Determination of PWR control rod position by core physics and neural network methods

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 278-294

  Garis, Ninos S ^a,c,d,e   Pázsit, Imre ^a   Sandberg, Urban ^b   Andersson, Tell ^b  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b RINGHALS AB   (Sweden)

^c Swedish Radiation Protection Authority   (Sweden)

^d LUND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^e Swedish Nuclear Power Inspectorate   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Control rod elevation; Core calculations; Neural networks

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROL RODS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; MAGNETIC FLUX; NEURAL NETWORKS; NUCLEAR REACTOR SIMULATORS; REACTOR CORES;

CONTROL ROD POSITIONING;

PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS;

EID: 0032167275     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/nt98-a2899     Document Type: Article

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