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Sano, Naruto; Yamashita, Naoki; Watanabe, Masaya; Tsukada, Manabu*; Hoshino, Kazutoyo*; Hirai, Koki; Ikegami, Yuta*; Tashiro, Shinsuke; Yoshida, Ryoichiro; Hatakeyama, Yuichi; et al.
JAEA-Technology 2023-029, 36 Pages, 2024/03
At the Waste Safety Testing Facility (WASTEF), the gamma ray irradiation device "Gamma Cell 220" was relocated from the 4th research building of the Nuclear Science Research Institute in FY2019, and the use of gamma ray irradiation has begun. Initially, Fuel Cycle Safety Research Group, Fuel Cycle Safety Research Division, Nuclear Safety Research Center, Sector of Nuclear Safety Research and Emergency Preparedness, the owner of this device, conducted the tests as the main user, but since 2022, other users, including those outside the organization, have started using it. The gamma ray irradiation device "Gamma Cell 220" is manufactured by Nordion International Inc. in Canada. Since it was purchased in 1989, the built-in 60Co radiation source has been updated once, and safety research related to nuclear fuel cycles, etc. It is still used for this purpose to this day. This report summarizes the equipment overview of the gamma ray irradiation device "Gamma Cell 220", its permits and licenses at WASTEF, usage status, maintenance and inspection, and future prospects.
Hatano, Nozomi*; Yoshida, Koki*; Sasao, Eiji
Chishitsugaku Zasshi, 127(6), p.345 - 362, 2021/06
This paper is guidebook of field excursion at the 127th annual meeting of the Geological Society of Japan, originally planned to be held on September, 2020 (postponed for one year). Miocene to Pleistocene Seto Group yields porcelain clay and are studied in the point of view of clay mineralogy and geology. In this field excursion, genesis of porcelain clay will be discussed through the observation of paleosols, paleoweathering profiles of the Seto Group and the basement strongly weathered granite.
Hatano, Nozomi*; Yoshida, Koki*; Mori, Saori*; Sasao, Eiji
Sedimentary Geology, 408, p.105751_1 - 105751_13, 2020/10
Times Cited Count:2 Percentile:24.37(Geology)The history of the East Asian monsoon and the relationship between the development of the monsoon climate, tectonics and global climate are complicated and controversial. The present study clarifies the chemical weathering conditions in southwest Japan based on the concentrations of major elements and rare earth elements (REEs) in lacustrine muddy sediments. Between 3.8 and 3.4 Ma, chemical weathering significantly intensified, as indicated by the high values of the chemical index of alteration as well as the high concentrations of REEs and light REEs against heavy REEs and kaolinite-rich clay mineral compositions. The intense chemical weathering on land in southwest Japan from 3.8 to 3.4 Ma may have been regulated by alternating periods of warm and humid climate brought by the invasion of the Kuroshio Current and the intensification of the East Asian summer monsoon.
Hatano, Nozomi*; Yoshida, Koki*; Adachi, Yoshiko*; Sasao, Eiji
Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 184, p.103971_1 - 103971_13, 2019/10
Times Cited Count:4 Percentile:21.13(Geosciences, Multidisciplinary)Whole rock major and REE geochemistry and mineral compositions of the Pliocene sediments in southwest Japan reveal the effects of source rock compositions and grain sizes, as well as the relationship between sedimentary environments and the degree of chemical weathering in the Pliocene warm period. A wide variation in the degree of chemical weathering, source rock compositions and grain sizes were observed with vertical and spatial changes in the sedimentary environment. Regardless of the wide variety of source rock compositions and grain sizes, REE and kaolinite-rich clay mineral concentrations in sediments, of which CIA values are generally above 90, are indicative of the intense weathering conditions that prevailed in the Pliocene period (3-4 Ma) in southwest Japan.
Hatano, Nozomi*; Yoshida, Koki*; Sasao, Eiji
Sedimentary Geology, 386, p.1 - 8, 2019/05
Times Cited Count:11 Percentile:79.01(Geology)Grain size variation of sediments generally complicates the assessment of the degree of chemical weathering. Mineralogical and geochemical research was carried out on Miocene and Pliocene fluvial sediments in southwest Japan to evaluate the effects of grain size on the degree of chemical weathering. We indicated that the AlO/SiO ratio may be suitable as a grain size index. Most of the fine-grained sediments have higher CIA values. In contrast, coarse-grained sediments, display a wide range of CIA values. The CIA values for intermediate grain sized samples reflect distinctive differences in the degree of chemical weathering between Miocene and Pliocene sediments. In the intermediate grain sized samples, the Miocene sediments have higher CIA values than Pliocene sediments. To compare the degree of chemical weathering, it is desirable to evaluate with the AlO/SiO ratios limited to the intermediate grain size range.
Nishio, Kazuhisa; Matsuoka, Toshiyuki; Mikake, Shinichiro; Tsuruta, Tadahiko; Amano, Kenji; Oyama, Takuya; Takeuchi, Ryuji; Saegusa, Hiromitsu; Hama, Katsuhiro; Yoshida, Haruo*; et al.
JAEA-Review 2009-001, 110 Pages, 2009/03
Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) at Tono Geoscience Center (TGC) is developing a geoscientific research project named Mizunami Underground Research Laboratory (MIU) project in crystalline rock environment in order to establish scientific and technological basis for geological disposal of HLW. Geoscientific research at MIU is planned to be carried out in three phases over a period of 20 years; Surface-based Investigation Phase (Phase 1), Construction Phase (Phase 2) and Operation Phase (Phase 3). Currently, the project is under the Construction Phase. This document presents the following results of the research and development performed in 2006 fiscal year, as a part of the Construction Phase based on the MIU Master Plan updated in 2002, (1) Investigation at the MIU Construction Site, (2) Construction at the MIU Construction Site, (3) Research Collaboration.
