Using a multi-state recurrent neural network to optimize loading patterns in BWRs

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 789-803

  Ortiz, Juan Jose ^a   Requena, Ignacio ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES NUCLEARES   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Loading patterns; Multi state recurrent neural network; Neural networks; Nuclear BWRs

Indexed keywords

BACKPROPAGATION; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; NEURAL NETWORKS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; REACTOR CORES;

ENERGY FUNCTIONS; LOADING PATTERNS;

BOILING WATER REACTORS;

LAGUNA;

EID: 0345832067     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2003.11.001     Document Type: Article

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