8–12 Sept 2025
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Updated status and analysis of ongoing temporary noble gas background measurement campaign in Japan

P2.3-599
Not scheduled
1h
Zeremoniensaal

Zeremoniensaal

E-poster T2.3 Atmospheric and Subsurface Radionuclide Background and Dispersion P2.3 Atmospheric and Subsurface Radionuclide Background and Dispersion

Speaker

Mr Jonathan Bare (CTBTO Preparatory Commission)

Description

In 2017, the Government of Japan has decided to make a voluntary contribution to further strengthen the capabilities of the CTBTO verification regime. As part of that initiative, two transportable noble gas measurement systems were deployed in Japan, in Horonobe and Mutsu. They started operations in January 2018 and March 2018, respectively. In January 2025, a third transportable measurement system was deployed in Fukuoka, Japan, completing a mini-network configuration (including the IMS system JPX38) across the country. This setup will enable observations of relevant detections using multiple measurement systems located approximately 500 km apart. Continued operation of these systems is supported financially through voluntary contributions from both the European Union and Japan.

To date, several hundred samples have been collected and measured by the three systems. Measurement spectra are automatically transmitted to the IDC, where they are processed in a non-operational database. These spectra are routinely reviewed, with particular emphasis on the four radioxenon isotopes of interest for CTBTO monitoring (131mXe, 133mXe, 133Xe and 135Xe). Both the analysis results and raw data are made available to State Signatories through the Secure Web Portal.

This presentation provides an updated overview of the measurement campaign, along with preliminary analysis results of observations.

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Author

Mr Jonathan Bare (CTBTO Preparatory Commission)

Co-authors

Ms Megan Slinkard (CTBTO Preparatory Commission) Ms Naoko Inoue (Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA)) Mr Yutaka Tomita (Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA)) Mr Hidehisa Kawamura (Kyushu Environmental Evaluation Association (KEEA)) Ms Akiko Furuno (Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA)) Yoichi Yamamoto (Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA)) Yuichi Kijima (Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA)) Mr Toshiyuki Kurihara (Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA)) Mr Junji Yamanaka (Kyushu Environmental Evaluation Association (KEEA)) Mr Jumpei Imoto (Kyushu Environmental Evaluation Association (KEEA)) Ms Jana Meresova (CTBTO Preparatory Commission) Mr Seokryung Yoon (CTBTO Preparatory Commission) Mr Paolo Tristan Cruz (CTBTO Preparatory Commission) Mr Diego Ortiz Trujillo (CTBTO Preparatory Commission)

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