Nuclear energy is a crucial source to bridge the deficit of energy demand as fossil fuel
reserves are continuously depleting over time. However, nuclear reactors operation is highly …

Previous work done on reactor kinetics and control in load-following operation modes
available in open literature is reviewed. The analysis is focused on, however not limited to …

One of the important operations in nuclear power plants is load-following in which
imbalance of axial power distribution induces xenon oscillations. These oscillations must be …

Bulk reduction of reactor power within a small finite time interval under abnormal conditions
is referred to as step-back. In this paper, a 500 MWe Canadian Deuterium Uranium …

This paper presents an interval fractional-order proportional integral derivative (INFOPID)
controller design for the power control of a highly nonlinear Pressurized Heavy Water …

The paper presents the mathematical modeling of the space–time kinetics phenomena in
Advanced Heavy Water Reactor (AHWR), a 920MW (thermal), vertical pressure tube type …

Spatial oscillations in neutron flux distribution resulting from xenon reactivity feedback are a
matter of concern in large nuclear reactors. If the spatial oscillations in power distribution are …

Abstract The dynamics of Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR) are complex and open-
loop unstable in nature. In such systems, parametric and input disturbances may cause …

This paper presents a one-dimensional nodal core model for AP1000. The reactor core is
divided into a number of nodes both along the reactor axis and in the radial direction of fuel …

The paper presents a novel method to design a spatial control system based on multirate
output feedback robust sliding mode control for a large pressurized heavy water reactor …