A PC-BASED SOFTWARE PACKAGE FOR MODELING OPTIONS FOR TREATMENT, TRANSPORTATION, AND DISPOSAL OF DOE MIXED LOW-LEVEL WASTES

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Headquarters has sponsored the development of an IBM PC-based software package that estimates the complete cradleto- grave costs of implementing a mixed low-level waste management option and develops schedules for that option. The Mixed-Waste Systems Analysis Model consists of a user interface for configuring complexwide or site-specific wastemanagement options, calculational algorithms for cost and schedule, and userselected graphical or tabular output of results. Calculational algorithms cover potential mixed low-level waste management activities beginning with waste characterization before and after treatment, waste treatment by different technologies, pretreatment activities such as inspection and sorting of waste where required, storage of waste, certification and shipping of waste, transportation of waste, and disposal of treated waste in different types of disposal facilities. The model interfaces with a database that is based on the DOE mixed-waste inventory projections and facility data. This paper discusses the various features of the Mixed-Waste Systems Analysis Model.