Results for FY '12

Y. Fukaya

Development of an improved method for calculating the effective delayed neutron fraction of a core using a structure with only a few collapsed energy groups

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 50(4), (2013) 442-448.

X. L. Yan, H. Noguchi, H. Sato, Y. Tachibana, K. Kunitomi, R. Hino

Study of an incrementally loaded multistage flash desalination system for optimum use of sensible waste heat from nuclear power plant

International Journal of Energy Research (2012), Published online in Wiley Online Library,
DOI: 10.1002/er.2995.

H. Sato, X. L. Yan, Y. Tachibana, Y. Kato

Load-following Operations of VHTR Gas-turbine Cogeneration System for Developing Countries

International Journal of Gas Turbine, Propulsion and Power Systems, 4(3), (2012) 17-24.

M. Goto, M. Shinohara, D. Tochio, Y. Shimazaki, S. Hamamoto, Y. Tachibana

Long-term high-temperature operation of the HTTR

Nuclear Engineering and Design, 251 (2012) 181-190.

H. Sato, X. L. Yan, Y. Tachibana, Y. Kato

Assessment of Load-following Capability of VHTR Cogeneration System

Annals of Nuclear Energy, 49, (2012) 33-40.

J. Aihara, S. Ueta, T. Shibata, K. Sawa

Suggested Failure Probability Calculation Method for Japanese High-Quality High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor (HTGR) Fuel

Transactions of the Atomic Energy Society of Japan, 11(2), (2012) 158-163.

T. Shibata, K. Sawa

Graphite and Carbon Materials

Journal of the Atomic Energy Society of Japan, 54(9), (2012) 52-56.

N. Tanaka, T. Yamaki, M. Asano, Y. Maekawa, T. Terai, K. Onuki

Effect of temperature on electro-electrodialysis of HI-I₂-H₂O mixture using ion exchange membranes

Journal of Membrane Science, 411-412 (2012) 99-108.

L. Wang, Y. Imai, N. Tanaka, S. Kasahara, S. Kubo, K. Onuki, C. Songzhe, Z. Ping, X. Jingming

Simulation study about the effect of pressure on purification of H₂SO₄ and HIx phases in the Iodine-Sulfur hydrogen production cycle

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 37 (2012) 12967-12972.

H. Guo, S. Kasahara, N. Tanaka, K. Onuki

Energy requirement of HI separation from HI-I₂-H₂O mixture using electro-electrodialysis and distillation

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 37 (2012) 13971-13982.

S. Kubo, N. Tanaka, J. Iwatsuki, S. Kasahara, Y. Imai, H. Noguchi, K. Onuki

R&D status on thermochemical IS process for hydrogen production at JAEA

Energy Procedia, 29 (2012) 308-317.

X. Yan, S. Kasahara, Y. Tachibana, K. Kunitomi

Study of a nuclear energy supplied steelmaking system for near-term application

Energy, Vol. 39, (2012) pp.154-165

X. Yan, H. Sato, Y. Tachibana, K. Kunitomi, R. Hino

Evaluation of High Temperature Gas Reactor for Demanding Cogeneration Load Follow

J. Nucl. Sci. Technol., Vol.49, No.1, (2012) pp.121-131

S. Kubo, N. Tanaka, J. Iwatsuki, S. Kasahara, Y. Imai, H. Noguchi, K. Onuki

R&D status on thermochemical IS process for hydrogen production at JAEA
19th World Hydrogen Energy Conference (WHEC2012),

Toronto, Canada, June 3-7, 2012.

S. Kasahara

Overview and challenges for hydrogen production using thermochemical water-splitting cycles International Conference on hydrogen production (ICH2P) 2012,

Seoul, Korea, June 24-27, 2012.

M. Goto Y. Seki, Y. Inaba, H. Ohashi, H. Sato, Y. Fukaya, Y. Tachibana

Nuclear Design of Small-sized High Temperature Gas-cooled Reactor for Developing Countries

2012 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP'12),
Chicago, IL, USA, June 24 -28, 2012.

H. Sato, X. L. Yan, H. Ohashi, Y. Tachibana, K. Kunitomi

Control Strategies for VHTR Gas-turbine System with Dry Cooling
2012 20th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering collocated with the
ASME 2012 Power Conference (ICONE20-POWER2012), Anaheim, CA, USA,

July 30 - August 3, 2012.

