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Selection of Steady-State Process Simulation Software to Optimize Treatment of Radioactive and Hazardous Waste

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The process used for selecting a steady-state process simulator under conditions of high uncertainty and limited time is described. Multiple waste forms, treatment ambiguity, and the uniqueness of both the waste chemistries and alternative treatment technologies result in a large set of potential technical requirements that no commercial simulator can totally satisfy. The aim of the selection process was two-fold. First, determine the steady-state simulation software that best, albeit not completely, satisfies the requirements envelope. And second, determine if the best is good enough to justify the cost. Twelve simulators were investigated with varying degrees of scrutiny. The candidate list was narrowed to three final contenders: ASPEN Plus 10.2, PRO/II 5.11, and CHEMCAD 5.1.0. It was concluded from ''road tests'' that ASPEN Plus appears to satisfy the project's technical requirements the best and is worth acquiring. The final software decisions provide flexibility: they involve annual rather than multi-year licensing, and they include periodic re-assessment

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Available from INIS in electronic form; Also available from OSTI as DE00782922; PURL: https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/782922-xwq3fa/webviewable/

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https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/782922-xwq3fa/webviewable/;

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
56 p.
Report number
INEEL/EXT--01-00485

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
32068420
Subject category
S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; S99: GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS;
Descriptors DEI
A CODES; C CODES; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; P CODES; RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING; SIMULATORS; WASTE FORMS
Descriptors DEC
ANALOG SYSTEMS; COMPUTER CODES; EVALUATION; FUNCTIONAL MODELS; MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS; PROCESSING; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SIMULATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE PROCESSING; WASTES

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Contract/Grant/Project number
AC07-99ID13727
Funding organization
USDOE Office of Environmental Management (EM) (United States)