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Behavior and Assessment of Tritium in the Environment near its Sources.

Research Project

Project/Area Number 09680491
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Nuclear fusion studies
Research InstitutionKYOTO UNIVERSITY

Principal Investigator

FUKUI Masami  Research Reaetor Institute, Kuto Univ. Enviroumental Health Phys, Assoc. Prof., 原子炉実験所, 助教授 (40027462)

Project Period (FY) 1997 – 2000
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2000)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,400,000)
Fiscal Year 2000: ¥600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000)
Fiscal Year 1999: ¥600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000)
Fiscal Year 1998: ¥600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000)
Fiscal Year 1997: ¥600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000)
KeywordsTritium / Research Reactor / Heavy wator / Deuterium / Behavior / Exhaust air / 窒素 / 放射化 / バックグラウンド / 自然放射線 / 冷中性子設備 / 元素状トリチウム / 酸化態トリチウム / シリカゲル / バラジウムアルミナ / モレキュラーシーブ / 凝縮水 / 電離箱 / 液体シンチレーションカウンタ / 原子炉 / 空気中濃度
Research Abstract

This report is divided into three major sections : 1) monitoring the tritiated water (HTO) in order to assess the annual quantity discharged, 2) monitoring the HTO concentrations in the air within the containment building in order to get insight into the distribution and variations in the controlled area for radiation workers, and 3) monitoring the HTO concentrations in the exhaust from ^<41>Ar decay tanks of both the D_2O and CNS facilities set near the reactor core in order to assess the HTO production of major sources. The results obtained are as follows,
1. Based on the monitoring for a few years of tritium concentrations in the stack exhaust air and the effluent of waste water, it was found that the annual quantity discharged is at most 1 GBq in the
atmosphere and less tlnan 0.1 GBq in the aquatic drainage system.
2. Even after the renewal of distribution pipes, valves and tank for heavy water, which were likely points of HTO leakage, higher than concentrations ranging from ranging from 130 to 200 kBq/ml were found in the exhaust air from facilities (CNS and D_2O) adjacent to the reactor core. This was a cause of ingrowth in the HTO concentration in the containment building during venting cessation.
3. There may be two reasons why the tritium concentrations from the CNS and D_2O lines could be so high : 1) the leak of liquid deuterium and/or heavy water could exist, therefore expelling a large quantity of tritium, or 2) a higher concentration of tritium exists in the facilities that was produced by a nuclear reaction. That is, the ingrowth of HTO vapor during venting cessation in the containment building may be caused by the ^<14>N(n, T) ^<12>C reaction of the irradiation of nitrogen in air. The later reason was found most probable because the higher concentration in the two exhaust air corresponded to the thermal output of the reactor.

Report

(5 results)
  • 2000 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1999 Annual Research Report
  • 1998 Annual Research Report
  • 1997 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (10 results)

All Other

All Publications (10 results)

  • [Publications] 福井正美: "作業環境におけるトリチウムの動態"プラズマ・核融合学会誌. 76. 1059-1066 (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 福井正美: "研究炉トリチウムの動態と発生源"京都大学原子炉実験所第35回学術講演会報文集. 86-91 (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] M.Fukui: "Behavior of tvitium in the working environment."J.Plasma and Fusion Research. 76. 1059-1066 (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] M.Fukui: "Behavior of tritium and its sources in Research Reactor"The 35th Proc. of Scientific Meating at the Research Reactor Institute, Kyoto Univ.. 86-91 (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 福井正美: "作業環境におけるトリチウムの動態"プラズマ・核融合学会誌. 76. 1059-1066 (2000)

    • Related Report
      2000 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 福井正美: "研究炉トリチウムの動態と発生源"京都大学原子炉実験所第35回学術講演会報文集. 86-91 (2001)

    • Related Report
      2000 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 福井正美: "研究炉格納建家空気中におけるHTO濃度の分布と変動"第36回理工学における同位元素発表会要旨集. 54-54 (1998)

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 福井正美: "核融合炉起源廃棄物の処分概要"KURRI-KR-30. 229-233 (1999)

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 福井正美: "京大炉におけるトリチウムの挙動"プラズマ核融合学会調査専門委員会及び核融合科学研究所合同研究会資料集. 38-48 (1999)

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] M.Fukui: "Freshwater and Estuarine Padioactivity" ELSEVIER(G.Desmet et al.eds), 151-164(503) (1997)

    • Related Report
      1997 Annual Research Report

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Published: 1997-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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