Mathematical model of the Savannah River Site waste tank farm

Technical Report · Mon Jul 15 00:00:00 EDT 1991

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5788555· OSTI ID:5788555

Smith, III, F G

A mathematical model has been developed to simulate operation of the waste tank farm and the associated evaporator systems at the Savannah River Site. The model solves material balance equations to predict the volumes of liquid waste, salt, and sludge for all of the tanks within each of the evaporator systems. Additional logic is included to model the behavior of waste tanks not directly associated with the evaporators. Input parameters include the Material Management Plan forecast of canyon operations, specification of other waste sources for the evaporator systems, evaporator operating characteristics, and salt and sludge removal schedules. The model determines how the evaporators will operate, when waste transfers can be made, and waste accumulation rates. Output from the model includes waste tank contents, summaries of systems operations, and reports of space gain and the remaining capacity to store waste materials within the tank farm. Model simulations can be made to predict waste tank capacities on a daily basis for up to 20 years. The model is coded as a set of three computer programs designed to run on either IBM compatible or Apple Macintosh II personal computers.

• Research Organization: Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-89SR18035
• OSTI ID: 5788555
• Report Number(s): WSRC-RD-91-17; ON: DE92010096
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
CAPACITY
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
MATERIAL BALANCE
SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT
RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
TANKS
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
EVAPORATORS
LIQUID WASTES
RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE
SALTS
SLUDGES
VOLUME
CONTAINERS
MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
SIMULATION
STORAGE
US AEC
US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE STORAGE
WASTES
052000* - Nuclear Fuels- Waste Management
990200 - Mathematics & Computers