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Kawaguchi, Maho*; Shiba, Shigeki*; Iwahashi, Daiki*; Okawa, Tsuyoshi*; Gunji, Satoshi; Izawa, Kazuhiko; Suyama, Kenya
Proceedings of 12th International Conference on Nuclear Criticality Safety (ICNC2023) (Internet), 8 Pages, 2023/10
The Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) has been working on an experimental approach for evaluating the criticality of fuel debris produced by the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNP) accident since 2014, collaborating with the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA). As part of the approach, JAEA has modified the STAtic experiment Critical facilitY (STACY) for critical experiments to evaluate characteriscs of pseudo-fuel debris. As the preliminary analyses, we verified critical characteristics with major nuclear data libraries for the proposed core configuration patterns. The three-dimensional continuous-energy Monte Carlo neutron and photon transport code, SERPENT-V2.2.0 was used with the latest JENDL, JENDL-5. As a result, larger multiplication factors of JENDL-5 across the modified STACY core configuration patterns were evaluated in comparison to the other libraries. And, 
H scattering and 
U fission sensitivity coefficients of JENDL-5 were different from those of the other libraries. Comparing among analyses with those libraries, the updated S(
, 
) of JENDL-5 might affect the result of critical characteristics in the critical analyses for the modified STACY core configuration.
Shiba, Shigeki*; Iwahashi, Daiki*; Okawa, Tsuyoshi*; Gunji, Satoshi; Izawa, Kazuhiko; Suyama, Kenya
Proceedings of 30th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering (ICONE30) (Internet), 9 Pages, 2023/05
The Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) has tackled the experimental approach for determining the criticality of pseudo-fuel debris plausibly simulating actual fuel debris since 2014, collaborating with the Japan Atomic Energy Agency. To elucidate the characteristics of the pseudo-fuel debris, the Japan Atomic Energy Agency modified the STACY (STAtic experiment Critical facilitY) to conduct critical experiments simulating fuel debris. Thus, we proposed three types of modified STACY core configurations. In critical experiments in the modified STACY core, it is important to judge whether the proposed modified STACY core configurations are representative of molten core-concrete interaction debris or not. In this study, we built pseudo-fuel debris models considering a volume ratio of pseudo-fuel debris to moderation (V
/V
) and calculated uncertainty-based similarity values (C
) between the modified STACY core configurations and pseudo-fuel debris models using Tools for Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis Methodology Implementation-Indices and Parameters (TSUNAMI-IP) in SCALE 6.2. Consequently, the modified STACY core configuration loading structure rods we proposed completely resulted in high similarity to the pseudo-fuel debris models through V
/V
values. The main contributions to C values were 
U 
, U 
, and 
Fe (n,
), except for the pseudo-fuel debris model, including extremely high concrete components.
Shiba, Tsuyoshi*; *; *
JNC TJ9400 2003-007, 126 Pages, 2003/01
Japan Nuclear Cycle Development lnstitute(JNC) has developed FBR achievement analysis system by the end of the last fiscal year, and has been improving it to be capable to assess other power generation systems than FBR, in view of public acceptance. In this study, we conducted a trial analysis on various aspects of other energy systems with an obJective of functional expansion of the analysis system to obtain generally agreeable results. Trial analysis was performed on LNG fueled thermal power generation and wind power generation in comparison with FBR systems with large power (1 GW x 50-100 plants) and small (50-200MW) power output, respectively. The impact of the weight attached to input data and indices on the analysis results was analyzed to get to know the characteristics of this analysis system, and the system was further improved in terms of simplification of the analysis structure and the way to handle pair comparison. Then, we again conducted trial analysis using the improved analysis system, in which indices were weighted assuming several societies with different sense of values. Then we calculated the various aspects of values each energy system would gain in the settmg of each society. The results for each of the assumed societies were considered to be qualitatively reasonable, but the need for further discussion on the analysis structure, weighting of indices, etc. was pointed out.
Shiba, Tsuyoshi*; *
JNC TJ9400 2002-005, 94 Pages, 2002/03
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As an evolutional method for valuation of a corporation, an investment project, a research and development, or the evaluation technique of an enterprise strategy, a real option analysis attracts attention instead of conventional Discount Cash Flow method. The reason is that it can divert the technique for the option valuation in financial engineering to the decision-making process performed according to change in investment environment. Related references, the analysis tools, the application examples, etc. were investigated about the decision-making technique using real option analysis, and this investigation considered the application method to decision-making of the research and development at Japan Nuclear Cycle Development Institute. Consequently, since the feature is in real option analysis being the evaluation technique on condition of that business conditions and business itself also change, the real option analysis fits for evaluation of a research and development that business conditions were opaque and it turns out that the businesses are highly flexible. Moreover, it turns out that it fits also for evaluation of a capital concentration type investment issue like power plants.
