Artificial Intelligence and Other Innovative Computer Applications in the Nuclear Industry

Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Knowledge Based Systems for Nuclear Applications in Germany....Pages 3-10
Applications of Artificial Intelligence in the U. S. Nuclear Industry....Pages 11-19
NKA/INF - Advanced Information Technology: Information Technology for Accident and Emergency Management....Pages 21-27
A Survey of Framatome’s Expert Systems Activity....Pages 29-35
Artificial Intelligence Applications for Operation and Maintenance: Japanese Industry Cases....Pages 37-44
Development in the Application of Knowledge Base Systems in the Canadian Nuclear Industry....Pages 45-50
Front Matter....Pages 51-51
Beyond Human Performance....Pages 53-57
Expert Robots in Nuclear Plants....Pages 59-68
Reliability Analysis of the Inspection by a Man and a Robot for the Maintenence of a Nuclear Power Plant....Pages 69-76
Automatic Scheduling of Maintenance Work in Nuclear Power Plants....Pages 77-84
The Instrumentation Calibration Reduction Program (ICRP) at Northeast Utilities....Pages 85-93
A Knowledge-Based Assistant for Valve Maintenance Planning....Pages 95-101
Steam Generator Inspection Planning Expert System....Pages 103-110
Front Matter....Pages 111-111
A Real Time Knowledge-Based Alarm System Extra....Pages 113-117
A Nuclear Reactor Alarm Display System Utilizing AI Techniques for Alarm Filtering....Pages 119-125
An Expert System for Alarm Diagnosis and Filtering....Pages 127-134
Applying AI Techniques to Improve Alarm Display Effectiveness....Pages 135-140
Development of Knowledgebase System for Assisting Signal Validation Scheme Design....Pages 141-147
An Expert System for Sensor Data Validation and Malfunction Detection....Pages 149-156
Smart Sensor Application to Nuclear Plant Thermocouple Channels....Pages 157-166
Front Matter....Pages 111-111
An Integrated Approach for Signal Validation in Nuclear Power Plants....Pages 167-174
Front Matter....Pages 175-175
Potential Applications of Advanced Information Technology in Emergency Management....Pages 177-183
OPA: Operator Advisor, an Emergency Response Guidance and Monitoring System....Pages 185-188
Reactor Emergency Action Level Monitor....Pages 189-197
Development of an Accident Management Expert System for Containment Assessment....Pages 199-203
An Expert System for Improving Nuclear Emergency Response....Pages 205-212
The Knowledge-Based Off-Site Emergency Response System for a Nuclear Power Plant....Pages 213-219
Reactor Safety Assessment System....Pages 221-229
A Production-Rule Analysis System for Nuclear Plant Monitoring and Emergency Response Applications....Pages 231-238
Front Matter....Pages 239-239
A Generalized System State Analyzer for Plant Surveillance....Pages 241-249
Developing an Expert System for Monitoring Power Plant Processes....Pages 251-258
The Disys Real-Time Diagnostics/Control System and Its Application to the EBRII....Pages 259-267
Accident Diagnosis and Prognosis Aide (ADPA)....Pages 269-271
Sextant: An Expert System for Transient Analysis of Nuclear Reactors and Integral Test Facilities....Pages 273-280
Deep Knowledge Expert System for Diagnosis of Multiple-Failure Severe Transients in Nuclear Power Plant....Pages 281-288
Digital Data Monitoring Display and Logging -An Approach to Intelligent Data Display and Control....Pages 289-296
MOAS: A Real-Time Operator Advisory System....Pages 297-303
Artificial Intelligence Expert System for Nuclear Power Plant Control and Maintenance....Pages 305-309
Front Matter....Pages 311-311
An Expert System for Modelling Operators’ Behaviour in Control of a Steam Generator....Pages 313-320
Knowledge-Based Dialogue in Intelligent Decision Support Systems....Pages 321-329
Front Matter....Pages 311-311
A Map Multilevel System as a Man-Machine Interface for Emergencies Management....Pages 331-336
A Model-Based Display....Pages 337-344
Focusing on the Human Factor in Future Expert Systems....Pages 345-352
Operator Performance with the Halo II Advanced Alarm System for Nuclear Power Plants - A Comparative Study....Pages 353-360
Front Matter....Pages 361-361
Reactor Emergency Action Level Monitor: Knowledge Acquisition Experiences....Pages 363-368
A Conceptual View Data Model of a Distributed Control and Monitoring System for a Nuclear Power Plant....Pages 369-373
An Approach to Build a Knowledge Base for Reactor Accident Diagnostic Expert System....Pages 375-381
Incorporating “Fuzzy” Data and Logical Relations in the Design of Expert Systems for Nuclear Reactors....Pages 383-391
A Nuclear Facility Security Analyzer Written in Prolog....Pages 393-399
An OPS5-English English-OPS5 Parser and Language Generator....Pages 401-406
Prolgraf-B: A Knowledge-Based System for the Automated Construction of Nuclear Plant Diagnostic Models....Pages 407-417
Front Matter....Pages 419-419
Application of an AI Method to Optimal Reactor Control Problems....Pages 421-428
Knowledge-Based Systems and Interactive Graphics for Reactor Control using the Automated Reasoning Tool(Art) System....Pages 429-436
Promises in Intelligent Plant Control Systems....Pages 437-444
Using an Integration Development Methodology to Produce a Reactor Control System for the Advanced Test Reactor at the INEL....Pages 445-451
Linguistic Control of a Nuclear Power Plant....Pages 453-460
Time-Optimal Control of Reactor Power....Pages 461-470
A Computer Control System for a Research Reactor....Pages 471-481
Structure of Controllers for the Direct Digital Control of Reactor Power: Licensing Implications....Pages 483-492
Front Matter....Pages 493-493
Tribes — A CPC/CEAC TRI p B uffer E xpert S ystem Written in Prolog....Pages 495-502
Front Matter....Pages 493-493
CRAW — An Expert System for Nuclear Reactor Cover Gas Alarm Analysis....Pages 503-508
The Use of Deep Knowledge Qualitative Models as a Basis for Real-Time Diagnostic Support Systems for Power Plant Control Room Operators....Pages 509-516
An Expert System for Diesel Generator Diagnostics....Pages 517-528
Early Detection and Diagnosis of Disturbances in Nuclear Power Plants....Pages 529-537
Macroscopic Mass and Energy Balance for Nuclear Plant Diagnostics Using Fuzzy Logic....Pages 539-546
Power Plant Experience with Artificial Intelligence Based, On-Line Diagnostic Systems....Pages 547-553
An On-Line Diagnostic Expert System....Pages 555-563
Developing an Expert System for Fault Diagnosis of a Turbo Generator Group Using an OPS5 Production Rules Programming Environment....Pages 565-572
Expert System for Nuclear Power Plant Feedwater System Diagnosis....Pages 573-580
A New Method of Knowledge Processing for Equipment Diagnosis of Nuclear Power Plants....Pages 581-587
Front Matter....Pages 589-589
THEXSYST — An Intelligent Monitor for Reactor Safety Calculations....Pages 591-598
Development of “ADRA” - An Alara Design Review Assistant....Pages 599-605
Documentation of Knowledge in the Development of Cleo, a Refueling Assistant for FFTF....Pages 607-609
Athena Aide - An Expert System for Athena Code Input Model Preparation....Pages 611-616
A BWR Fuel Channel Tracking System....Pages 617-623
Fuel Insert Shuffler: A Case Study of Expert System Development....Pages 625-633
An Expert System for Operational Control of PWR Cores....Pages 635-643
An Automated Search Procedure for Fuel Shuffling in PWRs Including Rotation Effects....Pages 645-651
Plant Status Monitor System Description....Pages 653-655
Front Matter....Pages 657-657
An Expert System for Spare Parts Inventory Control....Pages 659-661
Front Matter....Pages 657-657
Inspectr: A Power Plant Performance Diagnostic Expert System Using Evidential and Model-Based Reasoning....Pages 663-671
Producton-Rule Analysis System for Nuclear Plant Technical Specifications Tracking....Pages 673-680
The Use of Prolog for Computerized Technical Specifications....Pages 681-688
Emergency Procedures Tracking System for Nuclear Power Plants....Pages 689-696
A Computerized System for Improved Management and Execution of Plant Procedures....Pages 697-704
Computer Aided Procedure Execution....Pages 705-713
Interface of an Expert System with On-Line Data for Technical Specification Monitoring....Pages 715-720
Integrated Disturbance Analysis (IDA), a Basis for Expert Systems in Nuclear Power Plants....Pages 721-730
Development of a Knowledge-Based System for Loop Diagnosis....Pages 731-738
Knowledge Based Diagnostics in Nuclear Power Plants....Pages 739-744
Front Matter....Pages 745-745
An Expert System for Fault Tree Analysis....Pages 747-750
Reasoning and Representation in RiTSE....Pages 751-759
Express: An Expert System to Perform System Safety Studies....Pages 761-768
The Development of an Expert System for Finding Fragility Curves of Building Structural Systems in the Preliminary Design Stage....Pages 769-774
Pra-Based Data Analysis for Use in Computerized Decision Aids....Pages 775-782
An Intelligent Man-Machine Interface for Diagnosis....Pages 783-790
Time-Dependent Reliability Analysis of Nuclear Reactor Operators Using Probabilistic Network Models....Pages 791-798
Using Risk Based Tools in Emergency Response....Pages 799-806
Front Matter....Pages 807-807
Heuristic Simulation of Nuclear Systems on a Supercomputer Using the HAL-1987 General-Purpose Production-Rule Analysis System....Pages 809-815
Sophie: An Expert System for the Selection of Hazard Evaluation Procedures....Pages 817-818
Front Matter....Pages 807-807
Advanced Technology for Nuclear Powerplants....Pages 819-825
Efficient Diagnostic Search Via Information Entropy Reduction....Pages 827-835
The Structure of an Expert System to Diagnose and Supply a Corrective Procedure for Nuclear Power Plant Malfunctions....Pages 837-844
CAA - An Expert System for Analysis Management in Chemical Processes....Pages 845-851
Diagnostics Aid for Mass Spectrometer Trouble-Shooting....Pages 853-862
Uncertainty Propagation in Production-Rule Systems Using a Probability-Possibility Approach....Pages 863-873
SIA: A Safeguard Inspector Assistant to Plutonium Isotopic Composition Measurements by Means of Gamma Ray Spectrometry....Pages 875-881
Overview of Diva: An Expert System for Turbine-Generator Diagnosis....Pages 883-890
A Computerized Experiment for Comparison Between Methods of Uncertainty Propagation....Pages 891-898
Back Matter....Pages 899-910