Fuel loading and control rod patterns optimization in a BWR using tabu search

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 207-212

  Castillo, Alejandro ^a   Ortiz, Juan José ^a   Montes, José Luis ^a   Perusquía, Raúl ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES NUCLEARES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SYSTEM ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR FUELS; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; REACTOR CORES;

CONTROL ROD PATTERNS; FUEL LOADING; QUINALLIBT SYSTEMS;

BOILER CIRCULATION;

EID: 33847670266     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2006.12.006     Document Type: Article

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