Publications(1997)
Publication List (April 1997 - March 1998)

1. Slow Neutron Physics and Neutron Scattering
2. Nuclear Physics and Nuclear Chemistry
3. Reactor Physics and Reactor Engineering
4. Material Science and Radiation Effects
5. Geochemistry and Environmental Science
6. Life Science and Medical Science
7. Neutron Capture Therapy
8. Neutron Radiography and Radiation Application
9. Waste and TRU Management

The KUR Report (KURRI-KR)
KURRI-KR-13 Proceedings of work shop on the development and installation of an irradiation facility with improved control capabilities and the study of materials irradiation effects, 1997.
KURRI-KR-14 Advanced research of quantum beam science (I), 1997.
KURRI-KR-15 Proceedings of the Specialist Research Meeting on Scientific and Engineering Researches of Unstable Nuclei and on Their Nuclear Methodology (II), 1997.
KURRI-KR-16 Report of the Workshop on the Future Program on Educational Experiments of Graduate Level for Students Majoring Nuclear Engineering : Summary of the Enquete for the Needs for the Educational Experiments of Graduate Level, 1997.
KURRI-KR-17 Proceedings of the Specialists' Meeting on Radioactive Wastes Management, 1998.
KURRI-KR-18 Proceedings of Scientific Meetings on "Behavior and Distributions of Trace Substances in the Environment", 1998.
KURRI-KR-19 Proceedings of the Sixth Technical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor and Radiation for Engineers, 1998.
KURRI-KR-20 Proceedings of the Meeting on the Future Project of the Kyoto University Research Reactor Institute, 1998.
KURRI-KR-21 Research Activities about the Radiological Consequences of the Chernobyl NPS Accident and Social Activities to Assist the Sufferers by the Accident, 1998.
KURRI-KR-22 Proceedings of the Specialist Research Meeting on Solid State Physics with Probes of Radiations and Nuclei, 1998.
KURRI-KR-23 Proceedings of the Specialists' Meetings on the Chemistry and Technology of Actinide Elements, 1998.
The Technical Report of KURRI (KURRI-TR)
KURRI-TR-423 Proceedings of the residual stress measurements by neutron diffraction (II), 1997.
KURRI-TR-424 Proceedings of the Specialists' Meeting on Frontier in Nuclear Fission Research Basic Science and Technology, 1997.
KURRI-TR-425 Cold Neutron Interferometry and Its Applications (I): Coherency and Cold Neutron Spin Interferometry, 1998.


1. Slow Neutron Physics and Neutron Scattering

1. Ultracold Neutron Experiments for Neutron Beta-decay Studies M. Utsuro, A. Yamaguchi, T. Miyachi, K. Asahi and T. Kitagaki Proc.Int.Workshop JHF98: KEK, Tsukuba, March 6th, 1998 (in press).

2. A Recent Topic in the Precise Measurements on Neutron Optics Research M. Utsuro KUR Report on Advanced Research of Quantum Beam Science (I), KURRI-KR-14 (1997) 30 (in Japanese).

3. Experimental Test of the de Broglie's Wave Packet Nature of the neutron M. Utsuro and V. K. Ignatovich Physics Lett. A (1998) (in press).

4. Production of Cold and Ultracold Neutrons M. Utsuro Radioisotopes, 45 (1996) 727 (in Japanese).

5. Spectral Evolution during Ultracold Neutron Storage A. Steyerl, S. S. Malik, P. Geltenbort, S. Neumaier, V. V. Nesvizhevskii, M. Utsuro and Y. Kawabata J.Phys. III France, 7 (1997) 1941.

6. Search for Spectral Change of a Ultracold Neutron Gas in a Trap T. Bestle, P. Geltenbort, H. Just, Y. Kawabata, S. S. Malik, V. V. Nesvizhevskii, S. Neumaier, K. Okumura, A. Steyerl and M. Utsuro J.Phys. A (1998) (in press).

7. New Ultracold Neutron Detector with 6Li Compound E. Sato, T. Kitagaki, M. Higuchi, O. Konno, M. Sato, T. Kawashima, M. Utsuro, Y. Kawabata and K. Okumura Res. Rep. Fac. Eng., Tohoku Gakuin Univ., 32 (1998) 35 (in Japanese).

8. Multistage UCN Turbine and Replica Supermirror for Very Low Energy Neutron Generation and Transportation Y. Kawabata and M. Suzuki Proc. 6th Meeting Int. Group on Res. Reactors, Taejon, Korea (1998) 391.

9. Multistage UCN Turbine Using Multilayer Monochromator Y. Kawabata Proc. Int. Workshop on Cold Neutron Utilization, Taejon, Korea (1997) 191.

10. Time of Flight Neutron Bragg Reflection at Small Scattering Angle -A New Tool for Structual Investigations of Materials- M. Ono J. Appl. Crystal, 29 (1996) 61.

11. A High Resolution Disk Chopper with Two Stage Rotors for Neutron Time of Flight Spectroscopy M. Ono Physica B, 234-236 (1997) 1035.

12. Neutron Scattering Instruments for Residual Strain/Stress Measurement at Kyoto University Research Reactor M. Ono Proc.5th Int.Conf.Residual Stress, Linkoping, Sweden, June 16-18 (1997) (in press).

13. Focusing Bent Perfect Crystal Neutron Monochromator -A Key to High Resolution Stress/Strain Measurement Studies of Polycrystalline Materials- M. Ono, P. Mikula, S. Haryo, J. Saroun, K. Yoneda, J. Sawano, Y. Sakurai and T. Kobayashi 6th European Powder Diffraction Conf, Budapest, Hungary, August 22-25 (1998) (in press).

14. Stress States in Quenched SiC/Al Particulate Composites Examined by Neutron Diffraction K. Maeda, W. Wakashima and M. Ono Scripta Materialia, 36 (1997) 335.

15. Structure Observed by Neutron Diffraction, Mechanical Behavior and Critical Current of Multifilamentary NbTi/Cu Superconducting Composite Wire N. Iwasaki, M. Hojo, S. Ochiai, M. Ono, S. Sasaki and K. Watanabe J.Japan Inst. Metals, 61 (1997) 792.

16. Residual Stress Measurements by X-ray and Neutron Diffractions in Heat-treated SiCw/A2014 Composites T. Ohnuki, M. Fujita, Y. Tomota and M. Ono J.Japan Inst. Metals, 62 (1998) 261.

17. Microstrain Characterization of Metals Using High Resolution Neutron Diffration Materials Structure in Chemistry, Biology, Physics and Technology P. Lukas, S. Haryo, K. Macek, M. Ono, Y. Tomota, P. Strunz, J. Zrnik and M. Vrana Bull. Czech & Slovak Crystallographic Assoc., 4 (1997) 119.

18. Residual Elastic Strain Measurement in Heat-treated and/or Plastically Deformed Two-Phase Stainless Steels by Neutron Scattering S. Harjo, M. Ono and Y. Tomota Proc.ICRS-5, Pinkpong, Sweden, June 16-18 (1997) (in press).

19. Neutron Diffraction Investigation of Residual Strains in ___ Fe-Cr-Ni Alloys P. Lukas, M. Ono, Y. Tomota, S. Harjo, Z. Kouril, M. Vrana and P. Mikula Proc. ICRS-5, Pinkpong, Sweden, June 16-18 (1997) (in press).

20. Residual Strain Measurements in Plastically Deformed Al-Alloy Based Metal Matrix Composite Reinforced with SiC Whiskers by High Resolution Neutron Diffraction M. Vrana, M. Ono, T. Ohnuki, T. Tomota, Z. Koufil, P. Lukas, P. Mikula and Yu. V. Taran Proc. Int. Conf. on Fatigue of Composites, Paris, June 3-5 (1997) (in press).

21. Measurements of Thermal Residual Elastic Strains in Ferrite-Austenite Fe-Cr-Ni Alloys by Neutron and X-ray Diffractions S. Harjo, Y. Tomota and M. Ono Acta Metallugia (in press).

22. Quantum Beat Experiments and Their Applications Using Cold Neutron Spin Interferometer D. Yamazaki, T. Ebisawa, T. Kawai, S. Tasaki, M. Hino, T. Akiyoshi and N. Achiwa Physica B (1998) (in press).

23. Observation of Quasibound States of Neutron in Fabry-Perot Magnetic Thin Film Resonator Using Larmor Precession M. Hino, N. Achiwa. S. Tasaki, T. Ebisawa, T. Kawai and T. Akiyoshi Physica B (1998) (in press).

24. A Compact Novel Spin Echo Spectrometer Using Quantum Precession S. Tasaki, M. Hino, T. Ebisawa, N. Achiwa. T. Kanaya, D. Yamazaki, H. Tahata and T. Akiyoshi Physica B (1998) (in press).

