Future perspective of nuclear energy in Japan and the OMEGA program

Matsuura, Shojiro

doi:10.1016/s0375-9474(99)00267-5

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“…The nucleus 56 Fe is also important in many applications as it is one of the main structural materials. The design of the accelerator-driven nuclear wastes transmutation facilities, 10) for example, requires the nucleon-induced cross sections for incident energies from 0 up to at least 150 MeV or higher. Therefore, the theoretical model must predict the cross section of 56 Fe better than what was obtained in our previous work.…”

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Nuclear Level Structure, B(E2) Gamma-transitions and Nucleon Interaction Data for 56Fe by a Unified Soft-rotator Model and Coupled-Channels Framework.

Sukhovitskiĩ¹,

Chiba

LEE

et al. 2002

J. Nucl. Sci. Technol.

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The soft-rotator model (SRM) and a coupled-channels method based on the coupling scheme built on the wave functions of the SRM were applied for a consistent analysis of the nuclear level structure, B(E2) and the nucleon interaction data of 56 Fe. The model could describe the experimental collective levels of 56 Fe up to the excitation energy of 5.5 MeV successfully. Relativistic kinematics and global optical potential form, consistent with nuclear matter theory and Dirac phenomenology, were used in coupled-channels optical model approach to overcome problems left in our previous work. The available nucleon interaction experimental data up to 160 MeV and B(E2) γ -transitions were described satisfactorily.

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Nuclear Level Structure, B(E2) Gamma-transitions and Nucleon Interaction Data for 56Fe by a Unified Soft-rotator Model and Coupled-Channels Framework.

Sukhovitskiĩ¹,

Chiba

LEE

et al. 2002

J. Nucl. Sci. Technol.

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“…Japan launched an Option Making Extra Gain from Actinides (OMEGA) program for the final disposal of nuclear waste from October 1988 [28]. After studying the performances of ABR and ADS, it is considered that ADS is the best choice for the transmutation of minor actinides (MA).…”

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Concept of an Accelerator-Driven Advanced Nuclear Energy System

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The utilization of clean energy is a matter of primary importance for sustainable development as well as a vital approach for solving worldwide energy-related issues. If the low utilization rate of nuclear fuel, nuclear proliferation, and insufficient nuclear safety can be solved, nuclear fission energy could be used as a sustainable and low-carbon clean energy form for thousands of years, providing steady and base-load electrical resources. To address these challenges, we propose an accelerator-driven advanced nuclear energy system (ADANES), consisting of a burner system and a fuel recycle system. In ADANES, the ideal utilization rate of nuclear fuel will be >95%, and the final disposal of nuclear waste will be minimized. The design of a high-temperature ceramic reactor makes the burner system safer. Part of fission products (FPs) are removed during the simple reprocessing in the fuel recycle system, significantly reducing the risks of nuclear proliferation of nuclear technology and materials. The ADANES concept integrates nuclear waste transmutation, nuclear fuel breeding, and safety power production, with an ideal closed loop operation of nuclear fission energy, constituting a major innovation of great potential interest for future energy applications.

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“…Since the oil crisis in 1973, nuclear power has long been a cornerstone of energy policy in Japan , a country with few natural energy resources of its own. Electricity supply in Japan was highly dependent on nuclear power, which provided 30% of their electricity demand in 2010 from a total of 54 nuclear power plants (NPPs).…”

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Review of Japan's power generation scenarios in light of the Fukushima nuclear accident

Zhang

McLellan

2014

Int. J. Energy Res.

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SUMMARY Following on from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident, the Japanese government is now in the throes of reviewing its power policy. Under continuing policies of economic revival and greenhouse gas reduction, it is crucial to consider scenarios for the country to realize reliable, low‐carbon, and economic electricity systems in the future. On the other hand, the social acceptance of nuclear power will affect the final political decision significantly. Therefore, in the present study, proposed power generation scenarios in Japan in light of the Fukushima accident were reviewed comprehensively from economic, environmental, technological, resource, security, and social perspectives. The review concludes that in Japan, (i) renewable energy mainly solar and wind needs to be developed as fast as possible subject to various constraints, (ii) more gas power plants will be used to absorb the fluctuations of intermittent renewable energy and supply electricity gap, (iii) nuclear power will be reduced in the future, but a 0% nuclear power scenario by 2030 is unlikely to be a reasonable choice on most measures and (iv) the effective communication with the public is vital important. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Future perspective of nuclear energy in Japan and the OMEGA program

Cited by 26 publications

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Nuclear Level Structure, B(E2) Gamma-transitions and Nucleon Interaction Data for 56Fe by a Unified Soft-rotator Model and Coupled-Channels Framework.

Nuclear Level Structure, B(E2) Gamma-transitions and Nucleon Interaction Data for 56Fe by a Unified Soft-rotator Model and Coupled-Channels Framework.

Concept of an Accelerator-Driven Advanced Nuclear Energy System

Review of Japan's power generation scenarios in light of the Fukushima nuclear accident

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