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INL reports findings on unusual quantum behavior of plutonium
Scientists at Idaho National Laboratory have discovered that plutonium hexaboride (PuB6) displays a type of unusual quantum property called a topological Kondo insulating state. Materials with this property are neither typical electricity conductors nor regular insulators. Rather, they have exterior surfaces that strongly conduct electricity and interiors that block electricity.
Hiroshi Matsuoka
Nuclear Technology | Volume 94 | Number 2 | May 1991 | Pages 228-241
Technical Paper | Advances in Reactor Accident Consequence Assessment / Nuclear Reactor Safety | doi.org/10.13182/NT91-A34544
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A simple image model, the package flow model, for fuzzy simulation of nuclear reactor system dynamics is presented. By using this model, fuzzy inference rules and their membership functions are easily obtained. The system dynamics can be approximately simulated by fuzzy inference. The method and some examples are described. The advantages of this model are intuitive under-standability, flexible modification, and simplicity. Furthermore, high-speed calculation and high reliability can be realized by using fuzzy computing hardware in the near future.