@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ \subsection{Overview of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle}
4444 \label {fig:nuclear-fuel-cycle }
4545\end {figure }
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47- \subsection {\ac {set} Metrics and Methodology }
47+ \subsection {\acs {set} Metrics and Methodology }
4848
4949The \ac {set} is an Excel-based application containing metric data from the
5050Nuclear Fuel Cycle Evaluation and Screening Study \cite {wigeland_nuclear_2014 }
@@ -83,27 +83,29 @@ \subsection{\ac{set} Metrics and Methodology}
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86- \subsection {Limitations of the \ac {set} } Despite its status as the most
87- comprehensive available tool for evaluating fuel cycles in the Study, the
88- \ac {set} has some limitations primarily with the methods the Study used for
89- drawing conclusions. First, the \ac {set} does not consider Pareto optimality.
90- Users are able to adjust the weights for different objectives to obtain
91- different results, but the full space of options is obfuscated from users.
92- Second, the Study's authors binned data on two occasions, first to generate the
93- evaluation groups and a second time to make the analysis more tractable. The
94- \ac {set} calculates \ac {eg} performance based on these secondary bins, as shown
95- in Figure \ref {fig:bin-plot }. This exacerbates differences among \acp {eg} in
96- different bins and eliminates differences among \acp {eg} in the same bin.
97- Further challenging the comparison of the \acp {eg}. Lastly, the \ac {set} relies
98- totally on expert input. This is appropriate for generating data for each
99- \ac {eg} or even each fuel cycle option. It is unreasonable to expect
100- non-technical stakeholders to opine on which isotopes should be separated, or
101- whether a reactor should have a fast or thermal spectrum. But such stakeholders
102- can certainly weigh-in on the tradeoffs and prioritization of different metrics
103- in the Study based on the values and priorities guiding their choice. This
104- example with \ac {osier} addresses these gaps by using raw data from the Study to
105- identify Pareto optimal solutions and present them in a manner that could be
106- used for deliberation with various stakeholders.
86+ \subsection {Limitations of the \acs {set} }
87+
88+ Despite its status as the most comprehensive available tool for evaluating fuel
89+ cycles in the Study, the \ac {set} has some limitations primarily with the
90+ methods the Study used for drawing conclusions. First, the \ac {set} does not
91+ consider Pareto optimality. Users are able to adjust the weights for different
92+ objectives to obtain different results, but the full space of options is
93+ obfuscated from users. Second, the Study's authors binned data on two occasions,
94+ first to generate the evaluation groups and a second time to make the analysis
95+ more tractable. The \ac {set} calculates \ac {eg} performance based on these
96+ secondary bins, as shown in Figure \ref {fig:bin-plot }. This exacerbates
97+ differences among \acp {eg} in different bins and eliminates differences among
98+ \acp {eg} in the same bin. Further challenging the comparison of the \acp {eg}.
99+ Lastly, the \ac {set} relies totally on expert input. This is appropriate for
100+ generating data for each \ac {eg} or even each fuel cycle option. It is
101+ unreasonable to expect non-technical stakeholders to opine on which isotopes
102+ should be separated, or whether a reactor should have a fast or thermal
103+ spectrum. But such stakeholders can certainly weigh-in on the tradeoffs and
104+ prioritization of different metrics in the Study based on the values and
105+ priorities guiding their choice. This example with \ac {osier} addresses these
106+ gaps by using raw data from the Study to identify Pareto optimal solutions and
107+ present them in a manner that could be used for deliberation with various
108+ stakeholders.
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108110\subsection {\ac {osier} Methodology and Data }
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