Applications of genetic algorithms to optimization problems in the solvent extraction process for spent nuclear fuel

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 26-31

  Omori, Ryota ^a   Sakakibara, Yasushi ^a,b   Suzuki, Atsuyuki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b TOKYO GAS CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Genetic algorithms; Solvent extraction; Spent nuclear fuel

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DECONTAMINATION; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING; OPTIMIZATION; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; WEIGHTED OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS;

SPENT FUELS;

EID: 0031117271     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT118-26     Document Type: Article

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