Optimization of Thorium loading in fresh core of Indian PHWR by evolutionary algorithms

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 948-955

  Mishra, Surendra ^a   Modak, R S ^b   Ganesan, S ^b  

^a NUCLEAR POWER CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED   (India)

^b BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BEGINNING OF LIVES; CHANNEL POWER; COMBINATORIAL OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; COMPUTATIONAL TECHNIQUE; COMPUTING POWER; DEPLETED URANIUM; ESTIMATION OF DISTRIBUTION ALGORITHMS; EVOLUTIONARY METHOD; EXHAUSTIVE SEARCH; FUEL LOADING; GRADIENT-BASED METHOD; NATURAL URANIUM; OPTIMUM CONFIGURATIONS; OUTLET TEMPERATURE; POWER OPERATION; PRESSURIZED HEAVY WATER REACTORS; SAFETY ASPECTS; SHUTDOWN SYSTEMS;

COMBINATORIAL OPTIMIZATION; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; FUEL ECONOMY; HEAVY WATER; HEAVY WATER REACTORS; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; URANIUM;

THORIUM;

EID: 67349091103     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2009.03.003     Document Type: Article

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