to the transverse motion as well. To further clarify this high frequency oscillation of the beam extraction sheath, we propose a measurement system using a time-resolved and highly sensitive emittance monitor in order to observe the real-time beam fluctuation in the phase space.

Development of a vector rf voltage control system for the J-PARC RCS

Tamura, Fumihiko; Sugiyama, Yasuyuki*; Yoshii, Masahito*; Omori, Chihiro*; Yamamoto, Masanobu; Shimada, Taihei; Hasegawa, Katsushi*; Hara, Keigo*; Furusawa, Masashi*

Proceedings of 14th Annual Meeting of Particle Accelerator Society of Japan (Internet), p.241 - 245, 2017/12

http://www.pasj.jp/web_publish/pasj2017/proceedings/PDF/THOL/THOL16.pdf

Beam loading compensation in magnetic alloy (MA) cavities is necessary to accelerate high intensity proton beams in the J-PARC 3GeV rapid cycling synchrotron (RCS). Because of its wide frequency response, wake voltages in the cavity by the beam contain multiharmonic components and the beam loading compensation must be multiharmonics. The J-PARC RCS utilize the multiharmonic rf feedforward system for the beam loading compensation. Although the performance of the feedforward is good, we have found some limitations of performance due to the open loop configuration of the feedforward system. For the next generation LLRF control system for the RCS, we consider to employ vector rf control in addition to the feedforward for beam loading compensation. We developed a prototype of the vector rf control. The system details, commissioning methodology, and preliminary beam test results are presented.

Interlocked events of beam loss monitors at the J-PARC linac

Hayashi, Naoki; Kikuzawa, Nobuhiro; Miura, Akihiko; Futatsukawa, Kenta*; Miyao, Tomoaki*

Proceedings of 14th Annual Meeting of Particle Accelerator Society of Japan (Internet), p.540 - 544, 2017/12

http://www.pasj.jp/web_publish/pasj2017/proceedings/PDF/TUP0/TUP077.pdf

The J-PARC linac operation is stable, however, the numbers of interlocked events due to single beam loss monitor (BLMP) is increasing. Recently, the counts is comparable to the number of RFQ trip, and a measure has been required for improvement of the operation efficiency. Thus, every event data has been analyzed and classified into three categories. It is found that there are characteristic signal or pattern of BLMP for every categories. Although the linac BLMP detector is standard, its setting parameters are differ from those of other two synchrotrons in the J-PARC. To optimize time resolution, the input impedance of its pre-amplifier is selected to be 50 and interlock is defined in raw signal height and width not integral signal of BLMP. Some new parameters has been tried to reduce unnecessary interlock.

A Failure investigation of the beam collimator system in the J-PARC 3 GeV rapid cycling synchrotron

Okabe, Kota; Yamamoto, Kazami; Kamiya, Junichiro; Takayanagi, Tomohiro; Yamamoto, Masanobu; Yoshimoto, Masahiro; Takeda, Osamu*; Horino, Koki*; Ueno, Tomoaki*; Yanagibashi, Toru*; et al.

Proceedings of 14th Annual Meeting of Particle Accelerator Society of Japan (Internet), p.853 - 857, 2017/12

http://www.pasj.jp/web_publish/pasj2017/proceedings/PDF/WEP0/WEP021.pdf

The most important issue is to reduce the uncontrolled beam loss in the high intensity hadron accelerator such as J-PARC proton accelerators. The J-PARC 3 GeV Synchrotron (RCS) has a collimator system which narrows a high intensity beam in the RCS. After startup of RCS in 2007, the collimator system of the RCS worked well. However, in April 2016, vacuum leakage at the collimator system occurred during the maintenance operation. To investigate a cause of the failure, we took apart iron shields of the collimator reducing exposed dose of operators. As a result of inspection, we succeeded to identify the cause of the vacuum leakage failure. In this presentation, we report the failure investigation of the beam collimator system in the RCS.

