Optimization of PWR fuel assembly radial enrichment and burnable poison location based on adaptive simulated annealing

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 239, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1019-1029

  Rogers, Timothy ^a   Ragusa, Jean ^a   Schultz, Stephen ^b   St Clair, Robert ^b  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

^b DUKE ENERGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE SIMULATED ANNEALING; BURNABLE POISONS; FUEL ASSEMBLIES; FUNCTION VALUES; LATTICE PHYSICS CODES; LOCATION-BASED; OPTIMIZATION PROCESS; OPTIMIZATION SCHEMES; PWR FUELS; RADIAL DISTRIBUTIONS;

GADOLINIUM; LOCATION; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS; SMALL NUCLEAR REACTORS;

SIMULATED ANNEALING;

EID: 67349253880     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2009.02.005     Document Type: Article

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