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Detaching test on an irradiated mock-up contaminated with tritium from the core of JMTR

Tomita, Kenji; Tsuchiya, Kunihiko; Onuma, Yuichi; Inoue, Shuichi; Watanabe, Hiroyuki; Saito, Takashi; Kikuchi, Taiji; Hayashi, Kimio; Kitajima, Toshio

JAEA-Technology 2008-036, 61 Pages, 2008/06

JAEA-Technology-2008-036.pdf:7.47MB

The second in-situ irradiation experiment using a mock-up (ORIENT-II, JMTR capsule Number: 99M-54J) with a tritium breeder (Li $_{2}$ TiO $_{3}$ ) pebble bed in the Japan Materials Testing Reactor (JMTR) was finished on Aug. 1, 2006. Consideration on the detaching procedure of the irradiated mock-up contaminated with tritium with pebble bed and a detaching test of this mock-up was carried out. The tritium removal properties were examined in the irradiated mock-up, the sweep gas tube, the protective tube and the junction box, for the decreasing of the tritium release to the area of detaching test. Melting/enclosed tests of sealing plug were also carried out for the prevention of tritium leakage from sweep gas lines of pebble bed. Then, the detaching test of the pebble bed was carried out. This report describes the results of tritium removal tests, examination of the detaching procedure, and the detaching test, as well as knowledge obtained from these tests and works.

JAEA Reports

Conceptual study of $^{99}$ Mo production facility in JMTR

Iimura, Koichi; Hosokawa, Jinsaku; Kanno, Masaru; Kitajima, Toshio; Nakagawa, Tetsuya; Sakamoto, Taichi; Hori, Naohiko; Kawamura, Hiroshi

JAEA-Technology 2008-035, 47 Pages, 2008/06

JAEA-Technology-2008-035.pdf:7.91MB

At Oarai Research and Development Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) advances the plan of refurbishing Japan Materials Testing Reactor (JMTR) to start the operation in fiscal 2011. As part of effective use for JMTR, JAEA is planning to product $^{99}$ Mo, which is a parent nuclide of $^{rm 99m}$ Tc. $^{rm 99m}$ Tc is most commonly used as a radiopharmaceutical in the field of nuclear medicine. Currently the supplying of $^{99}$ Mo is only depend on imports from foreign countries, so JAEA is aiming at domestic production of a part of $^{99}$ Mo in cooperation with the industrial circles. In this article, JAEA described the process, the choice and fabric of the irradiation facilities for $^{99}$ Mo production, the technical study of commercializing equipment after irradiation, and the cost study for $^{99}$ Mo production.

JAEA Reports

Investigation and design of the dismantling process of irradiation capsules containing tritium, 1; Conceptual investigation and basic design

Hayashi, Kimio; Nakagawa, Tetsuya; Onose, Shoji; Ishida, Takuya; Kodaka, Hideo; Katsuyama, Kozo; Kitajima, Toshio; Takahashi, Kozo; Tsuchiya, Kunihiko; Nakamichi, Masaru; et al.

JAEA-Technology 2008-010, 68 Pages, 2008/03

JAEA-Technology-2008-010.pdf:11.31MB

In-pile functional tests of breeding blankets for fusion reactors have been planned by Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), using a test blanket module (TBM) which will be loaded in ITER. The present report describes a conceptual investigation and a basic design of the dismantling process for irradiation capsules which were used in irradiation experiments by the Japan Materials Testing Reactor (JMTR) of JAEA. In the present design, the irradiation capsule is cut by a band saw; the released tritium is recovered safely by a purge-gas system, and is consolidated into a radioactive waste form. Furthermore, adoption of the inner-box enclosing the dismantling apparatus has brought a prospect to be able to utilize an existing hot cell (beta- cell) equipped with usual wall material permeable to tritium, without extensive refurbishing of the cell. Thus, the present study has indicated the feasibility of the present dismantling process for the irradiated JMTR capsules containing tritium.

JAEA Reports

Examination on detaching method of an irradiated mock-up with Li $_{2}$ TiO $_{3}$ pebble bed from the core of JMTR

Ikeshima, Yoshiaki; Ishida, Takuya*; Tsuchiya, Kunihiko; Tomita, Kenji; Ebisawa, Hiroyuki; Magome, Hirokatsu; Nakamichi, Masaru*; Kitajima, Toshio; Kawamura, Hiroshi

JAERI-Tech 2005-005, 37 Pages, 2005/02

JAERI-Tech-2005-005.pdf:7.59MB

no abstracts in English

JAEA Reports

The Recovery from water leakage accident in JMTR

Ito, Haruhiko; Homma, Kenzo; Itabashi, Yukio; Tabata, Toshio; Akashi, Kazutomo; Inaba, Yukio; Kumahara, Hajime; Takahashi, Kunihiro; Kitajima, Toshio; Yokouchi, Iichiro

JAERI-Review 2003-024, 76 Pages, 2003/10

JAERI-Review-2003-024.pdf:8.35MB

no abstracts in English

Journal Articles

Development of new technique for temperature control of irradioation capsules

Kanno, Masaru; Kitajima, Toshio; Homma, Kenzo

KAERI/GP-195/2002, p.71 - 75, 2002/00

Recent irradiation studies aiming at clarifying the detailed mechanisms of irradiation damages to the reactor materials require to maintain the specimens at constant temperature regardless of the reactor power level,in order to avoid artificial effects of temperature transient due to reactor power change. In order to deal with this problem, JMTR has adopted feed-foward control to the gas pressure based on the reactor power signal, and developed new temperature control technique in combination with feedback control of heater power.

Journal Articles