Quantum and quantum-inspired optimization for an in-core fuel management problem
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| author | Usmanov, Sergey R. Salakhov, Gleb V. Bozhedarov, Anton A. Kiktenko, Evgeniy O. Fedorov, Aleksey K. |
| author_facet | Usmanov, Sergey R. Salakhov, Gleb V. Bozhedarov, Anton A. Kiktenko, Evgeniy O. Fedorov, Aleksey K. |
| contents | Operation management of nuclear power plants consists of several computationally hard problems. Searching for an in-core fuel loading pattern is among them. The main challenge of this combinatorial optimization problem is the exponential growth of the search space with a number of loading elements. Here we study a reloading problem in a Quadratic Unconstrained Binary Optimization (QUBO) form. Such a form allows us to apply various techniques, including quantum annealing, classical simulated annealing, and quantum-inspired algorithms in order to find fuel reloading patterns for several realistic configurations of nuclear reactors. We present the results of benchmarking the in-core fuel management problem in the QUBO form using the aforementioned computational techniques. This work demonstrates potential applications of quantum computers and quantum-inspired algorithms in the energy industry. |
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| spellingShingle | Quantum and quantum-inspired optimization for an in-core fuel management problem Usmanov, Sergey R. Salakhov, Gleb V. Bozhedarov, Anton A. Kiktenko, Evgeniy O. Fedorov, Aleksey K. Quantum Physics Operation management of nuclear power plants consists of several computationally hard problems. Searching for an in-core fuel loading pattern is among them. The main challenge of this combinatorial optimization problem is the exponential growth of the search space with a number of loading elements. Here we study a reloading problem in a Quadratic Unconstrained Binary Optimization (QUBO) form. Such a form allows us to apply various techniques, including quantum annealing, classical simulated annealing, and quantum-inspired algorithms in order to find fuel reloading patterns for several realistic configurations of nuclear reactors. We present the results of benchmarking the in-core fuel management problem in the QUBO form using the aforementioned computational techniques. This work demonstrates potential applications of quantum computers and quantum-inspired algorithms in the energy industry. |
| title | Quantum and quantum-inspired optimization for an in-core fuel management problem |
| topic | Quantum Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.13348 |