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Atomic Canyon partners with INL on AI benchmarks
As interest and investment grows around AI applications in nuclear power plants, there remains a gap in standardized benchmarks that can quantitatively compare and measure the quality and reliability of new products.
Nuclear-tailored AI developer Atomic Canyon is moving to fill that gap by entering into a new strategic partnership with Idaho National Laboratory to develop and release the “first comprehensive benchmark suite for evaluating retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and large language models (LLMs) in nuclear applications.”
William F. Brehm, Robert L. Simons
Nuclear Technology | Volume 95 | Number 2 | August 1991 | Pages 148-155
Technical Paper | Fission Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT91-A34552
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Measurement of corrosion product radiation levels in the Fast Flux Test Facility heat transport system cells shows a buildup of just over 10 mrem/h in regions near the hot leg and >400 mrem/h near the cold leg. These levels are due to 54Mn only; mere traces of 60Co are observed. The basis for the model used to predict radiation level buildup is reviewed. The observed radiation levels and the predicted values are compared. Discrepancies and reasons for the discrepancies are noted and explained. Some possible changes in calculation methods to increase accuracy in future predictions are presented.
