A rule-based expert system for automatic control rod pattern generation for boiling water reactors
- National Tsing-Hua Univ., Dept. of Nuclear Engineering, Hsinchu 30043 (TW)
This paper reports on an expert system for generating control rod patterns that has been developed. The knowledge is transformed into IF-THEN rules. The inference engine uses the Rete pattern matching algorithm to match facts, and rule premises and conflict resolution strategies to make the system function intelligently. A forward-chaining mechanism is adopted in the inference engine. The system is implemented in the Common Lisp programming language. The three-dimensional core simulation model performs the core status and burnup calculations. The system is successfully demonstrated by generating control rod programming for the 2894-MW (thermal) Kuosheng nuclear power plant in Taiwan. The computing time is tremendously reduced compared to programs using mathematical methods.
- OSTI ID:
- 5079293
- Journal Information:
- Nuclear Technology; (United States), Vol. 95:1; ISSN 0029-5450
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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