National high-level waste systems analysis
Previously, no mechanism existed that provided a systematic, interrelated view or national perspective of all high-level waste treatment and storage systems that the US Department of Energy manages. The impacts of budgetary constraints and repository availability on storage and treatment must be assessed against existing and pending negotiated milestones for their impact on the overall HLW system. This assessment can give DOE a complex-wide view of the availability of waste treatment and help project the time required to prepare HLW for disposal. Facilities, throughputs, schedules, and milestones were modeled to ascertain the treatment and storage systems resource requirements at the Hanford Site, Savannah River Site, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, and West Valley Demonstration Project. The impacts of various treatment system availabilities on schedule and throughput were compared to repository readiness to determine the prudent application of resources. To assess the various impacts, the model was exercised against a number of plausible scenarios as discussed in this paper.
- Research Organization:
- Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC07-94ID13223
- OSTI ID:
- 268995
- Report Number(s):
- INEL-95/00507; CONF-960804-23; ON: DE96009060; TRN: 96:017511
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: SPECTRUM `96: international conference on nuclear and hazardous waste management, Seattle, WA (United States), 18-23 Aug 1996; Other Information: PBD: [1996]
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING
FLOWSHEETS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
VITRIFICATION
RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE
HANFORD RESERVATION
SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT
IDAHO NATIONAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY
WEST VALLEY PROCESSING PLANT
SCHEDULES