Estimation of distribution algorithms for nuclear reactor fuel management optimisation

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 11-12, 2006, Pages 1039-1057

  Jiang, S ^a   Ziver, A K ^a   Carter, J N ^a   Pain, C C ^a   Goddard, A J H ^a   Franklin, S ^a   Phillips, H J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEURISTIC METHODS; NEURAL NETWORKS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS);

CONSORT RESEARCH REACTOR; ESTIMATION OF DISTRIBUTION ALGORITHMS (EDA); FINITE ELEMENT REACTOR SIMULATION; REACTOR FUEL MANAGEMENT OPTIMISATION (NRFMO);

NUCLEAR FUELS;

EID: 33747871360     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2006.03.012     Document Type: Article

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