Title :
An automatic nuclear core configuration generator
Author :
Dauboin, P. ; Lucas, J.Y.
Author_Institution :
Electr. of France, Clamart, France
Abstract :
An automatic nuclear core reload pattern generator has been developed to solve the fuel-shuffling problem. The general problem solver SIREN and a production-rule system of shuffling heuristics are used to find efficient fuel-assembly configurations. The proposed expert system enables experts to check heuristic rules by conjoining a rapid execution time and a declarative approach. This expert system combines the rapid execution time of the Fortran routine and the power of the declarative language GENESIA II. An application to a real case of fuel shuffling demonstrates the capabilities of this expert system to generate satisfactory reload patterns combining modularity and efficiency
Keywords :
expert systems; fission reactor operation; nuclear engineering computing; Fortran routine; GENESIA II; SIREN; automatic nuclear core configuration generator; automatic nuclear core reload pattern generator; declarative language; efficient fuel-assembly configurations; expert system; fuel-shuffling problem; heuristic rules; production-rule system; shuffling heuristics; Artificial intelligence; Assembly; Costs; Expert systems; Fission reactors; Fuels; History; Nuclear power generation; Power distribution; Problem-solving;
Conference_Titel :
Artificial Intelligence for Industrial Applications, 1988. IEEE AI '88., Proceedings of the International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Hitachi City
DOI :
10.1109/AIIA.1988.13285