25. Quantum Beat Experiments Using a Cold Neutron Spin Interferometer T. Ebisawa, D. Yamazaki, S. Tasaki, T. Kawai, M. Hino, T. Akiyoshi, N. Achiwa and Y. Otake J.Phys. Soc. Japan 67 (1998) 1569.

26. Quantum Precession of Cold Neutron Spin Using Multilayer Spin Splitters and a Phase-spin-echo Interferometer T. Ebisawa, S. Tasaki, T. Kawai, M. Hino, N. Achiwa, Y. Otake, H. Funahashi, D. Yamazaki and T. Akiyoshi Phys. Rev. A, 57 (1998) 4729.

27. Realization of a Delayed Choice Experiment Using a Multilayer Cold Neutron Pulser T. Kawai, T. Ebisawa, S. Tasaki, M. Hino, D. Yamazaki, T. Akiyoshi, Y. Matsumoto, N. Achiwa and Y. Otake Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. A (1998) (in Press).

28. Development of Cold Neutron Pulser for Delayed Choice Experiment T. Kawai, T. Ebisawa, S. Tasaki, M. Hino, D. Yamazaki, H. Tahata, T. Akiyoshi, Y. Matsumoto and N. Achiwa Physica B (1998) (in Press).

29. A Multilayer Cold Neutron Polarizing Mirror Working under an External Magnetic Field of about 5 Oe and the New Cold Neutron Spin Interferometer. T. Kawai, T. Ebisawa, S. Tasaki, M. Hino, D. Yamazaki, H. Tahata, T. Akiyoshi, Y. Matsumoto, N. Achiwa, Y. Otake and H. Funahashi Proc. Second LANSCE User Group Meeting, Los Alamos Neutron Science Center, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA, Aug. 6-8 (1997).F

30. Multilayer Cold Neutron Polarizing Mirror Working under a very Low External Magnetic Field and Delayed Choice Experiment T. Kawai Proc. IAEA Technical Committee Meeting on Neutron Beam Research, Nuclear and Technological Institute (ITN), Sacavem, Portugal, Sept. 10-12 (1997) 144.

31. Safe Utilization of CNS and Research Status in Cold Neutron Physics at KUR T. Kawai Proc. 5th Asian Symp. on Research Reactors, KAERI, Republic Korea, May 27-31 (1996) 627.

32. Cold Neutron Physics and Facility at KUR T. Kawai IAEA Technical Meeting on Strategies to Improve Utilization of Multipurpose Research Reactors, KAERI, Republic Korea, May 27-31 (1996) 85.

33. Multilayer Neutron Polarizing Mirrors Working under a Low External Magnetic Field less than 100 Gausses T. Kawai, T. Ebisawa, S. Tasaki, Y. Eguchi, M. Hino, N. Achiwa J.Neutron Res., 5 (1997) 123.

34. An Improvement of the Detection Efficiency of the Solid State UCN Detector with 6Li/Ti Multilayer Neutron Converter Working at Liquid Helium Temperature T. Kawai, T. Ebisawa, S. Tasaki and H. M. Shimizu Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. A,378 (1996) 561.

35. Neutron Diffraction Study on the Crystal Structures of Deuterated and Non-deuterated LiTlC4H4O6(LTT) Y. Iwata, N. Koyano, M. Machida and K. Deguchi Ferroelectrics (1999) (in press).

36. Landolt-Bornstein, Ferroelectrics and Related Substances Y. Iwata: ed.T. Mitsui Vol.III/36A(Oxide), III/36B(Non-Oxide), III/36C(Liquid Crystals and high polymers), Springer-Verlag, Berlin (1999) (in prss).

37. How should be the Science and Scientists in the Present World -The 21st symposium on the Social Responsibility of Physists S. Kawano, H. Kumagai and K. Shiratori BUTSURI, 52 (1998) 858 (in Japanese).

38. Lamor Precession of Neutron Spin through Helical Magnetic Crystal of Holmium N. Achiwa, M. Hino, K. Kakurai and S. Kawano Physica, B (1998) (in press).

39. Pressure Effects of the Magnetic Structures of TbNi2Si2 in External Fields S. Kawano, A. Moriai, A. Ohtomo, A. Onodera, S. Fukui, F. Amita, T. Shigeoka and S. Katano Physica, B (1998) (in press).

40. Development of a System for Generating Triple Extreme Conditions for Neutron Scattering Experiments S. Kawano, A. Moriai, A. Ohtomo, A. Onodera, S. Fukui, F. Amita and S. Katano Physica, B (1998) (in press).

41. Phonon Measurement of RbCl at 4.9 Kbar Y. Ishii, A.Mori, A. Onodera, S. Kawano and Y. Morii Physica, B (1998) (in press).

42. Neutron Diffraction Studies of Rare Earth Compound Nd7Ni3 Xu Xun, S. Kawano, T. Tsutaoka, H. Fukuda, T. Tokunaga, Y. Andoh, M. Kurisu and G. Nakamoto Physica, B (1998) (in press).

43. Magnetic Structures and Magnetic Phase Diagram of Er-Y alloy Single Crystals S. Kawano, T. Itoi, T. Hirooka and N. Yamamoto J. Magn. Magn. Mater.177-181 (1998) 1019.

44. Magnetic Structure of Rare-earth Intermetallic Compound DyNiSn S. Kawano, Y.Andoh, M. Kurisu J. Magn. Magn. Mater., 182 (1998 ) 393.

45. Cycloidal Structure of Er-Y Alloys at 4.2K S. Kawano, T. Itoi and N. Yamamoto Physica B, 237-238 (1997) 599.

46. Magnetic Properties and Magnetic Anisotropy of RNiSn(R=Gd, Ho and Er) Single Crystals Y. Andoh, M. Kurisu, S. Kawano and I. Oguro J. Magn. Magn. Mater., 177-181 (1998) 1063.

47. Low Temperature Magnetic Phase of Triangular Lattice Antiferromagnet Ca3Co2O6 H. Kageyama, K. Yoshimura, K. Kosuge, X. Xun and S. Kawano J. Phys. Soc. Jpn., 67 (1998) 357.

48. Pressure-temperature Magnetic Phase Diagram of TbNiSn M. Kurisu, R. Hara, T. Nobata, G. Nakamoto, M. Furusawa, H. Hori, S. Kawano and Y. Andoh Rev. High Press. Sci.Technol., 7 (1998) 550.

49. Magnetic Phase Diagram of TbRu2Si2 S. Kawano, B. Lebech, T. Shigeoka Ris-R-1014(EN) (1997) 22.

50. Extreme Condition System Simultaneously Generating Pressure, Magnetic Field and Low Temperature for Neutron Scattering S. Kawano Hamon, 7 (1997) 21 (in Japanese).

51. A Neutron Diffraction Study on the Phase Transition in Ferroelectric LiNaGe4O9 Y. Iwata, N. Koyano, M. Machida, M. Wada and A. Sawada J. Korean Phys. Soc., 32 (1998) S195.

52. Neutron Structure Analysis of High Temperature Phase of KHCO3 and KDCO3 M. Machida, N. Koyano and Y. Iwata J. Korean Phys.Soc., 32 (1998) S176.

53. Short and Medium Range Structure Characteristics of Amorphous Alloys K. Suzuki, T. Fukunaga, K. Shibata, T. Otomo and H. Mizuseki Thermodynamics of Alloy Formation ed. Y. Chang & F. Sommer, TMS (1997) 125.

54. Medium Range Structure of TeO2 Glass from Molecular Orbital Calculations T. Uchino, S-H. Kim, T. Yoko, T. Fukunaga J. Ceramic Soc. Japan, 105 (1997) 201.

55. Mechanical Alloying in the Immiscible Cu-Ta System T. Fukunaga and U. Mizutani Tantalum ed. E. S. Chen et al. TMS (1997) 107.

56. Network Structure of Fine Silica Particles K. Igarashi, K. Tajiri, S. Tanemura, R. Nanbu and T. Fukunaga Z. Phys. D,40 (1997) 562.

57. Structure of Liquid Carbon Tetrachloride up to the Subcritical Point Measured by Wide Q-range Neutron Diffraction H. Akatsuka, M. Misawa, T. Fukunaga, U. Mizutani and M. Furusaka J. Chem. Phys., 107 (1997) 3080.

58. Interrelation of Atomic Structures, Electronic Sructures, Electron Transport and Magnetic Properties across the Metal Insulator Transition in Amorphous VxSi100-x Alloys U. Mizutani, T. Ishizuka, T. Fukunaga J. Phys. Condensed Matter, 9 (1997) 5333.

59. Synthesis of C-Li Intercalation Compounds Subjected to Mechanical Alloying K. Nagano, T. Fukunaga, U. Mizutani, Y. Fukushima and H. Wakayama J. Powder & Powder Met., 44 (1997) 706.

60. Structual Change of Graphite Subjected to Mechanical Milling T. Fukunaga, K. Nagano, U. Mizutani, H. Wakayama and Y. Fukushima J. Non-Cryst. Solids (1998) (in press).

