Studies on the design method of multi tunnels in geological disposal facility

Hiramoto, Masayuki; Kobayashi, Yasushi; Nakama, Shigeo; Mizutani, Kazuhiko*; Morita, Atsushi*

JAEA-Research 2008-001, 84 Pages, 2008/03

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In this study, the following studies on the design method of multi-tunnels were performed. Study on the outbreak behavior of EDZ (Chapter 2) Study on the stability evaluation of the pillars (Chapter 3) In Chapter 2, analysis was carried out for "multi-tunnels model" that modeled the gallery group of a disposal panel scale. As a result, it is important to use multi-tunnels models for prediction evaluation of EDZ, because the outbreak behavior of EDZ was different from the model of the H12 report. In Chapter 3, a stability evaluation method of pillars was considered from two viewpoints of "pillar strength" and "pillar load" based on the similar structures. As a result, if numerical analysis by the multi-tunnels model was carried out, pillar strength and pillar load was estimated adequately. Therefore, a stability evaluation method of the pillars in a disposal institution was suggested.

Experimental identification of spin-parities and single-particle configurations in No and its -decay daughter Fm

Asai, Masato; Tsukada, Kazuaki; Sakama, Minoru*; Ichikawa, Shinichi; Ishii, Tetsuro; Nagame, Yuichiro; Nishinaka, Ichiro; Akiyama, Kazuhiko; Osa, Akihiko; Oura, Yasuji*; et al.

Physical Review Letters, 95(10), p.102502_1 - 102502_4, 2005/09

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.102502

Excited states in Fm fed by the decay of No have been established through - and -electron coincidence spectroscopy using a gas-jet transport system and an on-line isotope separator. The spin-parity of the 124.1 keV level in Fm has been identified on the basis of the measured internal conversion coefficients. The configuration has been assigned to the ground state of No as well as to the 124.1 keV level. It was found that the ground state configuration of No is different from that of lighter isotones.

Fluoride complexation of element 104, rutherfordium

Haba, Hiromitsu*; Tsukada, Kazuaki; Asai, Masato; Toyoshima, Atsushi; Akiyama, Kazuhiko; Nishinaka, Ichiro; Hirata, Masaru; Yaita, Tsuyoshi; Ichikawa, Shinichi; Nagame, Yuichiro; et al.

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 126(16), p.5219 - 5224, 2004/04

https://doi.org/10.1021/ja031824u

Fluoride complexation of element 104, rutherfordium (Rf), produced in the Cm(O,5n)Rf reaction has been studied by anion-exchange chromatography on an atom-at-a-time scale. The anion-exchangechromatographic behavior of Rf was investigated in 1.9-13.9 M hydrofluoric acid together with those of the group-4 elements Zr and Hf produced in the O-induced reactions on Ge and Gd targets, respectively. It was found that the adsorption behavior of Rf on anion-exchange resin is quite different from those of Zr and Hf, suggesting the influence of relativistic effect on the fluoride complexation of Rf.

Identification of the new isotope Bk

Asai, Masato; Tsukada, Kazuaki; Ichikawa, Shinichi; Sakama, Minoru*; Haba, Hiromitsu*; Nagame, Yuichiro; Nishinaka, Ichiro; Akiyama, Kazuhiko; Toyoshima, Atsushi; Kaneko, Tetsuya*; et al.

European Physical Journal A, 16(1), p.17 - 19, 2003/01

https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/i2002-10112-y

The new isotope Bk has been identified for the first time using a gas-jet coupled on-line isotope separator at the JAERI tandem accelerator facility. Characteristic X rays and three transitions associated with the EC decay of Bk have been observed, and the half-life was determined to be 4.6 min. The half-life value and the observed -ray energies and intensities can be consistently explained as a consequence of the allowed EC transition of .

Anion-exchange behavior of Rf in HCl and HNO solutions

Haba, Hiromitsu; Tsukada, Kazuaki; Asai, Masato; Goto, Shinichi*; Toyoshima, Atsushi; Nishinaka, Ichiro; Akiyama, Kazuhiko; Hirata, Masaru; Ichikawa, Shinichi; Nagame, Yuichiro; et al.

Journal of Nuclear and Radiochemical Sciences, 3(1), p.143 - 146, 2002/06

https://doi.org/10.14494/jnrs2000.3.143

We have investigated the sorption behavior of element 104 rutherfordium (Rf) on an anion exchange resin from HCl and HNO solutions. In the HCl experiments, the distribution coefficients of Rf increase with an increase of HCl concentration from 7.0 M to 11.5 M, indicating that anionic species such as [Rf(OH)Cl] or [RfCl] are formed. This sorption behavior of Rf is typical of the group-4 elements Zr and Hf, and is quite different from that of the pseudo-homologue Th. It is also noted that the distribution coefficients decrease in the order Rf, Zr, Hf at 9.0 M HCl, which is consistent with the expected order of ionic radii. On the other hand, Rf appears to behave like Zr and Hf in 8 M HNO not like Pu and Th.

Production cross sections of Rf and Db in bombardments of Cm with O and F ions

Nagame, Yuichiro; Asai, Masato; Haba, Hiromitsu; Goto, Shinichi*; Tsukada, Kazuaki; Nishinaka, Ichiro; Nishio, Katsuhisa; Ichikawa, Shinichi; Toyoshima, Atsushi*; Akiyama, Kazuhiko*; et al.

Journal of Nuclear and Radiochemical Sciences, 3(1), p.85 - 88, 2002/06

https://doi.org/10.14494/jnrs2000.3.85

no abstracts in English

The Preparation of functional lipid liposomes by -ray irradiation and its application

Hosoi, Fumio; Akama, Kazuhiko*

Hyomen, 35(11), p.598 - 609, 1997/00

no abstracts in English

Radiation-induced polymerization of a phospholipid for developing artificial red blood cells

Hosoi, Fumio; Omichi, Hideki; Akama, Kazuhiko*; Awai, K.*; Tokuyama, S.*; Sato, T.*

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B, 105(1-4), p.318 - 321, 1995/11

https://doi.org/10.1016/0168-583X(95)00575-7

no abstracts in English

Formation of anionic chloride complex of Rutherfordium (Rf)

Tsukada, Kazuaki; Toyoshima, Atsushi; Haba, Hiromitsu*; Asai, Masato; Akiyama, Kazuhiko*; Ishii, Yasuo; Tome, Hayato*; Nishinaka, Ichiro; Sato, Tetsuya; Ichikawa, Takatoshi; et al.

no journal, , 

no abstracts in English

Fluoride complex formation of element 104, rutherfordium

Nagame, Yuichiro; Toyoshima, Atsushi; Ishii, Yasuo; Tsukada, Kazuaki; Asai, Masato; Tome, Hayato; Kasamatsu, Yoshitaka; Nishinaka, Ichiro; Sato, Tetsuya; Haba, Hiromitsu*; et al.

no journal, , 

We present a study of fluoride complex formation of Rf at Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA). Anion- and cation-exchange behavior of Rf was systematically investigated in HF/HNO mixed solution together with the lighter homologues Zr and Hf using the automated ion-exchange separation apparatus coupled with the detection system for alpha spectroscopy. We unequivocally determined the species of Rf on the binding sites of the resin as the hexafluoro complex [RfF]. It is found that there is about two-orders of magnitude difference in the fluoride ion concentration between Rf and the homologues for the formation of the hexafluoro complexes. The result clearly demonstrates that the formation of the fluoride complexes of Rf is much weaker than those of the homologues Zr and Hf.