A Metaheuristic Optimization Tool for High Flux Isotope Reactor Low-Enriched Uranium Core Design

Conference · Thu Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 2019

OSTI ID:1559669

Variansyah, I. ^[1]; Betzler, Benjamin  ^[2]; Chandler, David  ^[2]; Ilas, Germina  ^[2]; Martin, William R. ^[3]

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1. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
2. ORNL
3. University of Michigan

A metaheuristic optimization tool was developed for design optimization studies of a High Flux Isotope Reactor low-enriched uranium core. Low-enriched uranium core design presents a multidimensional, multi-objective optimization problem that requires a systematic approach to avoid arbitrary design decisions. This tool searches this multidimensional design space to generate an optimum design, considering a weighted design performance metric that includes several parameters. The search methods are discussed herein, and the tool is applied to uranium silicide fuel designs.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-00OR22725
• OSTI ID: 1559669
• Resource Relation: Conference: International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2019) - Portland, Oregon, United States of America - 8/25/2019 8:00:00 AM-8/29/2019 8:00:00 AM
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English