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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.
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A Study of the Structural Integrity of the Core Support Structure of a Fast Breeder Reactor
Masahiro Ueta, Masakazu Ichimiya, Hiroshi Hirayama, Masayuki Asano, Hisaaki Ikeuchi, Katsuhisa Sekine, Tetsuhiko Kodama, Kenichiro Sato
Nuclear Technology | Volume 100 | Number 1 | October 1992 | Pages 1-12
Technical Paper | Fission Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT92-A34749
Operational Margin Monitoring System for Boiling Water Reactor Power Plants
Shigeki Fukutomi, Yukio Takigawa, Hideaki Namba
Nuclear Technology | Volume 100 | Number 1 | October 1992 | Pages 13-24
Technical Paper | Nuclear Reactor Safety | doi.org/10.13182/NT92-A34750
Evaluation of the Loss of Residual Heat Removal Systems in Pressurized Water Reactors with U-Tube Steam Generators
Leonard W. Ward
Nuclear Technology | Volume 100 | Number 1 | October 1992 | Pages 25-38
Technical Paper | Nuclear Reactor Safety | doi.org/10.13182/NT92-A34751
A Long-Term MAAP 3.0B Analysis of a Severe Anticipated Transient Without Scram Accident in a Boiling Water Reactor
Min Lee, Ein-Chun Wu
Nuclear Technology | Volume 100 | Number 1 | October 1992 | Pages 39-51
Technical Paper | Nuclear Reactor Safety | doi.org/10.13182/NT92-A34752
Experiments to Investigate the Effect of Flight Path on Direct Containment Heating
Michael D. Allen, Martin M. Pilch, Richard O. Griffith, Robert T. Nichols
Nuclear Technology | Volume 100 | Number 1 | October 1992 | Pages 52-69
Technical Paper | Nuclear Reactor Safety | doi.org/10.13182/NT92-A34753
A New Pipe Wall Thinning Inspection System
Houlung Lee*, Edward S. Kenney
Nuclear Technology | Volume 100 | Number 1 | October 1992 | Pages 70-78
Technical Paper | Material | doi.org/10.13182/NT92-A34754
A Comparison of the BUGLE-80, SAILOR, and ELXSIR Neutron Cross-Section Libraries for PWR Pressure Vessel Surveillance Dosimetry and Shielding Applications
Hassan S. Basha, Michael P. Manahan, Sr.
Nuclear Technology | Volume 100 | Number 1 | October 1992 | Pages 79-96
Technical Paper | Material | doi.org/10.13182/NT92-A34755
Identification of Flow Patterns by Neutron Noise Analysis During Actual Coolant Boiling in Thin Rectangular Channels
Robert Kozma, Hugo van Dam, J. Eduard Hoogenboom
Nuclear Technology | Volume 100 | Number 1 | October 1992 | Pages 97-110
Technical Paper | Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow | doi.org/10.13182/NT92-A34756
A Study of RELAP5/MOD2 and RELAP5/MOD3 Predictions of a Small-Break Loss-of-Coolant Accident Simulation Conducted at the ROSA-IV Large-Scale Test Facility
Sandra M. Sloan, Yassin Hassan
Nuclear Technology | Volume 100 | Number 1 | October 1992 | Pages 111-124
Technical Paper | Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow | doi.org/10.13182/NT92-A34757
Fuzzy Logic Control of Steam Generator Water Level in Pressurized Water Reactors
Cheng Chung Kuan, Chaung Lin, Chang Chia Hsu
Nuclear Technology | Volume 100 | Number 1 | October 1992 | Pages 125-134
Technical Paper | Reactor Operation | doi.org/10.13182/NT92-A34758
A Numerical Performance Study of the PGCR Method Applied to Nuclear Reactor Heat Transfer Calculations
Paul E. Murray
Nuclear Technology | Volume 100 | Number 1 | October 1992 | Pages 135-140
Technical Note | Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow | doi.org/10.13182/NT92-A34759
Application of Statistical Combination of Uncertainties to the Three Mile Island Unit 1 Flux/Flow Reactor Trip Setpoint
Tae Y. Byoun, Ardesar A. Irani, John D. Luoma, Ronald E. Engel, Kenneth J. Doran, Govinda S. Srikantiah
Nuclear Technology | Volume 100 | Number 2 | November 1992 | Pages 152-161
Technical Paper | Nuclear Reactor Safety | doi.org/10.13182/NT92-A34738
A Nondiffusive Solution Method for RETRAN-03 Boiling Water Reactor Stability Analysis
Mark P. Paulsen, John G. Shatford, John L. Westacott, Lance J. Agee
Nuclear Technology | Volume 100 | Number 2 | November 1992 | Pages 162-173
Technical Paper | Nuclear Reactor Safety | doi.org/10.13182/NT92-A34739
Homogenization and Functionalization of One-Dimensional Cross Sections for RETRAN
James T. Cronin, Kord S. Smith
Nuclear Technology | Volume 100 | Number 2 | November 1992 | Pages 174-183
Technical Paper | Nuclear Reactor Safety | doi.org/10.13182/NT92-A34740
Transient Analysis of the MSIV-ATWS in a 1000-MW(thermal) BWR-4
Martin A. Zimmermann
Nuclear Technology | Volume 100 | Number 2 | November 1992 | Pages 184-192
Technical Paper | Nuclear Reactor Safety | doi.org/10.13182/NT92-A34741
Improved Pressurized Water Reactor Steamline Break Analysis Using RETRAN-02, ARROTTA, and VIPRE-02
Antonio F. Dias, Laurance D. Eisenhart, Diane M. Bell, Terry J. Garrett, Glenn J. Neises, Lance J. Agee
