Nuclear fuel loading pattern optimisation using a neural network

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 603-613

  Faria, Eduardo Fernandes ^a   Pereira, Claubia ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; NEURAL NETWORKS; OPTIMIZATION; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS; REACTOR CORES;

NUCLEAR FUEL LOADING;

NUCLEAR FUELS;

EID: 0037332935     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4549(02)00092-0     Document Type: Article

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