61. Structure of Amorphous Se-S Prepared by Mechanical Alloying T. Fukunaga, S. Kajiwara, Y. Hokari and U. Mizutani J. Non-Cryst. Solids (1998) (in press).

62. The Structual Transformation of Mechanically Ground Graphite H. Wakayama, J. Mizuno, Y. Fukushima, K. Nagano, T. Fukunaga and U. Mizutani Chem. Mater. (1998) (to be published).

63. Structual Study of Liquid Te-I Mixtures F. Kakinuma, T. Fukunaga and K. Suzuki J. Non-Cryst. Solids (1998) (in press).

64. Local Atomic Structure and its Effect on the Valence Band Structure of the RT-quasicrystals, its 1/1 Approximant and MI-quasicrystal in the Al-Mg-Pd Alloy System T. Takeuchi, U. Mizutani, S. Yamaguchi and T. Fukunaga Phys. Rev. B, (1998) (in press).


2. Nuclear Physics and Nuclear Chemistry

1. M_ssbauer Spectroscopic Study on Iron-Containing Biominerals in the Limpet Radula M. Mizota, J. Webb, H. Sakai and Y. Maeda J. Phys. Soc. Jpn., 67 (1998) 679-681.

2. Analysis of the Angular Distribution and the Intensity of Parametric X-Ray Radiation in a Bragg Case Y. Hayakawa, M. Seto, Y. Maeda, T. Shirai and A. Noda J. Phys. Soc. Jpn., 67 (1998) 1044-1049.

3. Novel Dynamic Behavior of Ce@C82 at Low Temperature W. Sato, K. Sueki, K. Kikuchi, K. Kobayashi, S. Suzuki, Y. Achiba, H. Nakahara, Y. Ohkubo, F. Ambe and K. Asai Phys. Rev. Lett., 80 (1998) 133-136.

4. Time-Differential Perturbed-Angular-Correlation Studies on 117In and 111Cd in Li0.995Cd0.005 NbO3 Y. Ohkubo, S. Uehara, Y. Kawase, J. Nakamura, T. Okada, S. Ambe, F. Ambe and K. Asai Phys. Rev. B, 56 (1997) 10730-10733.

5. Measurement of Response Functions of HPGe Detectors for Monoenergetic Electrons and Positrons in an Energy Range of 6.0-9.0 MeV Y. Kojima, T. Ikuta, M. Asai, A. Taniguchi, M. Shibata, H. Yamamoto and K. Kawade Nucl. Instr. and Meth. Phys. Res. B, 126 (1997) 419.

6. Behavior of Pionic Hydrogen Atoms in Liquid Organic Compounds A. Shinohara, T. Muroyama, T. Miura, T. Saito, A. Yokoyama and M. Furukawa Hyperfine Interact., 106 (1997) 301.

7. Specific Fission J-Window and Angular Momentum Dependence of the Fission Barrier H. Baba, A. Shinohara, T. Saito. N. Takahashi and A. Yokoyama J. Phys. Soc. Jpn., 66 (1997) 998.

8. Intensity Patterns of Pionic X Ray Emitted from Some Organic Compounds T. Muroyama, A. Shinohara, T. Saito, A. Yokoyama, T. Miura and M. Furukawa Radiochem. Acta, 80 ( 1998) 31.

9. Neutron Factory Project at KURRI Y. Kawase and M. Inoue Proc. 1 Ith Symp. on Acc. Sci. and Tech., Hyogo, Japan, (1997) 133.

l0. 197Au M_ssbauer Study of Au/TM (TM= Fe, Co, Ni) Multilayers Y. Kobayashi, S. Nasu, T. Emoto and T. Shinjo Hypeifine Int., 111 (1998) 129.

11. 197Au M_ssbauer Study of Au/TM (TM= Fe, Co, Ni) Multilayers and Alloys Y. Kobayashi, S. Nasu, T. Emoto and T. Shinjo Physica B, 237-238 (1997) 249.

l2. Current Status of the AMS System at the University of Tokyo K. Kobayashi, S. Hatori, H. Nagai, K. Yoshida, M. Imamura. H. Matsuzaki, M . Murayama, M. Sakamoto, Y. Aramaki, M, Tanikawa, S. Shibata, H. Ohashi, U. Zoppi, C. Nakano, Y. Sunohara and T. Saitoh Nucl. Instr. and Meth. Phys. Res. B, 123 (1997) 107.

13. Measurements of proton-induced production cross sections for 36Cl from Ca and K M. Imamura, K. Nishiizumi, M. W. Caffee and S. Shibata Nucl. Instr. Meth. Phys. Res. B, 123 (1997) 330.

14. High-energy p-Li Neutron Field for Activation Experiment Y. Uwamino, T. S. Soewarsono, H. Sugita. Y. Uno, T. Nakamura, T. Shibata, M. Imamura and S. Shibata Nucl. Instr. Meth. Phys. Res. A, 389 (1997) 463.

15. TDPAC of 117In(117Cd): A Potent Nuclear Probe for Magnetic Materials K. Asai, Y. Ohkubo, Y. Yanagida, J. Nakamura, T. Okada, S. Ambe, S. Uehara, Y. Kawase and F. Ambe RIKEN Rev., 16 (1997) 9.

16. TDPAC and Emission M_ssbauer Studies on 99Ru in YBa2Cu3O6.8 and YBa2Cu3O6 Y. Ohkubo, Y. Kobayashi, K. Harasawa, S. Ambe, T. Okada, K. Asai, S. Shibata and F. Ambe RIKEN Rev., 16 (1997) 11.

17. Studies on Structural Phase Transition of Barium-Ruthenium-Metal Oxides by I 17In-TDPAC Y. Ohkubo, Y. Yanagida, J. Nakamura, K. Asai, N. Yamada. S. Ambe, T. Okada, S. Uehara, Y. Kawase and F. Ambe RIKEN Rev., 16 (1997) 13.

18. TDPAC of 117In and 111Cd in Li0.995Cd0.005 NbO3 Y. Ohkubo, S. Uehara, Y. Kawase, J. Nakamura, T. Okada, S. Ambe, K. Asai and F. Ambe RIKEN Rev., 16 (1997) 15.

19. Molecular and Intramolecular Dynamics of Metallofullerenes Investigated by Time-Differential Perturbed Angular Correlation W. Sato, K. Sueki, K. Kikuchi, K. Kobayashi, S. Suzuki, Y. Achiba, Y. Ohkubo, F. Ambe, K. Asai and H. Nakahara RIKEN Rev., 16 (1997) 17.


3. Reactor Physics and Reactor Engineering

1. Formulation of Data Synthesis for Feynman-Method Y. Yamane, T. Misawa, S. Shiroya and H. Unesaki Ann.Nucl.Energy, Vol.25, No.1 (1998) 141.

2. Analysis of First-Harmonic Eigenvalue Separation Experiments on KUCA Coupled-Core Y. Kato, T. Yamamoto, T. Kitada, T. Takeda, K. Hashimoto, S. Shiroya, H. Unesaki and O. Aizawa J. Nucl. Sci. Technol., Vol.35, No.3 (1998) 216.

3. Verification of Neutron Radioscopic Measurement of Void Fraction by Monte Carlo Simulation H. Unesaki, T. Hibiki and K. Mishima Nucl.Instr.Meth., A405 (1998) 98.

4. Measurements of 237Np/235U Fission Rate Ratio in Cores with Various Moderator-to-Fuel Volume Ratios at the Kyoto University Critical Assembly S. Shiroya, A. Kohashi, H. Unesaki, T. Kato, T. Kitada, T. Iwasaki and K. Kanda Proc. Int'l Conf. Future Nucl. Systems GLOBAL'97, Yokohama, Vol.2 (1997) 1307.

5. Characteristics of the Kyoto University Lead Slowing-down Spectrometer (KULS) Coupled to an Electron Linac K. Kobayashi, S. Yamamoto, A. Yamanaka, Y. Nakagome, Y. Fujita, S. Kanazawa and I. Kimura Nucl. Instr. Meth., A385 (1997) 145.

6. Fission Cross-Section Measurements of 241Am between 0.1 eV and 10 keV with Lead Slowing-down Spectrometer and at Thermal Neutron Energy S. Yamamoto, K. Kobayashi, M. Miyoshi, I. Kimura, I. Kanno, N. Shinohara and Y. Fujita Nucl. Sci. Eng., Vol.126 (1997) 201.

7. Measurement of the 243Am(n,f) Cross Section between 0.1 eV and 10 keV using Lead Slowing-down Spectrometer K. Kobayashi, T. Kai, S. Yamamoto, Y. Fujita, I. Kimura and N. Shinohara Proc. Int'l Conf. Nucl. Data for Sci. and Technol., Trieste, PartI (1997) 638.

