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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a treatment method for separating the liquid waste of heavy water generated in the purification treatment of depleted heavy water by an electrolytic method into impurities (alkali compounds and gamma nuclides) and heavy water containing tritium to dispose the impurities safely. SOLUTION: After blowing carbon dioxide into the heavy water containing alkali compounds beforehand to convert them into bicarbonate, the heavy water containing the bicarbonate is neutralized by sulfuric acid and then the heavy water containing sulfate is vaporized and exsiccated in the method for separating the alkali compounds from the heavy water. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce noise and improve reproducibility of a signal by suppressing vibration of a sensor section in inserting a probe into a flow passage. SOLUTION: The probe has a lead cable section 10, a sensor section 12, and a conveyance cable section 16 continued in that order, has many floats 20 mounted to the lead cable section and conveyance cable section at intervals, and is conveyed in the flow passage by pressure of supplied gas. The probe for flow passage inspection has a structure where a spring mechanism section 14 for suppressing vibration in the passage axis direction of the sensor section under conveyance is interposed between the sensor section and conveyance cable section. Preferably, the spring mechanism section employs a combined spring where a plurality of compression springs of different constants are arranged in series in the passage axis direction. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a multi-section water quality continuous monitoring device capable of continuously measuring a physicochemical state by sampling underground water while suppressing degassing of dissolved gas in a plurality of underground water sampling sections set within a bore hole. SOLUTION: A plurality of impervious packers 22 are disposed at spaces at a cylindrical casing 20, and an in-hole multi-section water sampling part 12 with built-in water sampling piping 26 communicating with respective water sampling sections partitioned by the impervious packers is inserted in the bore hole 10. A bord piping switching part 14 is connected to each water sampling piping, and underground water in one optional water sampling section is led to a physicochemical state measuring part 16 by the bord piping switching part. While suppressing degassing of dissolved gas in underground water by a constant pressure control valve built in the physicochemical state measuring part, pH, oxidation-reduction potential, and the like are continuously measured. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for producing a Ti-containing ferritic oxide dispersion strengthened steel having a coarsened, equi-axed crystal grain structure effective for improving high temperature creep strength. SOLUTION: At the time when element powder or alloy powder and Y 2 O 3 powder are mixed, and the powdery mixture is subjected to mechanical alloying treatment, is solidified by hot extrusion, and is thereafter subjected to holding under heating to an Ac 3 transformation point or higher and the subsequent annealing heat treatment at a ferrite forming critical rate or lower as final heat treatment, so as to produce a ferritic oxide dispersion strengthened steel containing, by mass, 0.05 to 0.25% C, 8.0 to 12.0% Cr, 0.1 to 4.0% W, 0.1 to 1.0% Ti and 0.1 to 0.5% Y 2 O 3 , and the balance Fe with inevitable impurities, and in which Y 2 O 3 particles are dispersed, by adding Fe 2 O 3 powder to the raw material to be mixed by the mechanical alloying treatment, the bond of Ti and C is suppressed, thus the reduction of the C concentration in the matrix is prevented. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To measure directly and efficiently surface contamination of a measuring object having the curved surface such as the inner/outer surface of a pipe without cutting the pipe or the like. SOLUTION: This radiation measuring device has a form wherein a radiation detection part 10 and a radiation measuring part are constituted separately, and both parts are connected by a cable 14. In the radiation detection part, a plurality of long and narrow plane-shaped radiation detection units 16 are arrayed in the width direction, and the radiation detection units are coupled detachably by a connection metal fitting 18 having a mounting part face-to-face angle corresponding to the surface shape to be measured. Measurement can be performed along the surface shape to be measured even in the case of a plane or an optional curved surface, by using the connection metal fitting having a different mounting part face-to-face angle. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize a clean and maintainable energy system in which nuclear energy and fuel cell power generation are integrated by utilizing the electrodeposits of platinum group elements such as Ru, Rh and Pd as rare elements FP in spent nuclear fuel, and further, of Re as a rare element as a catalyst electrode used for hydrogen production by an alkali water electrolysis. SOLUTION: A nitric acid solution comprising the ions of any one kind of element selected from Ru, Rh and Pd as rare elements FP, and Re as a rare element is subjected to constant current electrolysis and is electrolytically reduced to deposit the above element ions on an electrode. Alternatively, a nitric acid solution comprising the ions of two or more kinds selected from the group consisting of Ru, Rh and Pd as rare elements FP, and Re as a rare element is subjected to constant current electrolysis and is electrolytically reduced, thus the element ions are collectively deposited on an electrode. The electrodeposited electrode obtained in this way is directly used as a catalyst electrode as it is, and alkaline water is electrolyzed to efficiently generate hydrogen. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bottom electrode of a glass melting furnace shortening a time until downflow start of glass without restricting a supply power. SOLUTION: In this bottom electrode 4 of the glass melting furnace 1 provided on the bottom part of a furnace body 2 made of refractory brick and equipped with a downflow hole 3 on the center part, an inclined face 13 extending in the downflow hole 3 direction continuously with an inclined face in the furnace body 2 is formed on the top face of the electrode body 4, and a brick refuse receiver 11 for receiving brick refuse falling down from the furnace body 2 onto the inclined face 13 is formed integrally with an electrode body 10 by casting. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electrolyzer for oxide electrolysis where the bias of electrodeposited products can be prevented, further, the improvement of a treatment rate and the improvement in the durability of a crucible are attained, and the recycling of used nuclear fuel can be performed by a dry reprocessing method on a commercial scale. SOLUTION: A common cathode 12 and two kinds of anodes different in shape and arrangement (wherein, the first anode 14 provided on the lower direction of the cathode and the second anode 16 provided in parallel with the cathode) are installed inside an electrolytic cell 10. A first electrolysis control part 18 is connected between the cathode and the first anode, and a second electrolysis control part 20 is connected between the cathode and the second anode. The cathode and each anode can be one or may be a plurality of pieces. Then, the object 22 to be treated in the electrolytic cell is subjected to electrolytic treatment using a combination of the cathode and one of the anodes as the main electrolysis, and a combination of the cathode and the other anode as auxiliary electrolyte. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an operation control device of an electric power substation that surely prevents the occurrence of an accident and power interruption, and an operation control method therefor. SOLUTION: In the operation control device of the electric power substation, a plurality of communication bus bars are connected between private power generation systems; there are arranged a first communication bus bar 24 that applies power detected by a power detecting part, and fed from a normal-side power receiving line to a power-interruption side power receiving line by putting first blockers 14, 14' in the plurality of communication bus bars, and a second communication bus bar 24' that applies power in a direction reverse to the first communication bus bar 24 by putting second blockers 4', 5 that perform operations reverse to those of the first blockers 14, 14'; and a control procedure is simplified. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the electrode cooling device in a high frequency welder for effectively cooling a high frequency electrode by a simple structure to realize a stable welding condition. SOLUTION: In the high frequency welder for performing welding work by the high frequency dielectric heating upper and lower electrodes, both of or either one of the upper and lower electrodes, for example, the lower electrode 2 is held to a lower electrode support 4 comprising a good heat conductor such as aluminum or the like having a dimension longer than the electrode. The heat of an article to be heated generating heat by dielectric heating is transmitted to a heat pipe 5 from the lower electrode 2 through the lower electrode support 4 by arranging the heat pipe in the lower electrode support 4 for holding the electrode to be rapidly transmitted to the whole of the lower electrode support 4. Accordingly, heat is radiated from the whole of the lower electrode support 4 to effectively cool the lower electrode. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI