Application of an automated procedure for adding a comprehensive sensitivity calculation capability to the ORIGEN2 point depletion and radioactive decay code

Journal Article · Wed Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1986 · Nucl. Sci. Eng.; (United States)

OSTI ID:7174779

Worley, B A; Wright, R Q; Pin, F G; Harper, W V

An application of an automated procedure called GRESS for adding derivative-taking capability to FORTRAN computer codes is presented. The efficiency and usefulness of GRESS for enhancing the point depletion and radioactive decay code ORIGEN2 are discussed. A new version of ORIGEN2 is now available that has the capability of calculating first derivatives and sensitivities of any variable in the code with respect to any other variable. The capabilities of the enhanced version, ORIGEN2G, are exemplified by its use in a sensitivity study of a high-level nuclear waste disposal problem. By using GRESS, the enhanced version ORIGEN2G was produced, tested, and verified in 2 man-months compared to an estimated 1 to 2 man-yr of effort to program a code with comparable capabilities.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., P.O. Box X, Oak Ridge, TN
• OSTI ID: 7174779
• Journal Information: Nucl. Sci. Eng.; (United States), Journal Name: Nucl. Sci. Eng.; (United States) Vol. 94:2; ISSN NSENA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
COMPUTER CODES
EFFICIENCY
FORTRAN
G CODES
HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
O CODES
PERFORMANCE TESTING
PROGRAMMING
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
RADIATIVE DECAY
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
TESTING
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES