Autonomous Recovery Execution in Nuclear Power Plant by the Agent

Abstract

This paper has pointed out the necessity of careful decision making by nuclear power plant (NPP) operators based on the critical parameters of an NPP, to maintain safety when these parameters are out of range. Yet under strong time pressure, it is virtually impossible to make optimal decisions in these conditions. The automation of recovery actions may therefore be needed. Considering the requirements for such automation, the paper proposes an autonomous system in collaboration with the human (i.e., an agent system) that will remain effective even during unforeseen conditions. The numerical simulation study showed the effectiveness of the proposed system. The desired relationship between human–machine as the joint system based on a new concept was also proposed.