Supervision and alarm system for J-PARC Linac and RCS

Takahashi, Hiroki; Sawabe, Yuki; Watanabe, Kazuhiko*; Kawase, Masato*

Proceedings of 14th Annual Meeting of Particle Accelerator Society of Japan (Internet), p.1151 - 1154, 2017/12

http://www.pasj.jp/web_publish/pasj2017/proceedings/PDF/WEP1/WEP102.pdf

The amount of monitor value tends to increase, because of the increase of accelerator components, or in order to realize the safety and the stable operation. Then, an enormous volume of operation data increases the possibility of occurrence of erroneous operation such as overlooking of monitor value and etc. Then, we started to develop a system to supervise the state of the accelerator and to inform operators of abnormality early. As an initial system, we developed a system to supervise the status of Linac DTQ power supplies and etc. In this initial system, first, the function was created to make the normal range (upper and lower limit values) with reference to the current setting value. Next, the function to inform the alarm condition when the monitor value becomes outside of the normal range was realized. This function is an important function in the initial system. By this realization, we obtained the prospect of development of supervision and alarm system.

Present status of water cooling system at J-PARC LINAC 2017

Suganuma, Kazuaki; Hiroki, Fumio; Ito, Takashi; Yamazaki, Yoshio

Proceedings of 14th Annual Meeting of Particle Accelerator Society of Japan (Internet), p.871 - 873, 2017/12

http://www.pasj.jp/web_publish/pasj2017/proceedings/PDF/WEP0/WEP025.pdf

J-PARC LINAC has a problem that the amount of the flowing water is reduced. It spends such time from alarm to the restoration that it is desirable to take measures. So we have to solve this problem. We tried to focus again on the related water level fluctuation in the storage tank of cooling water equipment and the flow rate fluctuation all of the cooling water that has observed in cooling water equipment named RI4 from RFQ to SDTL of the LINAC. At the same time, we check new information of the operating data. We have hypothesized about the cause of fluctuation of the whole flow rate. That can be deterioration of water quality and lacking of performance of circulation pumps. That can be deterioration of water quality and lacking of performance of circulation pumps.

Resistive-wall impedances of a thin non-evaporable getter coating on a conductive chamber

Shobuda, Yoshihiro; Chin, Y. H.*

Progress of Theoretical and Experimental Physics (Internet), 2017(12), p.123G01_1 - 123G01_22, 2017/12

https://doi.org/10.1093/ptep/ptx167

no abstracts in English

Chemical state and isotope ratio analysis of individual uranium particles by a combination of micro-Raman spectroscopy and secondary ion mass spectrometry

Yomogida, Takumi; Esaka, Fumitaka; Magara, Masaaki

Analytical Methods, 9(44), p.6261 - 6266, 2017/11

https://doi.org/10.1039/C7AY01815K

A combination of micro-sampling, micro-Raman spectroscopy (MRS), and secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) was applied to the characterization of individual uranium particles. Reference particles with UO (NBL CRM U010) and UO were identified by scanning electron microscopy combined with energy dispersive X-ray detection (SEM-EDX) and transferred onto grassy carbon substrates by micro-sampling. The crystalline phases of the reference particles with diameters ranging from 1 m to 5 m were determined non-destructively by using MRS thanks to the optimization of laser power at the measurement. Isotope ratios were also determined with SIMS after the MRS analysis and were consistent with values in the literature. These results indicate that chemical forms and isotope ratios of individual uranium particles as small as 1 m can be analyzed efficiently by using the proposed method.

Spatial distribution of the apatite fission-track ages in the Toki granite, central Japan; Exhumation rate of a Cretaceous pluton emplaced in the East Asian continental margin

Yuguchi, Takashi*; Sueoka, Shigeru; Iwano, Hideki*; Danhara, Toru*; Ishibashi, Masayuki; Sasao, Eiji; Nishiyama, Tadao*

Island Arc, 26(6), p.e12219_1 - e12219_15, 2017/11

https://doi.org/10.1111/iar.12219

The spatial distribution of AFT age in the granitic body is a favorable key to reveal a cooling behavior of the whole pluton. The cooling behavior is attributable to the regional exhumation of the Toki granite related to the regional denudation of the Tono district. Combination of the AERs and AFT inverse model applying to the granite is a powerful procedure for evaluating the cooling and exhumation history of the granitic pluton and thus denudation history of the tectonic region that surrounded the rock body.

