Evaluating and controlling the characteristics of the nuclear waste in the FWMS using waste stream analysis model

Conference · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:7172895

Andress, D ^[1]; McLeod, N B ^[2]; Joy, D S ^[3]

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1. Andress (David) and Associates, Inc., Kensington, MD (USA)
2. Johnson (E.R.) Associates, Inc., Oakton, VA (USA)
3. Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)

The Waste Stream Analysis (WSA) Model is used by the Department of Energy to model the item and location dependent properties of the nuclear waste stream in the Federal Waste Managements System and at utility spent fuel storage facilities. WSA can simulate a wide variety of FWMS configurations and operating strategies and can select and sequence spent fuel for optimal efficiency in the FWMS while minimizing adverse impact on the utility sector. WSA tracks each assembly from the time of discharge to ultimate geologic disposal including all shipping cask and waste package loadings and both at-reactor and FWMS consolidation. WSA selects the highest capacity shipping cask or waste package that does not violate external dose rate or heat limitations for a group of spent fuel assemblies to be containerized. This paper presents an overview of the Waste Stream Analysis Model and a number of key results from a set of coordinated SIMS runs, which illustrates both the impact of waste characteristics on system performance and the ability to control waste characteristics by use of selection and sequencing strategies. 7 refs., 6 figs.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/RW
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 7172895
• Report Number(s): CONF-900406-45; ON: DE90008562; TRN: 90-008989
• Resource Relation: Conference: International conference for high-level radioactive waste management, Las Vegas, NV (USA), 8-12 Apr 1990
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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