DIGITAL & IT | AI, AUTOMATION & NUCLEAR
AI and automation streamlining nuclear
A whole new suite of AI and automation tools are emerging and being rapidly adopted by industry. For the nuclear space there are manifest opportunities to streamline processes and procedures to make a safer and more profitable workspace
By Michael Lewis, Chief Technology Officer, Management Controls
OVER THE LAST 18+ MONTHS, the launch of generative AI tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Bard, and Microsoft’s Copilot has created significant buzz, both in optimizing business operations and in personal use. Bloomberg Intelligence expects generative AI to skyrocket, growing from a market size of $40bn in 2022 to $1.3tn over the next decade.
In the nuclear energy industry, advancements in AI have
brought opportunities to scale operations and drive growth. According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which has supported AI’s impending place in nuclear power plants, AI “holds promising potential for advancing nuclear energy production.” This is especially true with its ability to improve processes and increase efficiency, automation, predictive maintenance, and safety. Before implementing AI into any process, it’s important
to understand what data is needed to fuel the solution. This includes understanding what type of data is needed and also how to process this data. Nuclear industry teams cannot reap the full benefit of AI solutions without the right data.
Nuclear industry leaders should work with each of their
teams – departments ranging from finance to IT to project management to accounting – to find out what project data they have on hand and what type of data would help them unlock new efficiencies. Taking these details into account, teams throughout the company can set up an AI-enabled process to optimise administrative, approval, and alerting processes on their jobsite.
Streamlining administrative tasks Many people worry that AI will eliminate their jobs. Although some jobs face being lost to automation, AI also creates new opportunities and is more likely to complement human work than replace it. AI cannot replace intuition or human emotional intelligence. In the nuclear industry, businesses and facilities can – and should – deploy AI and automation to support teams. The technology empowers people through greater visibility and additional information to make better business decisions. On the administrative side, these solutions significantly speed up the analysis and creation
Above: Automated contractor management technology can enable nuclear facility owners to monitor key safety metrics, such as the employees onsite and fatigue
32 | July 2024 |
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