Nuclear Power Plant Optimization

To answer this question, this nuclear plant was broken up into 3 subsystems (Nuclear Reactor, Power Conversion System, and Cooling Tower). 

First, these 3 subsystems were optimized to achieve a specific subsystem objective function. After, the subsystems were combined and optimized for the overall objective function of maximizing profits. 

The difference in design variable values between the sub-system optimization and overall optimization was analyzed to derive meaningful insights about the relationships between design variables and outputs.