Using Decision Tree Method to Explore Applicability of Radio Frequency Identification in Nuclear Environments

• Main Authors: Shao-Szu Min, 邵思閔
• Other Authors: Yung-Tsan Jou
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/70503229211980576149

碩士 === 中原大學 === 工業與系統工程研究所 === 101 === In Taiwan, there are three operating Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs) located at Chinshan, Kuosheng and Maanshan, with two operating units at each site, provide a total installed capacity of 5,144 MWe, accounting for 13% of the total installed electricity capacity in 2011. After the accident at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi NPP, Taiwanese government adjusted its nuclear power policy. The three operating NPPs will be decommissioned on schedule, and the life of these NPPs will not be extended. Therefore, the preparation of decommissioning projects of these NPPs becomes an important issue for the nuclear community. Especially, safe, efficient, reliable and sustainable solutions to manage radioactive wastes of decommissioning project. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is a one potential solution. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is an emerging technology that is being used in supply chain management gradually. RFID technology plays an important role in supporting logistics and supply chain processes because of their ability to identify, trace and track information throughout the supply chain. The technology can provide suppliers, manufacturers, distributors and retailers precise real-time information about the products. The accurate knowledge of inventory would result in lower labor cost, simplified business processes and improved supply chain efficiency. However, the RFID technology applies to the nuclear radioactive environment is rare. The major purpose of this thesis is to explore and analyze applicability of various RFID tags and equipments in nuclear radioactive environment. Firstly, the study identified the main impact factors and analyzed RFID data in nuclear radioactive environment. Next, the Chi-Square Automatic Interaction Detection (CHAID) and Classification and Regression Tree (CART) algorithms are employed to classify the applicability of RFID tags and equipments. Six types of RFID tags and equipments are analyzed, and the results indicated that the passive long resistance to metal tag and fixed type reader are suitable for applying for the application of nuclear radioactive environment. It is anticipated that the results of this study will be an important knowledge repository and design base for adopting RFID technology within decommissioning projects of NPPs in Taiwan.