Fluctuation tendency of radioactive cesium in surface soil

Fujita, Hiroki; Maehara, Yushi; Nagaoka, Mika; Koarashi, Jun

KEK Proceedings 2017-6, p.35 - 39, 2017/11

https://lib-extopc.kek.jp/preprints/PDF/2017/1725/1725006.pdf

no abstracts in English

Amount of radioactive cesium sedimentation in a soil saving dam with 3D laser scanner

Watanabe, Takayoshi; Oyama, Takuya; Ishii, Yasuo; Niizato, Tadafumi; Abe, Hironobu; Mitachi, Katsuaki; Sasaki, Yoshito

KEK Proceedings 2017-6, p.122 - 126, 2017/11

https://lib-extopc.kek.jp/preprints/PDF/2017/1725/1725006.pdf

no abstracts in English

Application of Bayesian approaches to nuclear reactor severe accident analysis

Zheng, X.; Tamaki, Hitoshi; Shiotsu, Hiroyuki; Sugiyama, Tomoyuki; Maruyama, Yu

Proceedings of Asian Symposium on Risk Assessment and Management 2017 (ASRAM 2017) (USB Flash Drive), 11 Pages, 2017/11

Changes of dislocation density and dislocation arrangement during tensile deformation in lath martensitic steels

Harjo, S.; Kawasaki, Takuro; Morooka, Satoshi

Advanced Experimental Mechanics, 2, p.112 - 117, 2017/10

https://doi.org/10.11395/aem.2.0_112

Study of the dust behavior on the laser and plasma cutting

Soejima, Goro; Iwai, Hiroki; Kadowaki, Haruhiko; Nakamura, Yasuyuki; Tsuzuki, Satoshi*; Yasunaga, Kazushi*; Nakata, Yoshinori*; Kume, Kyo*

Heisei-28-Nendo Koeki Zaidan Hojin Wakasawan Enerugi Kenkyu Senta kenkyu Nempo, 19, P. 9, 2017/10

http://www.werc.or.jp/research/kenkyuseika_houkoku/img/1houkokusyuH28.pdf

no abstracts in English

Theory of the spin Peltier effect

Onuma, Yuichi; Matsuo, Mamoru*; Maekawa, Sadamichi

Physical Review B, 96(13), p.134412_1 - 134412_4, 2017/10

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.96.134412

A microscopic theory of the spin Peltier effect in a bilayer structure comprising a paramagnetic metal (PM) and a ferromagnetic insulator (FI) based on the nonequilibrium Green's function method is presented. Spin current and heat current driven by temperature gradient and spin accumulation are formulated as functions of spin susceptibilities in the PM and the FI, and are summarized by Onsager's reciprocal relations. By using the current formulas, we estimate heat generation and absorption at the interface driven by the heat-current injection mediated by spins from PM into FI.

Towards enhancing Fukushima environmental resilience

Miyahara, Kaname

Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, 117(1), p.51 - 52, 2017/10

This presentation highlights JAEA's challenges for contributing to recovering the previous life of residents and the development of resilient communities in Fukushima Prefecture based on considering needs of local people on the environmental restoration categorized by the state of evacuation orders and the lifting of such orders.

Quasifission and synthesis of super-heavy nuclei

Nishio, Katsuhisa

Genshikaku Kenkyu, 62(1), p.89 - 94, 2017/09

no abstracts in English

Measurements of pairs from open heavy flavor in and collisions at = 200 GeV

Adare, A.*; Hasegawa, Shoichi; Imai, Kenichi; Nagamiya, Shoji; Sako, Hiroyuki; Sato, Susumu; Tanida, Kiyoshi; PHENIX Collaboration*; 497 of others*

Physical Review C, 96(2), p.024907_1 - 024907_19, 2017/08

AA2017-0466.pdf:2.14MB

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.96.024907

The Succession of bacterial community structure in groundwater from a 250-m gallery in the Horonobe Underground Research Laboratory

Ise, Kotaro; Sasaki, Yoshito; Amano, Yuki; Iwatsuki, Teruki; Nanjo, Isao*; Asano, Takahiro*; Yoshikawa, Hideki

Geomicrobiology Journal, 34(6), p.489 - 499, 2017/07

https://doi.org/10.1080/01490451.2016.1152329

We investigated the change in bacterial community structure after drilling boreholes, 09-V250-M02 and 09-V250-M03 in the 250 m depth research gallery of Horonobe Underground Research Laboratory (URL). In 09-V250-M02, -Proteobacteria was predominantly detected in the clone library analyses of the groundwater samples conducted immediately after drilling the borehole. All these -Proteobacteria clones are closely related to . which is known as sulfide oxidizing chemoautotrophic bacteria. After four years, the microbial structure was drastically changed and most detected OTUs were uncultured species such as candidate division OP9 and Chloroflexi relatives which are frequently detected in deep-sea sediments.

