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A mathematical method for boiling water reactor control rod programming

Journal Article · · Nucl. Technol.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6122882
A new mathematical programming method has been developed and utilized in OPROD, an existing computer code for automatic generation of control rod programs as an alternative inner-loop routine for the method of approximate programming. The new routine is constructed of a dual feasible direction algorithm, and consists essentially of two stages of iterative optimization procedures Optimization Procedures I and II. Both follow almost the same algorithm; Optimization Procedure I searches for feasible solutions and Optimization Procedure II optimizes the objective function. Optimization theory and computer simulations have demonstrated that the new routine could find optimum solutions, even if deteriorated initial control rod patterns were given.
Research Organization:
Hitachi Research Laboratory, Hitachi Ltd., Hitachi, Ibaraki
OSTI ID:
6122882
Journal Information:
Nucl. Technol.; (United States), Journal Name: Nucl. Technol.; (United States) Vol. 71:3; ISSN NUTYB
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English