Shiba, Tsuyoshi*; *; *
JNC TJ9400 2002-003, 98 Pages, 2002/02
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In this study, the FBR achievement analysis system developed last year was improved so that we could perform analysis on other power generation systems and assessment with a view of pubinc acceptance. In order to establish the assessment structure for other systems, competitive energy systems with large power outputs (50-100 plants of 1GW power generation system) and small power outputs (50-200MW) were fixed, and investigated their performances and special features. The usage of systems with small power outputs were intended as; (1)use in isolated islands or remote places, (2)use as district power supply, (3)use as industry owned power plants. From the results, energy balance, energy security, easiness and simplicity, and quality of electric outputs were discussed as new indices, and samples of their assessment structures were shown. Concering public acceptance, relating factors were extracted from existing research on it. Especially, about sence of safety and trustworthiness, research on social psychological analysis on them were investigated, so that we showed the assessment structure of risk perception. The assessment structures shown in this study would be able to be applied to assessments of both large power generation systems and small ones, as far as the usages were restricted to the three cases mentioned above. Considerations to extract other indices would be necessary in order to expand the intended usage.
Shiba, Tsuyoshi*; *; Yuyama, Tomonori*; *
JNC TJ9400 2001-013, 110 Pages, 2001/02
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In this study, the general assessment system developed last year was improved so that we could perform multi-sided comparison and evaluation between FBR cycle reactor models quantitatively and objectively. At first, we developed multi-sided evaluation system written in VBA. And then many processes (calculation of coefficients for utility functions, analysis by MUF, and pair comparison, etc.) could be performed on a Personal Computer with simple operation. And the following fuctions were also added in the system; consideration of uncertainty in design data on evaluated results, estimation of the potential of FBR, the absolute evaluation method to get over the weakness of AHP, and so on. Moreover, a concept of comparison with compact reactors and the way of including a new evaluation item, public acceptance, in the evaluation structure are discussed. Although it is important to consider public acceptance for introduction of FBR, it was not included in the assessment structure of the previous study. In this study, we pointed out that public acceptance as a new assessment item of the FBR cycles evaluation system should be included. Ideas to include the item in the system in phase 2 were also discussed. Due to the improvement of the system in this study, we believe that the FBR cycle's evaluation system is becoming more sophisticated than the previous version.
Shiba, Tsuyoshi*; *; Yuyama, Tomonori*; *
JNC TJ9400 2001-018, 153 Pages, 2001/01
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In order to promote the FDR development, it is necessary to see various benefits brought by introduction of FBR from multiple perspectives and have agood grasp of such benefits quantitatively and an adequate R&D investment scale which corresponds with them. In this study, the structured prototype in the previous study was improved to be able to perform cost-benefit analysis. An example of improvement made in the system is addition of subroutine used for comparison between new energy and benefits brought by introduction of FBR with special emphasis on addition of logic for analyzing externality about the new energy. Other improvement examples are modification of the Conventiona1 Year Expense Ratio method of power generation cost to Average Durable Year Cost method, addition of database function and turning input data into database, and reviewing idea on cost by the type of waste material and price of uranium. The cost-benefit analysis system was also restructured utilizing Microsoft ACCESS so that it should have a data base function. As the result of the improvement mentioned above, we expect that the improved cost-benefit analysis system will have higher generality than the system before; therefore, great deal of benefits brought by application of the system in the future is expected.
Shiba, Tsuyoshi*; Kamezaki, Hiroshi*; Yuyama, Tomonori*; *
JNC TJ9400 2000-012, 92 Pages, 2000/02
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This research aims to develop a system in which aspects necessary for FBR cycle and overall comparison of evaluation items (economy, safety etc.) are evaluated quantitatively and objectively as a part of Nuclear Cycle development's research project of the FBR cycle for practical use. There are various methods in the decision-making support. In this particular situation, features of each method were evaluated based on the analysis of cases with each method. Subsequently we constructed overall evaluation method by combining Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), Multi-attribution Utility Function Method (MUF) and Cut-off Method. This method has variation in evaluation items, transparency in evaluation process and uncompensation. The six aspects of evaluation are economy, effectiveness of resource use, proliferation resistance, environmental effectiveness, safety, and research and development. The evaluation items and the evaluation index of each aspect were hierarchized and the evaluation structure was constructed. In the present study effect function for each evaluation index and pair comparison for examining significance of each item were utilized to select prospective systems for FBR cycle experimentally. The result confirmed reliability of our general assessment system as a decision-making support system for FBR system.
