Integration of Multicycle, Load Dispatching, and Reliabilityin Reload Fuel Optimum Design

通过使用超级计算机在核燃料管理和发电调度方面进行研究。这项研究利用超级计算机的能力，为多循环、核反应堆堆芯换料设计提供大规模优化。研究还涉及到电力系统集成和发电机组可靠性。一个重要的目标是将真实的核心物理模型纳入优化搜索过程。一个复杂的节点代码将被转换为这项工作的矢量形式。追求目标的最初重点是使用加速直接搜索技术进行核心重新加载优化。此外，固定吸振器载荷是建模中的一个附加自由度。优化过程中引入了简化的公用事业系统集成度和可靠性模型。还进行了敏感性研究，以了解对这些参数具有重要意义的建模细节水平。

Research is conducted in nuclear fuel menagement and electrical generation dispatch through the use of supercomputers. The research utilizes the capability of a supercomputer to provide for large-scale optimization of multi-cycle, nuclear-reactor core-reload design. The research also involves electrical power system intergration and generating unit reliability. An important objective is to incorporate realistic core physics modeling into the optimization search procedures. A sophisticated nodal code is to be converted to vector form for this work. The objectives are pursued with the initial focus upon using accelerated direct-search techniques for core-reload optimization. Also, fixed absorber loading is to be an additional degree of freedom in the modeling. Simplified utility system intergration and reliability models are incorporated into the optimization procedure. A sensitivity study is also carried out to learn the level of modeling detail that is significant for these parameters.