A new approach to the use of genetic algorithms to solve the pressurized water reactor's fuel management optimization problem

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 641-655

  Chapot, Jorge Luiz C ^a   Carvalho Da Silva, Fernando ^b   Schirru, Roberto ^b  

^a Eletronuclear   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUCLEAR FUELS; PROBLEM SOLVING; REACTOR CORES; TRAVELING SALESMAN PROBLEM;

SOFTWARE PACKAGE GENESIS 5.0;

PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS;

EID: 0033133801     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4549(98)00078-4     Document Type: Article

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