Thermographic measurements of the spin Peltier effect in metal/yttrium-iron-garnet junction systems

Daimon, Shunsuke*; Uchida, Kenichi*; Iguchi, Ryo*; Hioki, Tomosato*; Saito, Eiji

Physical Review B, 96(2), p.024424_1 - 024424_12, 2017/07

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.96.024424

Technology development on reactor dismantling and investigation of contamination in FUGEN

Soejima, Goro; Iwai, Hiroki; Nakamura, Yasuyuki; Hayashi, Hirokazu; Kadowaki, Haruhiko; Mizui, Hiroyuki; Sano, Kazuya

Proceedings of 25th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering (ICONE-25) (CD-ROM), 5 Pages, 2017/07

no abstracts in English

Detection of induced paramagnetic moments in Pt on YFeO via X-ray magnetic circular dichroism

Kikkawa, Takashi*; Suzuki, Motohiro*; Okabayashi, Jun*; Uchida, Kenichi*; Kikuchi, Daisuke*; Qiu, Z.*; Saito, Eiji

Physical Review B, 95(21), p.214416_1 - 214416_7, 2017/06

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.95.214416

Observation of an alternative candidate in

Chilikin, K.*; Tanida, Kiyoshi; Belle Collaboration*; 167 of others*

Physical Review D, 95(11), p.112003_1 - 112003_17, 2017/06

AA2017-0237.pdf:0.72MB

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.95.112003

Temperature dependence of the spin Seebeck effect in [FeO/Pt]n multilayers

Ramos, R.*; Kikkawa, Takashi*; Anadn, A.*; Lucas, I.*; Uchida, Kenichi*; Algarabel, P. A.*; Morelln, L.*; Aguirre, M. H.*; Saito, Eiji; Ibarra, M. R.*

AIP Advances (Internet), 7(5), p.055915_1 - 055915_7, 2017/05

https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4974060

Two-body wave functions, compositeness, and the internal structure of dynamically generated resonances

Sekihara, Takayasu; Hyodo, Tetsuo*; Jido, Daisuke*; Yamagata-Sekihara, Junko*; Yasui, Shigehiro*

Proceedings of Science (Internet), 281, p.289_1 - 289_8, 2017/05

https://doi.org/10.22323/1.281.0289

Core performance requirements and design conditions for next-generation sodium-cooled fast reactor in Japan

Oki, Shigeo; Maruyama, Shuhei; Chikazawa, Yoshitaka; Ohtaki, Akira; Kubo, Shigenobu; Hibi, Koki*; Kan, Taro*

Proceedings of 2017 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP 2017) (CD-ROM), 9 Pages, 2017/04

Characteristics of naturally grown biofilms in deep groundwaters and their heavy metal sorption property in a deep subsurface environment

Amano, Yuki; Iwatsuki, Teruki; Naganuma, Takeshi*

Geomicrobiology Journal, 34(9), p.769 - 783, 2017/03

https://doi.org/10.1080/01490451.2016.1267281

Two biofilm samples were collected from anaerobic groundwater in a borehole drilled in the Tono area, Japan, to understand the effects of biofilms on the migration behavior of heavy metals in subsurface environments. Biofilms grown on in groundwater of sedimentary rocks and granite groundwater were characterized geochemically and microbiologically, and their heavy metal sorption capability was examined. Clone library analysis was constructed from the biofilms to evaluate microbial community composition. From the results of 16S rRNA gene analyses using clone libraries, it was found that these microbial community compositions in the biofilms were clearly different from the composition of unattached, planktonic microorganisms in the groundwater samples. Furthermore, the microbial community structures generated in each biofilm were different, depending on the groundwater type. It is shown that the community structure of biofilms lacked diversity in groundwater types obtained from sedimentary and granitic rocks. These results indicate that biofilms are formed in natural subsurface environments with site-specific community compositions. High amounts of heavy metals such as Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Cd, Pb, Th, and U accumulated in the biofilms, and their sorption properties varied in each elements. These results provide important insight on heavy metal sorption capability by biofilms.