Microcomputer spreadsheets for radioactive waste management and shielding analysis
The report describes several desktop computer applications for use in radioactive waste management and radiation engineering analyses. TMI-2 engineers identified eight calculational tasks that could be facilitated by use of microcomputer spreadsheet software. For each case, appropriate calculations and frequently used data on isotopes and materials were built into the six spreadsheet templates for calculating and thirty-one data sets. The spreadsheets are distributed on diskette to avoid the need for re-input by the user. The applications include: (1) calculation of radioactive decay for a specific time interval for often found radionuclides and their daughter radioisotopes; (2) determination of the disposability of a waste container by calculating the 10CFR61 sum-of-the-fractions concentrations; (3) estimation of the cost of a waste disposal campaign; (4) projection of the rate of hydrogen gas generation in waste liners; (5) calculation of the dose rate from a point source; and (6) inferring the radioisotopic contents of a waste container from the external radiation, and vice versa. This set of microcomputer spreadsheet applications was selected for inclusion as part of EPRI's task of transferring technology developed at TMI-2 to the industry. Waste management is a concern to all plant operators. Microcomputers are used for a variety of evaluation and recordkeeping tasks. Increasing their usefulness to engineers by tools such as these spreadsheets serves to relieve analysts of calculational tasks. As the report provides background and development histories, and the spreadsheets are presented on diskette, the product can be used as a training tool as well.
- Research Organization:
- Grove Engineering, Gaithersburg, MD (USA); Analytical Resources, Inc., Sinking Springs, PA (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 5176809
- Report Number(s):
- EPRI-NP-4757; ON: TI87920027
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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