Multiobjective optimization increases safety and cost efficiency of the final disposal of spent nuclear fuel in Finland
In Finland, during the next decades, possibly even for a hundred years, the spent nuclear fuel of Olkiluoto and Loviisa nuclear power plants will be disposed of in canisters into the bedrock at Olkiluoto. The decisions in the final disposal process have a significant impact on safety and cost efficiency of the final disposal. Researchers of the University of Turku have developed a multiobjective scheduling model and a canister loading optimization algorithm to support this decision making.