Research Outline
Basic and fundamental technology research is being conducted on the nuclear fuel cycle in general and on waste disposal minas part of Fukushima restoration and rehabilitation research. In the nuclear fuel cycle research, we are developing nuclear energy system research covering from innovative reactors to reprocessing, waste disposal, and min. Research on energy use scenarios, analysis of the effects of the introduction of innovative reactors and other cycle technologies (Nuclear Material Code 4.0), and cooperative use of nuclear energy and renewable energy is also being conducted. Reprocessing technologies have in common with technologies for recovering precious and valuable metals from urban mines min, including organic synthesis and characterization of extractants and adsorbents, extraction mechanisms, mindeployment to the separation process, and process analysis. Waste disposal minuses various materials science methods, including synchrotron radiation and neutron, to develop waste research mainly in ceramics. In particular, we are developing the spark plasma sintering method for waste synthesis, leaching behavior and modeling of elements into water, and investigating various radiation tolerances, with the aim of building a disposal minconcept. While conducting experiments using actinides and radioisotopes, he also aims to improve the efficiency of experiments through machine learning. We are working with many collaborators, especially in the field of nuclear energy min.
