Reprocessing plant scale model integration

Abstract

The national laboratory complex contains a number of niche modeling capabilities for fuel cycle facilities, at different scales and utilizing a range of codes or modeling platforms. The goal of this work has been to integrate modeling capabilities for reprocessing plants to develop a plant scale model. The Separations and Safeguards Performance Model (SSPM), developed in Matlab Simulink, has been used as a base to integrate more detailed codes. In the past, both the AMUSE and SEPHIS solvent extraction codes were integrated into the SSPM to provide more realistic modeling of the separations in aqueous reprocessing plants. For this work, the AMUSE integration was expanded to include time dependence and more fully integrated for both UREX and TRUEX contactor banks. The Nitron code is a new continuous dissolver model which has been examined for integration in the SSPM as well. Finally, in order to improve the model run time, a parallel processing capability was added. The integration progress along with initial results from testing are presented.