Application of modular optimal generation expansion model
From nuclear utilities planning methods symposium; Chattanooga, Tennessee (16 Jan 1974). In collection of papers presented at the nuclear utilities planning methods symposium. The optimal utility generation expansion model was used by the international Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for their Market Survey for Nuclear Power in Developing Countries. At IAEA this package is called the Wien Automatic Systems Planning Package (WASP). The code evolved into its current modular form in order to analyze the various countries at the IAEA Computing Center in Vienna. During the IAEA Market Survey the optimization feature was not used extensively. In fact the WASP package was used as a cash flow program with the various expansion policies being input by hand. It became apparent that it would be extremely useful to modify the code to allow the user more flexibility in using the optimization program. During the past summer the following modifications were made to the WASP package. The reliability calculations were moved from the Merge and Simulation Program to the Expansion Configuration Generator Program. Hence, only reliable configurations are to be retained for further consideration. An option was also added to this program to limit the expansion configuration to those which just exceed a specified reliability criterion. Under this option, any configuration which represents an additional expansion over a reliable configuration would not be considered. This option significantly reduces the number of configurations to be simulated and simplifies the search for an optimum expansion policy. Once an optimum path has been found, the user can allow over installation to ascertain whether additional cost savings could be realized. A sample problem was formulated to test the usefulness of these modifications. (auth)
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab., TN; comps.; Oak Ridge National Lab., Tenn. (USA)
- NSA Number:
- NSA-29-020326
- OSTI ID:
- 4351138
- Report Number(s):
- ORNL-TM-4443
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Nuclear utilities planning methods symposium, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 16 Jan 1974; Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 30-JUN-74; Related Information: Collection of papers presented at the nuclear utilities planning methods symposium
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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