NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, Volume. 45, Issue 11, 110603(2022)

Study on many-objective optimization method for reactor 3D shielding structure based on Genetic Algorithm

Huajian ZHANG1,3, Zhenping CHEN1,3、*, Chengwei LIU1,3, Chao YANG1,3, Bo TAN2, Bin GAN2, Fucai CHEN2, and Tao YU1,3
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
  • 2Science and Technology on Reactor System Design Technology Laboratory, Nuclear Power Institute of China, Chengdu 610213, China
  • 3Hunan Engineering & Technology Research Center for Virtual Nuclear Reactor, Hengyang 421001, China
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    Figures & Tables(16)
    Flow chart of the 3D shielding structure optimization design method
    Side view (a) and vertical view (b) of 3D shielding structure of nuclear reactor
    Flow chart of fast nondominated sorting
    Distribution map of 3D normalised hyperplane
    Schematic diagram of association operation under 3D normalised hyperplane
    Trend chart of frontier mean change of Pareto of objective volume (a) and weight (b)
    Trend chart of frontier mean change of Pareto dose rate of objective radiation dose rate of axis upper (a) and axis lower (b)
    Trend chart of frontier mean change of Pareto dose rate of objective radiation dose rate of radial
    Parallel coordinate diagram of the last population schemes under multi-objective optimization (a) and many-objective optimization (b) (color online)
    Schematic diagram of HV index comparison
    • Table 1. Description of the shield number and its location

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      Table 1. Description of the shield number and its location

      屏蔽层序号

      Shielding layer serial number

      屏蔽层位置

      Shielding layer position

      屏蔽层序号

      Shielding layer serial number

      屏蔽层位置

      Shielding layer position

      U1轴向上第一层1st of axis upperR1径向第一层1st of radial
      U2轴向上第二层2nd of axis upperR2径向第二层2nd of radial
      U3轴向上第三层3rd of axis upperR3径向第三层3rd of radial
      U4轴向上第四层4th of axis upperR4径向第四层4th of radial
      U5轴向上第五层5th of axis upperR5径向第五层5th of radial
      L1轴向下第一层1st of axis lowerR6径向第六层6th of radial
      L2轴向下第二层2nd of axis lowerR7径向第七层7th of radial
      L3轴向下第三层3rd of axis lowerR8径向第八层8th of radial
      L4轴向下第四层4th of axis upperR9径向第九层9th of radial
      L5轴向下第五层5th of axis lowerR10径向第十层10th of radial
    • Table 2. MCNP computing resource comparison

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      Table 2. MCNP computing resource comparison

      初始模型

      Initial model

      多核并行

      Multi-core

      parallel

      重要性减方差

      Importance

      variance reduction

      多群输运

      Multi-group

      transport

      本文模型

      Paper model

      占用内存Memory occupied / MB49.3323.549.312.447.9
      运算时间Computing time / s14221197329
      剂量率计算误差Dose rate calculation error / %19.8519.852.6222.722.59
    • Table 3. Initial shielding design parameters for the nuclear reactor

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      Table 3. Initial shielding design parameters for the nuclear reactor

      屏蔽层号

      Shelding layer No.

      厚度

      Thickness / cm

      材料号

      Material No.

      屏蔽层号

      Shelding layer No.

      厚度

      Thickness / cm

      材料号

      Material No.

      U12.58R10.516
      U210.759R20.51
      U30.7511R30.2517
      U40.2524R411
      U51.2510R5119
      L12.7516R60.2519
      L20.519R70.257
      L30.251R80.511
      L40.511R93.254
      L50.756R100.255
    • Table 4. Optional shielding material library for the optimization processes

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      Table 4. Optional shielding material library for the optimization processes

