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Constructive heuristics for the canister filling problem

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The canister filling problem arises when optimizing the spent nuclear fuel repository in hard rock. It is shown the problem is NP-hard. Constructive heuristics followed by remove and reinsert local optimization are considered. Additionally, some theoretical insight on the algorithm operation is provided. Several variants of the algorithm are compared on random and realistic datasets. The obtained results have shown that constructive heuristics give satisfactory results for both random and realistic input data, although there is still some room for improvements.

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  1. Reactor Physics Division, Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova 39, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia

    Gašper Žerovnik

  2. Department of Mathematics, Institute of Mathematics, Physics and Mechanics, Jadranska 19, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia

    Janez Žerovnik

  3. University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Aškerčeva 6, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia

    Janez Žerovnik

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Žerovnik, G., Žerovnik, J. Constructive heuristics for the canister filling problem. Cent Eur J Oper Res 19, 371–389 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10100-010-0164-5

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