Co-Decontamination Dynamic Modeling to Support the Experimental Campaign

Technical Report · Sat Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 2018

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1481627· OSTI ID:1481627

Cipiti, Benjamin B. ^[1]

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1. Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

The Co-Decontamination (CoDCon) Demonstration experiment at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is designed to test the separation of a mixed U and Pu product from dissolved spent nuclear fuel. The primary purpose of the project is to demonstrate control of the Pu/U ratio throughout the entire process without producing a pure Pu stream. In addition, the project is quantifying the accuracy and precision to which a Pu/U mass ratio can be achieved. The system includes an on-line monitoring system using spectroscopy to monitor the ratios throughout the process. A dynamic model of the CoDCon flowsheet and the on-line monitoring system was developed to augment the experimental work. This model is based in MATLAB Simulink and provides the ability to expand the range of scenarios that can be examined for process control and determine overall measurement uncertainty. Experimental results have been used to inform and benchmark the model so that it can accurately simulate various transient scenarios. The results of the experimental benchmarking are presented here along with modeled scenarios to demonstrate the control and process monitoring of the system.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE), Fuel Cycle Technologies (NE-5)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 1481627
• Report Number(s): SAND--2018-11191; 669584
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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