Study on Ant Colony Optimization for Fuel Loading Pattern Problem

• Published in: Nihon Genshiryoku Gakkai wabun ronbunshi = Transactions of the Atomic Energy Society of Japan Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 103 - 112
• Main Authors: KISHI, Hironori, KITADA, Takanori
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: Atomic Energy Society of Japan 2013
• Subjects: Ant colony optimization; fuel management; Fuels; genetic algorithm; Genetic algorithms; Heuristic; loading pattern; Mathematical models; Mutations; optimization; PWR-type reactor; reactor fueling; Searching; Simulated annealing

Modified ant colony optimization (ACO) was applied to the in-core fuel loading pattern (LP) optimization problem to minimize the power peaking factor (PPF) in the modeled 1/4 symmetry PWR core. Loading order was found to be important in ACO. Three different loading orders with and without the adjace...