• Research Divisions
• Division of Nuclear Engineering Science
• Research Reactor Safety
• Nuclear Material Control
• Radiation Control
• Radiation Control
• Radioactive Waste Management
• Nuclear System
• Environmental Radionuclide Science & Engineering
• Condensed-matter Chemistry in Actinides
• Industry-Academia Collaboration Laboratory for New Research Reactor
• Division of Quantum Beam Material Science
• Division of Radiation Life Science
• Research Center for Safe Nuclear System
• Particle Radiation Oncology Research Center
• Projective Research on Integrated Radiation and Nuclear Science
• Frontier Research Project on Integrated Radiation and Nuclear Science

Nuclear System

Associate Professors

• KITAMURA, Yasunori, e-mail: kitamura.yasunori.3u<atmark>kyoto-u.ac.jp

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To realize a new nuclear system with enhanced safety and high efficiency, this laboratory is conducting basic studies on the nuclear characteristics of nuclear systems and on the development and application of novel radiation measurement systems. These studies are conducted mainly based on reactor physics experiments using the Kyoto University Critical Assembly (KUCA). The current research subjects of this laboratory are as follows:

1) Criticality safety in the nuclear fuel cycle, especially the development of subcriticality measurement methods.

2) Development of detection systems for hidden illicit materials using new radiation detecting techniques.

3) Nuclear characteristics of next-generation reactors, such as thorium-fueled reactors.

Figure 1: Solid moderated core of Kyoto University Critical Assembly (KUCA)	Figure 2: Results of nuclear noise analysis for detecting hidden nuclear materials