Comparison between equilibrium cycle and successive multicycle optimization methods for in-core fuel management of pressurized water reactors

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 882-892

  Yamamoto, Akio ^a   Kanda, Keiji ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Equilibrium cycle; Fuel cycle; Fuel loading; Fuel management; Loading pattern; Multicycle; Optimization; PWR type reactors; Simulated annealing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001579558     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18811248.1997.9733760     Document Type: Article

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