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Japan Atomic Energy Agency
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Recent research
- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
Analysis of molten particles from the Moto-Ujina Beach, Hiroshima
Abstract Color-sorted spherical molten particles extracted from Moto-Ujina Beach sand were analyzed by inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry, thermal ionization mass spectrometry, micro-PIXE analysis to obtain the elemental concentrations, 235 U/ 238 U isotope ratios, and...
- Materials & EnergyOpen access
Prediction of plutonium content of BWR/MOX fuel using a neural network
The Nuclear Material Balance (NMB) code is a comprehensive nuclear fuel cycle simulator developed by the Institute of Science Tokyo and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency. By modeling a fleet of reactors, fuel cycle simulators like NMB can help to optimize uranium and plutonium utili...