An integrated multicriteria decision making approach for evaluating nuclear fuel cycle systems for long term sustainability on the basis of an equilibrium model: Technique for order of preference by similarity to ideal solution, preference ranking organization method for enrichment evaluation, and multiattribute utility theory combined with analytic hierarchy process

The focus on the issues surrounding spent nuclear fuel and lifetime extension of old nuclear power plants continues to grow nowadays. A transparent decision-making process to identify the best suitable nuclear fuel cycle (NFC) is considered to be the key task in the current situation. | An integrated multicriteria decision making approach for evaluating nuclear fuel cycle systems for long term sustainability on the basis of an equilibrium model: Technique for order of preference by similarity to ideal solution, preference ranking organization method for enrichment evaluation, and multiattribute utility theory combined with analytic hierarchy process N u c l e a r E n g i n e e r i n g a n d T e c h n o l o g y 4 9 ( 2 0 1 7 ) 1 4 8 e1 6 4 Available online at ScienceDirect Nuclear Engineering and Technology journal homepage: Original Article An Integrated Multicriteria Decision-Making Approach for Evaluating Nuclear Fuel Cycle Systems for Long-term Sustainability on the Basis of an Equilibrium Model: Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution, Preference Ranking Organization Method for Enrichment Evaluation, and Multiattribute Utility Theory Combined with Analytic Hierarchy Process Saerom Yoon a,*, Sungyeol Choi b, and Wonil Ko c a Department of Quantum Energy Chemical Engineering, Korea University of Science and Technology (KUST), Gajungro 217, Yuseong-Gu, Daejeon 305-350, Republic of Korea b Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, UNIST-Gil 50, Eonyang-eup, Ulju-Gun 689-798, Republic of Korea c Nonproliferation System Development Division, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI), Daedeok-Daero 989-111, Yuseong-Gu, Daejeon 305-353, Republic of Korea article info abstract Article history: The focus on the issues surrounding spent nuclear fuel and lifetime extension of old nu- Received 29 July 2015 clear power plants continues to grow nowadays. A transparent decision-making process to Received in revised form identify the best suitable nuclear fuel cycle (NFC) is considered to be the key task in the 7 July 2016 current situation. Through this study, an attempt is made to develop an equilibrium model Accepted 8 July 2016 .