8. Measurement of Fission Cross Section for Nuclear Transmutation on Am-241, Am-242m and Am-243 using Lead Slowing-down Spectrometer K. Kobayashi, S. Yamamoto, T. Kai, Y. Fujita, I. Kimura, M. Miyoshi, I. Kanno, T. Wakabayashi, Y. Ohkawachi, S. Ohki and N. Shinohara Proc. Int'l Conf. Future Nucl. System GLOBAL'97, Yokohama, Vol.2 (1997) 784.

9. Development of Perturbation Code based on Modified Explicit Higher Order Perturbation Method with Two-Energy-Group C. Pyeon, Y. Yamane, T Misawa, A. Yamanaka, K. Kagehira and S. Shiroya Proc. Int'l Conf. Math. Meth. and Supercomputing for Nucl. Applications M&C+SNA'97, Saratoga Springs, Vol.2 (1997) 1149.

10. Time-Spatial Neutron Measurement by using Position-Sensitive 3He Proportional Counter Y. Kitamura, T. Misawa, H. Unesaki, S. Shiroya, A. Uritani and K. Ishitani Nucl. Instr. Meth., A (to be published).

11. Variance-to-Mean Method Generalized by Linear Difference Filter Technique K. Hashimoto, H. Ohsaki, T. Horiguchi, Y. Yamane and S. Shiroya Ann. Nucl. Energy, Vol.25, No.9 (1998) 639.

12. Problems on the MONJU accident and its Official Investigations K. Kobayashi Science-Society-Humanity, No.62, Phys.Soc. of Japan (1997) 3(in Japanese).

13. MONJU and Human's Wisdom K. Koide Imagination, No.72, Souzou Publisher (1996) 1 (in Japanese).

14. Investigation Report of MONJU Sodium Fire Accident No.4 S. Kume, K. Koide, K. Kobayashi, K. Showaki, T. Yamauchi and K. Yoshimura Investigation Committee of Fukui Anti-Nuclear Citizen Association (1997) (in Japanese).

15. Investigation Report of MONJU Sodium Fire Accident No.5 S. Kume, K. Koide, K. Kobayashi, K. Showaki, T. Yamauchi and K. Yoshimura Investigation Committee of Fukui Anti-Nuclear Citizen Association (1997) (in Japanese).

16. Investigation Report of MONJU Sodium Fire Accident No.6 S. Kume, K. Koide, K. Kobayashi, K. Showaki, T. Yamauchi and K. Yoshimura Investigation Committee of Fukui Anti-Nuclear Citizen Association (1998) (in Japanese).

17. Benchmark Validation by Means of Pulsed Sphere Experiment at OKTAVIAN C. Ichihara, S. A. Hayashi, I. Kimura, J. Yamamoto and A. Takahashi Proc. Int'l Conf. Nucl. Data for Sci. and Technol., Trieste (1997) 1209.

18. Status of Reduced Enrichment Program for Research Reactors in Japan K. Kanda Proc. 19th RERTR Int'l Meet. (1996) 34.

19. Reactor Laboratory Course for Students Majoring in Nuclear Engineering with the Kyoto University Critical Assembly (KUCA) H. Nishihara, S. Shiroya and K. Kanda Proc. 10th Pacific Basin Nuclear Conf. (1996) 984.

20. Study on Reactivity Worth of Beryllium by (n, 2n) and (, n) Reactions T. Misawa, S. Shiroya and K. Kanda Nucl. Technol., Vol 116 (1996) 9.

21. Bayesian Analysis of the Public Reliance on the Nuclear Development H. Yamagata, K. Kanda J. At. Energy Soc. Japan, Vol.38, No.8 (1996) 683 (in Japanese).

22. Comparison between Equilibrium Cycle and Successive Multicycle Optimization Methods for In- Core Fuel Management of Pressurized Water Reactors A. Yamamoto and K. Kanda J. Nucl. Sci. Technol., Vol.34, No.9 (1997) 882.

23. Current Status and Key Issues of Nuclear Liability Regime K. Hirose and K. Kanda J.At.Energy Soc.Japan, Vol.39, No.1 (1997) 28 (in Japanese).

24. Establishment of Nuclear Liability in the Developing Countries -Examples of China and Indonesia- K. Hirose and K. Kanda J. At. Energy Soc.Japan, Vol.39, No.12(1997)1028(in Japanese).

25. New Method of Estimating Electric Power Plants Planning Taking Security into Consideration H. Yamagata and K. Kanda Japanese Journal of Risk Analysis, Vol.9, No.1 (1997) 43 (in Japanese).

26. Bayesian Analysis of Public Views on the Safety of Nuclear Development H. Yamagata and K. Kanda Ann. Nucl. Energy, Vol.25, No.10 (1998) 709.

27. Measurement of Radial Void Fraction Distribution of Two-Phase Flow in a Metallic Round Tube Using Neutrons as Microscopic Probes T. Hibiki, K. Mishima and H. Nishihara Nucl. Instr. Meth., Vol.A399 (1997) 432.

28. Influence of Scattered Neutrons on Void Fraction Measurement of Two-Phase Flow Using Real-Time Thermal Neutron Radiography T. Hibiki, K. Mishima and H. Nishihara J. Nucl. Sci. Technol., Vol.34 (1997) 996.

29. Prediction of Measurement Error Due to Low Gray-Scale and Spatial-Resolution of an Imaging System on Quantification of Neutron Radiographic Image T. Hibiki and K. Mishima Nucl. nstr. Meth., Vol.A388 (1997) 204.

30. Visualization and Measurement of Two-Phase Flow by Using Neutron Radiography K. Mishima, T. Hibiki and H. Nishihara Nucl .Eng. Des., Vol.175 (1997) 25.

31. Pressure Drop and Heat Transfer for Flow-Boiling of Water in Small-Diameter Tubes M. Kureta, T. Kobayashi, K. Mishima and H. Nishihara Trans. JSME, Vol.6 (1997) 3706 (in Japanese).

32. Scaling Parameter of CHF under Oscillatory Flow Condition H.Umekawa, M.Ozawa, T.Mitsunaga, K.Mishima, T.Hibiki and Y.Saito Trans. JSME, Vol.64 (1998) 161 (in Japanese).

33. Local Measurements of Interfacial Area, Interfacial Velocity and Liquid Turbulence in Two-Phase Flow T. Hibiki, S. Hogsett and M. Ishii Proc.OECD/CSNI Specialist Meet.Advanced Instr.and Measurement Techniques (1997).

34. Development of High-Frame-Rate Neutron Radioscopy and Quantitative Measurement Method for Multiphase Flow Research K. Mishima and T. Hibiki ibid.

35. Neural Identification of Horizontal Two-Phase Flows M. Li, Y. Mi, Z. Xiao, T. Hibiki, L. H. Tsoukalas and M. Ishii Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc., Vol.76 (1997) 167.

36. Premature Dryout Due to Flow Oscillation in Upward/downward Flow H. Umekawa, M. Ozawa, T. Mitsunaga, K. Mishima, T. Hibiki and Y. Saito Proc. 8th Int'l Topical Meet. Nucl. React. Thermal-Hydr., Vol.2 (1997) 1031.

37. Local Flow Measurements of Vertical Upward Air-Water Flow in a Round Tube T. Hibiki, M. Ishii and Z. Xiao Proc. Int'l Conf. Multiphase Flows' 98 (1998).

38. Flow Regime Transition Criteria for Vertical Upward Two-Phase Flow in Narrow Rectangular Ducts K. Mishima and T. Hibiki ibid.

39. High-Frame-Rate Neutron Radioscopy with a Steady Thermal Neutron Beam K. Mishima, T. Hibiki, S. Fujine, K. Yoneda, K. Kanda, H. Nishihara, A. Tsuruno and M. Matsubayashi Neutron Radiography (5), DGZfP (1997) 140.

40. Influence of Scattered Neutrons on Void Fraction Measurement of Two-Phase Flow Using Neutron Radiography T. Hibiki and K. Mishima Neutron Radiography (5), DGZfP (1997) 132.

41. Evaluation of Scattered Neutron Component in Thermal Neutron Radiography Image-Influence of Scattered Neutrons and Unparallelness of Incident Neutron Beam H. Unesaki, K. Mishima and T. Hibiki Neutron Radiography (5), DGZfP (1997) 175.

42. Verification of Neutron Radioscopic Measurement of Void Fraction by Monte Carlo Simulation H. Unesaki, K. Mishima and T. Hibiki Neutron Radiography (5), DGZfP (1997) 168.

43. High-Frame-Rate Video Visualization of Simulated Lower Head Behavior during TMI Accident Using High-Frame-Rate Neutron Radioscopy with a Steady Neutron Beam H. Nakamura, Y. Shibamoto, Y. Anoda, Y. Kurita, K. Mishima and T. Hibiki Neutron Radiography (5), DGZfP (1997) 665.

44. Coking Determination in Gas Turbine Engine Nozzles Using Neutron Radiography J. T. Lindsay, S. Fujine, K. Mishima, T. Hibiki, K. Yoneda, H. Kobayashi, M. Matsubayashi and M. N. Islam ibid.

