Sodium-cooled Fast Reactors

Ohshima, Hiroyuki; Morishita, Masaki*; Aizawa, Kosuke; Ando, Masanori; Ashida, Takashi; Chikazawa, Yoshitaka; Doda, Norihiro; Enuma, Yasuhiro; Ezure, Toshiki; Fukano, Yoshitaka; et al.

Sodium-cooled Fast Reactors; JSME Series in Thermal and Nuclear Power Generation, Vol.3, 631 Pages, 2022/07

https://shop.elsevier.com/books/sodium-cooled-fast-reactors/morishita/978-0-12-824076-2

This book is a collection of the past experience of design, construction, and operation of two reactors, the latest knowledge and technology for SFR designs, and the future prospects of SFR development in Japan. It is intended to provide the perspective and the relevant knowledge to enable readers to become more familiar with SFR technology.

Evaluation of core material energy change during the in-vessel phase of Fukushima Daiichi Unit 3 based on observed pressure data utilizing GOTHIC code analysis

Sato, Ikken; Arai, Yuta*; Yoshikawa, Shinji

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 58(4), p.434 - 460, 2021/04

https://doi.org/10.1080/00223131.2020.1862718

Implementation of underwater laser cutting in the large water tank in Fukui smart decommissioning technology demonstration base

Miyamoto, Yuta; Iwai, Hiroki; Yoshikawa, Katsuhiro*

Wakasawan Enerugi Kenkyu Senta Homu Peji (Internet), 1 Pages, 2020/00

no abstracts in English

Progress of divertor simulation research toward the realization of detached plasma using a large tandem mirror device

Nakashima, Yosuke*; Takeda, Hisahito*; Ichimura, Kazuya*; Hosoi, Katsuhiro*; Oki, Kensuke*; Sakamoto, Mizuki*; Hirata, Mafumi*; Ichimura, Makoto*; Ikezoe, Ryuya*; Imai, Tsuyoshi*; et al.

Journal of Nuclear Materials, 463, p.537 - 540, 2015/08

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2014.12.063

Epitaxial transformation of hcp-fcc Ti sublattices during nitriding processes of evaporated-Ti thin films due to nitrogen-implantation

Chen, Y.*; Feng, X.*; Kasukabe, Yoshitaka*; Yamamoto, Shunya; Yoshikawa, Masahito; Fujino, Yutaka*

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 577(Suppl.1), p.S18 - S24, 2013/11

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2011.10.113

Epitaxial transformation processes of titanium films due to Nitrogen-implantation have been clarified through in-situ observations by using transmission electron microscope(TEM)and electron energy loss spectroscope, along with molecular orbital calculations. The N ions with 62 keV are implanted into as-deposited Ti films which consist of hcp-Ti and TiH with preferred orientations, in the 400 kV analytic high resolution TEM combined with ion accelerators at JAEA Takasaki. Thus, titanium nitride (TiN) films with preferred orientations are epitaxially formed by the inheritance of partial atomic arrangement of hcp-Ti or TiH in as-deposited Ti films and by the occupation of octahedral sites by N atoms, which elucidates that epitaxial transformation of hcp-fcc Ti sublattices occurs.

In-situ observation of nitriding processes of evaporated-Ti thin films due to ion implantation in an analytical transmission electron microscope

Kasukabe, Yoshitaka*; Chen, Y.*; Yamamoto, Shunya; Yoshikawa, Masahito; Fujino, Yutaka*

e-Journal of Surface Science and Nanotechnology (Internet), 9, p.191 - 198, 2011/04

https://doi.org/10.1380/ejssnt.2011.191

The purpose of this work is to study changes of the crystallographic and electronic structures of Ti films by heating and by nitriding during N-implantation into Ti films, using in-situ transmission electron microscope equipped with the instrument for electron energy loss spectroscopy, and then to clarify the atomistic nitriding processes of Ti thin films due to the N-implantation with the aid of self-consistent charge discrete variational X molecular orbital calculations. It is clarified that the maximum concentration of N in Ti films during the N-implantation and the change of electronic structures near the fermi level, respectively, depend on the implantation temperature and the ratio of N/Ti in Ti films. Furthermore, taking into account the bonding interaction of Ti sublattices with ligand N atoms, the transformation mechanisms between hcp-Ti and fcc-Ti sublattices due to the implantation of N atoms are discussed.

