Development of the innovative tritium extraction method by utilizing electrostatic potential and thermophoresis

• Project/Area Number: 23656575
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Nuclear fusion studies
• Research Institution: Kyushu University
• Principal Investigator: KATAYAMA Kazunari 九州大学, 総合理工学研究院, 准教授 (90380708)
• Project Period (FY): 2011 – 2012
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2012)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥3,250,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥750,000)
• Keywords: トリチウム化メタン / プラズマ分解 / 核融合炉

Research Abstract

This research is a basic study which aimed at development of the plasma utilization technology for effectively extracting tritium from hydrocarbon containing tritium which is a radioactive material. The test equipment using helium plasma was set up and th

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Hydrogen incorporation into metal deposits forming from tungsten or stainless steel by sputtering under mixed hydrogen and argon plasma at elevated temperature (2013)
  • Author(s): Kazunari Katayama
  • Journal Title: Journal of Nuclear Materials Volume: in press Pages: S1010-S1013
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2013.01.220
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Hydrogen incorporation into metal deposits forming from tungsten or stainless steel by sputtering under mixed hydrogen and argon plasma at elevated temperature (2012)
  • Author(s): Kazunari Katayama, Yasuhito Ohnishi, Takuya Honda, Keiichiro Uehara, Satoshi Fukada, Masabumi Nishikawa, Naoko Ashikawa, Tatsuhiko Uda
  • Journal Title: Journal of Nuclear Materials Volume: A R 4T(in press)
  • URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2013.01.220.
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Demonstration of Tritium Extraction from TritiatedMethane in Helium by Utilizing Plasma Decomposition (2011)
  • Author(s): Kazunari Katayama, Satoshi Fukada, Masabumi Nishikawa
  • Journal Title: Fusion Science and Technology Volume: vol. 60 Pages: 1379-1382
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Demonstration of Tritium Extraction from Tritiated Methane in Helium by Utilizing Plasma Decomposition (2011)
  • Author(s): Kazunari Katayama,Satoshi Fukada,Masabumi Nishikawa
  • Journal Title: Fusion Science and Technology Volume: 60 Pages: 1379-1382
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Hydrogen incorporation into metal deposits forming from tungsten or stainless steel by sputtering under hydrogen and argon mixed plasma (2012)
  • Author(s): Kazunari Katayama, Yasuhito Ohnishi, Takuya Honda, Keiichiro Uehara, Satoshi Fukada, Masabumi Nishikawa, Naoko Ashikawa, Tatsuhiko Uda
  • Organizer: 20th International Conference On plasma surface Interractions in Controlled Fusion Devices
  • Place of Presentation: Aachen, Germany.
• [Presentation] Hydrogen incorporation into tungsten deposits growing under hydrogen and argon mixed plasma (2012)
  • Author(s): Kazunari Katayama
  • Organizer: 4th Japan-China Workshop on Fusion-Related Tritium Science andTechnoligy
  • Place of Presentation: 富山市
• [Presentation] Hydrogen incorporation into tungsten deposits growing under hydrogen and argon mixed plasma (2012)
  • Author(s): Kazunari Katayama
  • Organizer: 4th Japan-China Workshop on Fusion-Related Tritium Science and Technology
  • Place of Presentation: Toyama
• [Presentation] Hydrogen incorporation into deposits forming from tungsten or stainless steel by sputtering under hydrogen and argon mixed plasma (2012)
  • Author(s): Kazunari Katayama, Yasuhito Ohnishi, Shinichiro Ishikawa, Kyohei Yamaguchi, Satoshi Fukada, Masabumi Nishikawa, Naoko Ashikawa, Tatsuhiko Uda
  • Organizer: 20th International Conference on Plasma Surface Interactions in Controlled Fusion Devices
  • Place of Presentation: Aachen, Germany
• [Presentation] Studyonmethane decomposition in plasma (2011)
  • Author(s): 片山一成、深田智、西川正史
  • Organizer: プラズマ核融合学会第28回年会
  • Place of Presentation: 金沢市
  • Year and Date: 2011-11-24
• [Presentation] トリチウム化メタンのプラズマ処理法に関する研究 (2011)
  • Author(s): 片山一成、石川進一郎、大西泰仁、深田智、西川正史、山口恭平、竹石敏治
  • Organizer: 日本原子力学会2011年秋の大会
  • Place of Presentation: 北九州市
  • Year and Date: 2011-09-22
• [Presentation] トリチウム化メタンのプラズマ処理法に関する研究 (2011)
  • Author(s): 片山一成、石川進一郎、大西泰仁、深田 智、西川正史、山口恭平、竹石敏治
  • Organizer: 日本原子力学会2011年秋の大会
  • Place of Presentation: 北九州国際会議場
• [Presentation] Study on methane decomposition in plasma (2011)
  • Author(s): 片山一成、深田 智、西川正史
  • Organizer: プラズマ・核融合学会第28回年回
  • Place of Presentation: 石川県立音楽堂
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