Development of a supporting tool for optimal fuel management in research reactors using artificial neural networks

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 236, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 255-266

  Mazrou, Hakim ^a   Hamadouche, Mohamed ^b  

^a CENTRE DE RECHERCHE NUCLÉAIRE D ALGER   (Algeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BLIDA   (Algeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BACKPROPAGATION; NEURAL NETWORKS; NUCLEAR FUELS; OPTIMIZATION; RANDOM PROCESSES; REACTOR CORES; SIMULATED ANNEALING;

ADAPTIVE BACK-PROPAGATION NEURAL NETWORKS; CORE CONFIGURATION; FUEL MANAGEMENT; SAFETY CONSTRAINTS;

RESEARCH REACTORS;

EID: 31144447788     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2005.08.002     Document Type: Article

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