PRESENT STATUS OF JAERI’S R&D ON ULTRA-TRACE-ANALYTICAL TECHNOLOGY FOR SAFEGUARDS ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLES

Year
2001
Author(s)
S. Sakurai - Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute
S. Usuda - Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute
K. Watanabe - Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute
M. Magara - Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute
Y. Hanzawa - Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute
F. Esaka - Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute
K. Yasuda - Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute
Y. Saito - Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute
H. Gunji - Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute
S. Kurosawa - Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute
Y. Miyamoto - Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute
K. Gunji - Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute
T. Adachi - Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute
Abstract
In order to contribute to the strengthened safeguards system based on the Program 93+2 of the IAEA, Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (JAERI) has been developing analytical technology for ultra-trace amounts of nuclear materials in environmental samples, and constructed the CLEAR facility (Clean Laboratory for Environmental Analysis and Research). The construction of the facility was completed in December 2000, followed by the facility performance tests and the installation of analytical equipment, and full operation started in June 2001. This paper describes outline of the facility and present status of research and development on the analytical technology.