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Operations & Power
Members focus on the dissemination of knowledge and information in the area of power reactors with particular application to the production of electric power and process heat. The division sponsors meetings on the coverage of applied nuclear science and engineering as related to power plants, non-power reactors, and other nuclear facilities. It encourages and assists with the dissemination of knowledge pertinent to the safe and efficient operation of nuclear facilities through professional staff development, information exchange, and supporting the generation of viable solutions to current issues.
Meeting Spotlight
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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The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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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.
Hidematsu Ikeda, Naotake Katoh
Nuclear Technology | Volume 118 | Number 1 | April 1997 | Pages 32-41
Technical Paper | Kiyose Birthday Anniversary Special / Enrichment and Reprocessing System | doi.org/10.13182/NT97-A35354
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
An application of a modern control to a pulsed column is considered. Experimentally, a finite time settling control (FTSC) with finite time settling observer (FTSO) algorithms as a modern control scheme for a single loop controller of pulsed columns was selected. The FTSC with FTSO algorithms in this study was based on the step response pattern such as the dynamic behavior for the transfer function. The control objective was to keep the solute concentration in the product stream. First, the control system was designed from the measurement data of a step response using 30% trin-butylphosphate in a kerosene-acetic acid-water system. Then, the control algorithms were applied to the Purex liquid system using the published experimental data of uranium concentration during a transient operation. The controllabilities of pulsed columns are discussed in the direct digital control simulation studies.
