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JAEA Reports

Physical property investigation of gloves for glove boxes in nuclear fuel reprocessing plants; Physical properties of used gloves and estimation of its life-time

Yamamoto, Masahiko; Nishida, Naoki; Kobayashi, Daisuke; Nemoto, Ryo*; Hayashi, Hiroyuki*; Kitao, Takahiko; Kuno, Takehiko

JAEA-Technology 2023-004, 30 Pages, 2023/06

JAEA-Technology-2023-004.pdf:1.94MB

Glove-box gloves, that are used for handling nuclear fuel materials at the Tokai Reprocessing Plant (TRP) of the Japan Atomic Energy Agency, have an expiration date by internal rules. All gloves are replaced at a maximum of every 4-year. However, degrees of glove deterioration varies depending on its usage environment such as frequency, chemicals, and radiation dose. Therefore, physical properties such as tensile strength, elongation, hardness of gloves are measured and technical evaluation method for the glove life-time is established. It was found that gloves without any defects in its appearance have enough physical properties and satisfies the acceptance criteria values of new gloves. Thus, it was considered that the expired gloves could be used for total of 8-year, by adding 4-year of new glove life-time. In addition, the results of extrapolation by plotting the glove's physical properties versus the used years showed that the physical properties at 8-year is on the safer side than the reported physical properties of broken glove. Also, the data are not significantly different from the physical properties of the long-term storage glove (8 and 23 years). Based on these results, life-time of gloves at TRP is set to be 8-year. The frequency of glove inspections are not changed, and if any defects is found, the glove is promptly replaced. Thus, the risk related to glove usage is not increased. The cost of purchasing gloves, labor for glove replacement, and the amount of generated waste can be reduced by approximately 40%, respectively, resulting in more efficient and rationalized glove management.

Journal Articles

Change of superconducting character in UTe$$_{2}$$ induced by magnetic field

Kinjo, Katsuki*; Fujibayashi, Hiroki*; Kitagawa, Shunsaku*; Ishida, Kenji*; Tokunaga, Yo; Sakai, Hironori; Kambe, Shinsaku; Nakamura, Ai*; Shimizu, Yusei*; Homma, Yoshiya*; et al.

Physical Review B, 107(6), p.L060502_1 - L060502_5, 2023/02

 Times Cited Count:2 Percentile:92.2(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)

Journal Articles

Investigation of physical properties of glove for glove-box and estimation of its life-time

Kobayashi, Daisuke; Yamamoto, Masahiko; Nishida, Naoki; Miyoshi, Ryuta; Nemoto, Ryo*; Hayashi, Hiroyuki*; Kato, Keisuke; Nishino, Saki; Kuno, Takehiko; Kitao, Takahiko; et al.

Nihon Hozen Gakkai Dai-18-Kai Gakujutsu Koenkai Yoshishu, p.237 - 240, 2022/07

All gloves attached to glove-box in Tokai Reprocessing Plant have a fixed expiration date and have to be replaced every 4-year. However, degrees of glove deterioration are different depending on its usage environment (frequency, chemicals, radiation, etc.), because of rubber products. Therefore, physical properties such as tensile strength, elongation, hardness of gloves are measured, and the life-time of gloves are estimated. As a result, gloves without any defects in its appearance have enough physical property for acceptance criteria of new glove. The extrapolated physical property of glove is sufficiently larger than the reported values of damaged glove. No deterioration in physical properties of gloves, that are periodically replaced without any defects in its appearance, is observed and the usable life-time of the glove is estimated to be 8 years.

Journal Articles

Review of engagement activities to promote awareness of radiation and its associated risk amongst the Japanese public before and after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident

Sakoda, Akihiro; Nomura, Naoki*; Kuroda, Yujiro*; Kono, Takahiko; Naito, Wataru*; Yoshida, Hiroko*

Journal of Radiological Protection, 41(4), p.1258 - 1287, 2021/12

 Times Cited Count:1 Percentile:13.59(Environmental Sciences)

Following the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident, many radiation experts directly experienced a vast gap between ideal and real public understanding (PU) of radiation in risk communication. Therefore, this study collated and reviewed information about PU activities for radiation and its risk that six Japanese academic societies - which seemed to be socially neutral expert communities - related to radiation and radiation risk conducted before and after the accident. Activities these radiation-related societies provided to general public were discussed from the following perspectives: (1) difficulties in two-way communication due to resources, motivation, public interest and concerns; (2) balance between academic research and PU activities; (3) academic societies' building trust with the public whilst ensuring member experts' neutrality and independence; (4) discussions among academic societies to prepare for public engagement. We hope that this paper encourages experts and academic societies in radiation protection to hold more national and international discussions about their roles in public communication and outreach.

Journal Articles

Panel session toward improved communication and engagement with the public after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident; Study reports and discussion with specialists from relevant fields

Yoshida, Hiroko*; Kuroda, Yujiro*; Kono, Takahiko; Naito, Wataru*; Sakoda, Akihiro

Journal of Radiation Protection and Research, 46(3), p.134 - 142, 2021/09

The Japan Health Physics Society established a task group on "Public Understanding after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident" in the 2018-2019 fiscal year. This task group collected and analyzed various activities that had been made for promotion of public understanding since the Fukushima accident, and then discussed some issues such as expert's roles. This paper outlines a panel session for this task group held at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Health Physics Society (Online). This session consisted of (1) reporting what the task group achieved, (2) having comments by two designated experts in the fields of sociology and ethics, (3) making a panel discussion with three representatives from the task group and the two designated speakers, and (4) summarizing this session by a rapporteur.

Journal Articles

Panel session toward improved communication and engagement with publics after the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident; Study reports and discussion including specialists from the relevant fields

Yoshida, Hiroko*; Kuroda, Yujiro*; Kono, Takahiko; Naito, Wataru*; Sakoda, Akihiro

Hoken Butsuri (Internet), 55(4), p.257 - 263, 2020/12

no abstracts in English

Journal Articles

Examples of practical activities related to public understanding of radiation risk following the Fukushima nuclear accident

Naito, Wataru*; Uesaka, Motoki*; Kuroda, Yujiro*; Kono, Takahiko; Sakoda, Akihiro; Yoshida, Hiroko*

Radioprotection, 55(4), p.297 - 307, 2020/10

 Times Cited Count:7 Percentile:78.4(Environmental Sciences)

After the Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan, a number of practical activities related to public understanding (PU) of radiation risks were implemented inside and outside Fukushima Prefecture. The various noteworthy approaches and strategies behind those practical activities have not been organized and made explicit thus far. In this study, we have organized the noteworthy practical activities related to PU of radiation risks following the Fukushima nuclear accident, and discussed them mainly from the standpoints of communication strategies and approaches. As several examples demonstrate, efforts to contextualize and localize radiation risk in various forms were observed during post-accident recovery in Fukushima, and these efforts were confirmed, through actual experiences, to be an important component of effective PU activities of radiation risks. Community-based or citizen science approaches, such as having affected residents or citizens to measure radioactivity, have contributed to the PU of radiological situations, but some challenges, such as ethical aspects and the handling of uncertainty, have also been revealed. In the era of information and communications technology, a number of citizens, experts, and agencies have made social media a popular platform for disseminating radiation risk messages to the public and have demonstrated that social media can play an important role in providing radiological risk information. The knowledge and lessons learned from the practical activities discussed in this study can be useful in enhancing PU of risks not only radiation but also other stressors such as toxic chemicals, preparing future disasters and supporting risk communication plans during recovery periods after disasters.

