Abstract
This work assesses system parameters that influence separation efficiency and throughput of pyroprocessing facilities. We leverage these parameters to implement a customizable pyroprocessing facility archetype, PyRe, for use with the Cyclus framework. This generic facility model will allow simulations to quantify signatures and observables associated with various operational modes and material throughputs for a variety of facility designs. Such quantification can aid timely detection of material diversion. This paper describes the facility archetype design, pyroprocessing flowsheets captured by the model, and simulation capabilities it enables. To analyze data retrieved from the model, we additionally propose a class for tracking and observing signatures and observables which will be extensible for other facility archetypes in the future.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 73-76 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| State | Published - 2018 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 2nd Advances in Nuclear Nonproliferation Technology and Policy Conference, ANTPC 2018 - Orlando, United States Duration: Nov 11 2018 → Nov 15 2018 |
Conference
| Conference | 2nd Advances in Nuclear Nonproliferation Technology and Policy Conference, ANTPC 2018 |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Orlando |
| Period | 11/11/18 → 11/15/18 |
Funding
This material is based upon work supported by the Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration under Award Number(s) DE-NA0002576 via the Consortium for Nonproliferation Enabling Capabilities. Prof. Huff is supported by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Faculty Development Program, the Blue Waters sustained-petascale computing project supported by the National Science Foundation (awards OCI-0725070 and ACI-1238993) and the state of Illinois, the NNSA Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation R&D through the Consortium for Verfication Technologies and the Consortium for Nonproliferation Enabling Capabilities (awards DE-NA0002576 and DE-NA0002534), and the International Institute for Carbon Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I2CNER), sponsored by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
| Funders | Funder number |
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| International Institute for Carbon Neutral Energy Research | WPI-I2CNER |
| National Science Foundation | OCI-0725070, ACI-1238993 |
| U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission | |
| National Nuclear Security Administration | |
| Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation | DE-NA0002576, DE-NA0002534 |
| Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology |