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NERS publishes report on machine learning and microreactors
The University of Michigan’s Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences (NERS) has published a summary of a study on nuclear microreactors and machine learning (ML) that was conducted by researchers from NERS and Idaho National Laboratory. The full paper, “Nuclear Microreactor Transient and Load-Following Control with Deep Reinforcement Learning,” was featured in the July issue of Energy Conversion and Management: X.
W. L. Filippone, F. J. Munno
Nuclear Technology | Volume 14 | Number 2 | May 1972 | Pages 200-202
Technical Note | Analysis | doi.org/10.13182/NT72-A31137
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A method is proposed for the analysis of time-dependent gamma-ray spectra obtained in neutron activation analysis. This method uses basis vectors derived from known spectra to resolve the unknown spectrum. The method as proposed may be effectively combined with presently available least-squares methods to make maximum use of energy and half-life resolution. A sodium iodide sample has been activated and its spectrum resolved to illustrate the method.
