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Eguchi, Yuta; Sugawara, Takanori; Nishihara, Kenji; Tazawa, Yujiro; Tsujimoto, Kazufumi
Proceedings of 26th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering (ICONE-26) (Internet), 8 Pages, 2018/07
In order to investigate the basic neutronics characteristics of the accelerator-driven subcritical system (ADS), JAEA has a plan to construct a new critical assembly in the J-PARC project, Transmutation Physics Experimental Facility (TEF-P). This study aims to evaluate the natural cooling characteristics of TEF-P core which has large decay heat by minor actinide (MA) fuel, and to achieve a design that does not damage the core and the fuels during the failure of the core cooling system. In the evaluation of the TEF-P core temperature, empty rectangular lattice tube outer of the core has a significant effect on the heat transfer characteristics. The experiments by using the mockup device were performed to validate the heat transfer coefficient and experimental results were obtained. By using the obtained experimental results, the three-dimensional heat transfer analysis of TEF-P core were performed, and the maximum core temperature was obtained, 294C. This result shows TEF-P core temperature would be less than 327C that the design criterion of temperature.
Tazawa, Yujiro; Nishihara, Kenji; Sugawara, Takanori; Tsujimoto, Kazufumi; Sasa, Toshinobu; Eguchi, Yuta; Kikuchi, Masashi*; Inoue, Akira*
JAEA-Technology 2016-029, 52 Pages, 2016/12
Transmutation Physics Experimental Facility (TEF-P) planned in the J-PARC project uses minor actinide (MA) fuels in the experiments. These MA fuels are highly-radioactive, so the fuel handling equipment in TEF-P is necessary to be designed as remote-handling system. This report summarizes fabrication and test results of the testing equipment for fuel loading that is one of components of the testing equipment for remote-handling of MA fuels. The testing equipment which had a remote-handling system for fuel loading was fabricated. And the test in combination with the mock-up core was performed. Through the test, it was confirmed to load/take the dummy fuel pin to/from the mock-up core without failure. It was shown that the concept design of the fuel loading equipment of TEF-P was reasonable.
Eguchi, Yuta; Sugawara, Takanori; Nishihara, Kenji; Tazawa, Yujiro; Inoue, Akira; Tsujimoto, Kazufumi
JAEA-Technology 2015-052, 34 Pages, 2016/03
Transmutation Physics Experimental Facility (TEF-P) planned in the J-PARC project uses minor actinide (MA) fuel which has large decay heat. So it is necessary to consider the increase of the core temperature when the core cooling system is stopped. This change of the core temperature was evaluated by thermal conduction analysis. It was found that the impact of thermal insulation in the empty rectangular lattice matrix area was large. So it is necessary to verify reliability and accuracy of heat transfer effect used in this area. Testing equipment was fabricated to verify the accuracy of calculation model for the empty lattice matrix which was the free convection model of sealed fluid. By using this equipment, thermal distribution and one dimensional heat flow through the lattice were measured. It was observed that the actual equivalent thermal conductivity in the lattice was larger than the free convection model. It was also confirmed that the insertion of the aluminum block into the empty lattice could achieve the higher equivalent thermal conductivity. These results could be the useful data for the thermal conduction analysis.
Morita, Kosuke*; Morimoto, Koji*; Kaji, Daiya*; Haba, Hiromitsu*; Ozeki, Kazutaka*; Kudo, Yuki*; Sumita, Takayuki*; Wakabayashi, Yasuo*; Yoneda, Akira*; Tanaka, Kengo*; et al.
Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 81(10), p.103201_1 - 103201_4, 2012/10
Times Cited Count:161 Percentile:97.28(Physics, Multidisciplinary)An isotope of the 113th element, 113, was produced in a nuclear reaction with a Zn beam on a Bi target. We observed six consecutive decays following the implantation of a heavy particle in nearly the same position in the semiconductor detector, in extremely low background condition. The fifth and sixth decays are fully consistent with the sequential decays of Db and Lr both in decay energies and decay times. This indicates that the present decay chain consisted of 113, Rg (Z = 111), Mt (Z = 109), Bh (Z = 107), Db (Z = 105), and Lr (Z = 103) with firm connections. This result, together with previously reported results from 2004 and 2007, conclusively leads the unambiguous production and identification of the isotope 113, of the 113th element.
Morita, Kosuke*; Morimoto, Koji*; Kaji, Daiya*; Haba, Hiromitsu*; Ozeki, Kazutaka*; Kudo, Yuki*; Sato, Nozomi*; Sumita, Takayuki*; Yoneda, Akira*; Ichikawa, Takatoshi*; et al.
Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 78(6), p.064201_1 - 064201_6, 2009/06
Times Cited Count:30 Percentile:78.42(Physics, Multidisciplinary)Decay properties of an isotope Bh and its daughter nucleus Db produced by the Cm(Na,5) reaction were studied by using a gas-filled recoil separator coupled with a position-sensitive semiconductor detector. Bh was clearly identified from the correlation of the known nuclide, Db. The obtained decay properties of Bh and Db are consistent with those observed in the 113 chain, which provided further confirmation of the discovery of 113.
Morimoto, Koji*; Morita, Kosuke*; Kaji, Daiya*; Akiyama, Takahiro*; Goto, Shinichi*; Haba, Hiromitsu*; Ideguchi, Eiji*; Katori, Kenji*; Koura, Hiroyuki; Kudo, Hisaaki*; et al.
RIKEN Accelerator Progress Report, Vol.42, P. 15, 2009/00
In 2003-2007, we had performed an experiment to synthesize an element 113 by a Bi Zn reaction using a gas-filled recoil ion separator (GARIS) at RIKEN Nishina-Center. In a total of 241 days of net irradiation time experiment, two decay chains were observed and assigned from an isotope 113. The cross section of the Bi(Zn,n)113 reaction was determined to be 31 fb at that time. In order to increase the statistics of the decay property, we continued to produce more decay chains. The experiment was carried out from January 7 to March 31, 2008. The experimental conditions were identical to those used in the previous experiment. Zn ion beam of 353 MeV was extracted from RILAC. The net irradiation time was 83 days and the total dose of Zn was 2.28. In the present expriment any candidate of 113 was not observed. Then combining the results of the present and previous experiments, the production cross section of 113 was determined to be 22 fb.
Hashimoto, Daisuke*; Komatsu, Keiichi*; Eguchi, Kenji*; Morizono, Koji
FAPIG, (175), p.23 - 28, 2007/07
The fast breeder reactor "MONJU" (hereafter "MONJU") is equipped with the system called "MONJU Integrated Data Acquisition System (MIDAS)" to effectively acquire, accumulate and analyze relevant real-plant process data gathered from the system start-up test. At present, "MONJU" has been suspended due to a sodium leak accident that occurred in 1995. However, the main part of remodeling construction to prevent sodium leaks was completed in May, 2007 and "MONJU" is highly expected to resume its operations, stepping into the practical testing phase. In this situation, "MIDAS" has been replaced with an upgraded version before the system start-up test was resumed. This paper describes overview of the new "MIDAS" system.
Morita, Kosuke*; Morimoto, Koji*; Kaji, Daiya*; Akiyama, Takahiro*; Goto, Shinichi*; Haba, Hiromitsu*; Ideguchi, Eiji*; Katori, Kenji*; Koura, Hiroyuki; Kudo, Hisaaki*; et al.
Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 76(4), p.043201_1 - 043201_5, 2007/04
Times Cited Count:149 Percentile:96(Physics, Multidisciplinary)The production and decay of 112 has been investigated using a gas-filled recoil ion separator in irradiations of Pb targets with Zn beam at 349.5 MeV. We have observed two -decay chains that can be assigned to subsequent decays from 112 produced in the 208 Pb(Zn,n) reaction. After emitting four consecutive -particles, the both chains ended by spontaneous fission decays of Rf and decay energies and decay times of the both chains obtained in the present work agree well with those reported by a group at Gesellschaft fr Schwerionenforschung (GSI), Germany. The present result gives the first clear confirmation of the discovery of 112 and its -decay products Ds reported previously.
Morita, Kosuke*; Morimoto, Koji*; Kaji, Daiya*; Akiyama, Takahiro*; Goto, Shinichi*; Haba, Hiromitsu*; Ideguchi, Eiji*; Katori, Kenji*; Koura, Hiroyuki; Kikunaga, Hidetoshi*; et al.
Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 76(4), p.045001_1 - 045001_2, 2007/04
Times Cited Count:195 Percentile:97.41(Physics, Multidisciplinary)The production and decay of 113 has been investigated using a gas-filled recoil ion separator in irradiations of Bi targets with Zn beam at 353 MeV. We have observed one -decay chain that can be assigned to subsequent decays from 113 produced in the Bi(Zn,n) reaction. After emitting four consecutive -particles, the both chains ended by spontaneous fission decays of Db and decay energies and decay times of the both chains obtained in the present work agree well with those reported by our group in 2004. The present result gives the first clear confirmation of the discovery of 113 and its -decay products Rg reported previously.
