A new optimization method based on cellular automata for VVER-1000 nuclear reactor loading pattern

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 659-667

  Fadaei, Amir Hosein ^a   Setayeshi, Saeed ^a  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CELLULAR AUTOMATA MODELS; CLASSICAL METHODS; EXCESS REACTIVITIES; FUEL MANAGEMENTS; LOADING PATTERNS; LOCAL INFORMATIONS; MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; OPTIMIZATION METHODS; OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES; OPTIMUM CONFIGURATIONS; OPTIMUM SOLUTIONS; POWER PEAKING FACTORS; SEARCH SPACES;

CELLULAR AUTOMATA; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; NEURAL NETWORKS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR PROPULSION; PATTERN RECOGNITION SYSTEMS; REACTIVITY (NUCLEAR); REACTOR CORES; REACTOR SHUTDOWNS; ROBOTS; TRANSLATION (LANGUAGES);

SIMULATED ANNEALING;

EID: 64249162476     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2008.12.029     Document Type: Article

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