E. Howett, C. Boxall, Richard J. Wilbraham, D. Hambley
{"title":"The behavior of advanced gas reactor simulated spent nuclear fuels in wet interim storage conditions","authors":"E. Howett, C. Boxall, Richard J. Wilbraham, D. Hambley","doi":"10.15669/PNST.5.140","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15669/PNST.5.140","url":null,"abstract":"The safe interim storage of spent nuclear fuel is important to prevent the degradation of the containers and fuel rods – both fuel pellets and cladding – thus avoiding the release of radiation and allowing the fuel to be safely handled on transfer to a long term disposal facility. The corrosion of pure UO2 and UK Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor (AGR) simulated spent nuclear fuels (SIMFUELs) was studied under conditions typical of those found in interim spent fuel storage pond waters. With respect to the dissolution of spent fuel, it appears to be advantageous to dose the ponds to pH≈11.4. The alkaline conditions in the pond water suppress the dissolution as UO2 which may otherwise occur at neutrality and lower pHs.","PeriodicalId":20706,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Nuclear Science and Technology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83076441","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
H. Tomita, Atsushi Nakamura, Daiki Matsui, Ryohei Ohtake, V. Sonnenschein, Kosuke Saito, Kotaro Kato, M. Ohashi, Vincent Degner, K. Wendt, M. Morita, T. Sakamoto, Toshihide Kawai, Takeo Okumura, I. Moore, T. Iguchi
{"title":"Development of two-color resonance ionization scheme for Th using an automated wide-range tunable Ti:sapphire laser system","authors":"H. Tomita, Atsushi Nakamura, Daiki Matsui, Ryohei Ohtake, V. Sonnenschein, Kosuke Saito, Kotaro Kato, M. Ohashi, Vincent Degner, K. Wendt, M. Morita, T. Sakamoto, Toshihide Kawai, Takeo Okumura, I. Moore, T. Iguchi","doi":"10.15669/PNST.5.97","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15669/PNST.5.97","url":null,"abstract":"aDepartment of Quantum Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8603, Japan; bInstitute of Physics, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany; cDepartment of Applied Physics, Kogakuin University, 2665-1 Nakano-machi, Hachioji-City, Tokyo, 192-0015, Japan; dJapan Neutron Optics Inc., 20-5, Takeshima-cho, Gamagori-shi, Aichi, 443-0031, Japan; eDepartment of Physics, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland","PeriodicalId":20706,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Nuclear Science and Technology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76694074","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Impacts of 240Pu self-shielding effect and uncertainties of σ(n,γ) at resonance energy on the reactivity controllability in HTGR inert matrix fuel","authors":"T. Aoki, H. Sagara, C. Han","doi":"10.15669/PNST.5.100","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15669/PNST.5.100","url":null,"abstract":"The resonance (n,γ) reaction of Pu is one of dominant phenomena to the self-shielding effect and the reactivity controllability in plutonium fuel for high temperature gas cooled reactors (HTGRs) aiming to deep-burning. Impacts of the mitigation of the self-shielding effect and nuclear data uncertainties for the resonance (n,γ) reaction of Pu on the reactivity controllability were investigated for various fuel design using MVP code. k∞ decreased from 1.3 to 1.05 and reactivity fluctuation decreased from 30% to 6% in the proposed inert matrix fuel (IMF) design with a dilution of the TRU oxide kernel and the neutron spectrum control because of mitigation of Pu self-shielding effect at 1.056-eV.","PeriodicalId":20706,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Nuclear Science and Technology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84153840","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
T. Shimada, K. Takubo, S. Takeda, Tetsuji Yamaguchi
{"title":"Study on criticality in natural barrier for disposal of fuel debris from Fukushima Daiichi NPS","authors":"T. Shimada, K. Takubo, S. Takeda, Tetsuji Yamaguchi","doi":"10.15669/PNST.5.183","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15669/PNST.5.183","url":null,"abstract":"After fuel debris is removed from the reactor containment vessel at Fukushima Daiichi NPS (1F) and collected in containers in the future, the containers may be disposed of at a deep geological repository. The uranium inventory and fissile U enrichment of the fuel debris can be higher than those of spent fuels and high-level vitrified wastes. In this study, we estimated the quantity of uranium precipitated at the natural barrier using one-dimensional migration analysis, and studied dimension of uranium precipitated in the natural barrier and carried out the criticality analysis. As the result, more than 200 MTU is precipitated at redox front in the natural barrier to reach the criticality. Criticality analysis indicated that keff is lower than 0.98 when all uranium of 250 MTU distributed into longer than 700 m as cuboid shape at the accumulated area.","PeriodicalId":20706,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Nuclear Science and Technology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89120100","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Recent advances of Targeted Radioisotope Therapy (TRT) research (PLENARY)","authors":"T. Higashi","doi":"10.15669/PNST.5.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15669/PNST.5.1","url":null,"abstract":"QST and our department were established in April 2016, focusing the researches in targeted radioisotope therapy (TRT). Recently, TRT attracted attention because a newly-developed commercially available pharmaceutical, Ra-223 chloride (trade name; Xofigo), an alpha particle emitting TRT agent. Despite the conventional TRT agents, such as I-131, Sr-89 and Y-90, are beta emitting phamaceuticals, Ra-223 chloride is a first-ever alpha particle emitting TRT product and shows a strong therapeutic effect in patients with bone metastases from prostate cancer because of its poweful cell killing effect of alpha particle irradiation. In TRT research fields, there are several other promising alpha particle emitting TRT agents, and one of these promising alpha particle emitting TRT agents is Ac-225 labelled PSMA-617 (Prostate Specific Membrane Antigen-617), which is a newly developed TRT agent and showed a suprising therapeutic effect in two metastatic prostate cancer patients in end-stage (case report in J Nucl Med 2016). QST and our