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Title: An intelligent man-machine system for future nuclear power plants

Journal Article · · Nuclear Technology; (United States)
OSTI ID:7043100
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  1. Toshiba Corp., Kawasaki (Japan). Nuclear Engineering Lab.

The objective of the development of an intelligent man-machine system for future nuclear power plants is enhancement of operational reliability by applying recent advances in cognitive science, artificial intelligence, and computer technologies. To realize this objective, the intelligent man-machine system, aiming to support a knowledge-based decision making process in an operator's supervisory plant control tasks, consists of three main functions, i.e., a cognitive model-based advisor, a robust automatic sequence controller, and an ecological interface. These three functions have been integrated into a console-type nuclear power plant monitoring and control system as a validation test bed. The validation tests in which experienced operator crews participated were carried out in 1991 and 1992. The test results show the usefulness of the support functions and the validity of the system design approach.

OSTI ID:
7043100
Journal Information:
Nuclear Technology; (United States), Vol. 107:1; ISSN 0029-5450
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English