OLDAGE, a computer program for calculating nuclear fuel cycle flow balances. Monitored Retrievable Storage study. FY-83 studies. Task C. [Computer program used to calculate amount of spent fuel and/or high-level waste transferred to and from various fuel cycle facilities]

Technical Report · Thu Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1983

OSTI ID:7148449

Ligon, D M; Harris, P A

OLDAGE is a computer program used to calculate the amount of spent fuel and/or HLW transferred to and from the various fuel cycle facilities (i.e., reactors, reprocessing, MRS, or repository) within the nuclear waste management system. OLDAGE analyzes the logistics of transporting and storing spent fuel and high-level waste among fuel cycle facilities using the priority rule of oldest fuel/waste first. The transfer of spent fuel/HLW from one location to the other is limited by the handling capacity of each location. Although the program has the potential for a wide range of applications, the purpose for its development was to provide the material flow balance input for another program, CASMO. CASMO is used to calculate the total miles for one or more MRS sites based on the amount of fuel transferred into and out of the MRS, and the corresponding transportation costs for specific MRS sites. The results produced by executing OLDAGE provide a decision tool to aid in planning and scheduling spent fuel/HLW shipments, siting MRS facilities, determining at-reactor storage capacity requirements, handling rates, and needed facility start-up dates. 2 references, 2 figures.

• Research Organization: GA Technologies, Inc., San Diego, CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AT03-81SF11528
• OSTI ID: 7148449
• Report Number(s): GA-A-17292; ON: DE84010942
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ENERGY SOURCES
FUEL CYCLE CENTERS
FUELS
HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
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RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE
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SPENT FUELS
STORAGE
TRANSPORT
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE STORAGE
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