department recently developed and reported one promising candidate for TRT, metaAt-211 astato-benzylguanidine (At-211-MABG). At-211-MABG is also an alpha-emitting radiopharmaceutical targeting the treatment of neuroendocrine tumors, such as malignant pheochromocytoma. In this session, we would like to show our recent advance in the research of At-211-MABG. One of our research goals is to develop Japan’s first-ever Japanese-made pharmaceutical products for TRT including Ac-225 labelled TRT agents. In addition, we would like to show our strategies in the future development of preclinical and clinical researches, dosimetric researches, and regulatory science, especially in the field of alpha emitter TRT pharmaceutical products.","PeriodicalId":20706,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Nuclear Science and Technology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80070414","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Fujimori, Y. Takeda, T. Okane, Y. Saitoh, A. Fujimori, H. Yamagami, Y. Haga, E. Yamamoto, Y. Ōnuki
{"title":"Electronic structure of URu2Si2 studied by photoelectron spectroscopy (INVITED)","authors":"S. Fujimori, Y. Takeda, T. Okane, Y. Saitoh, A. Fujimori, H. Yamagami, Y. Haga, E. Yamamoto, Y. Ōnuki","doi":"10.15669/PNST.5.82","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15669/PNST.5.82","url":null,"abstract":"aCondensed Matter Science Division, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Sayo, Hyogo, 679-5148, Japan; Department of Physics, University of Tokyo, Hongo, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan; Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Kyoto Sangyo University, Kyoto, 603-8555, Japan; Advanced Science Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai, Ibaraki, 319-1195, Japan; Faculty of Science, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa, 903-0213, Japan","PeriodicalId":20706,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Nuclear Science and Technology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84823967","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
P. Kunz, C. Andreoiu, J. Crawford, J. Even, F. H. Garcia, L. Lambert, J. Lassen, V. Radchenko, C. Ramogida, A. Robertson, J. RuthThomas, P. Schaffer
{"title":"Medical isotopes from ISAC actinide targets","authors":"P. Kunz, C. Andreoiu, J. Crawford, J. Even, F. H. Garcia, L. Lambert, J. Lassen, V. Radchenko, C. Ramogida, A. Robertson, J. RuthThomas, P. Schaffer","doi":"10.15669/PNST.5.4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15669/PNST.5.4","url":null,"abstract":"Medical isotopes from ISAC actinide targets Peter Kunz, Corina Andreoiu, Jason R. Crawford, Julia Even, Fatima H. Garcia, Laura Lambert, Jens Lassen, Valery Radchenko, Caterina F. Ramogida, Andrew K.H. Robertson, Thomas J. Ruth and Paul Schaffer aTRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 2A3, Canada; bDepartment of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada; cPhysics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia , Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada; d Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, V8P 5C2, Canada: e KVI Center for Advanced Radiation Technology, Zernikelaan 25, 9747 AA Groningen, Netherlands","PeriodicalId":20706,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Nuclear Science and Technology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90183451","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mutual separation of trivalent lanthanide and actinides by hydrophilic and lipophilic multidentate diamides","authors":"Y. Sasaki, Keisuke Morita","doi":"10.15669/PNST.5.27","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15669/PNST.5.27","url":null,"abstract":"Not only the separation of actinide (An) from lanthanide (Ln) but also the separation of Am and Cm are required. Although there includes difficulty of the mutual separation of these metals, we take the solvent extraction method using lipophilic and hydrophilic diamides and aminopolyacetic acid dissolved in both aqueous and organic phases, in order to get high separation factors. It is clear that combination of two ligands (TODGA as an extractant and DTPA or DTPAbisamide as a masking agent) give around and higher 10 of SF for Nd/Am and Nd/Cm, and combination of two ligands (DGA and DOODA ligands) give around 2 of SF for Am/Cm in column separation.","PeriodicalId":20706,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Nuclear Science and Technology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81123699","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
T. Sekiguchi, K. Yokoyama, Y. Uozumi, M. Yano, H. Asaoka, Shin'ichi Suzuki, T. Yaita
{"title":"Absorbent property of fullerene for cesium isotope separation investigated using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy","authors":"T. Sekiguchi, K. Yokoyama, Y. Uozumi, M. Yano, H. Asaoka, Shin'ichi Suzuki, T. Yaita","doi":"10.15669/PNST.5.161","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15669/PNST.5.161","url":null,"abstract":"Tetsuhiro Sekiguchi, Keiichi Yokoyama, Yuki Uozumi, Masahiro Yano, Hidehito Asaoka, Shinichi Suzuki and Tsuyoshi Yaita aJapan Atomic Energy Agency, Materials Science Research Center, 2-4 Shirakata, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki, 319-1195, Japan; bHitachi Power Solutions, Saiwai-cho, Hitachi, Ibaraki, 317-0073, Japan; cJapan Atomic Energy Agency, Advanced Science Research Center, 2-4 Shirakata, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki, 319-1195, Japan","PeriodicalId":20706,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Nuclear Science and Technology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88630636","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cation-cation interaction between NpVO2+ and Li+ in a concentrated LiCl solution","authors":"T. Fujii, Y. Shibahara, C. Kato, A. Uehara","doi":"10.15669/PNST.5.41","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15669/PNST.5.41","url":null,"abstract":"Cation-cation interaction between NpVO2+ and Li+ in a concentrated LiCl solution Toshiyuki Fujii, Yuji Shibahara, Chizu Kato and Akihiro Uehara Division of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan; Research Reactor Institute, Kyoto University, 2-1010 Asashiro Nishi, Kumatori, Sennan, Osaka 590-0494, Japan","PeriodicalId":20706,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Nuclear Science and Technology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77002596","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}