Application of the Decision Tree Modeling Approach to Evaluation of Proliferation Resistance

Conference · Tue Jul 10 00:00:00 EDT 2007

OSTI ID:961687

Coles, Garill A; Zentner, Michael D

An experts group was created in 2002 by The Generation IV International Forum for the purpose of developing an internationally accepted methodology for assessing the proliferation resistance of a nuclear energy system (NES) and its individual elements. After three years of work, and some limited demonstration studies, a pilot study was initiated to exercise the methodologies being developed by assessing the proliferation resistance of a specific portion of a hypothetical NES called the Example Sodium Fast Reactor (ESFR). This paper summarizes the assessment approach, and describes the next steps to be taken in the development of the methodology.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 961687
• Report Number(s): PNNL-SA-56053
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
DECISION TREE ANALYSIS
EVALUATION
FAST REACTORS
NUCLEAR ENERGY
NUCLEAR MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
Non Proliferation
Event tree/fault tree
Proliferation Resistance
PROLIFERATION
SIMULATION
SODIUM