Multiobjective pressurized water reactor reload core design by nondominated genetic algorithm search
- Cambridge Univ. (United Kingdom). Engineering Dept.
The design of pressurized water reactor reload cores is not only a formidable optimization problem but also, in many instances, a multiobjective problem. A genetic algorithm (GA) designed to perform true multiobjective optimization on such problems is described. Genetic algorithms simulate natural evolution. They differ from most optimization techniques by searching from one group of solutions to another, rather than from one solution to another. New solutions are generated by breeding from existing solutions. By selecting better (in a multiobjective sense) solutions as parents more often, the population can be evolved to reveal the trade-off surface between the competing objectives. An example illustrating the effectiveness of this novel method is presented and analyzed. It is found that in solving a reload design problem the algorithm evaluates a similar number of loading patterns to other state-of-the-art methods, but in the process reveals much more information about the nature of the problem being solved. The actual computational cost incurred depends on the core simulator used; the GA itself is code independent.
- OSTI ID:
- 379814
- Journal Information:
- Nuclear Science and Engineering, Vol. 124, Issue 1; Other Information: PBD: Sep 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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