Results from a multiple-Objective, Nuclear-Fuel-Cycle Optimization Model

摘要

A Nuclear Materials Management System (NMMS) analyzes the variousmaterial/process combinations in the nuclear cycle to determine how best to implement them. The fuel cycle (flow of materials between different materials and processes) can be optimized according to specific attributes, such as cost, proliferation risk, and environmental risk. This document describes an NMMS program, the Fuel Cycle Optimization, which optimizes the nuclear fuel cycle on the basis of economics. Although a more robust optimization program would also optimize simultaneously on other parameters, such as proliferation risk, environmental risk, and safety, the focus of this model is on the balance of the flow of materials and economic optimization. However, the model calculates estimates for proliferation and environmental risks associated with each fuel cycle under consideration.