J. Iwatsuki, S. Kubo, S. Kasahara, N. Tanaka, H. Noguchi, Y. Imai, K. Onuki

Thermochemical hydrogen production IS process
2012 20th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering collocated with the
ASME 2012 Power Conference (ICONE20-POWER2012),

Anaheim, CA, USA, July 30 - August 3, 2012.

K. TAKAMATSU, K. SAWA

Reactor Kinetics in a Loss-of-forced-cooling Test (LOFC) of HTGRs
2012 20th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering collocated with the
ASME 2012 Power Conference (ICONE20-POWER2012),

Anaheim, CA, USA, July 30- August 3, 2012.

J. Cunningham and S. Kasahara

Process flow simulation of IS process by combination of simulators: PRO-II, OLI Engine and ESP
2012 OLI Simulation Conference,

Whippany, NJ, USA, October 16-17, 2012.

X. L. Yan, H. Noguchi, H. Sato, Y. Tachibana, K. Kunitomi, R. Hino

Study of an HTGR system for power generation, desalination and other cogeneration
applications in the Middle East
6th International Topical Meeting on High Temperature Reactor Technology (HTR2012),

Tokyo, Japan, October 28 - November 1, 2012.

J. Sumita, T. Shibata, I. Fujita, E. Kunimoto, M. Yamaji, M. Eto, T. Konishi, K. Sawa

Development of Evaluation Method with X-ray Tomography for Material Property of IG-430 Graphite for VHTR/HTGR
6th International Topical Meeting on High Temperature Reactor Technology (HTR2012),

Tokyo, Japan, October 28 - November 1, 2012.

M. Goto Y. Seki, Y. Fukaya, Y. Inaba, H. Ohashi, H. Sato, Y. Tachibana

Nuclear Design Study on a Small-sized High Temperature Gas-cooled Reactor with
High Burn-up Fuel and Axial Fuel Shuffling
6th International Topical Meeting on High Temperature Reactor Technology (HTR2012),

Tokyo, Japan, October 28 - November 1, 2012.

H. Sato, H. Ohashi, Y. Tachibana, K. Kunitomi, M. Ogawa

Analysis of Core Heat Removal Capability under DLOFC Accidents for HTGRs
6th International Topical Meeting on High Temperature Reactor Technology (HTR2012),

Tokyo, Japan, October 28 - November 1, 2012.

H. Ohashi, H. Sato, Y. Tachibana, K. Kunitomi, M. Ogawa

Feasibility Study on Naturally-safe HTGR for Air Ingress Accident
6th International Topical Meeting on High Temperature Reactor Technology (HTR2012),

Tokyo, Japan, October 28 - November 1, 2012.

S. Kubo, N. Tanaka, H. Noguchi, J. Iwatsuki, S. Kasahara, Y. Imai, K. Onuki

R&D Progresses in thermochemical water-splitting iodine-sulfur process at JAEA
6th International Topical Meeting on High Temperature Reactor Technology (HTR2012),

Tokyo, Japan, October 28 - November 1, 2012.

N. Tanaka, T. Yamaki, M. Asano, T. Terai, K. Onuki

Membrane performance on electro-electrodialysis of HI-I₂-H₂O Mixture for IS Process
6th International Topical Meeting on High Temperature Reactor Technology (HTR2012),

Tokyo, Japan, October 28 - November 1, 2012.

H. Noguchi, S. Kubo, J. Iwatsuki, S. Kasahara, N. Tanaka, Y. Imai, A. Terada, H. Takegami, Y. Kamiji, K. Onuki, Y. Inagaki

Components for Sulfuric Acid Processing in the IS Process
6th International Topical Meeting on High Temperature Reactor Technology (HTR2012),

Tokyo, Japan, October 28 - November 1, 2012.

A.Terada, H.Noguchi, H.Takegami, Y.Kamiji, Y.Inagaki,

Conceptual Design of Hydrogen Supply System for HTGR Hydrogen Production System
6th International Topical Meeting on High Temperature Reactor Technology (HTR2012), Tokyo,

JAPAN October 28-November 1, 2012.

