Artificial Intelligence and Other Innovative Computer Applications in the Nuclear Industry

1. Alarm and Signal Validation

   1. Applying AI Techniques to Improve Alarm Display Effectiveness

      • J. M. Gross, S. A. Birrer, D. R. Corsberg

      Pages 135-140

   2. Development of Knowledgebase System for Assisting Signal Validation Scheme Design

      • M. Kitamura, T. Baba, T. Washio, K. Sugiyama

      Pages 141-147

   3. An Expert System for Sensor Data Validation and Malfunction Detection

      • Siavash Hashemi, Brian K. Hajek, Don W. Miller

      Pages 149-156

   4. Smart Sensor Application to Nuclear Plant Thermocouple Channels

      • N. S. Cannon, J. D. Martin, B. A. Patterson, J. L. Stringer, B. D. Zimmerman, H. L. Heinisch et al.

      Pages 157-166

   5. An Integrated Approach for Signal Validation in Nuclear Power Plants

      • B. R. Upadhyaya, T. W. Kerlin, O. Glöckler, Z. Frei, L. Qualls, V. Morgenstern

      Pages 167-174

2. Emergency Response

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 175-175

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   2. Potential Applications of Advanced Information Technology in Emergency Management

      • Håkan Andersson, Conny Holmström

      Pages 177-183

   3. OPA: Operator Advisor, an Emergency Response Guidance and Monitoring System

      • Lucas Mampaey, Patrick Moeyaert, Frédéric Bastenaire, Fred Casier, Ngo Duc Chi

      Pages 185-188

   4. Reactor Emergency Action Level Monitor

      • Robert A. Touchton

      Pages 189-197

   5. Development of an Accident Management Expert System for Containment Assessment

      • W. R. Nelson, D. E. Sebo, L. N. Haney

      Pages 199-203

   6. An Expert System for Improving Nuclear Emergency Response

      • A. Salame-Alfie, G. C. Goldbogen, R. M. Ryan, W. A. Wallace, M. L. Yeater

      Pages 205-212

   7. The Knowledge-Based Off-Site Emergency Response System for a Nuclear Power Plant

      • Li-Wei Ho, Wei-Whua Loa, Chiu-Lung Wang

      Pages 213-219

   8. Reactor Safety Assessment System

      • D. E. Sebo, M. A. Bray, M. A. King

      Pages 221-229

   9. A Production-Rule Analysis System for Nuclear Plant Monitoring and Emergency Response Applications

      • Magdi Ragheb, Lefteri Tsoukalas, Timothy McDonough, Michael Parker

      Pages 231-238

3. Process Diagnostics and Transient Advisor

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 239-239

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   2. A Generalized System State Analyzer for Plant Surveillance

      • J. Mott, R. King, W. Radtke

      Pages 241-249

   3. Developing an Expert System for Monitoring Power Plant Processes

      • Kautto Ari, Haarla Jyrki, Ranta Jukka

      Pages 251-258

   4. The Disys Real-Time Diagnostics/Control System and Its Application to the EBRII

      • Alan M. Christie, Richard W. Lindsay

      Pages 259-267

   5. Accident Diagnosis and Prognosis Aide (ADPA)

      • A. Dale Gunter, Robert A. Touchton

      Pages 269-271

   6. Sextant: An Expert System for Transient Analysis of Nuclear Reactors and Integral Test Facilities

      • N. Barbet, M. Dumas, G. Mihelich, Y. Souchet, J. B. Thomas

      Pages 273-280

This conference brought together experts from 15 countries to discuss application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques to the nuclear industry. It was apparent from the meeting that even those active in the field were surprised at the extent of work and the progress made. There was a strong impression that application of this technology to nuclear power plants is inevitable. The benefits to improved operation, design, and safety are simply too significant to be ignored. This is a much different conclusion than might have been reached a few years ago when the technology was new and people were struggling to understand its significance. We believe that this meeting reflects a major turning point for the technology. It has moved from being a topic understood only by specialists to a situation where users are the most active people in the field. A broad array of innovative work is described from all of the participating countries. The activity in the u.s. is large and diverse. Although there is no nationally focussed policy for AI research in the U.S., many of these activities are reported here. Japan and France have a strong drive to integrate AI technology into their nuclear plants, and this is reflecteq in these proceedings.

• Diagnose
• Prolog
• artificial intelligence
• automated reasoning
• behavior
• calibration
• expert system
• fuzzy logic
• intelligence
• knowledge base
• knowledge-based systems
• modeling
• proving
• robotics
• simulation

• Westinghouse Idaho Nuclear Corporation, Idaho Falls, USA

  M. Catherine Majumdar

• U.S. Department of Energy, Idaho Operations Office, Idaho Falls, USA

  Debu Majumdar

• Argonne National Laboratory West, Idaho Falls, USA

  John I. Sackett

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