Abstract

SCHLUNZ, E.B.; BOKOV, P.M.  and  VAN VUUREN, J.H.. An optimisation-based decision support system framework for multi-objective in-core fuel management of nuclear reactor cores. S. Afr. J. Ind. Eng. [online]. 2016, vol.27, n.3, pp.201-209. ISSN 2224-7890.  http://dx.doi.org/10.7166/27-3-1650.

The notion of in-core fuel management (ICFM) involves decision making in respect of the specific arrangement of fuel assemblies in a nuclear reactor core. This arrangement, referred to as a reload configuration, influences the efficiency and effectiveness of fuel usage in a reactor. A decision support system (DSS) may assist nuclear reactor operators in improving the quality of their reload configuration designs. In this paper, a generic optimisation-based DSS framework is proposed for multi-objective ICFM, with the intention of serving as a high-level formalisation of a computerised tool that can assist reactor operators in their complex ICFM decisions.

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