45. Visualization Study of Molten Metal-Water Interaction by Using Neutron Radiography K. Mishima, T. Hibiki, Y. Saito, A. Yamamoto, K. Moriyama and J. Sugimoto Proc. Int'l Semi. Vapor Explosion and Explosive Eruptions (1997).

46. Interfacial Area Transport in Bubbly Flow M. Ishii, Q. Wu, S. T. Revankar, T. Hibiki, W. H. Leung, S. Hogsett and A. Kashyap Proc. 15th Symp. Energy Eng. Sci. (1997).

47. Development of Quantification Method of Neutron Radiographic Image T. Hibiki and K. Mishima Proc. 3rd Int'l Topical Meet. Neutron Radiography (1998) 103.

48. Research Activity on Application of Neutron Radiography to Multiphase Flow Visualization and Measurement at Kyoto University K. Mishima, T. Hibiki, Y. Saito, S. Fujine, K. Yoneda, K. Kanda, H. Nishihara, M. Matsubayashi and M. Sobajima ibid. (1998) 66.

49. Application of High-Frame-Rate Neutron Radiography to Steam Explosion Research Y. Saito, K. Mishima, T. Hibiki, K. Moriyama and J. Sugimoto ibid. (1998) 91.

50. Visualization and Void Fraction Measurement of Gas-Liquid Metal Two-Phase Flow with Large Density Difference Using Neutron Radioscopy K. Mishima, T. Hibiki, Y. Saito, A. Yamamoto, K. Kanda, Y. Tobita, K. Konishi and M. Matsubayashi ibid. (1998) 52.

51. Thermal-Hydraulic Design Concept of the N-Arena Solid-Target System in JHF Project -Heat Transfer Experiment- K. Mishima, T. Hibiki, Y. Saito and T. Takeda Proc. Int'l Workshop on JHF Sci. (1998).

52. A Dryout Model for Water in Pipes G. P. Celata, G. Zummo and K. Mishima Proc. 10th Int'l Symp.Transport Phenomena in Thermal Sci. Process Eng., Vol.2 (1997) 361.

53. Critical Heat Flux for Water Flowing in a Laterally Non-Uniformly Heated Round Tube K. Mishima, H Nishihara and T. Kobayashi Proc. Int'l Symp. Multiphase Flow, ISMF'97 (1997) 92.

54. A Technique for Simulating Strong Ground Motion Using Hybrid Green's Function K. Kamae, K. Irikura and A. Pitarka Bull. Seismological Soc. Am., Vol.88, No.2 (1998) 357.

55. Source Model of the 1995 Hyogo-ken Nanbu Earthquake and Simulation of Near-Source Ground Motion K. Kamae and K. Irikura Bull. Seismological Soc. Am., Vol.88, No.2 (1998) 400.


4. Material Science and Radiation Effects

1. The Elastic Constants of Silicon Carbide: A Brillouin-Scattering Study of 4H and 6H SiC Single Crystals K. Kamitani, M. Grimsditch, J. C. Nipko, C. K. Loong, M. Okada and I. Kimura J. Appl. Phys., Vol.82 (1997) 3152.

2. Photochromic Behavior of the N3 Centre in Neutron-Irradiated and Annealed Type-Ib Diamond Y. Mita, H. Kanehara, Y. Nishida and M. Okada Phil. Mag. Lett., Vol.76 (1997) 93.

3. Lattice Defects in CsI Crystals after - and Neutron-Irradiations M. Nakagawa, M. Okada, K. Atobe, H. Itoh, S. Nakanishi, K. Ozawa, M. Oura and M. Nagasaki Mem .Fac. Educ., Kagawa Univ. II Vol.47 (1997) 143.

4. Optical Properties of CsI Single Crystals Irradiated with Neutrons at Low Temperature M. Okada, M. Nakagawa, K. Atobe, N. Itatani and K. Ozawa Phys. stat. sol.(a), Vol.167 (1998) 253.

5. Defect Formation Processes in Fe-Cr-Ni Alloys by Neutron Irradiation under Thermal Cycles Q. Xu, N. Yoshida and T. Yoshiie Mat. Trans., JIM, Vol.38, No.10 (1997) 836.

6. Microstructural Evolution in Austenitic Stainless Steels Irradiated by Neutron with Improved Control Q. Xu, N. Yoshida and T. Yoshiie Sci. Rep. RITU A45 (1997) 71. 7. In-situ Luminescence Measurement of Irradiation Defects in Ternary Lithium Ceramics under Ion Beam Irradiation K. Moritani and H. Moriyama J. Nucl. Mater., 248 (1997) 132-139.

8. Production Behavior of Irradiation Defects in Solid Breeder Materials Proc. 6th Int. Workshop on Ceramic Breeder Blanket H. Moriyama and K. Moritani Interactions, Mito, Oct. 22-24, 1997, pp. 220-228.

9. Tritium Release Kinetics of Lithium Silicates with Irradiation Defects K. Moritani, T. Magari and H. Moriyama Fusion Engng. Design (in press).

10. Molten Salts in Fusion Nuclear Technology H. Moriyama, A. Sagara, S. Tanaka, R. W. Moir and D. K. Sze Fusion Engng. Design (in press).

11. Emission and Reactions Induced by Ionizing Radiation in 2,5-Distyryl Pyradine Molecular Crystal: A Comparison to Photo-Illuminated System. W. Ishida, Y. Takenaka, Y. Miyatake, H. Hase and M. Ogasawara Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn, Vol.70, No. 12 (1997) 2919.

12. . Radiation Induced Stable Fullerene Anion Radical H. Hase and Y. Miyatake Viva Origino, Vol.26, No. 2 (1998) 147.


5. Geochemistry and Environmental Science

1. Legislation and Research Activity in Belarus about the Radiological Consequences of the Chernobyl Accident : Historical Review and Present Situation V. P. Matsko and T. Imanaka J. Health Physics, Vol. 32, No. 1 (1997) 81.

2. Legislation and Research Activity in Russia about the Radiological Consequences of the Chernobyl Accident I. A. Ryabtsev and T. Imanaka J. Health Physics, Vol. 32, No. 2 (1997) 211.

3. Acute Radiation Syndrome among Inhabitants around the Chernobyl NPP T. Imanaka Gijutsu-to-Ningen, Vol. 26, No. 4 (1997) 14 (in Japanese).

4. Recent Information about the After-Effects of the Chernobyl NPP Accident T. Imanaka Gijitsu-to-Ningen, Vol. 26, No. 5 (1997) 38 (in Japanese).

5. Eleven Years Have Passed since the Chernobyl Accident T. Imanaka Gunshuku, No. 205 (1997) 30 (in Japanese).

6. Environmental Radiation Dose in Semipalatinsk Area near Nuclear Test Site J. Takada, M. Hoshi, R. I. Rozenson, S. Endo, M. Yamamoto, T. Nagatomi, T. Imanaka, B. I. Gusev, K. N. Apsalikov and N. J. Tchaijunusova Health Physics, Vol. 73, No. 3 (1997) 524.

7. Competitive Effect of Ca and Mg on the Distribution of Tracer Radionuclides to Three Ion Exchangers K. Nishimaki and A. Koyama J. Environ. Syst. and Eng., JSCE, No.566/VII-3, pp.95-102, May (1997).

8. Feasibility Study of the Applicability of the Activated Sludge Process to Treatment of Radioactive Organic Liquid Waste A. Koyama and K. Nishimaki Waste Management, 17(1) (1997) pp.47-52.

9. Geochemistry of Dike Rocks in Dun Mountain Ophiolite, Nelson, New Zealand S. Sano, K. Tazaki, Y. Koide, T. Nagao, T. Watanabe and Y. Kawachi New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, Vol. 40 (1997) 127-136.

10. The Dependence of the Diffusion Coefficients of 3H and Cs on Grain Size in Compacted Montmorillonite M. Nakajima, T. Koseki, S. Sato and H. Ohashi Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings Vol. 506 (1998) 947-948.

11. Effect of Dry Density on Activation Energy for Diffusion of Strontium in Compacted Sodium Montmorillonite T. Kozaki, H. Sato, A. Fujishima, N. Saito, S. Sato and H. Ohashi Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings Vol.465 (1997) 893-900.

12. Self-Diffusion of Sodiun Ions in Compacted Sodium Montmorillonite T. Kozaki, A. Fujishima and S. Sato Nuclear Technology, 121 (1998) 63.

13. Palaeomagnetic and Chronological Study of Miocene Welded Tuffs in the Northern Part of Central Japan : Tectonic Implications for the Latest Stage of Arc Formation of Japan Y. Otofuji, Y. Nishizawa, M. Tamai and T. Matsuda Tectonophysics, 283 (1997) 263-278.

15. FT Thermochronologic Study on the Northern Shimanto Belt on the Central Ridge of the Kii Peninsula H. Watanabe and N. Hasebe Fission Track Newsletter, 11 (1998) 27-29 (in Japanese).

