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Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
February 3–6, 2025
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
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Article considers incorporation of AI into nuclear power plant operations
The potential application of artificial intelligence to the operation of nuclear power plants is explored in an article published in late December in the Washington Examiner. The article, written by energy and environment reporter Callie Patteson, presents the views of a number of experts, including Yavuz Arik, a strategic energy consultant.
You-Cho Choi, Goon-Cherl Park, Chang-Hyun Chung
Nuclear Technology | Volume 106 | Number 3 | June 1994 | Pages 292-299
Technical Paper | Nuclear Reactor Safety | doi.org/10.13182/NT94-A34959
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Xenon spatial oscillation may give rise to operational difficulties in a nuclear power plant. In this study, in order to investigate xenon instability for a pressurized water reactor, the frequency-domain technique is adopted by using the generalized Nyquist criterion, which is more general and suitable for the multi-input /multi-output system. Also linearized modal fluxes are obtained by modal expansion. This model has been implemented to test the axial xenon stability of the KNU 7 unit with changes in plant operating parameters.
