Minimax Thermal Load in the Spent Nuclear Fuel Cask Loading Problem
摘要
The storage of spent nuclear fuel is kept in a pool in the nuclear power plant. Later this fuel is introduced into containers. We present a Mixed Integer Linear Programming model to minimize the maximum residual heat inside MPC-32 containers, taking into account the heat decay. The model is validated using the CPLEX solver with instances of realistic dimensions inspired by a nuclear power plant located in the province of Tarragona (Spain).