Morita, Kosuke*; Morimoto, Koji*; Kaji, Daiya*; Akiyama, Takahiro*; Goto, Shinichi*; Haba, Hiromitsu*; Ideguchi, Eiji*; Kanungo, R.*; Katori, Kenji*; Kikunaga, Hidetoshi*; et al.
AIP Conference Proceedings 891, p.3 - 9, 2007/03
A series of experiments studying the productions and their decays of the heaviest elements have been performed by using a gas-filled recoil separator GARIS at RIKEN. Results on the isotope of the 112th element, 112, and on that of the 113th element, 113, are reviewed. Two decay chains which are assigned to be ones originating from the isotope 112 were observed in the Pb(Zn, n) reaction. The results provide a confirmation of the production and decay of the isotope 112 reported by a research group at GSI, Germany, produced via the same reaction by using a velocity filter. Two decay chains, both consisted of four consecutive alpha decays followed by a spontaneous fission, were observed also in the reaction Bi(Zn, n). Those are assigned to be the convincing candidate events of the isotope of the 113th element, 113, and its daughter nuclei. Rg, Mt, Bh, and Db.
Eguchi, Takao; Amano, Kenji
Nihon Oyo Chishitsu Gakkai Heisei-18-Nendo Kenkyu Happyokai Koen Rombunshu, p.175 - 178, 2006/11
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Morita, Kosuke*; Morimoto, Koji*; Kaji, Daiya*; Akiyama, Takahiro*; Goto, Shinichi*; Haba, Hiromitsu*; Ideguchi, Eiji*; Kanungo, R.*; Katori, Kenji*; Koura, Hiroyuki; et al.
Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 73(10), p.2593 - 2596, 2004/10
Times Cited Count:478 Percentile:99.22(Physics, Multidisciplinary)The isotope of the 113th element, 113, and its daughter nuclei, 111 and Mt, were obserbed, for the first time, in the Bi + Zn reaction at a beam energy of 349.1 MeV with a total dose of 1.610. The production cross section of 113 is deduced to be fb ( cm).
Seguchi, Tadao; ; Arigane, Kenji
S+N (seeds and needs), 0, p.6 - 13, 1994/09
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Arigane, Kenji; ; Sasajima, Fumio; Takahashi, Hidetake; Seguchi, Tadao; *
JAERI-Tech 94-004, 33 Pages, 1994/07
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*; Arigane, Kenji; ; Takahashi, Hidetake; Seguchi, Tadao
39th Int. SAMPE Symp. and Exhibition,Vol. 39 (Book 2), 0, p.2231 - 2243, 1994/00
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Kondo, Tatsuo; Hishinuma, Akimichi; Noda, Kenji; Eto, Motokuni; Tsuji, Hirokazu; Nakajima, Hajime; Kiuchi, Kiyoshi; Ono, Hideo; Ogawa, Toru; Omichi, Hideki; et al.
Genshiryoku Kogyo, 39(8), p.1 - 80, 1993/08
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Arigane, Kenji; *; ; Seguchi, Tadao; Takahashi, Hidetake
Proc. of 4th Asian Symp. on Research Reactors, 10 Pages, 1993/00
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Arigane, Kenji; ; ; Aoyama, Isao; Seguchi, Tadao; Takahashi, Hidetake
JAERI-M 92-078, 22 Pages, 1992/06
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Morimoto, Koji*; Morita, Kosuke*; Kaji, Daiya*; Haba, Hiromitsu*; Ozeki, Kazutaka*; Kudo, Yuki*; Sato, Nozomi; Sumita, Takayuki*; Yoneda, Akira*; Ichikawa, Takatoshi*; et al.
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A nuclide, Bh, is the great-grand-daughter of 113 that is produced in the Bi + Zn reaction. The identification was based on a genetic link to the known daughter nucleus Db by alpha-decays. The main purpose of this work is to provide further confirmation of the production and identification of the isotope 113. As a present result, a state in Bh, which decays by an alpha emission with the energies ranging from 9.05 to 9.23 MeV, feeds a state in Db, which decays by alpha emission and by SF with a previously known half-life. The result provided a further confirmation of the production and identification of the isotope of the 113th element, 113, studied by a research group at RIKEN.
Morimoto, Koji*; Morita, Kosuke*; Kaji, Daiya*; Haba, Hiromitsu*; Ozeki, Kazutaka*; Kudo, Yuki*; Sato, Nozomi; Sumita, Takayuki*; Yoneda, Akira*; Ichikawa, Takatoshi*; et al.
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