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Kokubun, Yuji; Nakada, Akira; Seya, Natsumi; Koike, Yuko; Nemoto, Masashi; Tobita, Keiji; Yamada, Ryohei*; Uchiyama, Rei; Yamashita, Daichi; Nagai, Shinji; et al.
JAEA-Review 2023-046, 164 Pages, 2024/03
JAEA-Review-2023-046.pdf:4.2MB
The Nuclear Fuel Cycle Engineering Laboratories conducts environmental radiation monitoring around the reprocessing plant in accordance with the "Safety Regulations for Reprocessing Plant of JAEA, Part IV: Environmental Monitoring". This report summarizes the results of environmental radiation monitoring conducted during the period from April 2022 to March 2023 and the results of dose calculations for the surrounding public due to the release of radioactive materials into the atmosphere and ocean. In the results of the above environmental radiation monitoring, many items were affected by radioactive materials emitted from the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant of Tokyo Electric Power Company, Incorporated (changed to Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. on April 1, 2016), which occurred in March 2011. Also included as appendices are an overview of the environmental monitoring plan, an overview of measurement methods, measurement results and their changes over time, meteorological statistics results, radioactive waste release status, and an evaluation of the data which deviated of the normal range.
Cu and 
Cu via the Zn(n, p)Cu and 
Zn(n, np/d)Cu reactions using accelerator neutronsKawabata, Masako*; Motoishi, Shoji*; Ota, Akio*; Motomura, Arata*; Saeki, Hideya*; Tsukada, Kazuaki; Hashimoto, Shintaro; Iwamoto, Nobuyuki; Nagai, Yasuki*; Hashimoto, Kazuyuki*
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 330(3), p.913 - 922, 2021/12
Times Cited Count：7 Percentile：75.99(Chemistry, Analytical)Both Cu and Cu are promising radionuclides in nuclear medicine. Production yields of these radionuclides were quantified by irradiating 55.4 g of natural zinc with accelerator neutrons. Clinically suitable Cu and Cu yields were estimated by experimental based numerical simulations using 100 g of enriched Zn and Zn, respectively, and elevated neutron fluxes from 40 MeV, 2 mA deuterons. A combined thermal- and resin-separation method was developed to isolate Cu and Cu from zinc, resulting in 73% separation efficiency and 97% zinc recovery. Such methods can provide large scale production of Cu and Cu for clinical applications.
Kudo, Hideyuki*; Otani, Yuichi*; Hara, Masahide*; Kato, Atsushi; Ishikawa, Nobuyuki; Otaka, Masahiko; Nagai, Keiichi; Saito, Junichi; Ara, Kuniaki; Ide, Akihiro*
Proceedings of 2019 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP 2019) (Internet), 10 Pages, 2019/05
A next generation SFR in Japan has adopted an advanced dry cleaning system which consists of the argon gas blowing process to reduce the amount of metallic residual sodium remaining on spent fuel assemblies. This paper describes experimental and analytical work focusing on the amount of residual sodium remaining on a fuel pin bundle before and after the argon gas blowing process. The experiments were conducted using a sodium test loop and a short specimen consisting of a 7 pin bundle. The effects of the blowing gas velocity and the blowing time were quantitatively analyzed in the experiments. On the basis of these experimental results, evaluation models predicting the amount of the residual sodium were constructed.
Ide, Akihiro*; Kudo, Hideyuki*; Inuzuka, Taisuke*; Hara, Masahide*; Kato, Atsushi; Ishikawa, Nobuyuki; Otaka, Masahiko; Nagai, Keiichi; Saito, Junichi; Ara, Kuniaki
Proceedings of 2019 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP 2019) (Internet), 10 Pages, 2019/05
A next generation SFR in Japan has adopted an advanced dry cleaning system which consists of the following process of argon gas blowing to reduce the amount of metallic sodium, moist argon gas blowing to deactivate the residual sodium, and direct storage in the SFP without using storage containers. This three-step process increases economic competitiveness and reduces waste products. In this Research and Development work, the amount of residual sodium and performance of the dry cleaning process were investigated. This paper describes experimental and analytical work for all parts of a fuel assembly except for a fuel pin bundle.