16. Melange-forming Processes in the Development of an Accretionary prism: Evidence from Fission Track Thermochronology N. Hasebe, T. Tagami and S. Nishimura J. Geophys. Res., 102(B4) (1997) 7659-7652.

17. Loss of Elements in Ancient Red Chinese Ink on Japanese Paper through Proton-PIXE M. Kohno, K. Yoshida, K. Moritani, K. Norizawa and M. Naito Int. J. PIXE, Vol.6, Nos.3&4 (1996) 493-503.

18. Elemental Analysis of Japanese Ancient Ceramics by a Completely Automatical Machine of X-ray Fluorescene T. Mitsuji JINRUISHI KENKYU 10 MAY (1998) 11-39 (in Japanese).

19. Clinopyroxene Basalt Dikes in the Miocene Iwaine Formation, Hokuriku Province, Japan : Various Continental Arc Magmas Including Shoshonite Series and Origin of the Clinopyroxene Phenocrysts A. Ishiwatari and H. Ohama Jour. Geol. Soc. Japan, 103 (1997) 565-578 (in Japanese).

20. Petrological and Geochemical Study on Hida Gneisses in the Upper Reach Area of Tetori River : Comparative Study on the Pelitic Metamorphic Rocks with the Other Areas of Hida Belt, Sino-Korean Block and Yangtze block F. Jin and A. Ishiwatari Journal of Mineralogy Petrology and Environemntal geology, 92(6) (1997) 213-230 (in Japanese).

21. General Aspects of Land and Sea Breezes in Western Seto Inland Sea and Surrounding Areas M. Mizuma Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan, Vol. 76, No, 3, pp. 403-418 (1998).

22. Dependence of Some Radiation-Induced Phenomena from Natural Quartz on Hydroxyl-Impurity Contents. T. Hashimoto, H. Katayama, H. Sakaue, H. Hase, T. Arimura and T. Ojima Radiat. Meas. Vol. 27, No 2 (1997) 243.


6. Life Science and Medical Science

1. Three Dimensional Visualization of Ultraviolet-induced DNA Damage and its Repair in Human Nuclei A. Nakagawa, N. Kobayashi, T. Muramatsu, Y. Yamashina, T. Shirai, M. W. Hashimoto, M. Ikenaga and T. Mori J. Invest Dermatol., 110 (1998) 143-148.

2. 3-Amino-1,4-dimethyl-5H-pyrido[4,3b]indole (Trp-P-1) Sensitizes Mammalian Cells to UV Radiation by Enhancing the UV Induced Inhibition to DNA Synthesis, not by Inhibiting the Repair of DNA Damage as Observed in Escherichia coli T. Mori, A. Nakagawa, N. Kobayashi, M. W. Hashimoto, K. Wakabayashi, K. Shimoi and N. Kinae J. Radiat Res., 39 (1998) 21-33.

3. Supranuclear Melanin Caps Reduce Ultraviolet Induced DNA Photoproducts in Human Epidermis N. Kobayashi, A. Nakagawa, T. Muramatsu, Y. Yamashina, T. Shirai, M. W. Hashimoto, Y. Ishigaki, T. Ohnishi and T. Mori J. Invest Dermatol., 110 (1998) 806-810.

4. Mutational Specificity of the Ferrous Ion in supF Gene of Endonuclease III/VIII Deficient Escherichia coli H. Shimamura, S. Akasaka, K. Kubo, Y. Saito, S. Nakajima, K. Tano, H. Utsumi and K. Yamamoto. J. Radiation Res., 38 (1997) 165-171.

5. Molecular Cloning and Characterization of the Promoter of the Human N-methylpurin-DNA Glycosylase (MPG) Gene T. Izumi, M. Tatsuka, K. Tano, M. Asano and S. Mitra. Carcinogenesis, 18 (1997) 1837-1839.

6. Repair Kinetics of a Basic Sites in Mammalian Cells Selectively Monitored by the Aldehyde reactive Prove (ARP). A. Asaeda, H. Ide, K. Tano, Y. Takamori and K. Kubo. Nucleosides Nucleotides, 17, 503-513 (1998).

7. Formation of 8-hydroxyguanine and 2,6-diamino-4-hydroxy-5-formamidopyrimidine in DNA by Riboflavin Mediated Photosensitization. T. Mori, K.Tano, K. Takimoto and H. Utsumi Biochem. Biopys. Res. Commun., 242, 98-101 (1998).

8. Establishment and Characterization of a Hypocatalasemic Mouse Cell Strain H. Utsumi, S. Kodama, K. Tano, M. Hashimoto and H. Watanabe J. Radiation Res., (in Press).

9. Homologous Recombination and Nonhomologous End-joining Pathways of DNA Double-strand Break Repair Have Overlapping Roles in the Maintenance of Chromosomal Integrity in Vertebrate Cells M. Takata, M. S. Sasaki, E. Sonoda, C. Morrison, M. Hashimoto, H. Utsumi, Y. Y-Iwai, A. Shinohara, and S. Takeda EMBO J., (in press).

10. Specificity of Mutations Induced by Riboflavin Mediated Photosensitization in the supF Gene of Escherichia coli K. Tano, S. Akasaka, M. Hashimoto, M. Asano, K. Yamamoto, H. Utsumi and K. Takimoto : Mutation Research, (in press).

11. Enhanced Cell Killing Action of Cisplatin in the Presence of Terbium Chloride M. Akaboshi, Y. Tanaka, T. Sumino, J. Takada and K. Kawai J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem., 236 (1998) (in press).

12. Experimental Studies of Chemical Evolution Using Nuclear Recoil Reactions and Their Associated Radiations M. Akaboshi, K. Kawai, Y. Tanaka, K. Kawamoto, T. Sumino and N. Fujii Proc. Kyoto Univ. Intern. Conf. "ICRROEL" (1998) (in press).

13. The Specific Racemization and Isomerization of the Asp Residue of A-Crystallin due to UV-B Irradiation N. Fujii, Y. Momose, Y. Ishibashi, T. Uemura, M. Takita and M. Takehana Exp. Eye Res., 65 (1997) 99.

14. The Conformation Formed by Domain after Ala-155 Induces Inversion of Asp-151 Residue in A-Crystallin from the Aged Human Lenses N. Fujii, Y. Momose, Y. Yamagaki, T. Uemura, M. Takita, H. Nakanishi and N. Ishii Biophys. Biochem. Res. Commun., 239 (1997) 918.

15. Determination of Rare Earth Elements in Algae by ICP-MS and Activation Analysis K. Kawamoto, T. Sumino, J. Takada, Y. Tanaka and M. Akaboshi J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem., 236 (1998) (in press).

16. Correlation between Terbium and the Other Rare Earth Element Contents in Fern Leaves J. Takada, Y. Tanaka, T. Sumino, K. Nishimura and M. Akaboshi J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem., 236 (1998) (in press).

17. Determination of Rare Earth Elements in Cultured Hela Cells Using ICP-MS Y. Tanaka, K. Kawamoto, K. Kawai, J. Takada and M. Akaboshi Proc. Kyoto Univ. Intern. Conf. "ICRROEL" (1998) (in press).

18. Environmental Minerals in Kii Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis in Japan: A PIXE Analysis Featuring Aluminum S. Yoshida, I. Wakayama, T. Kihara, K. Sasajima and K. Yoshida International J. of PIXE, 6 (1996) 543.

19. Olfactory Lesions of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Parkinsonism-dementia of Guam I. Wakayama, S. Yoshida, K. Sasajima, K. Yoshida and R. M. Garruto Proceedings of the 11th Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Neuroscience International Symposium Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis : Progress and Perspective in Basic Research and Clinical Application, (1996) 93.

20. Effective Methods of Injection of Cis-diamminedichloroplatinum (CDDP) for Malignant Brain Tumor - The Comparison of Drug Accumulation in the Brain Following Intracarotid and Intravenous Injection - E. Ikawa and M. Akaboshi J. Yonago Med. Ass., 49 (1998) 220.


7. Neutron Capture Therapy

1. Effects of Boron neutron Capture Therapy Using Borocaptate Sodium in Combination with a Tumor Selective Vasoactive Agent in Mice K. Ono, S. Masunaga, Y. Kinashi, M. Takagaki, M. Akaboshi, M. Suzuki and H. Baba Jpn. J. Cancer Res., 89 (1997) 334.

2. Boron Neutron Capture Therapy for Malignant Glioma at Kyoto University Reactor K. Ono, S. Ueda, Y. Oda, Y. Nakagawa, S. Miyatake, M. Takagaki, M. Osawa and T. Kobayashi Advances in Neutron Capture Therapy, Volume I, Medicine and Physics ed. B. Larsson, J. Crawford and R. Weinreich, Elsevier Science B. V., Amsterdam, Netherland, pp.39, (1997).

