Hybrid accident simulation methodology using artificial neural networks for nuclear power plants

Information Sciences

Volumn 160, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 207-224

  Choi, Young Joon ^a   Kim, Hyun Koon ^a   Baek, Won Pil ^b   Chang, Soon Heung ^c  

^a Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety (KINS)   (South Korea)

^b Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

^c Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Departure from nucleate boiling ratio; Hybrid; Neural network; Nuclear power plant; Simulator

Indexed keywords

BACKPROPAGATION; CODES (SYMBOLS); COMPUTER SIMULATION; NEURAL NETWORKS; NUCLEATE BOILING; SIMULATORS;

CRITICAL PARAMETERS; HYBRID ACCIDENT SIMULATORS;

NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS;

EID: 1342325224     PISSN: 00200255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ins.2003.08.015     Document Type: Article

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