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Did Uranium reactor fuel be released from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident? : A new approach using Uranium-236

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16K12592
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Risk sciences of radiation and chemicals
Research InstitutionHirosaki University

Principal Investigator

Yamada Masatoshi  弘前大学, 被ばく医療総合研究所, 教授 (10240037)

Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) TAZOE Hirofumi  弘前大学, 被ばく医療総合研究所, 助教 (60447381)
Research Collaborator YANG Guosheng  
Project Period (FY) 2016-04-01 – 2018-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥870,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Keywords誘導結合プラズマ質量分析法 / 福島第一原子力発電所事故 / ウランー236 / 環境分析 / ウラン-236 / 同位体比 / 福島第一発電所事故 / ウラン-236
Outline of Final Research Achievements

In order to perform routine monitoring of 236U activities and 236U/238U atom ratios in environmental samples after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident (FDNPP), a simple method has been developed to take advantage of the advancement in triple-quadrupole inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS/MS). The method was examined using four standard reference materials, and the results were in agreement with their information values. The 236U activities in 46 soil samples both heavily and lightly contaminated by this accident were measured by ICP-MS/MS. The 236U activities and 236U/238U atom ratios were in the range of (0.469-24.4)×10-5 Bq kg-1 and (0.099-1.35)×10-7, respectively. High linear correlations were presented between 236U and 239+240Pu activities, and between 236U and 238Pu activities. The analysis of these soil samples confirmed the release of 236U, although in trace amounts, during the FDNPP accident.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2017 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (36 results)

All 2018 2017 2016

All Journal Article (10 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 4 results,  Peer Reviewed: 10 results,  Open Access: 7 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 3 results) Presentation (26 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 12 results)

  • [Journal Article] Applying an improved method to measure <sup>134</sup>Cs, <sup>135</sup>Cs, and <sup>137</sup>Cs activities and their atom ratios in marine sediments collected close to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant2018

    • Author(s)
      Yang Guosheng、Tazoe Hirofumi、Yamada Masatoshi
    • Journal Title

      GEOCHEMICAL JOURNAL

      Volume: 52 Issue: 2 Pages: 219-226

    • DOI

      10.2343/geochemj.2.0484

    • NAID

      130006708578

    • ISSN
      0016-7002, 1880-5973
    • Year and Date
      2018-03-30
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Establishing rapid analysis of Pu isotopes in seawater to study the impact of Fukushima nuclear accident in the Northwest Pacific2018

    • Author(s)
      Men Wu、Zheng Jian、Wang Hai、Ni Youyi、Aono Tatsuo、Maxwell Sherrod L.、Tagami Keiko、Uchida Shigeo、Yamada Masatoshi
    • Journal Title

      Scientific Reports

      Volume: 8 Issue: 1 Pages: 1-11

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41598-018-20151-4

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Improved approach for routine monitoring of 129 I activity and 129 I/ 127 I atom ratio in environmental samples using TMAH extraction and ICP-MS/MS2018

    • Author(s)
      Yang Guosheng、Tazoe Hirofumi、Yamada Masatoshi
    • Journal Title

      Analytica Chimica Acta

      Volume: 1008 Pages: 66-73

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.aca.2017.12.049

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Direct tritium emissions to the ocean from the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear accident2018

    • Author(s)
      T. Takahata, Y. Tomonaga, Y. Kumamoto, M. Yamada, Y. Sano
    • Journal Title

      GEOCHEMICAL JOURNAL

      Volume: 52 Issue: 2 Pages: 211-217

    • DOI

      10.2343/geochemj.2.0499

    • NAID

      130006708583

    • ISSN
      0016-7002, 1880-5973
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Novel method for low level Sr-90 activity detection in seawater by combining oxalate precipitation and chelating resin extraction2017

    • Author(s)
      H. Tazoe, H. Obata, M. Tomita, S. Namura, J. Nishioka, T. Yamagata, Z. Karube, and M. Yamada
    • Journal Title

      GEOCHEMICAL JOURNAL

      Volume: 51 Issue: 2 Pages: 193-197

    • DOI

      10.2343/geochemj.2.0441

    • NAID

      130005493842

    • ISSN
      0016-7002, 1880-5973
    • Year and Date
      2017-03-21
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Isotopic compositions of 236U, 239Pu, and 240Pu in soil contaminated by the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident2017

    • Author(s)
      Yang Guosheng、Tazoe Hirofumi、Hayano Kazuhiko、Okayama Kumiko、Yamada Masatoshi
    • Journal Title

      Scientific Reports

      Volume: 7 Issue: 1

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41598-017-13998-6

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Can 129I track 135Cs, 236U, 239Pu, and 240Pu apart from 131I in soil samples from Fukushima Prefecture, Japan?2017

    • Author(s)
      Yang Guosheng、Tazoe Hirofumi、Yamada Masatoshi
    • Journal Title

      Scientific Reports

      Volume: 7 Issue: 1

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41598-017-15714-w

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Plutonium Isotopes (239-241)Pu Dissolved in Pacific Ocean Waters Detected by Accelerator Mass Spectrometry: No Effects of the Fukushima Accident Observed.2017

