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研究報告9-1
総説
渡辺 国昭、松山 政夫
富山大学トリチウム科学センター
〒930 富山市五福3190
Kuniaki WATANABE, Masao MATSUYAMA
Tritium Research Center, Toyama University
Gofuku 3190, Toyama 930, JAPAN
(Received December 25, 1989)
ABSTRACT
The Tritium Research Center at Toyama University was established in 1980. Basic researches have been conducted in collaboration with TRC staffs and investigators of Toyama University and others to contribute the R&D for the safe handling of tritium in D-T fusion reactors.
The results of these investigations are briefly described and problems for future study are indicated.
研究報告9-2
解説
水谷 義彦
富山大学理学部
〒930 富山市五福3190
Yoshihiko MIZUTANI
Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Science, Toyama University
(Received December 25, 1989)
ABSTRACT
Isotope techniques have found increasingly
wide scope of application to the environmental geochemistry of natural
waters since 1960. The stable isotope ratio of hydrogen (D/H) varies in
natural waters, as dose that of oxygen (18O/16O),
due to isotopic separation during evaporation and condensation processes
in the hydrologic cycle. The concentration of radioactive hydrogen isotope
(tritium) in natural waters increased sharply following the atmospheric
testing of nuclear bombs during the 1950s and 1960s. Thermonuclear tritium
remaining in natural waters is a good indicator of the presence or absence
of recent recharge and water age (residence time). Since deuterium, tritium
and oxygen-18 are constituents of water molecules (HDO, HTO and H218O)
they serve as unique tracers in environmental geochemistry of natural waters.
This paper presents measurement scales and
units, techniques, behavior of isotopes within the hydrologic and the application
of isotope techniques to the environment in Japan.
研究報告9-3
論文
森 克徳、後藤 真宏*、大塚 一弘*、石川 義和、佐藤 清雄*、芦田 完**、渡辺 国昭**
富山大学教養部
*富山大学理学部
**富山大学トリチウム科学センター
〒930富山市五福3190
Katsunori MORI, Masahiro GOTO*, Kazuhiro OHTSUKA*, Yosikazu ISHIKAWA, Kiyoo SATO*, Kan ASHIDA**, Kuniaki WATANABE**
College of Liberal Arts, Toyama University
*Faculty of Science, Toyama University
**Tritium Research Center, Toyama University
Gofuku 3190, Toyama 930
(Received December 25, 1989)
ABSTRACT
Isotope effects on superconducting transition temperature, Tc, are of interest from fundamental and/or theoretical standpoints. New data are presented on variation in the superconducting transition temperature, Tc, and structural phase transition temperature, TM, for cubic Laves phase compounds, V2ZrHx, V2ZrDx and V2ZrTx with 0≦x≦0.11, where H, D, and T are protium, deuterium and tritium, respectively. It should be pointed out that, the superconductivity of V2Zr tritide is reported here for the first time.
研究報告9-4
論文
田中 公利、宇佐美 四郎、長谷川 淳、松山 政夫*、渡辺 国昭*
富山大学工学部
*富山大学トリチウム科学センター
〒930 富山市五福3190
Kouri TANAKA, Shiro USAMI, Kiyoshi HASEGAWA, Masao MATSUYAMA*, Kuniaki WATANABE* Faculty of Engineering, Toyama University
*Tritium Research Center, Toyama University
Gofuku 3190, Toyama 930, JAPAN
(Received December 25, 1989)
ABSTRACT
Hydrogen absorption alloys are widely used
for tritium handling, such as its storage, supply and recovery. For such
application, it is of paramount importance that the equilibrium dissociation
pressure (Peq) of metal tritide be very low at room temperature
and the temperature reaching Peq of 1 atm, (T1atm),
not be too high.
Thus, the thermodynamical properties related
to the heat of formation of Zr-Ni deuteride instead of tritide were studied
so as to find the best material. The composition of the Zr-Ni alloy used
in this study was Zr9Ni11, which was characterized
by X-ray diffractometry. The Zr9Ni11, activated in
advance, was exposed to a given amount of deuterium at room temperature,
and then the deuteride was heated stepwise to 300℃. Each temperature was
kept constant for adequate time till Peq become constant. The
data for both Peq and temperature were arranged by the van’t
Hoff equation:
lnPeq=(ΔH゚/RT)-(ΔS゚/R).
Values of -ΔH゚=24〜25kcal/mol[D2]
and -ΔS゚=33〜34kcal/mol[D2]・deg were obtained when atomic
composition of deuteride was in the range from Zr9Ni11D1
to Zr9Ni11D3. From these values, Peq at
20℃ and T1atm were obtained as 10-6〜10-7
Pa and ca. 450℃, respectively. The deuteride did not ignite even when
exposed to the atmosphere at room temperature nor did it take on the form
of a fine powder.
These results thus show Zr9Ni11
to be a preferable material for storage-supply-recovery of tritium gas.
