Latest Safety Related LWR Fuel Behaviour Studies in Japan, Overviewed

Pyrochemical Processes for Lwr Spent Fuel

Pyrochemical processes are under development at Argonne National Laboratory for recovery of transuranium (TRU) elements from light water reactor spent fuel. The recovered TRU elements will be used as fuel in the integral fast reactor (IFR). Burning these long-lived isotopes for electrical power generation has the additional benefit of reducing the burden on the geological repository for their l...

characterisation of high-burnup LWr fueL rods through gamma tomography

TRanSpORTaTiOn and SaFETY in Japan

On-board flight recorders have been in airplanes for some time, and have made a significant contribution to our understanding of the causes of accidents and how to prevent them. Drive video recorders, which act like flight recorders for automobiles, have recently been brought to market in Japan and are rapidly gaining popularity in commercial vehicles, particularly taxis. These drive video reco...

The Latest Lithic Industry of Zagros Pleistocene: Ambiguities and Contradictions in Zarzian Studies

Introduction The final phase of Late Paleolithic of Zagros Mountains has been introduced as the Zarzian of the Epipaleolithic (EP), which was defined based on the assemblage from type site of Zarzi Cave in Iraqi Kurdistan. This techno-complex has been much less investigated and introduced in comparison to the earlier groups of Upper Paleolithic. The Zarzian is a microlithic industry with smal...

Fusion Studies in Japan

A new strategic energy plan decided by the Japanese Cabinet in 2014 strongly supports the steady promotion of nuclear fusion development activities, including the ITER project and the Broader Approach activities from the long-term viewpoint. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) in Japan formulated the Third Phase Basic Program so as to promote an experimental fusion reactor project. In 2005 AEC has r...