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CCC: 5
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SIXTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOFT COMPUTING, MACHINE LEARNING AND OPTIMISATION IN CIVIL, STRUCTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
Edited by: P. Iványi, J. Logo and B.H.V. Topping
Paper 1.7

Optimizing Transportation Plans of Designated Radioactive Waste Using Quantum Annealing

N. Yabuki, J. Makino and T. Fukuda

Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Japan

Full Bibliographic Reference for this paper
N. Yabuki, J. Makino, T. Fukuda, "Optimizing Transportation Plans of Designated Radioactive Waste Using Quantum Annealing", in P. Iványi, J. Logo, B.H.V. Topping, (Editors), "Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Soft Computing, Machine Learning and Optimisation in Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering", Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, UK, Online volume: CCC 5, Paper 1.7, 2023, doi:10.4203/ccc.5.1.7
Keywords: transportation planning, quantum annealing, cost function, optimization.

Abstract
To optimize the transportation of designated waste from the Great East Japan Earthquake, which contains radioactive material and poses risks to the environment and public safety, a cost function was formulated to create a transportation plan using quantum annealing, a computational method that specializes in solving combinatorial optimization problems. This method can be performed using actual quantum annealing machines with more than 5,000 qubits that are currently available. The study evaluates the feasibility of using quantum annealing to optimize the transportation planning of designated waste and increase efficiency while minimizing risks.

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