Corrosion resistance of a cast steel overpack for high-level radioactive waste disposal in Japan

Ogawa, Yusuke*; Suzuki, Satoru*; Taniguchi, Naoki; Kawasaki, Manabu*; Suzuki, Hiroyuki*; Takahashi, Rieko*

Materials and Corrosion, 72(1-2), p.52 - 66, 2021/01

https://doi.org/10.1002/maco.202011781

Cast steel is one of the promising alternative to forged steel that is the current reference material for carbon steel overpack. In this study, the full-scale cast steel overpack was produced experimentally and the distribution of casting defects were investigated. The corrosion test regarding corrosion rate and stress corrosion cracking (SCC) susceptibility were also conducted using samples taken from the full-scale cast steel overpack and the corrosion resistance of cast steel was compared with that of forged steel. From above two corrosion tests, it can be said that the corrosion resistance of cast steel is mostly the same as that of forged steel.

Enhancement of the methodology of repository design and post-closure performance assessment for preliminary investigation stage, 2; Progress report on NUMO-JAEA collaborative research in FY2012 (Joint research)

Shibata, Masahiro; Sawada, Atsushi; Tachi, Yukio; Hayano, Akira; Makino, Hitoshi; Wakasugi, Keiichiro; Mitsui, Seiichiro; Oda, Chie; Kitamura, Akira; Osawa, Hideaki; et al.

JAEA-Research 2013-037, 455 Pages, 2013/12

JAEA-Research-2013-037.pdf:42.0MB

Following FY2011, JAEA and NUMO have conducted a collaborative research work which is designed to enhance the methodology of repository design and performance assessment in preliminary investigation stage. With regard to (1) study on rock suitability in terms of hydrology, the tree diagram of methodology of groundwater travel time has been extended for crystalline rock, in addition, tree diagram for sedimentary rock newly has been organized. With regard to (2) study on scenario development, the existing approach has been improved in terms of a practical task, and applied and tested for near field focusing on the buffer. In addition, the uncertainty of some important processes and its impact on safety functions are discussed though analysis. With regard to (3) study on setting radionuclide migration parameters, the approaches for parameter setting have been developed for sorption for rocks and solubility, and applied and tested through parameter setting exercises for key radionuclides.

Toward integrated laser-driven ion accelerator systems at the Photo-Medical Research Center in Japan

Bolton, P.; Hori, Toshihiko; Kiriyama, Hiromitsu; Mori, Michiaki; Sakaki, Hironao; Sutherland, K.*; Suzuki, Masayuki; Wu, J.*; Yogo, Akifumi

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, 620(1), p.71 - 75, 2010/08

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2010.01.063

Study of vibrational spectra of interlayer water in sodium beidellite by molecular dynamics simulations

Suzuki, Satoru; Kawamura, Katsuyuki*

Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 108, p.13468 - 13474, 2004/00

https://doi.org/10.1021/jp047773k

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Study on diffusion behavior of nuclide in buftir material

Suzuki, Satoru

JNC TN8400 2002-006, 310 Pages, 2002/05

JNC-TN8400-2002-006.pdf:6.3MB

Bentonite is a promising candidate of buffer material for geological disposal of high-level radioactive waste (HLW). Mass transport in bentonite is mainly controlled by diffusion process because of extremely low-permeability. Geological environments, e.g. salinity of ground water and temperature can strongly influence on migration behavior in bentonite, and therefore diffusivity and diffusion mechanism have been investigated experimentally and theoretically. In chapter 1, the author summarizes how the diffusivity in the buffer material has been treated in the safety assessment. In chapter 2, results of diffusion experiments as a function of salinity and temperature have been shown. In chapter 3, relationship between diffusivity and pore structure of bentonite has been investigated theoretically. In chapter 4, sorption structure of strontium on smectite has been studied by using molecular dynamics simulation. In chapter 5, vibrational property of pore water has been investigated Diffusivity in bentonite has been discussed based on rock capacity factor, microstructure and interaction between diffusant and bentonite.

Activation energy of diffusivities for deuterated water in compacted sodium-bentonite; Through-diffusion experiment and molecular dynamics simulation

Suzuki, Satoru; Sato, Haruo; Ishidera, Takamitsu; Fujii, Naoki*; Kawamura, Katsuyuki*

JNC TN8400 2001-031, 44 Pages, 2002/05

JNC-TN8400-2001-031.pdf:1.58MB

In order to quantify effect of temperature on diffusivity of deuterated water (HDO) in compacted sodium-bentonite, through-diffusion experiments were conducted at elevated tempemture from 298 to 333 K. Kunipia F (Na-montmorillonite content 98 wt. %; Kunimine Industly Co.) was compacted to a dry density of 0.9 and l.35 Mg/m. Since smectite flakes were perpendicularly oriented to a direction of compaction, anisotropy of diffusivity was investigated parallel and normal to the preferred orientation of smectite. Effective diffusion coeficient D of HDO was larger for a diffusional direction parallel to the preferred orientation than normal to that for both dry densities. These results well agreed to the previously reported ones for tritiated water. Activation energies of D in compacted bentonite increased with increasing dry density in the range of 19 - 25 kJ/mol which was slightly larger than that in bulk water (18 kJ/mol). This relationship can be considered to be due to both the pore structure development and high activation energy of water (18-23 kJ/mol) in the vicinity of smectite surface (within 2 nm) on the basis of molecular dynamics simulations.

Development of the flow-through diffusion system and improvements of the experimental methods

Suzuki, Satoru; Sato, Haruo

JNC TN8410 2001-028, 36 Pages, 2002/03

JNC-TN8410-2001-028.pdf:1.81MB

For a safety assessment of the high-level radioactive waste disposal, effective diffusion coefficients (D) of radionuclides in bentonite have been accumulated by the through-diffusion method. It has been found recently that experimental results on Ds for several cations (cesium and strontium) by the fairly standard experimental method in JNC differ from those previously reported in several papers. Discrepancy can be considered to be due to different design of diffusion cell and system. In order to confirm influences of the experimental design on cation diffusivities in bentonite, a flow-through diffusion system was developed and several diffusion experiments were conducted.As a result, magnitude of D and its salinity dependence were relatively different between the standard and flow-through diffusion system. Since the latter system can control boundary conditions of the experiment more strictly than the standard method, we can conclude that the flow-through diffusion system provide correct results. In addition, we apply this flow-through diffusion system to a modification of controlling boundary condition during the experiment and to the diffusion experiment under controlled temperature.

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Suzuki, Satoru; Ichikawa, Yasuaki*; Fujii, Naoki*

Shimyureshon, 21(1), p.9 - 14, 2002/00

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Microstructural Modeling of Compacted Sodium-Bentonite and Application of Unified Molecular Dynamics/Homogenization Analysis for Diffusion Process

Suzuki, Satoru; Fujishima, Atsushi; Ueno, Kenichi; Ichikawa, Yasuaki*; Kawamura, Katsuyuki*; Fujii, Naoki*; Shibata, Masahiro; Sato, Haruo; Kitayama, Kazumi*

Nendo Kagaku, 41(2), p.43 - 57, 2001/12

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Microstructural Modeling of Compacted Sodium-Bentonite and Application of Unified Molecular Dynamics / Homogenization Analysis for Diffusion Process

Suzuki, Satoru; Fujishima, Atsushi; Ueno, Kenichi; Ichikawa, Yasuaki*; Kawamura, Katsuyuki*; Fujii, Naoki*; Shibata, Masahiro; Sato, Haruo

JNC TY8400 2001-003, 66 Pages, 2001/05

JNC-TY8400-2001-003.pdf:2.26MB

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