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Title: Use of artificial intelligence to enhance the safety of nuclear power plants

Abstract

In the operation of a nuclear power plant, the sheer magnitude of the number of process parameters and systems interactions poses difficulties for the operators, particularly during abnormal or emergency situations. Recovery from an upset situation depends upon the facility with which the available raw data can be converted into and assimilated as meaningful knowledge. Plant personnel are sometimes affected by stress and emotion, which may have varying degrees of influence on their performance. Expert systems can take some of the uncertainty and guesswork out of their decisions by providing expert advice and rapid access to a large information base. Application of artificial intelligence technologies, particularly expert systems, to control room activities in a nuclear power plant has the potential to reduce operator error and improve power plant safety and reliability. 12 refs.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
OSTI Identifier:
6953560
Report Number(s):
CONF-8810155-16
ON: DE89002868
DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-84OR21400
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: 16. water reactor safety information meeting, Gaithersburg, MD, USA, 24 Oct 1988; Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS; 99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; EXPERT SYSTEMS; ALARM SYSTEMS; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; EMERGENCY PLANS; HUMAN FACTORS; REACTOR OPERATORS; REACTOR SAFETY; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; PERSONNEL; POWER PLANTS; SAFETY; THERMAL POWER PLANTS; 220900* - Nuclear Reactor Technology- Reactor Safety; 220400 - Nuclear Reactor Technology- Control Systems; 990210 - Supercomputers- (1987-1989)

Citation Formats

Uhrig, R E. Use of artificial intelligence to enhance the safety of nuclear power plants. United States: N. p., 1988. Web.
Uhrig, R E. Use of artificial intelligence to enhance the safety of nuclear power plants. United States.
Uhrig, R E. 1988. "Use of artificial intelligence to enhance the safety of nuclear power plants". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/6953560.
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