Technical Support for Nuclear Technorogy Development


  Takasaki and Tokai Establishments of RADA provide support to JAERI for the operation and utilization of irradiation facilities and research reactors.


Operation of irradiation facilities

    RADA operates and maintains JAERI's cobalt-60 γ-ray irradiation facilities and electron accelerators.

Cobalt-60 γ-ray irradiation facility operation console Electron accelerator operation console
Cobalt-60 γ-ray irradiation facility operation      console Electron accelerator operation console




Customer service for use of ion beam irradiation facilities

  RADA provides customer service necessary for efficient use of the TIARA ion beam irradiation facilities that are used for material science and biotechnology.

Reservation desk Usage of an ion beam irradiation chamber
Reservation desk Usage of an ion beam irradiation chamber




Technical support concerning the utilization of research reactors

  As a way to contribute to nuclear research and development, RADA provides technical support to JAERI on the use of research facilities, including research reactors such as JRR-3. Areas of technical support include:

・Operation of cold neutron source   apparatus ・Design of irradiation capsules
・Operation    of   research   reactor   utilization
  equipment
・Post-irradiation examination of fuels and   materials
・Management of water and gas   at   research
  reactors
・Chemical analyses and customer service at
 testing and research facilities
・Research and development, etc.
JRR-3 reactor room JRR-3 reactor room

 
Operation of reactor utilization facilities Repacking of irradiated samples
Operation of reactor utilization facilities

Repacking of irradiated samples

Chemical analysis of gas samples from cold neutron source Chemical analysis of water at research reactors
Chemical analysis of gas samples from cold      neutron source Chemical analysis of water at research reactors