Multi-agent-based anticipatory control for enhancing the safety and performance of generation-IV nuclear power plants during long-term semi-autonomous operation

Progress in Nuclear Energy

Volumn 43, Issue 1-4 SPEC, 2003, Pages 113-120

  Uhrig, Robert E ^a   Tsoukalas, Lefteri H ^b  

^a University of Tennessee   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticipatory control; Generation IV nuclear power plants; Intelligent agents; Multi agents; Neurofuzzy approaches; Semi autonomous operation; Virtual measurements

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FUZZY CONTROL; INTELLIGENT AGENTS; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS; PERFORMANCE; PROCESS CONTROL; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

LONG TERM SEMI AUTONOMOUS OPERATION; MULTI AGENT BASED ANTICIPATORY CONTROL; POTENTIAL ANOMALIES;

NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS;

EID: 0038078237     PISSN: 01491970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-1970(03)00003-9     Document Type: Article

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