3. Augmentation in Chemosensitivity of Intratumor Quiescent Cells by Combined Treatment with Nicotinamide and Mild Hyperthermia S. Masunaga, K. Ono, M. Akaboshi, K. Kawai, Y. Kinashi and M. Suzuki Jpn. J. Cancer Res., 88 (1997) 770.

4. Effects of Bioreductive Agents, Tirapazamine and Mitomycin C, on Quiescent Cell Populations in Solid Tumors, Using the Micronucleus Assay S. Masunaga, K. Ono, H. Hori, T. Shibata, M. Suzuki, Y. Kinashi, M. Takagaki, M. Akaboshi and M. Abe Jpn. J. Cancer Res., 88 (1997) 907.

5. Alteration of the Hypoxic Fraction of Quiescent Cell Populations by Hyperthermia at Mild Temperatures S. Masunaga, K. Ono, M. Suzuki, Y. Kinashi, M. Takagaki and M. Akaboshi Int. J. Hyperthermia, 13 (1997) 401.

6. Reduction of Hypoxic Cells in Solid Tumors Induced by Mild Hyperthermia: Special Reference to Differences in Changes in the Hypoxic Fraction between Total and Quiescent Cell Populations S. Masunaga, K. Ono, M. Akaboshi, Y. Nishimura, M. Suzuki, Y. Kinashi, M. Takagaki, M. Hiraoka and M. Abe Br. J. Cancer, 76 (1997) 588.

7. Responses of Total and Quiescent Cell Populations in Solid Tumors to Boron and Gadolinium Neutron Capture Reaction Using Neutrons with Two Different Energy Spectra S. Masunaga, K. Ono, Y. Sakurai, M. Suzuki, M. Takagaki, T. Kobayashi, Y. Kinashi and M. Akaboshi Jpn. J. Cancer Res., 89 (1998) 81.

8. Evaluation and Modification of Response of Quiescent Cell Population within Murine Solid Tumors to Thermal Neutrons S. Masunaga, K. Ono, M. Suzuki, M. Takagaki, Y. Sakurai, T. Kobayashi, K. Akuta, M. Akaboshi, Y. Kinashi and M. Abe Advances in Neutron Capture Therapy, Volume II, Chemistry and Biology ed. B. Larsson, J. Crawford and R. Weinreich, Elsevier Science B. V., Amsterdam, Netherland, pp.473, (1997).

9. Response of Quiescent Cell Populations in Solid Tumors to Radition or Chemotherapy -- Significance of Combination with Low Temperature Hyperthermia -- S. Masunaga, K. Ono, M. Akaboshi, Y. Nishimura and M. Hiraoka Jpn. J. Hyperthermic Oncol., 14 (1998) 7 (in Japanese).

10. The Occurence of Recruitment Supported from the Finding of an Increase in Radiosensitivity of Quiescent Cells in Solid Tumors after Fractionated Irradiation with X-rays S. Masunaga, K. Ono, Y. Kinashi, M. Suzuki and M. Akaboshi Jpn. J. Cancer Clin., 44 (1998) 193 (in Japanese).

11. Clinical Results of Radiofrequency Hyperthermia for Malignant Liver Tumors Y. Nagata, M. Hiraoka, Y. Nishimura, S. Masunaga, M. Mitsumori, Y. Okuno, M. Fujishiro, S. Kanamori, N. Horii, K. Akuta, K. Sasai, M. Abe and Y. Fukuda Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys., 38 (1997) 359.

12. Hydroxyl-forms of p-Boronophenylalanine as Potential Boron Carriers in Boron Neutron Capture Therapy for Malignant Brain Tumors: A Case Study of its Pharmacokinetics on a GBM Patient M. Takagaki, K. Ono, Y. Oda, H. Kikuchi, H. Nemoto, S. Iwamoto, J. Cai and Y. Yamamoto Advances in Neutron Capture Therapy, Volume II, Chemistry and Biology ed. B. Larsson, J. Crawford and R. Weinreich, Elsevier Science B. V., Amsterdam, Netherland, pp.243 (1997).

13. Borotrimethylglycylphenylalanine as a Potential Boron Carrier for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy on Malignant Brain Tumors: a Study on Human Glioma Cell Line M. Takagaki, K. Ono, S. Masunaga, Y. Kinashi, M. Suzuki, W. Powell, A. Sood and B. F. Spielvogel Advances in Neutron Capture Therapy, Volume II, Chemistry and Biology ed. B. Larsson, J. Crawford and R. Weinreich, Elsevier Science B. V., Amsterdam, Netherland, pp.491 (1997).

14. The Micronucleus Assay of Lymphocytes Is a Useful Predictive Assay of Radiosensitivity of Normal Tissue: A Study of Three Inbred Strains of Mice Y. Kinashi, K. Ono and M. Abe, Radiation Research, 148 (1997) 341.

15. Hyperthermia Enhances Thermal-Neutron-Induced Cell Death of Human Glioblastoma Cell Lines at Low Concentrations of 10B Y. Kinashi, S. Masunaga, M. Suzuki, K. Ono and T. Ohnishi Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys., 40 (1998) 1185.

16. Analysis of Acquired Resistance to Cis-Diamminedichloroplatinum (II) in Oncogene Transfected SHOK Cells Y. Kinashi, S. Masunaga, M. Suzuki, K. Ono, M. Akaboshi and M. Watanabe Jpn. J. Cancer Clin., 44 (1998) 227 (in Japanese).

17. Evaluation of Damage of Hepatocytes in Mice Following Experimental BNCT by Micronucleus Assay M. Suzuki, K. Ono, S. Masunaga, Y. Kinashi, M. Takagaki and T. Kobayashi Advances in Neutron Capture Therapy, Volume II, Chemistry and Biology ed. B. Larsson, J. Crawford and R. Weinreich, Elsevier Science B. V., Amsterdam, Netherland, pp.788 (1997).

18. Boron Neutron Capture Irradiation of the Mice Hepatocytes -- Evaluation of the Difference Between BSH and BPA M. Suzuki, S. Masunaga, Y. Kinashi and K. Ono Jpn. J. Cancer Clin., 44 (1998) 199 (in Japanese).

19. Experience of Boron Neutron Capture Therapy in Japan K. Kanda Advances in Neutron Capture Therapy, Volume I, Medicine and Physics ed. B. Larsson, J. Crawford and R. Weinreich, Elsevier Science B. V., Amsterdam, Netherland, pp.71 (1997).

20. The Upgrade of the Heavy Water Facility of the Kyoto University Reactor for Neutron Capture Therapy T. Kobayashi, K. Kanda, Y. Fujita, Y. Sakurai and K. Ono Advances in Neutron Capture Therapy, Volume I, Medicine and Physics ed. B. Larsson, J. Crawford and R. Weinreich, Elsevier Science B. V., Amsterdam, Netherland, pp.321 (1997).

21. The Irradiation Characteristics of the Upgraded Heavy Water Facility of the Kyoto University Reactor Y. Sakurai, T. Kobayashi, K. Kanda and K. Ono Advances in Neutron Capture Therapy, Volume I, Medicine and Physics ed. B. Larsson, J. Crawford and R. Weinreich, Elsevier Science B. V., Amsterdam, Netherland, pp.316 (1997).

22. Positron Emission Tomography -- Boron Neutron Capture Therapy System and Clinical Application to Patients with Malignant Glioma S. Ueda, Y. Imahori, Y. Ohmori, T. Kusuki, E. Yoshino, M. Takagaki, T. Kobayashi, K. Ono, R. Fujii and T. Ido Advances in Neutron Capture Therapy, Volume II, Chemistry and Biology ed. B. Larsson, J. Crawford and R. Weinreich, Elsevier Science B. V., Amsterdam, Netherland, pp.280 (1997).

23. Boron Neutron Capture Therapy: Fluorine-18-Labeled Fluoroboronophenylalanine and its Pharmacokinetics in Patients with High-Grade Glioma Y. Imahori, S. Ueda, Y. Ohmori, N. Kobori, K. Sakae, T. Kusuki, M. Takagaki, T. Kobayashi, K. Ono, R. Fujii and T. Ido Advances in Neutron Capture Therapy, Volume II, Chemistry and Biology ed. B. Larsson, J. Crawford and R. Weinreich, Elsevier Science B. V., Amsterdam, Netherland, pp.286, (1997).

24. Inhibition of Human Pancreatic Cancer Growth in Nude Mice by Boron Neutron Capture Therapy H. Yanagie, T. Tomita, H. Kobayashi, Y. Fujii, Y. Nonaka, Y. Saegusa, K. Hasumi, M. Eriguchi, T. Kobayashi and K. Ono Br. J. Cancer, 75 (1997) 660.

25. Boron Delivery to Tumor Mediated by Polyethylene Glycol-Binding BSA H. Yanagie, T. Sato, H. Nishi, Y. Okahata, Y. Fujii, M. Eriguchi, H. Kobayashi, T. Kobayashi and K. Ono Advances in Neutron Capture Therapy, Volume II, Chemistry and Biology ed. B. Larsson, J. Crawford and R. Weinreich, Elsevier Science B. V., Amsterdam, Netherland, pp.403 (1997).

