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