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Pinning process plays an important role in improving utility properties of YBa_2Cu_3O_{7-δ} (YBCO) superconductors. As a consequence of the low coherent length, the most effective pinning centers in such type of materials should have nanometer size dimensions. An efficient way of introducing such centers can be a chemical substitution in the YBCO lattice. Computer simulation of locally distorted YBCO crystal structure due to the substitutions has been performed.