Y. Kamiji, A. Terada, H. Takegami and Y. Inagaki

Conceptual Design of Electricity and Process Heat Cogeneration System for Small-Sized High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor
6th International Topical Meeting on High Temperature Reactor Technology (HTR2012), Tokyo,

Japan, October 28 -November 1, 2012

H. Takegami, A. Terada, Y. Inagak

Development of strength evaluation method for high-pressure ceramic components Proceedings of 6th International Topical Meeting on High Temperature Reactor Technology

HTR2012 (2012). Tokyo, Japan, October 28 -November 1, 2012

S. Kasahara, Y. Inagaki, M. Ogawa

Process Flow Sheet Evaluation of a Nuclear Hydrogen Steelmaking Plant Applying High Temperature Gas-cooled Reactors for Efficient Steel Production with Less CO₂ Emissions
Proceedings of 6th International Topical Meeting on High Temperature Reactor Technology

HTR2012 (2012). Tokyo, Japan, October 28 -November 1, 2012

Shohei UETA, Junya SUMITA, Taiju SHIBATA, Jun AIHARA, Kazuhiro SAWA, Nariaki SAKABA

R&D Plan for Development of Oxidation-Resistant Graphite and Investigation of Oxidation Behavior of SiC Coated Fuel Particle to Enhance Safety of HTGR
Proceedings of 6th International Topical Meeting on High Temperature Reactor Technology

HTR2012 (2012). Tokyo, Japan, October 28 -November 1, 2012

R.Hania, G.Menard, J.Aihara, S.Ueta, S.Knol, A.deJong, F.van denBerg, T.vanStaveren, S.deGroot

Post-irradiation Examination of ZrC-based TRISO Coatings from the PYCASSO Experiments
Proceedings of 6th International Topical Meeting on High Temperature Reactor Technology

HTR2012 (2012). Tokyo, Japan, October 28 -November 1, 2012

K. TAKAMATSU, X. L. YAN, S. NAKAGAWA, N. SAKABA, K. KUNITOMI

Loss of Forced Cooling Test for HTGRs with Inherent Safety Features
Proceedings of 6th International Topical Meeting on High Temperature Reactor Technology

HTR2012 (2012). Tokyo, Japan, October 28 -November 1, 2012

X. Yan, H. Sato, S. Takada, Y. Inaba, Y. Tachibana, K. Kunitomi

Design study of air cooled GTHTR300A for inland installation

Proc. 18th Pacific Basin Nuclear Conference, PBNC2012 FA0049, Busan, Korea, 2012

H. Takegami

Design of Sulfuric Acid decomposer made of SIC for IS process hydrogen production system

CERAMICS JAPAN, 48, 1, (2013) 28-32.

M. Goto, Y. Seki, Y. Inaba, H. Ohashi, H. Sato, Y. Fukaya, Y. Tachibana

Conceptual Design of Small-sized HTGR System (III) - Nuclear Design -

JAEA-Technology 2012-017

Y. Inaba, H. Sato, M. Goto, H. Ohashi, Y. Tachibana

Conceptual Design of Small-sized HTGR System (III) - Core Thermal and Hydraulic Design -

JAEA-Technology 2012-019

J. Aihara, H. Ohashi, K. Sawa, Y. Tachibana

Code-B-2 for stress calculation for SiC-TRISO fuel particle

JAEA-Data/Code 2012-030

J. Aihara, S. Ueta, H. Ohashi, Y. Tachibana

Evaluation of integrity of coated fuel particles of practical high temperature gas-cooled reactor system

JAEA-Technology 2012-044

J. Aihara, S. Ueta, H. Ohashi, Y. Tachibana

Microstructures observations and positron annihilation spectroscopic measurements of ZrC layers fabricated by Japan Atomic Energy Agency in recent R&D

JAEA-Review 2012-047

T. Mikami, M. Matsuda, H. Takegami

Strength evaluation method of ceramic components

Inspection Engineering, 17, 6 (2012) 43-50.

S. Kasahara, Y. Inagaki, M. Ogawa

Flow Sheet Model Evaluation of Nuclear Hydrogen Steelmaking Processes with VHTR-IS (Very High Temperature Reactor and Iodine-sulfur Process)

ISIJ International, Vol. 52, 8 (2012) 1409-1419.

Y. Inagaki, S. Kasahara, M. Ogawa

Merit Assessment of Nuclear Hydrogen Steelmaking with Very High Temperature Reactor

ISIJ International, Vol. 52, 8 (2012) 1420-1426.