Da Ruan

Hamid Aït Abderrahim

Pierre D'hondt

Etienne E Kerre

This book is divided into three parts. The first part, “Mathematical Tools and New Developments”, provides basic tools to treat fuzzy set theory, rough set theory, fuzzy control, fuzzy modelling, decision support systems, and related applications. The second part, “Intelligent Engineering Applications”, reports on engineering problems such as man-machine interface, risk analysis, image processing, robotics, knowledge-based engineering, expert systems, process control integration, diagnosis, measurements and interpretation by intelligent techniques and soft computing used for general engineering applications. The third part, “Nuclear Engineering Applications”, concentrates on nuclear applications and covers several topics such as nuclear energy, nuclear safety assessment, radioactive waste management, nuclear measurements, nuclear safeguards, nuclear reactor operation, reactor controller design, fuel reload pattern design, signal validation, nuclear power plants, and optimizations in nuclear applications. Contents:Fuzzy-Neural Systems: A Basis for Soft-Computing (M M Gupta)Images Under Fuzzy Relations: A Master-Key to Fuzzy Applications (M De Cock et al.)New Formulations of Law of Large Numbers and Its Convergence in the Framework of Possibility Theory (M Oussalah)Learning and Applications Based on Rough Set Theory (D Cai)Genetic Optimization with Fuzzy Decoding (Y-C Tang et al.)Application of Expert System and Machine Learning Approach to Intelligent Man–Machine Interface (M Šorf et al.)Satellite Image Restoration Based on Atmospheric MTF Evaluation (D Arbel & N S Kopeika)Knowledge Representation Using Fuzzy Logic Based Characteristics for Safety Related Applications Part I: Basic Investigations (R Hampel et al.)An Evaluation Method on the Integrated Safeguards Based on Fuzzy Theory (H Matsuoka et al.)Optimization of the Number of Fuzzy Rules Towards a Better Temperature Control of Nuclear Reactors (M Si Fodil et al.)Optimization of the Device of Stages Through Genetic Algorithms for Non-Markovian Systems Reliability Evaluation: An Application to Nuclear Safety Systems (M E Costa Nunes)and other papers Readership: Engineers, computer scientists, mathematicians, medical professionals, psychologists and sociologists. Keywords:Mathematical Tools and New Developments;Intelligent Engineering Applications;Nuclear Engineering Applications;Genetic Optimization;Atmospheric MTF Evaluation;Fuzzy Logic;Fuzzy Theory

Intelligent Techniques and Soft Computing in Nuclear Science and Engineering

Jan Wagemans

Charles De Raedt

This book presents the state of the art in reactor dosimetry as applied to nuclear power plants and to high performance research reactors, accelerator-driven systems and spallation sources. The reader will also find the latest advances in computer code development for radiation transport and shielding. In addition, the book focuses on radiation measurement techniques. Contents:Reactor Surveillance Dosimetry I: PLIMPoster Session AReactor Surveillance DosimetryII: Operational MonitoringExposure Parameters of Irradiated MaterialsCharacterisation of Neutron and Gamma Ray EnvironmentsDevelopments in Measurement TechniquesDosimetry for Irradiation Experiments, Fusion and Advanced SystemsCalculations and Uncertainty AnalysisPoster Session BNuclear DataBenchmarks and Standards Readership: Graduate students, researchers, manufacturers and industrial representatives in nuclear physics, reactor dosimetry and reactor physics. Keywords:Reactor Dosimetry;Reactor Physics;Accelerator Driven System;Spallation Source;Reactor Shielding;Monte Carlo and Deterministic Computational Methods;Radiation Transport Theory

Reactor Dosimetry in the 21st Century

The ENS Class 1 Topical Meeting on “Research Facilities for the Future of Nuclear Energy” provided an international scientific and technical forum for a broad review, at world level, of the large research facilities, dedicated for tests for nuclear energy production, which are existing, under construction, or planned for the future. The research facilities covered during the conference are those supporting R&D programmes related to the operation of nuclear reactor power plants and the development of new concepts in the areas of material testing, nuclear data measurements, code validation, fuel cycle, reprocessing, and waste disposal. The conference was relevant to a wide range of people such as the operators and managers of research facilities, research organizations that depend on the facilities for results, young professionals who will shape future requirements, nuclear utilities, vendors (fuel, components), service and engineering companies, designers, plant operators, waste management agencies, licensing authorities, and the decision makers. Contents:Overview of the Materials Testing Reactors in the World (E Koonen)Overview of the Fuel Cycle Research Facilities. Where we are? Where we have to go? (N Camarcat)Out-of-Pile Facilities for Nuclear Safety Research (B R Sehgal)Overview of Nuclear Data Measurements Facilities in OECD Countries (J L Rowlands & Ph Bioux)Nuclear Research Institutes in NEA Countries (G H Stevens & E Bertel)General Problems Specific to Hot Nuclear Materials Research Facilities (G Bart)Utilizations of Research Reactor in China (Y-S Wang & X-H Jin)Perspectives for Nuclear Power and Objectives of Advanced Nuclear Power Systems (J Delvoye)Objectives of Advanced Nuclear Power Systems (P Bacher)Fuel Concepts in Support of Advanced Nuclear Power Plant Operation (J J R Rycroft)The Case and Concept for a Proposed New Canadian Irradiation Research Facility (A G Lee et al)An Accelerator Driven Sub-Critical System: The ADONIS-Project (L Van Den Durpel et al)Multi-Channel Pulse Graphite Reactor MIGR (A P Vasilyev et al)REX 2000, A New Materials Testing Reactor Project (F Merchie et al)and other papers dealing with research facilities and their use for nuclear energy production research Readership: General readers, researchers, managers and workers in industries interested in nuclear engineering and energy. keywords:

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