R&D on fuzzy logic applications at SCK·CEN

Abstract

The Belgaan nuclear research centre SCKoCEX has been a paoneer of the peaceful uses of nuclear energy after over forty years of existence A sagnaficant contrabutang factor has been the attentaon gzven to effectave research management through the adaptation of performance measures whzch have przmary ozvnershzp wzthzn the academac and research communaty At the same tame, SCI<e CEN's financzal support of doctoral and postdoctoral research zn close collaboratzon uizth unaversztaes as a vital zngredient for securzng a quality profile commatted to the pursuzt of excellence FLIiTS, Fuzzy Loqac and Intellzgent technologaes zn Nuclear Scaence, was znataally buzlt wzthan one of the postdoctoral research projects a t SCli. CEN Among SCI(.CEN's actzvatzes whach wzll have an important zmpact on ats sczentafic future, the applacatzon of fuzzy logic and zntellayent technologies zn nuclear science and enganeerang opens new domazns zn radaatzon protectaon, safety assessment, human relzabzlzty, nuclear reactor control, waste and dzsposal, etc Thas paper reports on the anztaal actavaty of R&D on fuzzy logac applzcatzons at SCKe CEN, namely, ( I ) fLfi"zzy control for a nuclear reactor, and (2) a safety eualuataon model for transmisszon 1mes