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NEA-0373 BEST-4.

BEST-4, Fuel Cycle and Cost Optimization for Discrete Power Levels

NAME OR DESIGNATION OF PROGRAM, COMPUTER, NATURE OF PHYSICAL PROBLEM SOLVED, METHOD OF SOLUTION, RESTRICTIONS ON THE COMPLEXITY OF THE PROBLEM, TYPICAL RUNNING TIME, FEATURES, RELATED AND AUXILIARY PROGRAMS, STATUS, REFERENCES, MACHINE REQUIREMENTS, LANGUAGE, OPERATING SYSTEM OR MONITOR UNDER WHICH PROGRAM IS EXECUTED, OTHER RESTRICTIONS, NAME AND ESTABLISHMENT OF AUTHOR, MATERIAL, CATEGORIES
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1. NAME OR DESIGNATION OF PROGRAM:  BEST-4.
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2. COMPUTERS
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Program name Package id Status Status date
BEST-4 NEA-0373/01 Tested 01-JUL-1973

Machines used:

Package ID Orig. computer Test computer
NEA-0373/01 IBM 370 series IBM 370 series
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3. NATURE OF PHYSICAL PROBLEM SOLVED

Determination of optimal power strategy for a fuel cycle, for discrete power levels and n temporal  stages, taking into account replacement energy costs and derating.
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4. METHOD OF SOLUTION:  Dynamic programming.
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5. RESTRICTIONS ON THE COMPLEXITY OF THE PROBLEM

Restrictions may arise from number of power levels and temporal stages, due to machine limitations.
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6. TYPICAL RUNNING TIME

One minute for a problem with 20 temporal stages and 10 power levels.
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7. UNUSUAL FEATURES: UNUSUAL FEATURES OF THE PROGRAM
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8. RELATED AND AUXILIARY PROGRAMS:  SPES.
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9. STATUS
Package ID Status date Status
NEA-0373/01 01-JUL-1973 Tested at NEADB
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10. REFERENCES

REFERENCES.
- P. Civita, P. Fornaciari, T. Mazzanti:
  'Optimal Operational Strategy in Nuclear Fuel Management'
  Nuclear Technology, Vol.14 (May 1972).
NEA-0373/01, included references:
- BEST-4 - Optimization of Nuclear Power Plant Operation by the
  Modern Techniques of System Engineering
  0.02/12/70 (November 1970) + Attachment No.1
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11. MACHINE REQUIREMENTS: 64k main storage.
Line printer.
Drum.
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12. PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE(S) USED
Package ID Computer language
NEA-0373/01 FORTRAN-IV
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13. OPERATING SYSTEM OR MONITOR UNDER WHICH PROGRAM IS EXECUTED:  EXEC VIII.
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14. OTHER PROGRAMMING OR OPERATING INFORMATION OR RESTRICTIONS

ANY OTHER PROGRAMMING OR OPERATING INFORMATION OR RESTRICTIONS
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15. NAME AND ESTABLISHMENT OF AUTHOR: ENEL-CPN
Viale Regina Margherita 137
00198 Rome
Italy.
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16. MATERIAL AVAILABLE
NEA-0373/01
File name File description Records
NEA0373_01.001 SOURCE PROGRAM (FORTRAN) 1208
NEA0373_01.002 DD CARD+SAMPLE INPUT 26
NEA0373_01.003 SAMPLE OUTPUT 131
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17. CATEGORIES
  • D. Depletion, Fuel Management, Cost Analysis, and Power Plant Economics

Keywords: cost, fuel cycle, fuel management, reactor operation.