TRU Waste Management Program cost/schedule optimization analysis

Technical Report · Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1985

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5142784· OSTI ID:5142784

Detamore, J A ^[1]; Raudenbush, M H; Wolaver, R W; Hastings, G A ^[2]

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1. Rockwell International Corp., Albuquerque, NM (United States). Joint Integration Office
2. Stoller (S.M.) Corp., Boulder, CO (United States)

The cost/schedule optimization task is a necessary function to insure that program goals and plans are optimized from a cost and schedule aspect. Results of this study will offer DOE information with which it can establish, within institutional constraints, the most efficient program for the long-term management and disposal of contact handled transuranic waste (CH-TRU). To this end, a comprehensive review of program cost/schedule tradeoffs has been made, to identify any major cost saving opportunities that may be realized by modification of current program plans. It was decided that all promising scenarios would be explored, and institutional limitations to implementation would be described. Since a virtually limitless number of possible scenarios can be envisioned, it was necessary to distill these possibilities into a manageable number of alternatives. The resultant scenarios were described in the cost/schedule strategy and work plan document. Each scenario was compared with the base case: waste processing at the originating site; transport of CH-TRU wastes in TRUPACT; shipment of drums in 6-Packs; 25 year stored waste workoff; WIPP operational 10/88, with all sites shipping to WIPP beginning 10/88; and no processing at WIPP. Major savings were identified in two alternate scenarios: centralize waste processing at INEL and eliminate rail shipment of TRUPACT. No attempt was made to calculate savings due to combination of scenarios. 1 ref., 5 figs., 1 tab. (MHB)

• Research Organization: USDOE Joint Integration Office, Albuquerque, NM (United States); Rockwell International Corp., Albuquerque, NM (United States). Joint Integration Office; Westinghouse Electric Corp., Albuquerque, NM (United States). Joint Integration Office
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-86AL31950
• OSTI ID: 5142784
• Report Number(s): DOE/JIO-004; ON: DE92000873
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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