研究報告9-5
論文
芦田 完、渡辺 国昭
富山大学トリチウム科学センター
〒930富山市五福3190
Kan ASHIDA, Kuniaki WATANABE
Tritium Research Center, Toyama University
Gofuku 3190, Toyama 930, JAPAN
(Received December 25, 1989)
ABSTRACT
Graphite is widely used as a plasma facing
component in many magnetically confined fusion devices. Before using it
in D-T burning experimental devices, tritium inventory and recycling in
graphite should be understood with respect to fuel balance control, safety
control and tritium economy. Tritium inventory in a high temperature region
(700-1000℃) was measured for graphite of various grades. The results indicate
that the tritium inventory was determined by diffusion limited process.
The diffusion constants of tritium for samples
of graphite differed by one order of magnitude from each other. Nevertheless,
tritium inventory was mainly determined from crystallite size. In addition,
a first interpretation was given for the scattering of diffusion constants
of tritium in graphite reported so far through the compensation effect.
研究報告9-6
論文
園部 勝、多々 静夫、芦田 完*、渡辺 国昭*、池野 進**
富山大学工学部
*富山大学トリチウム科学センター
**富山大学地域共同研究センター
〒930 富山市五福3190
Masaru SONOBE, Shizuo TADA, Kan ASHIDA*, Kuniaki WATANABE*, Susumu IKENO**
Faculty of Engineering, Toyama University
*Tritium Research Center, Toyama University
**Research and Development Center, Toyama University
Gofuku 3190, Toyama 930, JAPAN
(Received December 25, 1989)
ABSTRACT
Aluminum/aluminum alloy is a promising material for vacuum components in D-T burning experimental devices owing to its low activation toward 14 MeV neutrons, low outgassing and other features. Prior to its application, however, fundamental interactions between aluminum and fuel (deuterium and tritium) must be understood in regard to tritium inventory, fuel recycling, and environmental safety. For this purpose, a study was made of trapped states and diffusion of deuterium implanted into aluminum using computer-aided x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and secondary ion mass spectroscopy (SIMS). Following deuterium ion implantation (5 keV), a new secondary ion peak, AID+, was detected in the SIMS spectra, indicating deuterium atoms to be directly trapped on aluminum atoms. Changes in the profiles of implanted D atoms in sample at a given temperature were examined by shape analysis using diffusion control model. The diffraction coefficients of deuterium were determined from changes in depth profiles as about 10-16 (at R.T.) and 10-14[cm2/sec](at 70℃). These value are 4 to 8 orders of magnitude lower than those for Fe or Ni; thus aluminum alloys should be superior to tritium in thermonuclear devices than Fe-based materials such as stainless steel.
研究報告9-7
論文
松山 政夫、中谷 秀夫*、山崎 登志成*、渡辺 国昭
富山大学トリチウム科学センター
*富山大学工学部
〒930 富山市五福3190
Masao MATSUYAMA, Hideo NAKATANI*, Toshinari YAMAZAKI*, Kuniaki WATANABE
Tritium Research Center, Toyama University
*Faculty of Engineering, Toyama University
Gofuku 3190, Toyama 930, JAPAN
(Received December 25, 1989
ABSTRACT
For the research and development of D-T thermonuclear
fusion devices, in situ methods to measure high levels of tritium should
be established. Thus, a small ionization chamber was made and examined
for its applicability to in situ and real time measurements of high levels
of tritium.
The ionization chamber was easily constructed,
did not leak owing to VCR fitting and a considerably small effective volume
of 1.9cm3. Excellent saturation-current characteristics were
observed at an applied voltage above +20V to the center electrode when
the chamber was filled with tritium gas mixed with hydrogen isotopes at
a pressure below 1 atm. No special power source or electric circuit was
required. The present system showed excellent linearity in a wide concentration
range from 1x10-6 to 3x10-1 Ci/cm3, when
the total pressure was kept constant at 1 atm.
Consequently, it was concluded that the small
ionization chamber developed in the present study was quite useful for
in situ and real time measurements of high levels of tritium in tritium
processing in magnetic fusion devices.
研究報告9-8
論文
三宅 均、松山 政夫、渡辺 国昭
富山大学トリチウム科学センター
〒930 富山市五福3190
Hitoshi MIYAKE, Masao MATSUYAMA, Kuniaki WATANABE
Tritium Research Center, Toyama University
Gofuku 3190, Toyama 930, JAPAN
(Received December 25, 1989)
ABSTRACT
Heat of reaction data are needed for examining interactions between hydrogen isotopes and materials used in thermonuclear fusion reactors. To measure the heat itself produced from hydrogen (tritium) -material interactions, a thermal analysis system provided with a tritium measuring device was established. It consisted of a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) and ionization chamber. The DSC was modified to assure that there would be no leakage of tritium and removal of tritium contamination. Its performance was assessed with respect to stability of the base line in DSC measurement, and desorption of D2 (DT) from Zr-V-Fe getter (dry gas desorption) and H2O(HTO) from CuSO4・5H2O(HTO) (wet gas system). The heat of desorption of D2(DT) could be determined directly. For wet gas desorption, however, heat determination differed considerably from that by other methods. The reason for this was the adsorption of HTO on the inner surface of the pipe line and ionization chamber.
