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Seki, Masakazu; Maekawa, Tomoyuki; Izawa, Kazuhiko; Sono, Hiroki
JAEA-Technology 2017-038, 52 Pages, 2018/03
The Japan Atomic Energy Agency is conducting a reactor modification project of the Static Experiment Critical Facility (STACY). In the modification, STACY is to be converted from a thermal reactor using solution fuel into that using fuel rods and light water moderator. Reactivity of the modified STACY core is controlled by the water level fed in the core tank as well as the present STACY. In order to verify the basic design of the water feed and drain system of the modified STACY, we constructed a mockup test apparatus with almost the same structure and specifications as the modified STACY. In the mockup test, performance checks were pursued regarding limitation of maximum flow of water feeding, adjustment of the flow rate of water feeding, stop of water feeding and others. This report describes the outline and results of the mock-up test of the water feed and drain system of the modified STACY.
Seki, Masakazu; Izawa, Kazuhiko; Sono, Hiroki
JAEA-Technology 2014-047, 22 Pages, 2015/03
The Japan Atomic Energy Agency is conducting a reactor modification project of the Static Experiment Critical Facility (STACY). In the modification, STACY is to be converted from a thermal reactor using solution fuel into that using fuel rods and light water moderator. Reactivity of the modified STACY is controlled by the water level fed in the core tank as well as the present STACY. Regarding water level detection, however, a float-type water-feed-stop switch is adopted in the modified STACY because the electro-conductivity-type switch of the present STACY for uranyl nitrate solution cannot detect demineralized water used in the modified STACY. For safety operation of the modified STACY, the float-type switch needs accurate and reliable detection of water level at any temperature. This report describes a mock-up test on accuracy verification of the float-type water-feed-stop switch in whole range of water temperature (room temperature 70C) in the modified STACY operation.
Kokusen, Junya; Sumiya, Masato; Seki, Masakazu; Kobayashi, Fuyumi; Ishii, Junichi; Umeda, Miki
JAEA-Technology 2012-041, 32 Pages, 2013/02
Uranyl nitrate solution fuel used in the STACY and the TRACY is adjusted in the Fuel Treatment System, in which such parameters are varied as concentration of uranium, free nitric acid, soluble neutron poison, and so on. Operations for concentration and denitration of the solution fuel were carried out with an evaporator from JFY 2004 to JFY 2008 in order to adjust the fuel to the experimental condition of the STACY and the TRACY. In parallel, the solution fuel in which some kinds of soluble neutron poison were doped was also adjusted in JFY 2005 and JFY 2006 for the purpose of the STACY experiments to determine neutron absorption effects brought by fission products, etc. After these experiments in the STACY, a part of the solution fuel including the soluble neutron poison was purified by the solvent extraction method with mixer-settlers in JFY 2006 and JFY 2007. This report summarizes operation data of the Fuel Treatment System from JFY 2004 to JFY 2008.
Izawa, Kazuhiko; Seki, Masakazu; Hirose, Hideyuki; Kaminaga, Jota; Aoyama, Yasuo; Yoshida, Hiroshi; Sono, Hiroki; Ogawa, Kazuhiko; Sakuraba, Koichi
UTNL-R-0453, p.9_1 - 9_10, 2006/03
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Kokusen, Junya; Seki, Masakazu; Abe, Masayuki; Nakazaki, Masato; Kida, Takashi; Umeda, Miki; Kihara, Takehiro; Sugikawa, Susumu
JAERI-Tech 2005-004, 53 Pages, 2005/03
This report presents operating records of dissolution of uranium dioxide and concentration of uranyl nitrate solution and acid removal, which have been performed from 1994 through 2003, for the purpose of feeding 10% and 6% enriched uranyl nitrate solution fuel to Static Experimental Critical Facility(STACY) and Transient Experimental Critical Facility(TRACY) in Nuclear Fuel Safety Engineering Facility(NUCEF).
Aoyama, Yasuo; Komuro, Michiyasu; Seki, Masakazu; Izawa, Kazuhiko; Sono, Hiroki; Ogawa, Kazuhiko; Yanagisawa, Hiroshi; Miyoshi, Yoshinori
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Nakajima, Junya; Yamada, Katsunori; Hasegawa, Rie; Umeda, Masayuki; Seki, Masakazu; Muto, Yasushi; Sawahata, Katsunori
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STACY (Static Experiment Critical Facility) has been under remodeling work. During the demolition work of the previous model of STACY, we conducted radiation management for both internal exposure and external exposure taking the characteristics of the previous model into consideration. As a result, any contamination and internal exposure of the all workers was detected, and external exposure of the all workers were less than the detection limit.
Araki, Shohei; Izawa, Kazuhiko; Gunji, Satoshi; Suyama, Kenya; Ishii, Junichi; Seki, Masakazu; Kobayashi, Fuyumi; Fukaya, Hiroyuki
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To measure critical characteristics of fuel debris, the Static Experiment Critical Facility (STACY) is being converted to the heterogeneous thermal system using fuel rods and light water moderator from the homogeneous system using solution fuel. This report presents an overview and progress of the modified STACY.
Maekawa, Tomoyuki; Seki, Masakazu; Sumiya, Masato; Araki, Shohei; Murakami, Takahiko; Hasegawa, Kenta; Yoshikawa, Tomoki; Mori, Takashi*; Ishii, Junichi; Kobayashi, Fuyumi; et al.
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As previously reported, to clarify critical characteristics of fuel debris, the Static Experiment Critical Facility (STACY) is being converted to the heterogenous thermal system using fuel rods and light water moderator from the homogenous system using solution fuel. Seismic reinforcement of the support structure of the core tank started in 2022. This report presents progress on manufacture and construction of the modified STACY in 2021 and 2022.