Kobayashi, Hideki*; Nagai, Shin*; Kim, Y.*; Yan, W.*; Ikeda, Kyoko*; Ikawa, Hiroki*; Nagano, Hirohiko; Suzuki, Rikie*
Remote Sensing, 10(7), p.1071_1 - 1071_19, 2018/07
Times Cited Count：13 Percentile：50.87(Environmental Sciences)Plant phenology timings, such as spring green-up and autumn senescence, are essential state information characterizing biological responses and terrestrial carbon cycles. Current efforts for the in situ reflectance measurements are not enough to obtain the exact interpretation of how seasonal spectral signature responds to phenological stages in boreal evergreen needleleaf forests. This study shows the first in situ continuous measurements of canopy scale (overstory + understory) and understory spectral reflectance and vegetation index in an open boreal forest in interior Alaska. Two visible and near infrared spectroradiometer systems were installed at the top of the observation tower and the forest understory, and spectral reflectance measurements were performed in 10 min intervals from early spring to late autumn. We found that canopy scale normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) varied with the solar zenith angle. On the other hand, NDVI of understory plants was less sensitive to the solar zenith angle. Due to the influence of the solar geometry, the annual maximum canopy NDVI observed in the morning satellite overpass time (10-11 am) shifted to the spring direction compared with the standardized NDVI by the fixed solar zenith angle range (60-70 degree). We also found that the in situ NDVI time-series had a month-long high NDVI plateau in autumn, which was completely out of photosynthetically active periods when compared with eddy covariance net ecosystem exchange measurements. The result suggests that the onset of an autumn high NDVI plateau is likely to be the end of the growing season. In this way, our spectral measurements can serve as baseline information for the development and validation of satellite-based phenology algorithms in the northern high latitudes.
Nishimori, Nobuyuki; Hajima, Ryoichi; Nagai, Ryoji; Sawamura, Masaru
Proceedings of 56th ICFA Advanced Beam Dynamics Workshop on Energy Recovery Linacs (ERL 2015) (Internet), p.100 - 102, 2015/12
Nishimori, Nobuyuki; Nagai, Ryoji; Sawamura, Masaru; Hajima, Ryoichi
Proceedings of 12th Annual Meeting of Particle Accelerator Society of Japan (Internet), p.508 - 510, 2015/09
no abstracts in English
Nishimori, Nobuyuki; Nagai, Ryoji; Mori, Michiaki; Hajima, Ryoichi; Yamamoto, Masahiro*; Honda, Yosuke*; Miyajima, Tsukasa*; Uchiyama, Takashi*; Jin, X.*; Obina, Takashi*; et al.
Proceedings of 12th Annual Meeting of Particle Accelerator Society of Japan (Internet), p.511 - 515, 2015/09
no abstracts in English
-ray beamsHajima, Ryoichi; Sawamura, Masaru; Nagai, Ryoji; Nishimori, Nobuyuki; Hayakawa, Takehito; Shizuma, Toshiyuki; Angell, C.
Proceedings of 12th Annual Meeting of Particle Accelerator Society of Japan (Internet), p.79 - 83, 2015/09
Generation of energy-tunable narrow-bandwidth -rays via Laser Compton Scattering (LCS) is of great interest for scientific studies and applications of MeV photons which interact with nuclei. We are developing technologies relevant to generation of high-brightness LCS -ray beams. One of the promising applications of such -rays is the nondestructive detection and assay of nuclides which are necessary for nuclear security and safeguards. We summarize R-and-D status of LCS -ray sources and overview future applications.
Nagai, Ryoji; Hajima, Ryoichi; Shizuma, Toshiyuki; Mori, Michiaki; Akagi, Tomoya*; Kosuge, Atsushi*; Honda, Yosuke*; Araki, Sakae*; Terunuma, Nobuhiro*; Urakawa, Junji*
Proceedings of 12th Annual Meeting of Particle Accelerator Society of Japan (Internet), p.1328 - 1330, 2015/09
Accelerator and laser technologies required for laser Compton scattering (LCS) photon source based on an energy-recovery linac (ERL) have been developed at the Compact ERL (cERL) facility. A high-flux, energy tunable, and monochromatic photon source such as the ERL-based LCS photon source is necessary for nondestructive assay of nuclear materials. For the demonstration of the ERL-based LCS photon generation, a laser enhancement cavity was installed at the recirculation loop of the cERL. The electron beam energy, the laser wavelength, and the collision angle are 20 MeV, 1064 nm, and 18 
, respectively. The calculated maximum energy of the LCS photons is about 7 keV. A silicon drift detector (SDD) with active area of 17 mm
placed 16.6 m from the collision point was used for observation of the LCS photons. As a result of the measurement, the flux on the detector, central energy, and energy width of the LCS photons were obtained as 1200/s, 6.91 keV, and 81 eV, respectively.
