A linear-programming approach to optimize configurations for source distributions


We developed an approach to generate optimal configurations for the neutron source distribution in subcritical systems. These optimal configurations are modeled as linear programming optimization problems (LPOP), with the goal of minimizing the intensity of the neutron source distribution under constraints that define prescribed power density distribution in the subcritical system. The neutron source distribution simulates the neutrons released in spallation events in accelerator-driven subcritical reactors. 

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[J23] Generating optimal configurations for neutron source distribution in subcritical systems. A linear-programming approach


Leonardo R.C. Moares, Ricardo C. Barros, Richard Vasques

Annals of Nuclear Energy, vol. 208, 2024, p. 110718


[P38] A linear programming-based methodology to determine the minimal neutron source distribution in subcritical systems


Leonardo R.C. Moraes, Ricardo C. Barros, Richard Vasques

Proceedings of International Conference on Mathematics & Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science & Engineering, Niagara Falls, Canada, 2023 Aug


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