Nuclear industry is in crisis and innovation is the central theme of its survival in future.
Artificial intelligence has made a quantum leap in last few years. This paper …

Problems in nuclear engineering–such as reactor core design–involve a multitude of design
variables including fuel or assembly configurations; all of which require careful …

Abstract Fully Ceramic Microencapsulated (FCM) fuel is a new type of material in nuclear
energy field. It has become a promising accident tolerant fuel (ATF) candidate due to its …

This work aims on the development of a FORTRAN 90 code to solve the Loading Pattern
Optimization Problem (LPOP) in the IEA-R1 research reactor at the Nuclear and Energy …

In this paper, a new adaptive genetic algorithm (AGA) is proposed for the loading pattern
optimization (LPO) of the pressurized water reactor (PWR) core. The tournament selection …

Abstract Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) with their excellent safety and economic features
will be in high demand in the near future. Most SMR designs have longer burn-up cycle …

In this study unrelated parallel machine scheduling problem (UPMSP) with preventive
maintenance (PM) and sequence dependent setup times (SDST) is investigated. A novel …

Fully ceramic microencapsulated (FCM) fuel is originally proposed for replacement in light
water reactors (LWRs) to enhance thermal hydraulic performance and reactor safety …

The sheer magnitude of process parameters and interactions between the systems in a
nuclear power plant's operation poses complications for operators. The operations became …

The reactivity worth and calibration curve of control rods are important physical parameters
on account of nuclear safety of the reactor core. Reactivity characteristics of control rods …