Sawamura, Masaru; Hajima, Ryoichi; Nishimori, Nobuyuki; Nagai, Ryoji; Iwashita, Yoshihisa*; Tongu, Hiromu*; Kubo, Takayuki*; Saeki, Takayuki*
Proceedings of 12th Annual Meeting of Particle Accelerator Society of Japan (Internet), p.583 - 586, 2015/09
no abstracts in English
Nagai, Ryoji; Hajima, Ryoichi; Mori, Michiaki; Shizuma, Toshiyuki; Akagi, Tomoya*; Araki, Sakae*; Honda, Yosuke*; Kosuge, Atsushi*; Terunuma, Nobuhiro*; Urakawa, Junji*
Proceedings of 6th International Particle Accelerator Conference (IPAC '15) (Internet), p.1607 - 1609, 2015/06
Accelerator and laser technologies required for laser Compton scattering (LCS) photon source based on an energy-recovery linac (ERL) have been developed at the Compact ERL (cERL) facility. A high-flux, energy tunable, and monochromatic photon source such as the ERL-based LCS photon source is necessary for nondestructive assay of nuclear materials. For the demonstration of the ERL-based LCS photon generation, a laser enhancement cavity was installed at the recirculation loop of the cERL. The electron beam energy, the laser wavelength, and the collision angle are 20 MeV, 1064 nm, and 18 deg., respectively. The calculated maximum energy of the LCS photons is about 7 keV. A silicon drift detector (SDD) with active area of 17 mm placed 16.6 m from the collision point was used for observation of the LCS photons. As a result of the measurement, the flux on the detector, central energy, and energy width of the LCS photons were obtained as 1200 /s, 6.91 keV, and 81 eV, respectively.
-rays with energies of 1.17 and 1.33 MeV by a flat Si crystalMatsuba, Shunya*; Hayakawa, Takehito; Shizuma, Toshiyuki; Nishimori, Nobuyuki; Nagai, Ryoji; Sawamura, Masaru; Angell, C.; Fujiwara, Mamoru; Hajima, Ryoichi
Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 54(5), p.052203_1 - 052203_5, 2015/05
Times Cited Count：3 Percentile：13.81(Physics, Applied)Kawakami, Takuto*; Nagai, Yuki; Yoshizawa, Shunsuke*; Kim, H.*; Hasegawa, Yukio*; Nakayama, Tomonobu*; Uchihashi, Takashi*; Hu, X.*
Journal of Physics; Conference Series, 568(2), p.022022_1 - 022022_5, 2014/12
Times Cited Count：2 Percentile：67.24(Physics, Applied)no abstracts in English
-ray generationNishimori, Nobuyuki; Nagai, Ryoji; Matsuba, Shunya; Hajima, Ryoichi; Yamamoto, Masahiro*; Honda, Yosuke*; Miyajima, Tsukasa*; Uchiyama, Takashi*; Kuriki, Masao*
Nuclear Physics and -ray sources for Nuclear Security and Nonproliferation, p.321 - 326, 2014/12
)-In using a scanning tunneling microscopeYoshizawa, Shunsuke*; Kim, H.*; Kawakami, Takuto*; Nagai, Yuki; Nakayama, Tomonobu*; Hu, X.*; Hasegawa, Yukio*; Uchihashi, Takashi*
Physical Review Letters, 113(24), p.247004_1 - 247004_5, 2014/12
Times Cited Count：68 Percentile：91.98(Physics, Multidisciplinary)We have studied the superconducting Si(111)-(
)-In surface using a 
He-based low-temperature scanning tunneling microscope. Zero-bias conductance images taken over a large surface area reveal that vortices are trapped at atomic steps after magnetic fields are applied. The crossover behavior from Pearl to Josephson vortices is clearly identified from their elongated shapes along the steps and significant recovery of superconductivity within the cores. Our numerical calculations combined with experiments clarify that these characteristic features are determined by the relative strength of the interterrace Josephson coupling at the atomic step.
Nishimori, Nobuyuki; Nagai, Ryoji; Matsuba, Shunya; Sawamura, Masaru; Hajima, Ryoichi
Proceedings of 11th Annual Meeting of Particle Accelerator Society of Japan (Internet), p.1031 - 1033, 2014/10
no abstracts in English
Nishimori, Nobuyuki; Nagai, Ryoji; Yamamoto, Masahiro*
Proceedings of 11th Annual Meeting of Particle Accelerator Society of Japan (Internet), p.165 - 170, 2014/10
no abstracts in English
Sawamura, Masaru; Nagai, Ryoji; Nishimori, Nobuyuki; Hajima, Ryoichi; Iwashita, Yoshihisa*; Fujisawa, Hiroshi*; Tongu, Hiromu*; Kubo, Takayuki*; Saeki, Takayuki*
Proceedings of 11th Annual Meeting of Particle Accelerator Society of Japan (Internet), p.618 - 620, 2014/10
no abstracts in English
Nagai, Ryoji; Sawamura, Masaru; Nishimori, Nobuyuki; Hajima, Ryoichi
Proceedings of 11th Annual Meeting of Particle Accelerator Society of Japan (Internet), p.1016 - 1018, 2014/10
In order to realize a high-brightness and monochromatic light source based on accelerator technologies, increasing of the cathode surface field of an electron gun is mandatory. Dust-free technique is a key technology to realize a high-field electron gun. We propose a new style dust-free technique. In this paper, R&D status and result of the preliminary test of the dust-free technique are reported.
