Proliferation Resistance Assessment Methodology for Nuclear Fuel Cycles

Charlton, William; LeBouf, Ryan F.; Gariazzo, Claudio; FORD, DON; Beard, C.A.; Landsberger, Sheldon; Whitaker, Michael

doi:10.13182/nt07-a3809

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“…The overview of application of these methods to evaluation and aggregation judgement measures for performance comparison of nuclear energy systems can be found in [28,[34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45]. Methods' parameters were selected in accordance with recommendations discussed in [29].…”

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Nuclear Waste Management Decision-Making Support with MCDA

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2017

Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations

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The paper proposes a multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA) framework for a comparative evaluation of nuclear waste management strategies taking into account different local perspectives (expert and stakeholder opinions). Of note, a novel approach is taken using a multiple-criteria formulation that is methodologically adapted to tackle various conflicting criteria and a large number of expert/stakeholder groups involved in the decision-making process. The purpose is to develop a framework and to show its application to qualitative comparison and ranking of options in a hypothetical case of three waste management alternatives: interim storage at and/or away from the reactor site for the next 100 years, interim decay storage followed in midterm by disposal in a national repository, and disposal in a multinational repository. Additionally, major aspects of a decision-making aid are identified and discussed in separate paper sections dedicated to application context, decision supporting process, in particular problem structuring, objective hierarchy, performance evaluation modeling, sensitivity/robustness analyses, and interpretation of results (practical impact). The aim of the paper is to demonstrate the application of the MCDA framework developed to a generic hypothetical case and indicate how MCDA could support a decision on nuclear waste management policies in a "small" newcomer country embarking on nuclear technology in the future. Application ContextFrom a formal point of view, the decision problem formulation is a triplet consisting of (1) a set of potential alternatives which describe the possible actions that a decision-maker can undertake, (2) a set of points of view under which the potential actions are analyzed, evaluated, and compared, including different scenarios for the future, and (3) the problem statement. This section describes the problem application context.It should be noted that assessment of the technical performance and safety of repository sites is a very complex R&D problem. Therefore, the technical aspects of "repository" options will be only reviewed and briefly discussed within the confines of the paper. General criteria and metrics (indicators) which are in this case rather dynamic (time frame-dependent), are, however, addressed.In practice, the extent of R&D efforts is dependent on specific national conditions, for instance, available geological formations (rock medium) for final HLW disposal in a country and appropriate assessment of characteristics of nuclear waste that is necessary for designing a HLW repository. Thus the technology-holding countries have already established expert organizations responsible for final high-level waste disposal and conducting R&D activities on safety assessment studies, on minimization of the impact on the environment, and on site robustness tests (predictable performance response in the face of uncertainties).In order to construct an objective hierarchy tree, IAEA basic principles are therefore used. These principles for nuclear waste management st...

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Nuclear Waste Management Decision-Making Support with MCDA

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2017

Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations

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“…An exhaustive set of research articles demonstrating results of initiative studies may be found in the journals and web-sites which give an overview on the experience gained with the MCDM methods and tools application in the nuclear engineering area (see, for example, [17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]). Some of them will be discussed in the following section.…”

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“…An approach based on the MAVT/MAUT was proposed by Charlton [22] for comparative analysis of diverse NFC for proliferation resistance.…”

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Innovative Nuclear Energy Systems: State-of-the Art Survey on Evaluation and Aggregation Judgment Measures Applied to Performance Comparison

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This paper summarizes the experience gained in the application of multi-criteria decision making and uncertainty treatment methods to a comparative assessment of nuclear energy systems and related nuclear fuel cycles. These judgment measures provide a means for comprehensive evaluation according to different conflicting criteria, such as costs, benefits and risks, which are inevitably associated with the deployment of advanced technologies. Major findings and recommendations elaborated in international and national projects and studies are reviewed and discussed. A careful analysis is performed for multi-criteria comparative assessment of nuclear energy systems and nuclear fuel cycles on the basis of various evaluation and screening results. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the lessons learned, to share the identified solutions, and indicate promising future directions.

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“…To assess the proliferation resistance of the proposed system, we evaluated the proliferation resistance for plutonium material using the method proposed by W. Charlton [12]. The assessment method can measure the proliferation resistance for each process according to several categories such as attractiveness for weapons, heat generation, plutonium composition, concentration, radiation dose, etc.…”

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