WELCOME TO THE CORTEX PROJECT
ABOUT THE PROJECT
Launched in September 2017, CORTEX aims to develop an innovative core monitoring technique that allows detecting anomalies in nuclear reactors.
Workshops & Courses
A series of workshops and courses will be organised during the CORTEX project to disseminate knowledge and train the scientific community.
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STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 1
To develop simulation tools that will be specifically dedicated to the modelling of the stationary fluctuations’ effect in power reactors with a high level of fidelity
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 3
Advanced signal analysis and machine learning techniques will be combined with reactor transfer function modelling capabilities
STRATEGIC OBEJECTIVE 2
The validation of the simulation tools will be performed using reactor experiments specifically designed for noise analysis applications
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 4
The modelling capabilities for the estimation of the reactor transfer function and the advanced signal analysis techniques need to be combined into a set of tools that can be directly used for analysing plant data and performing core diagnostics
LATEST NEWS
In Work Package 4, actual plant data will be used to demonstrate the applicability as well as usefulness of the newly developed tools. Emphasis will be placed on the “detection” of abnormal fluctuations, on the understanding of their origin, and on…
Work Package 2 targets the generation of high-quality neutron noise experimental data for the subsequent validation of computers methods and models developed in other work packages. The AKR-2 reactor at TU Dresden and th CROCUS reactor at EPFL are the facilities where…
Fuel assembly vibrations induced by the coolant flow are one of the most common reasons for neutron noise in nuclear reactors. During the first year of the CORTEX project, a significant part of the activities of Work Package 1 was related…
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