    • Author(s)
      Karin Hain, Thomas Faestermann, Leticia Fimiani, Robin Golser, Jose Manuel Gomez-Guzman, Gunther Korschinek, Florian Kortmann, Christoph Lierse von Gostomski, Peter Ludwig, Peter Steier, Hirofumi Tazoe and Masatoshi Yamada
    • Journal Title

      Enviromental Science and Technology

      Volume: 51 Issue: 4 Pages: 2031-2037

    • DOI

      10.1021/acs.est.6b05605

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Determination of 236U in environmental samples by single extraction chromatography coupled to triple-quadrupole inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry.2016

    • Author(s)
      G. S. Yang, H. Tazoe, and M. Yamada
    • Journal Title

      Analytica Chimica Acta

      Volume: 944 Pages: 44-50

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.aca.2016.09.033

    • NAID

      130005279983

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] 135Cs activity and 135Cs/137Cs atom ratio in environmental samples before and after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident.2016

    • Author(s)
      G. S. Yang, H. Tazoe, and M. Yamada
    • Journal Title

      Scientific Reports

      Volume: 6 Issue: 1 Pages: 1-8

    • DOI

      10.1038/srep24119

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Presentation] Method development and application for routine measurements of 129I, 135Cs, and 236U in environmental samples by ICP MS/MS.2018

    • Author(s)
      Guosheng Yang, Hirofumi Tazoe and Masatoshi Yamada
    • Organizer
      第4回福島大学環境放射能研究所成果報告会
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Te analyses in environmental samples by ICP single MS and ICP tandem MS.2018

    • Author(s)
      Guosheng Yang, Hirofumi Tazoe and Masatoshi Yamada
    • Organizer
      第19回環境放射能研究会
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 生体試料を指標とした福島県請戸川における放射性ストロンチウムの経年変動2017

    • Author(s)
      早川 耕平,田副 博文,細川 洋一郎,山田 正俊
    • Organizer
      第18回環境放射能研究会
    • Place of Presentation
      高エネルギー加速器研究機構(つくば市)
    • Year and Date
      2017-03-14
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 誘導結合プラズマ質量分析法を用いた福島原発事故関連生体試料中の放射性核種の定量2017

    • Author(s)
      本間 あかり,田副 博文,細川 洋一郎,山田 正俊
    • Organizer
      第18回環境放射能研究会
    • Place of Presentation
      高エネルギー加速器研究機構(つくば市)
    • Year and Date
      2017-03-14
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 福島原発事故により放出された放射性セシウムの請戸川流域における濃度分布と存在形態の解析2017

    • Author(s)
      立﨑 凌之,田副 博文,細川 洋一郎,山田 正俊
    • Organizer
      第18回環境放射能研究会
    • Place of Presentation
      高エネルギー加速器研究機構(つくば市)
    • Year and Date
      2017-03-14
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Apply a novel technique to measure 236U rapidly in the soil contaminated by the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) accident using single extraction chromatography combined with triple-quadrupole inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry.2017

    • Author(s)
      Guosheng Yang, Hirofumi Tazoe and Masatoshi Yamada
    • Organizer
      第18回環境放射能研究会
    • Place of Presentation
      高エネルギー加速器研究機構(つくば市)
    • Year and Date
      2017-03-14
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 海洋における放射性物質の分布状況・要因の把握2017

    • Author(s)
      山田正俊,青山道夫,池原研,猪股弥生,植松光夫,内山雄介,帰山秀樹,加藤義久,日下部正志,熊本雄一郎,高畑直人,田副博文,張勁,坪野考樹,津旨大輔,鄭建,永井尚生,浜島靖典,本多牧生,三角和弘,楊国勝
    • Organizer
      第18回環境放射能研究会
    • Place of Presentation
      高エネルギー加速器研究機構(つくば市)
    • Year and Date
      2017-03-14
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Estimate of radiocaesium derived FNPP1 accident in the North Pacific Ocean.2017

    • Author(s)
      Yayoi Inomata, Michio Aoyama, Takaki Tsubono, Daisuke Tsumune, and Masatoshi Yamada
    • Organizer
      European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2017
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Rapid and high throughput determination of 129I activity and 129I/127I atom ratio in environmental samples by solvent extraction coupled to ICP-QQQ.2017

    • Author(s)
      Guosheng Yang, Hirofumi Tazoe and Masatoshi Yamada
    • Organizer
      IUPAC International Congress on Analytical Sciences 2017
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Determination of 241Am activity, 239,240Pu activity and 240Pu/239Pu atom ratio in settling particles using an isotope dilution sector field-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry.2017

    • Author(s)
      Masatoshi Yamada and Jian Zheng
    • Organizer
      IUPAC International Congress on Analytical Sciences 2017
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Estimate of spatial and temporal variation of radiocaesium amount derived FNPP1 accident in the North Pacific Ocean.2017