JAEA Reports

Final report on feasibility study of Pu monitoring and solution measurement of high active liquid waste containing fission product at Reprocessing Facility

Sekine, Megumi; Matsuki, Takuya; Suzuki, Satoshi*; Tsutagi, Koichi; Nishida, Naoki; Kitao, Takahiko; Tomikawa, Hirofumi; Nakamura, Hironobu; LaFleur, A.*; Browne, M.*

JAEA-Technology 2019-023, 160 Pages, 2020/03

JAEA-Technology-2019-023.pdf:9.43MB

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has proposed in its Research and Development plan (STR-385), the development of technology to enable real-time flow measurement of nuclear material as a part of an advanced approach to effective and efficient safeguards for reprocessing facilities. To address this, Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) has been tackling development of a new detector to enable monitoring of Pu in solutions with numerous FPs as a joint research program with U.S. DOE to cover whole reprocessing process. In this study, High Active Liquid Waste (HALW) Storage Facility in Tokai Reprocessing Plant was used as the test field. At first, the design information of HALW storage tank and radiation (type and intensity) were investigated to develop a Monte Carlo N-Particle Transport Code (MCNP) model. And then, dose rate distribution outside/ inside of the concrete cell where the HALW tank is located was measured to design new detectors and check MCNP model applicability. Using the newly designed detectors, gamma rays and neutron were continuously measured at the outside/ inside of the concrete cell to assess the radiation characteristics and to optimize detector position. Finally, the applicability for Pu monitoring technology was evaluated based on the simulation results and gamma-ray/neutron measurement results. We have found that there is possibility to monitor the change of Pu amount in solution by combination both of gamma-ray and neutron measurement. The results of this study suggested the applicability and capability of the Pu motoring to enhance safeguards for entire reprocessing facility which handles Pu with FP as a feasibility study. This is final report of this project.

Journal Articles

2016 Professional Engineer (PE) test preparation course "Nuclear and Radiation Technical Disciplines"

Takahashi, Naoki; Yoshinaka, Kazuyuki; Harada, Akio; Yamanaka, Atsushi; Ueno, Takashi; Kurihara, Ryoichi; Suzuki, Soju; Takamatsu, Misao; Maeda, Shigetaka; Iseki, Atsushi; et al.

Nihon Genshiryoku Gakkai Homu Peji (Internet), 64 Pages, 2016/00

no abstracts in English

Journal Articles

Interface-dependent magnetotransport properties for thin Pt films on ferrimagnetic Y$$_{3}$$Fe$$_{5}$$O$$_{12}$$

Shiomi, Yuki*; Otani, Takashi*; Iguchi, Satoshi*; Sasaki, Takahiko*; Qiu, Z.*; Nakayama, Hiroyasu*; Uchida, Kenichi*; Saito, Eiji

Applied Physics Letters, 104(24), p.242406_1 - 242406_5, 2014/06

 Times Cited Count:27 Percentile:73.87(Physics, Applied)

Journal Articles

Improvement of poly(vinyl alcohol) properties by the addition of magnesium nitrate

Kubo, Junichi*; Rahman, N.*; Takahashi, Nobuaki; Kawai, Takahiko*; Matsuba, Go*; Nishida, Koji*; Kanaya, Toshiji*; Yamamoto, Masahide*

Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 112(3), p.1647 - 1652, 2009/05

 Times Cited Count:24 Percentile:62.65(Polymer Science)

Aiming at improvement of mechanical and dielectric properties of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) we prepared composites of PVA and magnesium nitrate. It was found that the composites were very soft and rubber-like, and the glass transition temperature decreased with increasing the salt concentration. Wide-angle X-ray diffraction and small-angle X-ray scattering revealed that the crystallites of PVA were destroyed by the additive and it was a cause of the softening.

JAEA Reports

Development of module for TRU high temperature chemistry (Joint research)

Minato, Kazuo; Akabori, Mitsuo; Tsuboi, Takashi; Kurobane, Shiro; Hayashi, Hirokazu; Takano, Masahide; Otobe, Haruyoshi; Misumi, Masahiro*; Sakamoto, Takuya*; Kato, Isao*; et al.