Nishio, Kazuhisa; Matsuoka, Toshiyuki; Mikake, Shinichiro; Tsuruta, Tadahiko; Amano, Kenji; Oyama, Takuya; Takeuchi, Ryuji; Saegusa, Hiromitsu; Hama, Katsuhiro; Yoshida, Haruo*; et al.
JAEA-Review 2008-073, 99 Pages, 2009/03
Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) at Tono Geoscience Center (TGC) is developing a geoscientific research project named Mizunami Underground Research Laboratory (MIU) project in crystalline rock environment in order to establish scientific and technological basis for geological disposal of HLW. Geoscientific research at MIU is planned to be carried out in three phases over a period of 20 years; Surface-based Investigation Phase (Phase 1), Construction Phase (Phase 2) and Operation Phase (Phase 3). Currently, the project is under the Construction Phase. This document presents the following results of the research and development performed in 2005 fiscal year, as a part of the Construction Phase based on the MIU Master Plan updated in 2002, (1) Investigation at the MIU Construction Site, (2) Construction at the MIU Construction Site, (3) Research Collaboration.
Hatano, Nozomi*; Yoshida, Koki*; Sasao, Eiji; Yasue, Kenichi; Adachi, Yoshiko*; Iwano, Hideki*; Danhara, Toru*
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The Miocene Tokiguchi Porcelain Clay Formation consists mainly of muddy sediments, which were deposited in the tectonical-controlled small inland basin in the southern part of the Gifu Prefecture, central Japan. This research focuses the U-Pb radiometric ages of detrital zircon grains in the sandy sediments in this formation in order to clarify the provenance variations by radio metric ages. Additionally bulk rock assemblage of the hinterland was estimated by the REE chemical composition of the muddy sediments. The age of detrital zircon grains were concentrated at the 12-15 and 70-80Ma. Some grains showed 200, 1700, 1800, 1900 and 2900 Ma. REE composition of the muddy sediments indicates various source rocks in the hinterland including basic, intermediate and felsic rocks. The wide range of age assemblage of detrital zircons shows significant difference, implying provenance variation. Also REE geochemistry is indicative of various source rock assemblage in the hinterland.
Hatano, Nozomi*; Yoshida, Koki*; Sasao, Eiji; Kubota, Mitsuru; Adachi, Yoshiko*
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Weathered zone is located between earth surface and geological environment. Understanding of weathered zone is important for safety assessment of HLW geological disposal. Porcelain clay formation, distributed in southeastern Gifu and eastern Aichi prefectures, consists of fine-grained sediment derived from strongly weathered granite. Discussion on relationship between topographic and weathering conditions of basement rock and porcelain clay is needed to understand paleo-environment when porcelain clay was formed. The authors investigate chemical and mineral composition of porcelain clay. Mineral composition varies considerably with location. Si content of porcelain clay is significantly higher than basement rock and PAAS which represents average chemical composition of crust. The result suggests that chemical composition of host rock was altered by strong weathering. Variation of Ti content with location is possibly caused by topographic and weathering condition of provenance.
Hatano, Nozomi*; Yoshida, Koki*; Sasao, Eiji; Kubota, Mitsuru; Adachi, Yoshiko*
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In Japanese Islands, the middle Miocene to Pliocene fluvial formations include aluminous clayey horizons. These formations can be a useful to reconstruct of weathering conditions. Description of paleosols and geochemical research were carried out in the middle Miocene (10-11 Ma) and the early Pliocene (3-4 Ma) sediments in central Japan in order to illuminate the weathering condition. The major elemental geochemistry shows that the Miocene sediments were supplied from severe weathered sources with CIA values of 80-94. The Pliocene sediments show the CIA values of 72-90 showing the relatively weak weathering condition. The weathering condition in the middle Miocene to Pliocene in Japanese Islands may be affected by the influence of warm water current and initiation of the Eastern Asian monsoon. The middle Miocene period is considered to have been under the intenser weathering condition than one in the early Pliocene period.
Yoshida, Koki*; Hatano, Nozomi*; Sasao, Eiji
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Plio-Pleistocene sediment, distributed around southern part of Shiga prefecture and northern part of Mie prefecture, provides important paleoweathering records during Pliocene and Pleistocene periods. The authors estimated paleoweathering condition by means of geological and geochemical studies. The sediments derived from differentiated rock type display high weathering index showing the intense chemical weathering environments in hinterland. Meanwhile, the sediments supplied from not-differentiated rock type indicate the derivation under weak chemical weathering environments. The paleoweathering degree estimated with provenance analysis represents the reality of paleoweathering environments even in the sediments derived from mixed source rocks.
Hatano, Nozomi*; Yoshida, Koki*; Irie, Shiori*; Mori, Saori*; Natori, Wakako*; Adachi, Yoshiko*; Sasao, Eiji
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Understanding of climate change is one of important issue to consider future climate change. In this study paleoweathering condition of middle Miocene and Pliocene periods is examined based on paleosol facies, chemical weathering degree and clay mineral composition of Miocene to Pliocene sediments distributed in central to southwestern part of Japan.
Ito, Koki*; Sano, Yoshihiko*; Kuwahara, Fujio*; Uesawa, Shinichiro; Yoshida, Hiroyuki
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To estimate the thermal behavior of fuel debris in the primary containment vessel of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, we have developed a numerical simulation method for analyzing the thermal behavior of fuel debris during air cooling. Since fuel debris is assumed to be a porous material, by using a porous medium model, the numerical simulation was conducted to simulate the natural convection in a closed vessel with porous materials. The simulation was validated by comparing it with the experiment in JAEA.