    • Author(s)
      猪股 弥生,青山 道夫, 坪野 孝樹, 津旨 大輔, 山田 正俊
    • Organizer
      日本地球惑星科学連合2017年大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Particle scavenging of 239+240Pu and 230Th in the western equatorial Pacific Ocean.2017

    • Author(s)
      Masatoshi Yamada and Jian Zheng
    • Organizer
      International Conference on Environmental Radioactivity 2017
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Pu distribution in seawater and sediments in the Pacific off Fukushima after the FDNPP accident.2017

    • Author(s)
      J. Zheng, T. Aono, M. Yamada, K. Tagami, S. Uchida
    • Organizer
      Actinides 2017
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Transport process of Pu isotope in the oceanic margin of the western North Pacific Ocean.2017

    • Author(s)
      Masatoshi Yamada and Jian Zheng
    • Organizer
      International Conference on the Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements 2017
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Rapid determination of U-236 in the soil contaminated by the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident using single extraction chromatography combined with triple-quadrupole inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry.2017

    • Author(s)
      Guosheng Yang, Hirofumi Tazoe and Masatoshi Yamada
    • Organizer
      8th Annual Congress on Analytical and Bioanalytical Techniques
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Pu-240/Pu-239 atom ratios in the eastern Indian Ocean water column.2017

    • Author(s)
      Masatoshi Yamada and Jian Zheng
    • Organizer
      International Conference on Radioecology and Environmental Radioactivity 2017
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 日本沿岸域における福島第一原発事故由来放射性セシウムの再循環2017

    • Author(s)
      猪股弥生、青山道夫、浜島靖典、山田正俊
    • Organizer
      日本海洋学会2017年度九州沖縄地区合同シンポジウム
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 135Cs activity and 135Cs/137Cs atomic ratio in Japanese environmental samples before and after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident.2016

    • Author(s)
      Guosheng Yang, Hirofumi Tazoe and Masatoshi Yamada
    • Organizer
      2nd International Conference on Radioecological Concentration Processes.
    • Place of Presentation
      Seville(Spain)
    • Year and Date
      2016-11-06
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Distribution of 239+240Pu concentrations and 240Pu/239Pu atom ratios in surface seawaters of the North Pacific Ocean.2016

    • Author(s)
      Masatoshi Yamada and Jian Zheng
    • Organizer
      2nd International Conference on Radioecological Concentration Processes.
    • Place of Presentation
      Seville(Spain)
    • Year and Date
      2016-11-06
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Determination of 236U in environmental samples by single extraction chromatography coupled to triple-quadrupole inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry.2016

    • Author(s)
      Guosheng Yang, Hirofumi Tazoe and Masatoshi Yamada
    • Organizer
      2016年度日本地球化学会第63回年会
    • Place of Presentation
      大阪市立大学(大阪市)
    • Year and Date
      2016-09-14
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 耐強酸および耐フッ化水素酸仕様の自動固相抽出システムの開発2016

    • Author(s)
      田副博文、山田正俊
    • Organizer
      2016年度日本地球化学会第63回年会
    • Place of Presentation
      大阪市立大学(大阪市)
    • Year and Date
      2016-09-14
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 北太平洋における表面海水中のプルトニウム濃度及び同位体比の分布と移行過程2016

    • Author(s)
      山田正俊,田副博文,鄭建
    • Organizer
      2016年度日本海洋学会秋季大会
    • Place of Presentation
      鹿児島大学(鹿児島市)
    • Year and Date
      2016-09-11
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Rapid determination of 236U in Japanese soil after the FDNPP accident by single extraction chromatography coupled to triple-quadrupole inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry.2016

    • Author(s)
      Guosheng Yang, Hirofumi Tazoe and Masatoshi Yamada
    • Organizer
      The 25th V. M. Goldschmidt Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Yokohama(Japan)
    • Year and Date
      2016-06-26
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Development of automated separation system for determination of strontium-90 in soil and fish bone samples.2016

    • Author(s)
      Hirofumi Tazoe, Takeyasu Yamagata, Zin'ichi Karube and Masatoshi Yamada
    • Organizer
      The 25th V. M. Goldschmidt Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Yokohama(Japan)
    • Year and Date
      2016-06-26
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Rapid determination of 135Cs and precise 135Cs/137Cs atomic ratio in environmental samples and its application in soil and plant contaminated by the FDNPP accident.2016

    • Author(s)
      Guosheng Yang, Hirofumi Tazoe, Masatoshi Yamada
    • Organizer
      第76回分析化学討論会
    • Place of Presentation
      岐阜薬科大学(岐阜市)
    • Year and Date
      2016-05-28
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Isotopic compositions and distributions of 236U, 239Pu, and 240Pu in soil contaminated by the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident.2016

    • Author(s)
      Guosheng Yang, Hirofumi Tazoe, Kazuhiko Hayano, Kumiko Okayama and Masatoshi Yamada
    • Organizer
      青森県環境放射線研究会第10回定例会
    • Place of Presentation
      環境科学技術研究所(青森県六カ所村)
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report

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