      序号No.材料名称Material type密度Density / g·cm-3
      1石墨Graphite2.25
      2水Water1.00
      3铍Beryllium1.85
      4SS307不锈钢SS307 stainless steel7.92
      5铝Aluminium2.70
      6铅Lead11.35
      7钨Tungsten19.35
      8钆Gadolinium7.90
      9聚乙烯Polyethylene0.93
      10硼聚乙烯Boron polyethylene1.22
      11铅硼聚乙烯Aluminum-boron polyethylene3.60
      12硼钢Boron steel7.70
      13钨硼铝Tungsten-Boron-Aluminum6.10
      14空气Air0.001 205
      15碳钢Carbon steel7.82
      16304不锈钢304 stainless steel7.92
      17347不锈钢347 stainless steel7.92
      18镍-铬-铁合金1600 Nickel-chromium-iron alloy 16008.43
      19镍-铬-铁合金800 Nickel-chromium-iron alloy 8008.01
      20混凝土Concrete2.30
      21重晶石混凝土Barite concrete3.35
      22有机玻璃Organic glass2.30
      23无机玻璃Inorganic glass2.336
      24层布式钢纤维混凝土 Layered steel fiber reinforced concrete2.278
    • Table 5. Detailed design parameters and target values for the better scheme

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      Table 5. Detailed design parameters and target values for the better scheme

      屏蔽层号

      Shelding layer No.

      87号方案

      Scheme 87

      111号方案

      Scheme 111

      149号方案

      Scheme 149

      94号方案

      Scheme 94

      厚度

      Thickness

      / cm

      材料号

      Material No.

      厚度

      Thickness / cm

      材料号

      Material No.

      厚度

      Thickness / cm

      材料号

      Material No.

      厚度

      Thickness / cm

      材料号

      Material No.

      U19.5108.25100.751036
      U20.2511.510.7512.7510
      U30.25234.2555235.7511
      U40.75111.25104.751058
      U5233118.590.759
      L11.25101.2521.520.258
      L21120.25101100.51
      L30.511100.25100.2514
      L40.7530.2561.524.51
      L5126.75100.75212
      R10.75100.25100.5120.511
      R20.530.75150.2530.59
      R30.75101.2591.2520.253
      R40.510.25100.2591.52
      R51100.5100.5100.253
      R60.25130.25100.25140.754
      R70.2510.2510.5200.2519
      R81.7590.590.2590.511
      R90.25140.2590.590.752
      R101100.2521.75100.258
      体积Volume / cm31.005 6×1069.890 0×1051.076 0×1061.002 6×106
      重量Weight / g1.578 0×1061.987 8×1061.665 1×1063.887 2×106
      轴向上方剂量率 Radiation dose rate of axis upper / Sv·h-17.638 7×10-143.953 9×10-143.550 9×10-147.346 1×10-14
      轴向下方剂量率Radiation dose rate of axis lower / Sv·h-16.590 0×10-131.427 7×10-135.248 6×10-126.948 1×10-13

      径向侧面剂量率

      Radiation dose rate of radial / Sv·h-1

      3.061 6×10-135.502 1×10-134.103 1×10-135.704 8×10-13
    • Table 6. Initial scheme target values and relative optimization ratios for each optimized scheme (%)

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      Table 6. Initial scheme target values and relative optimization ratios for each optimized scheme (%)

      相对优化比例

      Relative optimization

      ratio

      体积

      Volume / cm3

      重量

      Weight / g

      轴向上方剂量率

      Radiation dose rate

      of axis upper / Sv·h-1

      轴向下方剂量率

      Radiation dose rate

      of axis lower / Sv·h-1

      径向侧面剂量率

      Radiation dose rate

      of radial / Sv·h-1

      原方案Original scheme1.151 3×1066.517 9×1067.811 4×10-149.848 5×10-136.667 9×10-13
      87方案Scheme 8712.6675.792.2133.0954.08
      111方案Scheme 11114.1069.5049.3885.5017.48
      149方案Scheme 1496.5474.4554.5494.6738.47
      94方案Scheme 9412.9240.365.9629.4514.44
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    Huajian ZHANG, Zhenping CHEN, Chengwei LIU, Chao YANG, Bo TAN, Bin GAN, Fucai CHEN, Tao YU. Study on many-objective optimization method for reactor 3D shielding structure based on Genetic Algorithm[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2022, 45(11): 110603

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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Aug. 3, 2022

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Nov. 25, 2022

    The Author Email: CHEN Zhenping (chzping@usc.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2022.hjs.45.110603

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