26. Tumor Growth Inhibitions in in vitro Boron Neutron-Capture Reactions Using Liposomal Delivery of 10B Compound H. Yanagie, Y. Fujii, T. Tomita, M. Sekiguchi, M. Eriguchi, T. Kobayashi, K. Ono and H. Kobayashi Advances in Neutron Capture Therapy, Volume II, Chemistry and Biology ed. B. Larsson, J. Crawford and R. Weinreich, Elsevier Science B. V., Amsterdam, Netherland, pp.497 (1997).

27. Histologic Changes in the Rat 9L Glioma after BNCT with a BSH-Porphyrin Compound Y. Shibata, A. Matsumura, T. Yamamoto, K. Nakagawa, Y. Yoshii, T. Nose, I. Sakata, S. Nakajima, Y. Hayakawa and K. Ono Advances in Neutron Capture Therapy, Volume II, Chemistry and Biology ed. B. Larsson, J. Crawford and R. Weinreich, Elsevier Science B. V., Amsterdam, Netherland, pp.501 (1997).

28. Metabolic Study of L-p-Boronophenylalanine with L-Tyrosine Decarboxylase K. Yoshino, M. Morita, Y. Mori, H. Kakihana, Y. Mishima and M. Ichihashi Advances in Neutron Capture Therapy, Volume II, Chemistry and Biology ed. B. Larsson, J. Crawford and R. Weinreich, Elsevier Science B. V., Amsterdam, Netherland, pp.239 (1997).

29. Determination of Released Boric Acid in Vivo after p-Boronophenylalanine Administration into Melanoma-Bearing Subjects K. Yoshino, R. Nakajima, A. Takaoka, Y. Mori, H. Kakihana, Y. Mishima and M. Ichihashi Advances in Neutron Capture Therapy, Volume II, Chemistry and Biology ed. B. Larsson, J. Crawford and R. Weinreich, Elsevier Science B. V., Amsterdam, Netherland, pp.334 (1997).

30. Effective Methods of Injection of Cis-diamminedichloroplatinum (CDDP) for Malignant Brain Tumor -- The Comparison of Drug Accumulation in the Brain Following Intracarotid and Intravenous Injection -- (in Japanese) E. Ikawa and M. Akaboshi J. Yonago Med. Assoc., 49 (1998) 220.

Publications that should appear in the previous Progress Report
(Progress Report 1996)

31. Effect of Intratumoral Injection of 10B-Immunoliposome on BNCT for Growth Inhibition of Human Pancreatic CancerGrafts in Nude Mice H. Yanagie, T. Tomita, H. Kobayashi, Y. Fujii, Y. Saegusa, M. Eriguchi, T. Kobayashi, K. Kanda and K. Ono Cancer Neutron Capture Therapy ed. Y. Mishima, Plenum Publishing Corporation, New York, London, pp. 75 (1996).

32. Procedures for the Medical Application of Research Reactors H. Nishihara and K. Kanda Cancer Neutron Capture Therapy ed. Y. Mishima, Plenum Publishing Corporation, New York, London, pp. 257 (1996).

33. Physics of Boron Neutron Capture Therapy in Japan K. Kanda Cancer Neutron Capture Therapy ed. Y. Mishima, Plenum Publishing Corporation, New York, London, pp. 281 (1996).

34. BNCT of Malignant Melanoma -- Radiobiological Analysis and Data Comparison with Conventional Radiotherapy H. Fukuda, Y. Mishima, J. Hiratsuka, C. Honda, N. Wadabayashi, T. Kobayashi, K. Yoshino, H. Karashima, J. Takahashi, Y. Abe, K. Kanda and M. Ichihashi Cancer Neutron Capture Therapy ed. Y. Mishima, Plenum Publishing Corporation, New York, London, pp. 663 (1996).

35. Assessment of Photon Contributions in Gadolinium Neutron Capture Reaction -- A Preliminary Study -- K. Tokuuye, Y. Akine, T. Kobayashi and K. Kanda Cancer Neutron Capture Therapy ed. Y. Mishima, Plenum Publishing Corporation, New York, London, pp. 855 (1996).

36. Experience of Boron Neutron Capture Therapy in Japan K. Kanda Proceedings of the International Conference, Neutrons in Research and Industry, SPIE Vol. 2867, pp. 27 (1996).

37. Human Melanoma Treated by Boron Neutron Capture Therapy: Comparison of the Clinical Response with the Predicted Response J. Hiratsuka, H. Fukuda, T. Kobayashi, K. Kanda, C. Honda, M. Ichihashi and Y. Mishima Radiat. Med., 14 (1996) 257.

38. Experiemce of Boron Neutron Capture Therapy in Japan K. Kanda Proceedings of the 10th Pacific Basin Nuclear Conference, pp.1487 (1996).


8. Neutron Radiography and Radiation Application

1. Neutron Beam Analysis and Its Application. X. Neutron Radiography. 8. Neutron Radiography Application to Archaeological Objects. F. Masuzawa Radioisotopes, Vol. 46, No. 9, Sep. (1997).

2. Application of Neutron Radiography to the Research of Lithium Ion Conductors and Lithium Batteries M. Kamata, T. Esaka, S Fujine, K. Yoneda and K. Kanda Proceedings of Fifth World Conference on Neutron Radiography, June 17-20, Berlin (1996) pp.650-656. 3. Application of NR to Study the Lithium Ion Transfer in Solid Ionic Conductors T. Esaka, M. Kamata, K. Takami, S. Takai, S. Fujine, K. Yoneda and K. Kanda Key Engineering Materials Vols. 132-136 (1997) pp. 1393-1396.

4. Lithium Batteries: Application of Neutron Radiography M. Kamata, T. Esaka, S. Fujine, K. Yoneda and K. Kanda Journal of Power Sources 68 (1997) 459-462.

5. The Status of Neutron Radiography Research Activities in Japan K. Kanda and S. Fujine Proceedings of the Fifth World Conference on Neutron Radiography, (1996) pp.1-16.

6. High-frame Rate Neutron Radioscopy with a Steady Thermal Neutron Beam K. Mishima, T. Hibiki, S. Fujine, K. Yoneda, K. Kanda, H. Nishihara, A Tsuruno and M Matsubayashi Proceedings of the Fifth World Conference on Neutron Radiography, (1996) pp.140-147.

7. Application of Neutron Radiography to the Research of Lithium Ion Conductors and Lithium Batteries M. Kamata, T. Esaka, S. Fujine, K. Yoneda and K. Kanda Proceedings of the Fifth World Conference on Neutron Radiography, (1996) pp.650-656.


9. Waste and TRU management

1. Equilibrium Distributions of Actinides and Lanthanides in Molten Chloride Salt and Liquid Zinc Binary Phase System H. Moriyama, H. Yamana, S. Nishikawa, Y. Miyashita, K. Moritani and T. Mitsugashira J. Nucl. Mater., 247 (1997) 197-202.

2. Reductive Extraction of Actinides and Lanthanides from Molten Chloride Salt into Liquid Zinc H. Moriyama, H. Yamana, S. Nishikawa, Y. Miyashita, K. Moritani and T. Mitsugashira Sci. Rep. RITU, A45 (1997) 41-45.

3. Selective Adsorption Behavior of Cesium Ions onto Granite A. Kitamura, T. Yamamoto, H. Moriyama and S. Nishikawa J. Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Environment, 4 (1997) 39-45.

4. Thermodynamics of Reductive Extraction of Actinides and Lanthanides from Molten Chloride Salt into Liquid Metal H. Moriyama, H. Yamana, S. Nishikawa, S. Shibata, N.Wakayama, Y. Miyashita, K. Morityani and T. Mitsugashira J. Alloys Compounds, (in press).

5. Equilibrium Distributions of Trivalent Actinides and Lanthanides in the Liquid-Liquid Extraction System of TBP and Molten Ca(NO3)24H2O H. Yamana, T. Kaibuki, Y. Miyashita, S. Shibata and H. Moriyama J. Alloys Compounds (in press).

6. Characteristics of the Electrolytic Amalgamation of Tri-valent f-elements and Its Application H. Yamana and H. Moriyama J. Alloys Compounds (in press).

7. Requirements for the Satisfactorily Closed Actinide Recycling System H. Yamana and H. Moriyama Proceedings of International Conference on Future Nuclear Systems (GLOBAL'97), Oct. 5-10, 1997, Pcifico Yokohama, Vol.1, pp.632-637 (1997).

8. Systematics of the Behavior of f-elements in their Reductive Extraction to Liquid Metal H. Yamana, S. Nishikawa and H. Moriyama Proceedings of the Third NUCEF Seminar, 24 Feb. 1998, JAERI (JAERI-Conf 98-010), pp.27-31 (1998) (in Japanese).