The NFCSS is a computer simulation system that uses simplified approaches to calculate nuclear fuel cycle requirements.
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Nuclear Fuel Cycle Simulation System
The system,?formerly known as VISTA, provides a detailed description of the simulation system, an example scenario with results, and a simple calculation tool, which can be used to calculate annual material flow in a selected nuclear fuel cycle option. The NFCSS' model estimates fuel cycle material, service requirements and actinide arisings.
Resource Information
| Quality Level | Quality-checked by the IAEA Secretariat and contracted experts |
|---|---|
| Completeness | Selective - the software includes all steps in the fuel cycle, but only for currently commercially viable fuel cycles and not in extreme detail |
| Update Frequency | Occasionally |
| Last Resource Update | 2010 |
| Subject | Nuclear Power |
| Organizational Source | Nuclear Energy |
| Data Type | Simulation System |
| Keywords | Energy; Nuclear Fuel Cycle ＆ Materials; Actinide Arisings; Nuclear Fuel Cycle Simulation; VISTA.; NFCSS; Minor Actinide Accumulation; Nuclear Fuel Cycle Modeling; Nuclear Fuel Cycle Requirements; Nuclear fuel cycle |