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View article: FORCE Update 2024
FORCE Update 2024 Open
The Framework for Optimization of Resources and Economics (FORCE) tool suite is the U.S. Department of Energy’s Nuclear Integrated Energy Systems (IES) Program flagship tool suite for technoeconomic IES analysis of IES. This tool suite is …
View article: Complete Demonstration of a Prototype Version of FORCE User Interface and Conduct Analyst Survey Collecting Feedback on Interface Features and Usability
Complete Demonstration of a Prototype Version of FORCE User Interface and Conduct Analyst Survey Collecting Feedback on Interface Features and Usability Open
n 2024 the US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy (NE) Integrated Energy System (IES) program continued to develop the Framework for Optimization of Resources and Economics (FORCE) analysis ecosystem into a more traditional…
View article: FORCE Regression Testing
FORCE Regression Testing Open
Via programs including the Light Water Reactor Sustainability and Integrated Energy Systems, the U.S. Department of Energy has invested in the Framework for Optimization of ResourCes and Economics (FORCE) software framework (Idaho National…
View article: Component-to-Optimization Workflow Demonstration
Component-to-Optimization Workflow Demonstration Open
This report aims to demonstrate workflow-generating algorithms for optimizing dispatch across a broad range of Integrated Energy System applications using the Framework for Optimization of Resources and Economics (FORCE) tool suite. The op…
View article: Optimizing Prediction Error for Time-dependent Solar Radiation Modeling
Optimizing Prediction Error for Time-dependent Solar Radiation Modeling Open
Numerical weather forecasting models and statistical methods have found wide use to help power companies estimate renewable output, but better methods are needed, particularly for extended forecasts. Machine learning approaches have been u…
View article: Dispatch Optimization Variable Engine
Dispatch Optimization Variable Engine Open
The Dispatch Optimization Variable Engine (DOVE) is software tool written in python, developed at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) that provides an easily accessible application-programming-interface (API) to performing resource dispatch op…
View article: Cost-Benefit Assessment of Krypton and Xenon Recovery from Aqueous Reprocessing
Cost-Benefit Assessment of Krypton and Xenon Recovery from Aqueous Reprocessing Open
The purpose of this paper is to provide an understanding of the cost-benefit of capturing Kr and Xe from the existing process of aqueous reprocessing of UNF. The study accomplishes this with a market assessment of Xe prices and volumes tod…
View article: Signal Decomposition for Intrusion Detection in Reliability Assessment in Cyber Resilience (Summary Report)
Signal Decomposition for Intrusion Detection in Reliability Assessment in Cyber Resilience (Summary Report) Open
The complexity of assuring cyber resilience for physical process interactions in connected systems such as energy grids increases dramatically as the coupling between processes becomes more direct and responsive. An example of this growing…
View article: Analysis using HERON with Industrial Partners
Analysis using HERON with Industrial Partners Open
Software Introduction FORCE HERON Case Studies 2017: Nuclear-Renewable IES 2018: Water Desalination (APS) 2019: Hydrogen in Midwest (Exelon) 2020: Hydrogen in Illinois (EPRI) Ongoing Efforts
View article: Framework For Optimization Of Resources And Economics Ecosystem
Framework For Optimization Of Resources And Economics Ecosystem Open
The Framework for Optimization of ResourCes and Economics is a collection of software tools, models, and datasets acquired and developed under the Integrated Energy Systems (IES) program to enable analysis of technical and economic viabili…
View article: Release a public version of HERON (HERON 2.0) with improved algorithms for the treatment of energy storage
Release a public version of HERON (HERON 2.0) with improved algorithms for the treatment of energy storage Open
Integrated energy systems (IESs) are essential for decarbonizing electricity and industrial sectors and fully exploiting these systems requires sophisticated planning, scheduling, and dispatching tools to maximize their socio-economic bene…
View article: A Technical and Economic Assessment of LWR Flexible Operation for Generation and Demand Balancing to Optimize Plant Revenue
A Technical and Economic Assessment of LWR Flexible Operation for Generation and Demand Balancing to Optimize Plant Revenue Open
With increased penetration of subsidized variable renewable energy (VRE) resources and competition from low natural gas prices, existing light water reactor (LWR) nuclear power plants (NPPs) are struggling to remain economically competitiv…
View article: RAVEN User Manual
RAVEN User Manual Open
RAVEN is a generic software framework to perform parametric and probabilistic analysis based on the response of complex system codes. The initial development was aimed to provide dynamic risk analysis capabilities to the Thermo-Hydraulic c…
View article: Evaluation of Hybrid FPOG Applications in Regulated and Deregulated Markets Using HERON
Evaluation of Hybrid FPOG Applications in Regulated and Deregulated Markets Using HERON Open
Recent changes in the U.S. energy market, such as low natural gas prices and increased electricity production for variable renewable energy (VRE) sources, have led to an economic crisis for existing light-water reactor (LWR) nuclear power …
View article: Summary of Bison documentation and UX milestones - NEAMS FY20 Report
Summary of Bison documentation and UX milestones - NEAMS FY20 Report Open
This summary report contains an overview of work performed under the work package entitled “MS- 20IN020107 - BISON advanced numerical model development and usability improvements - INL”, which is focused on the development and support of t…
View article: Summary of Grizzly Development for Advanced Reactor Structural Materials
Summary of Grizzly Development for Advanced Reactor Structural Materials Open
This summary report contains an overview of work performed during Fiscal Year 2019 under the Nuclear Engineering Advanced Modeling and Simulation (NEAMS) Fuels Product Line work package entitled "MS-19IN020106 - GRIZZLY - INL". Grizzly is …
View article: Summary of Bison milestones and activities - NEAMS FY2019 Report
Summary of Bison milestones and activities - NEAMS FY2019 Report Open
This summary report contains an overview of work performed under the work package entitled “FY2019 NEAMS Engineering Scale Fuel Performance”, which is focused on the development and support of the fuel performance code Bison [1]. The secon…
View article: Improvements to Bison Validation Base for LWR Fuel
Improvements to Bison Validation Base for LWR Fuel Open
The Bison fuel performance code is being developed by Idaho National Laboratory (INL) to analyze a wide range of fuel forms and operating conditions with the flexibility to conduct simulations in 1D through 3D geometries. Bison plays an im…
View article: Bison Robustness and Performance Improvements
Bison Robustness and Performance Improvements Open
In last year’s Bison robustness report, the authors demonstrated that improving the Jacobian matrix can drastically increase solution convergence rates. The development of an automatic differentiation (AD) capability in the MOOSE framework…