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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.
Richard D. Guild, Edmond G. Tourigny
Nuclear Technology | Volume 41 | Number 1 | November 1978 | Pages 97-108
Technical Paper | Technique | doi.org/10.13182/NT78-A32136
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Reliability, reliability with repair, and availability concepts for specific configurations of four identical element systems, including series, parallel, and multiplex systems, are developed using a continuous time Markov process. As the number of systems components increases, the Markov approach leads to complex sets of differential equations that require computer solution. The multiplex system availability, reliability with repair, and reliability are superior to that of both the parallel and series systems. Multiplexing offers the opportunity for reliability improvement in the design of nuclear safety systems.
