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US supercomputer trains AI to for faster nuclear plant licensing

US supercomputer trains AI to for faster nuclear plant licensing
Source: interestingengineering
Author: @IntEngineering
Published: 7/23/2025

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The Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), under the U.S. Department of Energy, has partnered with AI company Atomic Canyon to accelerate the nuclear power plant licensing process using artificial intelligence. This collaboration, formalized at the Nuclear Opportunities Workshop, aims to leverage ORNL’s Frontier supercomputer—the world’s fastest—to train AI models that can efficiently review and analyze the extensive technical documentation required for nuclear licensing. By utilizing high-performance computing and AI-driven simulations, the partnership seeks to both ensure the safety of nuclear plant designs and significantly reduce the traditionally lengthy licensing timelines overseen by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Atomic Canyon developed specialized AI models called FERMI, trained on 53 million pages of nuclear documents from the NRC’s ADAMS database, enabling intelligent search and rapid retrieval of relevant information. This approach is intended to streamline regulatory compliance and reporting, helping meet ambitious government deadlines for new nuclear plant approvals. The initiative reflects a broader resurgence in nuclear energy as a reliable, clean power source,

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