Development of Neutron Monitoring Method for Hybrid System Using GeV-order accelerator

• Project/Area Number: 18360449
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Nuclear engineering
• Research Institution: Tohoku University
• Principal Investigator: IWASAKI Tomohiko Tohoku University, 大学院・工学研究科, 准教授 (70184869)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): PYEON Chol-ho 京都大学, 原子炉実験所, 助教 (50362413) ; YASHIMA Hiroshi 京都大学, 原子炉実験所, 助教 (40378972) ; 最上 忠雄 東北大学, 大学院・工学研究科, 助教 (60359536)
• Project Period (FY): 2006 – 2008
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2008)
• Budget Amount: ¥11,750,000 (Direct Cost: ¥11,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥750,000); Fiscal Year 2008: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2007: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000); Fiscal Year 2006: ¥8,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥8,500,000)
• Keywords: 中性子スペクトル測定 / 未臨界原子炉 / 加速駆動原子炉 / ビスマス / ニオブ / 放射化 / アンフォールディング / インジウム

Research Abstract

GeVオ-ダ-加速器を用いるハイブリッドシステムの中性子スペクトルを測定監視するための新たな測定手法の開発に関する研究を実施した。大型加速器の実験により高エネルギ-中性子スペクトル測定の導出方法について成果を得た。また、原子炉臨界集合体の実験により、高速中性子(低エネルギー)中性子スペクトル測定手法について成果を得た。これらの測定法を用いて全エネルギー領域における中性子エネルギ-測定法について検討し、加速器駆動未臨界炉(ADS)などに用いることのできる加速器ブリッドシステム内の中性子監視法について新たな知見成果を得た。

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Static and Kinetic Experiments on Accelerator Driven System with 14 MeV Neutrons in Kyoto University Critical Assembly (2008)
  • Author(s): C. H. Pyeon, M. Hervault, T. Misawa, H. Unesaki, T. Iwasaki and S. Shiroya
  • Journal Title: J. Nucl. Sci. Technol 45 Pages: 1171-1182
  • NAID: 10021874289
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Static and Kinetic Experiments on Accelerator-Driven Systemwith 14 MeV Neutrons in Kyoto University Critical Assembly (2008)
  • Author(s): C. H. Pyeon, M. Hervault, T. Misawa, H. Unesaki, T. Iwasaki and S. Shiroya
  • Journal Title: J. Nucl. Sci. Technol 45 Pages: 1171-1182
  • NAID: 10021874289
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Preliminary Experiments for Accelerator Driven Subcritical Reactor with Pulsed Neutron Generator in Kyoto University Critical Assembly (2007)
  • Author(s): C. H. Pyeon, Y. Hirano, T. Misawa, H. Unesaki, C. Ichihara, T. Iwasaki and S. Shiroya
  • Journal Title: J. Nucl. Sci. Technol 44 Pages: 1368-1378
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Preliminary Experiments on Accelerator-Driven Subcritical Reactor with Pulsed Neutron Generator in Kyoto University Critical Assembly (2007)
  • Author(s): Cheol Ho PYEON
  • Journal Title: Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology 44 Pages: 1368-1378
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Future Experiments on Minor Actinides Characteristics using Accelerator Driven System in Kyoto University Critical Assembly (2008)
  • Author(s): C.H. Pyeon, T. Misawa, H. Unesaki, K. Nakajima and S. Shiroya
  • Organizer: Proc. Actinide and Fission Product Partitioning and Transmutation, Tenth Information and Exchange Mtg
  • Place of Presentation: Mito, Japan
• [Presentation] Neutron Spectrum Analyses by Foil Activation Method for High-Energy Proton Beam (2008)
  • Author(s): C.H. Pyeon, H. Shiga, K. Abe, H. Yashima, T. Misawa, T. Iwasaki and S. Shiroya
  • Organizer: Alkmaar, the Netherlands
  • Place of Presentation: Alkmaar, the Netherlands
• [Presentation] Neutron Spectrum Analyses by Foil Activation Method for High -Energy Proton Beam (2008)
  • Author(s): C. H. Pyeon
  • Organizer: Int. Symposium on Reactor Dosimetry
  • Place of Presentation: Alkmaar, Netherlands
• [Presentation] Future Experiments on Minor Actinides Characteristics using Accelerator-Driven System in Kyoto University Critical Assembly (2008)
  • Author(s): C. H. Pyeon
  • Organizer: Tenth Information and Exchange Itg Actinide and Fission Product Partitioning and Trans mutation, OECD / NEA
  • Place of Presentation: Mito, Japan
• [Presentation] Research on Accelerator Driven Subcritical Reactor at Kyoto University Critical Assembly(KUCA) (2007)
  • Author(s): C. H. Pyeon, T. Misawa, H. Unesaki, C. Ichihara and K. Mishima
  • Organizer: Proc. Eighth Int. Topl. Mtg. on Nucl. Applications and Utilization of Accelerators(AccApp'07)
  • Place of Presentation: Pocatello, American Nuclear Society
• [Presentation] Benchmark Experiments of Accelerator Driven Systems(ADS)in Kyoto University Critical Assembly(KUCA) (2007)
  • Author(s): C.H. Pyeon, T. Misawa, H. Unesaki and S. Shiroya
  • Organizer: Proc. Fifth Int. Workshop on the Utilisation and Reliability of High Power Proton Accelerators(HPPA5)
  • Place of Presentation: Mol, Belgium(OECD/NEA No. 6259)