Modeling the nuclear waste stream for the Department of Energy

Conference · Sat Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1988 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (USA)

OSTI ID:7082948

Andress, D; McLeod, N B; Joy, D S

The Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA) of 1982 established the framework for the management and ultimate disposal of domestic radioactive waste. Pursuant to NWPA, Congress established the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM) within the U.S. Department of Energy to execute the responsibility assigned to the government. The Systems Integration Branch within OCRWM, which is responsible for strategic planning, has developed a comprehensive systems analysis modeling capability for analyzing alternative configurations of the Federal Waste Management System. The waste stream analysis (WSA) model, which is a key model in this system, is used to analyze all design and operational issues affected by the timing and characteristics of the nuclear waste stream. The main applications of WSA are to support cask and waste package design, systems design and analysis, inventory management, and contract-related issues.

• OSTI ID: 7082948
• Report Number(s): CONF-891103--
• Journal Information: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (USA), Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (USA) Vol. 60; ISSN TANSA; ISSN 0003-018X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
CASKS
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
CONTAINERS
DATA BASE MANAGEMENT
DECOMMISSIONING
DESIGN
ENERGY SOURCES
FORECASTING
FUELS
HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
INVENTORIES
LAWS
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
MONITORED RETRIEVABLE STORAGE
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
NUCLEAR FUELS
NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY ACTS
PACKAGING
PLANNING
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES
RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
REACTOR MATERIALS
SIMULATION
SPENT FUEL CASKS
SPENT FUEL STORAGE
SPENT FUELS
STORAGE
SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
TRANSPORT
US DOE
US ORGANIZATIONS
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE STORAGE
WASTES