Characterization of heating and nitriding processes of titanium thin films grown on NaCl(001) substrate held at room temperature

Kasukabe, Yoshitaka*; Watanabe, Yohei*; Yamamoto, Shunya; Yoshikawa, Masahito; Fujino, Yutaka*

e-Journal of Surface Science and Nanotechnology (Internet), 7, p.625 - 632, 2009/04

https://doi.org/10.1380/ejssnt.2009.625

Titanium nitrides (TiN) are non-stoichiometric compounds and show covalent properties as well as metallic and ionic properties, which make them fascinating for both fundamental research and technological applications. The purpose of this work is to study changes of the crystallographic and electronic structures of Ti films by heating and by nitriding during N-implantation into Ti films separated from NaCl(001) substrates, using in-situ transmission electron microscope (TEM) equipped with the instrument for electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS), and then to clarify the atomistic nitriding processes of Ti thin films due to the N-implantation with the aid of molecular orbital calculations. The present calculations throw light on the hcp-fcc transformation mechanism between fcc-Ti sublattices and hcp sublattices due to the release of H atoms or due to the implantation of N atoms, taking into account the bonding interaction of Ti sublattices with ligand H or N atoms.

Depositional records of plutonium and Cs released from Nagasaki atomic bomb in sediment of Nishiyama reservoir at Nagasaki

Kokubu, Yoko; Yasuda, Kenichiro; Magara, Masaaki; Miyamoto, Yutaka; Sakurai, Satoshi; Usuda, Shigekazu; Yamazaki, Hideo*; Yoshikawa, Shusaku*; Nagaoka, Shinji*; Mitamura, Muneki*; et al.

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 99(1), p.211 - 217, 2008/01

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2007.11.010

In a sediment core of Nishiyama reservoir at Nagasaki, depth profiles of Pu/Pu ratio, Pu and Cs concentrations were determined. Sediments containing plutonium and Cs, which were fallout deposited immediately after a detonation of Nagasaki atomic bomb, were identified in the core. Observed below the sediments were macroscopic charcoals, providing evidence for initial deposit of the fallout. This is the first entire depositional records of plutonium and Cs released from the Nagasaki atomic bomb together with those from atmospheric nuclear tests.

Distribution of plutonium isotopes and Cs found in the surface soils of Nagasaki, Japan

Kokubu, Yoko; Yasuda, Kenichiro; Magara, Masaaki; Miyamoto, Yutaka; Sakurai, Satoshi; Usuda, Shigekazu; Yamazaki, Hideo*; Mitamura, Muneki*; Yoshikawa, Shusaku*

Journal of Geosciences, Osaka City University, 50, p.7 - 13, 2007/03

no abstracts in English

A New measurement of the astrophysical Li(, n)B reaction

Ishiyama, Hironobu*; Hashimoto, Takashi; Ishikawa, Tomoko*; Watanabe, Yutaka*; Das, S. K.*; Miyatake, Hiroari; Mizoi, Yutaka*; Fukuda, Tomokazu*; Tanaka, Masahiko*; Fuchi, Yoshihide*; et al.

Physics Letters B, 640(3), p.82 - 85, 2006/09

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2006.07.036

The excitation function of the Li(,n)B reaction was measured while identifying the final state event by event in the region of E = 0.7 - 2.6 MeV using a highly efficient detector system and a low-energy Li beam. The results are much improved both in statistics and precisions, and show smaller cross sections than those of previous measurements by a factor of more than 2 in the low-energy region of E 1.5 MeV. A resonance-like structure is found at around E = 0.85 MeV.