Nuclear Technology | Volume 100 | Number 2 | November 1992 | Pages 193-202
Technical Paper | Nuclear Reactor Safety | doi.org/10.13182/NT92-A34742
Analysis of Cofrentes Abnormal Plant Transients with RETRAN-02 and RETRAN-03
Pedro Mata, Pablo García Sedano, Juan Serra
Nuclear Technology | Volume 100 | Number 2 | November 1992 | Pages 203-215
Technical Paper | Nuclear Reactor Safety | doi.org/10.13182/NT92-A34743
VIPRE—A Reactor Core Thermal-Hydraulics Analysis Code for Utility Applications
Govinda S. Srikantiah
Nuclear Technology | Volume 100 | Number 2 | November 1992 | Pages 216-227
Technical Paper | Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow | doi.org/10.13182/NT92-A34744
Validation of RETRAN-03 by Simulating a Peach Bottom Turbine Trip and Boiloff at the Full Integral Simulation Test Facility
John L. Westacott, Craig E. Peterson, Seung Oh
Nuclear Technology | Volume 100 | Number 2 | November 1992 | Pages 228-245
Technical Paper | Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow | doi.org/10.13182/NT92-A34745
VIPRE-02—A Two-Fluid Thermal-Hydraulics Code for Reactor Core and Vessel Analysis: Mathematical Modeling and Solution Methods
Joseph M. Kelly, Charles W. Stewart, Judith M. Cuta
Nuclear Technology | Volume 100 | Number 2 | November 1992 | Pages 246-259
Technical Paper | Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow | doi.org/10.13182/NT92-A34746
Applied Research in Critical Heat Flux
Jeffrey T. Dillingham, James H. Stuhmiller
Nuclear Technology | Volume 100 | Number 2 | November 1992 | Pages 260-270
Technical Paper | Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow | doi.org/10.13182/NT92-A34747
Decay Heat Removal by Natural Circulation in a 550-kW(electric) SP-100 Power System for a Lunar Outpost
Mohamed S. El-Genk, Huimin Xue
Nuclear Technology | Volume 100 | Number 3 | December 1992 | Pages 271-286
Technical Paper | Fission Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT92-A34724
Theoretical and Experimental Analysis of the Bistable Convection Loop for Liquid-Metal-Cooled Reactor Emergency Core Cooling
G. Anand, R. N. Christense
Nuclear Technology | Volume 100 | Number 3 | December 1992 | Pages 287-294
Technical Paper | Fission Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT92-A34725
Knowledge Representation for Automated Boiling Water Reactor Plant Startup
Koichi Sekimizu, Tsuneyasu Araki, Seishiro Kawakami
Nuclear Technology | Volume 100 | Number 3 | December 1992 | Pages 295-309
Technical Paper | Fission Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT92-A34726
Behavior of Mercury in High-Temperature Vitrification Processes
Ronald W. Goles, Langdon K. Holton, Jr., Gary J. Sevigny
Nuclear Technology | Volume 100 | Number 3 | December 1992 | Pages 310-321
Technical Paper | Enrichment and Reprocessing System | doi.org/10.13182/NT92-A34727
A Radioactivity Assay Method Using Computed Tomography
Tetsuo Goto, Hiroaki Kato
Nuclear Technology | Volume 100 | Number 3 | December 1992 | Pages 322-330
Technical Paper | Radioactive Waste Management | doi.org/10.13182/NT92-A34728
Effect of Outside Cooling on the Thermal Behavior of a Pressurized Water Reactor Vessel Lower Head
Hyunjae Park, Vijay K. Dhir
Nuclear Technology | Volume 100 | Number 3 | December 1992 | Pages 331-346
Technical Paper | Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow | doi.org/10.13182/NT92-A34729
Two-Phase Flow and Heat Transfer in a Once-Through Steam Generator During Auxiliary Feedwater Injection
B. K. Kamboj, S. M. Ghiaasiaan, and, S. I. Abdel-Khalik
Nuclear Technology | Volume 100 | Number 3 | December 1992 | Pages 347-360
Technical Paper | Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow | doi.org/10.13182/NT92-A34730
Application of Optimal Control Theory to a Load-Following Pressurized Water Reactor
Man-Sung Yim, John M. Christenson
Nuclear Technology | Volume 100 | Number 3 | December 1992 | Pages 361-377
Technical Paper | Reactor Operation | doi.org/10.13182/NT92-A34731
On-Line Diagnostic Method with Automated Noise-Signature Learning
Tetsuo Tamaoki, Masuo Sato, Ryoichi Takahashi
Nuclear Technology | Volume 100 | Number 3 | December 1992 | Pages 378-389
Technical Paper | Reactor Operation | doi.org/10.13182/NT92-A34732
Molten Salt Reactors for Burning Dismantled Weapons Fuel
Uri Gat, J. R. Engel, H. L. Dodds
Nuclear Technology | Volume 100 | Number 3 | December 1992 | Pages 390-394
Technical Note | Fission Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT92-A34733
Mixed RuO2/TiO2/PtO2-Coated Titanium Anodes for the Electrolytic Dissolution of Nuclear Fuels
U. Kamachi Mudali, R. K. Dayal, J. B. Gnanamoorthy
Nuclear Technology | Volume 100 | Number 3 | December 1992 | Pages 395-402
Technical Note | Enrichment and Reprocessing System | doi.org/10.13182/NT92-A34734