Shiba, Tsuyoshi*; Kamezaki, Hiroshi*; Yuyama, Tomonori*; *
JNC TJ9440 2000-011, 164 Pages, 2000/01
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In order to promote the FBR development, it is necessary to grasp an adequate R&D investment scale which corresponds with the benefit brought by the research and development. In this study, we aimed to develop the Cost-Benefit Analysis System. The prototype of the system was made based on the concept that had been constructed by the authors in 1998. Simultaneously, a trial calculation was performed based on research of the input items and examination of their validity. The benefit of the FBR development is obtained from calculations of the effect such as environmental benefit and contribution to energy security, safety improvement, reduction in resource import and restraint of price by resource conservation as well as merit brought by the gap of the unit cost of the power generation (generation merit). As some trial calculations, the cost benefit analysises in 102 years, from 1999 to 2100, was performed assuming that would start generation by FBR in 2030. The results of the sensitivity analysis for some parameters showed that FBR would be more beneficial in the society where the discount rate is small, (i.e. a higher value is put in the future.) and conservation of the environment has importance. Such inevitable results confirmed the validity of this system.
Shiba, Tsuyoshi*; Kamezaki, Hiroshi*; Yuyama, Tomonori*; *
JNC TJ9440 2000-001, 147 Pages, 1999/10
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This project aims to do research on forecasts of energy demand structure and electricity generation cost in each power plant in Japan in the 21st century, considering constructing successful FBR scenario. During the process of doing research on forecasts of energy demand structure in Japan, documents published from organizations in inside and outside of Japan were collected. These documents include prospects of economic growth rate, forecasts of amount for energy supply and demand, the maximum amount of introducing new energy resources, CO
regulation, and evaluation of energy best mixture. Organizations in Japan such as Economic Council and Japan Energy Economic Research Institute have provided long-term forecasts until the early 21st century. Meanwhile, organizations overseas have provided forecasts of economic structure, and demand and supply for energy in OECD and East Asia including Japan. In connection with forcasts of electricity generation cost in each power plant, views on the ultimate reserves and cost of resources are reviewed in this report. According to some views on oil reserves, making assumptions based on reserves/production ratio, the maximum length of the time that oil reserves wm last is 150 years. In addition, this report provides summaries of cost and potential role of various resources, including solar energy and wind energy; and views on waste, safety, energy security-related externality cost, and the price of transferring CO emission right.
Shiba, Tsuyoshi*; Kamezaki, Hiroshi*; Yuyama, Tomonori*
JNC TJ9400 99-006, 123 Pages, 1999/03
In this research, we performed investigation and evaluation on cost-benefit, and made system construction of basic concept and conceptual design, prior to the system construction which performs (1) evaluation of cost-benefit of FBR development within the country, and (2) evaluation of cost-benefit for every item for R&D relating to the FBR development. As for the methods for cost-benefit, it shall be suitable to assume that success rate differs depending on the future scenario such as fuel prices and to employ discount rates, considering the point of long-term R&D investment. We also pointed out that establishment of discount rates is the biggest issue which influences the results of evaluation of cost-benefit then. When we grasp the effects, it is required to include the effects such as contribution to environmental benefits and energy security, or improvement of safety, other than real generation merits, as it is a public investment. Therefore we made investigations and developments on the way to understand the effects qualitatively. Based on the results, we made a proposal on application to the system, and then showed evaluation flows on the cost-benefit system. We also pointed out that it is a future task to be considered to establish fuel cost scenario or input data or parameters such as value of statistical life or CO reduction, as they are primary factors which influence evaluation results or system reliabilities.
Re-labeled antibody (A7) by a simple method using rhenium(I) tricarbonyl complexOgawa, Kazuma*; Kawashima, Hidekazu*; Kinuya, Seigo*; Yoshimoto, Mitsuyoshi*; Shiba, Kazuhiro*; Kimura, Hiroyuki*; Hashimoto, Kazuyuki; Mori, Hirofumi*; Saji, Hideo*
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Re is one of the most useful radionuclides for internal radiotherapy. However, there is a problem when protein such as antibody is used as a carrier of Re. The labeling method using bifunctional chelating agents require the conjugation of Re-complex to protein after radiolabeling with the bifunctional chelating agent. Then, we planned the preparation of a stable Re-labeled protein by a simple method. A7 monoclonal antibody was labeled by reacting Re(I) tricarbonyl precursor with A7 directly. Re labeled A7 was prepared with radiochemical yield of 23%. After purification, Re labeled A7 showed radiochemical purity over 98%. After 24 hours of incubation, about 93% of Re-A7 remained intact, which indicates Re-A7 is stable in vitro. In biodistribution experiment, 11.2% of the injected dose/g of Re-A7 accumulated in the tumor at 24 hours postinjection, and tumor to blood ratio was over 1.0 at the same time.