JAERI-Tech 2005-059, 61 Pages, 2005/09

JAERI-Tech-2005-059.pdf:20.67MB

An experimental facility called the Module for TRU High Temperature Chemistry (TRU-HITEC) was installed in the Back-end Cycle Key Elements Research Facility (BECKY) of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Safety Engineering Research Facility (NUCEF) for the basic studies of the behavior of the transuranium elements (TRU) in pyrochemical reprocessing and oxide fuels. TRU-HITEC consists of three alpha/gamma cells shielded by steel and polyethylene and a glove box shielded by leaded acrylic resin, where experimental apparatuses have been equipped and a high purity argon gas atmosphere is maintained. In the facility 10 g of $$^{241}$$Am as well as the other TRU of Np, Pu and Cm can be handled. This report summarizes the outline, structure, performance and interior apparatuses of the facility, and is the result of the joint research between the Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute and three electric power companies of Tokyo Electric Power Co., Tohoku Electric Power Co. and the Japan Atomic Power Co.

JAEA Reports

Effect of Electron Channeling on Damage Production in a Germanium Crystal

Nishida, Takahiko; Izui, Kazuhiko

JAERI-M 6867, 15 Pages, 1977/01

JAERI-M-6867.pdf:0.65MB

no abstracts in English

Oral presentation

Feasibility study of technology for Pu solution monitoring including FP, 4; Comparison between dose rate measurement result and simulation result

Matsuki, Takuya; Nishida, Naoki; Horigome, Kazushi; Sekine, Megumi; Kitao, Takahiko; Nakamura, Hironobu

no journal, , 

To inquest the measurement point of the detector which can conduct the Pu monitoring in the high active liquid waste at Tokai reprocessing plant, we have made the simulation model which can calculate the radiation distribution in the cell storing HALW. Comparing the dose rate distribution between calculation result and actual measurement result, we evaluated the validity of the current simulation model.

Oral presentation

Analysis of materials about radiation provided to residents after the Fukushima accident and considerations of a method to evaluate; The Efforts of SG1

Kono, Takahiko; Hattori, Takatoshi*; Yokoyama, Sumi*; Nakano, Hironori*; Sato, Noriko*; Kudo, Hiromi*; Nomura, Naoki*; Sakoda, Akihiro; Naito, Wataru*; Kuroda, Yujiro*; et al.

no journal, , 

no abstracts in English

Oral presentation

Difference in activities of some academic societies toward the society between before and after the Fukushima Accident

Sakoda, Akihiro; Nomura, Naoki*; Naito, Wataru*; Kono, Takahiko; Kuroda, Yujiro*; Yoshida, Hiroko*

no journal, , 

no abstracts in English

Oral presentation

Oral presentation

Role of radiation protection (RP) professionals in developing and fostering RP culture in general public

Yoshida, Hiroko*; Kuroda, Yujiro*; Kono, Takahiko; Naito, Wataru*; Sakoda, Akihiro; Nomura, Naoki*

no journal, , 

no abstracts in English

Oral presentation

Survey of activities of some Japanese academic societies toward the public before and after the Fukushima nuclear accident

Sakoda, Akihiro; Nomura, Naoki*; Naito, Wataru*; Kono, Takahiko; Kuroda, Yujiro*; Yoshida, Hiroko*

no journal, , 

The present study focused on radiation- or risk-associated academic societies in Japan, and collected data on experts' communication activities with the public and socially conscious activities within the societies to discuss how such experts should be in society.

Oral presentation

Working Group Session "IRPA Practical Guidance for Engagement with the Public on Radiation and Risk"

Yoshida, Hiroko*; Nomura, Naoki*; Kono, Takahiko; Sakoda, Akihiro; Kuroda, Yujiro*; Naito, Wataru*; Hirota, Seiko*; Kudo, Shinichi*; Etani, Reo*; Chikamoto, Kazuhiko*; et al.

no journal, , 

This working group has been translating into Japanese the publication "Practical Guidance for Engagement with the Public on Radiation and Risk" by IRPA in 2020. This publication was made with the theme of public understanding, which was one of key issues that the consultation by IRPA to its member societies identified as most necessary in the radiation protection system. The translated guidance is supposed to be distributed to radiation protection experts and relevant communities in Japan who may be interested in public understanding. The purpose of this symposium is to share the working progress and important points of the guidance.

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