FNCA Activities on Research Reactor and HRD
Transcript of FNCA Activities on Research Reactor and HRD
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Fukui International Meeting on HRD
for Nuclear Energy In Asia in 2018
Tsuruga
FNCA Activities on Research Reactor and HRD
Tomoaki WADA
FNCA Coordinator of Japan
Advisor, WakasaWan Energy Research Center
February 7, 2018
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FNCA
1990 ICNCA (International Conference for Nuclear
Cooperation in Asia) held by Atomic Energy
Commission of Japan • Exchange of frank views by ministers in charge of development and
utilization of nuclear energy on how to proceed with regional cooperation
• Practical cooperation on specified subjects
2000 FNCA (Forum for Nuclear Cooperation in Asia) • Ministerial Level Meeting, Coordinator and Project Leader System
• Four Fields: (1) Radiation Utilization Development (Agricultural
Utilization/Environmental Utilization, and Healthcare Utilization), (2)
Research Reactor Utilization Development, (3) Nuclear Safety
Strengthening, and (4) Nuclear Infrastructure Strengthening.
• 12 countries: Australia, Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan,
Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, The Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam
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R&D Projects on Applications of Radiation and Isotopes
Mutation Breeding
Bio-fertilizer
Electron Accelerator Application
Radiation Oncology
Research Reactor Utilization
Research on climate change using nuclear and isotopic techniques
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Application for Environmental Research
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Nuclear Safety Strengthening
• Radiation Safety and Radioactive Waste Management
Nuclear Infrastructure Strengthening
• Nuclear Security and Safeguards
Projects for Building Infrastructure
Study Panel for Cooperation in the Field of Nuclear Energy In Asia
Effects of Oligochitosan and SWA
on shallots (Indonesia)
With Oligo-chitosan and SWA Without Oligo-chitosan and SWA
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Advanced uterine cervical cancer
treated by new Protocol (CERVIX IV)
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Overall survival rate (avg.)
2 year : 91%
5 year : 77%
Project on Safety Management
Systems for Nuclear Facilities
• 1996-2007 Safety Culture for Nuclear Facilities
• 2009-2016 Safety Management Systems (SMS) for Nuclear Facilities
To identify key aspects of safety management systems for nuclear
facilities
To develop self-assessment/peer-review methodologies for nuclear
safety management
By mutual agreement, to undertake peer reviews at designated institutes
in project countries
• Peer reviews conducted at following institutes and reactors
2010 RSG-GAS, BATAN, Indonesia
2011 RTP, Nuclear Malaysia
2012 HANARO, KAERI, Korea
2014 BTRR, BAEC, Bangladesh
2015 DNRR, VINATOM, Vietnam
2016 TRR-1/M1, TINT, Thailand 9
Project evaluation of Safety Management
Systems for Nuclear Facilities
• This project performed six peer reviews of facilities in
Indonesia, Malaysia, Korea, Bangladesh, Vietnam, and
Thailand between 2010 and 2016.
• Reviewed facilities enhanced their safety management
systems regarding safety monitoring, document control,
aging management, and housekeeping according to
suggestions for potential improvement.
• The project has contributed to enhancing nuclear safety
effectively in FNCA member countries by sharing good
practices and knowledge.
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Mo-99 from reactors
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The worldwide supply of Mo-99 relies on a limited
number of research reactors and processing
facilities.
Project on Research Reactor Network
• 2011-2013
Information exchange on RI production and supply in each
country, aimed at building a regional network for the stable
supply of medical RI, Mo-99
• 2013~
Activities intended to establish a regional network for stable
production and supply of medical RI
Development of n-gamma technology for Mo-99 production
Sharing experience for designing new multipurpose research
reactors in member countries
International cooperation for sharing multi-purpose research
reactors in the region
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2016 OECD-NEA Study: 99Mo Capacity Current demand (9 000 6-day Ci 99Mo/week EOP) and demand +35% ORC v total irradiation capacity and total
processing capacity – projects delayed, 2016-2021: Scenario C
Note: Projections assume 50% of assessed new projects will succeed 1 year later than scheduled and no unscheduled outages of existing facilities Source: 2016 Medical Isotope Supply Review: 99Mo/99mTc Market Demand and Production Capacity Projection
Irradiation Capacity
Processing Capacity
Demand growth +35% ORC
Demand growth w/o ORC
Project on Nuclear Activation Analysis (NAA)
• With neutron activation analysis (NAA), multiple elements can be
determined with high accuracy for a common and single sample, and even
solid samples can be non-destructively analyzed.
• 2002-2004 Introduction of k0 standardization method in each country,
common analysis of SPM (suspended particulate matter)
• 2005-2007 establishment of k0 standardization method in each country
• 2008-2014 NAA for geochemical samples, food samples, and marine
sediments
• 2015~
(1) NAA of PM2.5 for environmental monitoring in Asian region
(2) NAA of rare-earth elements for resource exploration in Asian
region
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• Improve research reactor utilization in each FNCA
member state.
• The following topics will be discussed in three years. a. Nuclear Activation Analysis (NAA)
b. Isotope Production including new isotopes
c. Neutron Scattering
d. Nuclear Science
e. Boron Neutron Capture Therapy, Neutron Radiography
f. Material Research
g. New Research Reactor
h. Human Resource Development
• NAA project and Research Reactor Network Project
have been merged.
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Project on Research Reactor Utilization
Boron Neutron Capture Therapy
BNCT could become useful for
highly-fatal tumours:
•Extended (e.g. liver, lung)
•Radioresistant (melanoma)
•Localized near vital organs
(glioblastoma)
10B (n,α,γ) 7Li binary technique high LET particles
Boron Neutron Capture Therapy
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Project on Radiation Safety and
Radioactive Waste Management
• 2002-2004 SRSM(Spent Radiation Source
Management), TENORM(Technologically Enhanced
Naturally Occurring Radioactive Management)
• 2005-2007 Decommissioning and Clearance
• 2008-2013 Radiation Safety and Radioactive Waste
Management
• 2014-2016 Nuclear/Radiological Emergency
Preparedness and Response,
• 2017~ low level radioactive waste disposal/long term
storage facilities
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CDM agreed to begin new phases of Nuclear Security and
Safeguards with the following comments in March 2017.
Nuclear forensics, cyber security, and the security of
radioactive sources should be intensively discussed for
three years in order to build an effective international
mechanism for nuclear materials security in Asia, which
is urgently expected in the world.
Human resource development in nuclear security is
strongly expected to be promoted through this project.
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New Direction of Nuclear Security
and Safeguards Project
Nuclear Forensics (NF) Analysis Technologies
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Four Key Technologies for NF:
Isotope ratio measurement
Impurity measurement
Uranium age determination
Particle/Morphology analysis
MEXT Human Resources
Development Program
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<Nuclear Researchers Training Program> <Nuclear Instructors Training Program>
JFY2014 JFY2015 JFY2016 JFY2014 JFY2015 JFY2016
Bangladesh 2 4 2 Bangladesh 8 8 9
China 1 1 1 China 0 0 0
Indonesia 1 3 1 Indonesia 8 8 7
Kazakhstan 1 1 1 Kazakhstan 3 5 4
Malaysia 1 1 3 Malaysia 9 8 10
Mongolia 1 0 1 Mongolia 8 6 6
The Philippines 1 2 2 The Philippines 5 5 7
Sri Lanka 2 1 3 Sri Lanka 3 5 5
Thailand 3 3 3 Thailand 10 8 14
Vietnam 7 4 6 Vietnam 15 13 9
Total 20 20 20 Turkey 4 10 4
Saudi Arabia 0 1 1
Total 73 77 76