Fiber-optic laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy of solid samples in air with long nanosecond pulse

Matsumoto, Ayumu; Oba, Hironori; Toshimitsu, Masaaki; Akaoka, Katsuaki; Wakaida, Ikuo

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Basic R&D on decommissioning of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station and application of Laser Remote Analysis for in-core and in-situ monitoring of debris

Wakaida, Ikuo; Oba, Hironori; Akaoka, Katsuaki; Oba, Masaki; Matsumoto, Ayumu; Miyabe, Masabumi; Ikeda, Yuji*; Sakka, Tetsuo*; Taira, Takunori*

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For the decommissioning of "Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (F1NPS)", widely basic R&D and matting for actual application for decommissioning technology will be strongly required. CLADS/JAEA is one of the key institute for strategic promotion of Decommissioning Science on F1NPS. As for the development of rapid, easy, onsite and in-situ remote diagnostic/analysis techniques under extremely high radioactive condition, the concept of probing by light and diagnostic by light with radiation resistant optical fiber will be one of the simple, powerful and applicable choices as the innovative development based on laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) technology. Optical fiber based LIBS is developed for in-core and in-situ elemental analysis of debris and its activity is performed under severe environmental conditions such as high radiation field of about 10kGy/h and under water. Long pulse laser, microwave assisted LIBS and microchip laser are also introduced for more high sensitivity.

Development of quick and remote analysis for severe accident reactor, 9-1; Current results and challenges in development of laser in-situ remote analysis for nuclear fuel debris in decommissioning of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station-2

Wakaida, Ikuo; Oba, Hironori; Akaoka, Katsuaki; Karino, Takahiro; Sakamoto, Kan*; Nakanishi, Ryuzo*; Kashiwakura, Shunsuke*; Taira, Takunori*; Ikeda, Yuji*; Deguchi, Yoshihiro*

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We are developing remote in-situ analysis by laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) for simple in-situ screening analysis of fuel debris in the decommissioning of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. For various application scenarios, microchip laser based LIBS for ultra-long distance analysis, microwave assisted LIBS for signal enhancement, and long/short double pulse laser LIBS for water-containing samples are developing as the fiber-optic LIBS system. To have the reliability, valuation with nuclear fuel materials and spent fuel, and radiation resistance test by Co irradiation will be planed. As a challenging trial, a development of Machine learning technique has introduced for automatically analysis of LIBS spectra.