研究報告9-9
論文
佐竹 洋、神田 義之*
富山大学理学部地球科学教室
〒930 富山市五福3190
*現在 栗田工業株式会社
〒541 大阪市中央区北浜2-2-22
Hiroshi SATAKE, Yoshiyuki KANDA*
Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Science, Toyama University
*Present Address: Kurita Kogyo Inc.
Kitahama 2-2-22, Chuo-ku, Osaka 541, JAPAN
(Received December 25, 1989)
ABSTRACT
Tritium concentrations and oxygen isotope ratios
of ice samples from Kuranosuke snow patch were measured to determine the
ages of ice bodies and climatic conditions for their formation. An ice
body of the snow patch may be divided into upper and lower parts by the
clear surface of unconformity observed at a height of 13.4m. In the upper
part, at 19.5 (the surface of snow patch) -17.5m height, the tritium concentration
was 10-20 TU and increased rapidly to 143 TU at 13.9m. It then decreased
to 67.3 TU at a 13.4m height. From this vertical profile, the ice at the
13.9m was considered to have been deposited in 1963. The tritium concentration
of 0 TU was observed in the lower part (at a 3.2-10.3m height). This is
consistent with the age of the lower part of ice body (BP 580-1760 years)
determined by carbon-14 dating. Tritium concentrations of 2.8-14.5 TU (at
the 11.3-12.9m height) and 2.0-3.3 TU (below 0.9m), however, were noted
in the lower part, indicating contamination by water from the melted ice
of the upper part having high tritium concentration or ground water which
entered from the bottom of the ice body. The oxygen isotope ratios of the
ice body at a 11.2-18.4m height ranged from -12.1‰ to -11.1‰. While at
less than 10.3m, they were -13.5 to -11.8‰. The ice body below 10.3m showed
a lower oxygen isotope ratio than that of the upper part by about 1‰.
From the relationship between the annual
average of oxygen isotope ratio of precipitation and annual mean temperature,
the ice body below 10.3m was concluded to have been deposited in a cold
climate period in which atmospheric temperature was lower than that at
present by about 1.5℃.
研究報告9-10
論文
宇佐美 四郎、伏間江 弘、長谷川 淳、松山 政夫*、渡辺 国昭*、竹内 豊三郎*
富山大学工学部
*富山大学トリチウム科学センター
〒930 富山市五福3190
Shiro USAMI, Hiroshi FUSUMAE, Kiyoshi HASEGAWA, Masao MATSUYAMA*, Kuniaki WATANABE*, Toyosaburo TAKEUCHI*
Faculty of Engineering, Toyama University
*Tritium Research Center, Toyama University
Gofuku 3190, Toyama 930, JAPAN
(Received December 25, 1989)
ABSTRACT
For the UV-photon induced oxidation of tritium
gas, an experimental kinetic equation in the previous paper did not agree
with a theoretical equation derived from possible elemental reactions.
In the present study, we examined in detail the dependence of the reaction
rate on the total pressure of the hydrogen isotope, [H2]+[HT],
and HT fraction, [HT]/([H2]+[HT]).
The initial reaction rate was proportional
to the fraction of [HT]/([H2]+[HT]) and one-half order with
respect to [H2]+[HT]. Based on these results in addition to
oxygen pressure dependence, the rate equation is given as
OH and/or H radicals appeared essential to the enhancement of the oxidation rate, although the observed rate equation could not be explicitly derived from theoretical considerations. The increase in OH radical in troposphere owing to that in air pollution materials such as NOx is considered capable of accelerating the rate of formation of tritiated water in the presence of UV-photons.
研究報告9-11
ノート
金坂 績、林 秀治、喜多 勇人、川井 清保
富山大学理学部
〒930富山市五福3190
Isao KANESAKA, Hideharu HAYASHI, Hayato KITA, Kiyoyasu KAWAI
Faculty of Science, Toyama Universit
Gofuku 3190, Toyama 930, JAPAN
(Received December 25, 1989)
ABSTRACT
The infrared spectrum of T2O ice at 77K was observed in the region of 4000-330 cm-1. No remarkable changes in spectral features could be found in 7 hours. A slight change in bandwidth and frequency for the impurity band ν(O-H) was noted in 〜10 minutes, due possible to the phase transition from vitreous to cubic ice, Ic, based on similar change in cold runs. T2O Ice-Ic was considerably stable, whereas the bandwidth was 〜4 times larger than that in H2O ice, indicating increased ion mobility.