{"id":19159,"date":"2020-05-26T12:13:47","date_gmt":"2020-05-26T16:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/?p=19159"},"modified":"2024-07-08T06:04:58","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T10:04:58","slug":"5-2m-for-digital-twins-of-nuclear-reactors-could-bring-down-nuclear-energy-costs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2020\/05\/26\/5-2m-for-digital-twins-of-nuclear-reactors-could-bring-down-nuclear-energy-costs\/","title":{"rendered":"$5.2M for digital twins of nuclear reactors could bring down nuclear energy costs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The experimental flow loop that will be used to emulate the cooling loop in a molten salt reactor. (Xiaodong Sun, U-M High-temperature Fluoride Salt Test Facility,)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Safe and more affordable nuclear energy is the goal of a new project led by the University of Michigan, bringing together researchers who specialize in nuclear energy technology and computer science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The study, which will develop AI-enhanced \u201cdigital twins\u201d of nuclear reactors, is funded with a three-year, $5.2 million grant from the Advanced Research Projects Agency\u2013Energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project includes partners at Argonne National Lab, Idaho National Lab and engineering firms Kairos Power and Curtiss Wright. The team aims to improve three drawbacks of nuclear power<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This mix of physics simulation and big data modeling will leverage a relatively new computer system at U-M, called ConFlux<\/a>, that is designed to marry the two approaches. ConFlux is a service offered by Advanced Research Computing – Technology Services, a division of Information and Technology Services. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Safe and more affordable nuclear energy is the goal of a new project led by the University of Michigan, bringing together researchers who specialize in nuclear energy technology and computer science. The study, which will develop AI-enhanced \u201cdigital twins\u201d of nuclear reactors, is funded with a three-year, $5.2 million grant from the Advanced Research Projects Agency\u2013Energy. 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