Digital Twin Applications for Advanced Nuclear Technologies

Online Workshop

December 1-4, 2020

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Online Workshop

December 1-4, 2020

This workshop will provide a forum for the nuclear industry and digital twin stakeholders to discuss the state of knowledge, and research activities related to digital twin and their application in the nuclear industry. The purpose of the workshop is to assess the current understanding of digital twins and identify their potential benefits, opportunities, and challenges for nuclear reactors.

Day 1 - December 1st

Morning Session

9:00 AM - 11:30 PM EST

Introduction and Opening Remarks

Stephanie Coffin, US-Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Opening Plenary Session

Michael Grieves – Florida Institute of Technology
Joseph Berti – IBM
Jeremy Busby – Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Ashley Finan – National Reactor Innovation Center, INL
Jenifer Shafer – ARPA-E

Afternoon Session

1:30 PM - 4:45 PM EST

Technical Session : Advanced Reactors

Xe-100 Digital Technologies Overview, Ian Davis, X-Energy
Digital Twin Development for Advanced Reactors, Accelerating Time to Market, Increasing Safety Margins, Maximizing Value, Anthony Cilliers, Kairos Power
Advanced Reactor Design Meets Silicon Valley, Clyde Huibregtse, Oklo
Benefits of Digital Twins for Advanced Micro Reactors, Claudio Fillipone, HolosGen

Technical Session : Non-nuclear Applications of DT

Industrial Digital Twins: GE Experience and Perspectives, Abhinav Saxena, GE
Overcoming Digital Twin Data Scarcity and Accelerating the Journey to Predict, Chandler Maskal, IBM
Pacing Optimization Enabled by Human Thermoregulatory System Digital Twin, Mark Buller, US Army RIEM
A Digital Twin Approach to study Sensor Fused Additive Manufacturing Toward Smart Component Fabrications, Kevin Chen, University of Pittsburg

Day 2 - December 2nd

Morning Session

9:00 AM - 12:15 PM EST

Panel Session: ARPA-E GEMINA

The GEMINA Program: What ARPA-E is Doing and Broader Opportunities, Jenifer Shafer, ARPA-E
ARPA-E Gemina Projects: Project “SAFARI” – Secure Automation for Advanced Reactor Innovation; Project “MARS” – Maintenance of Advanced Reactor Sensors and Components, Anthony Cilliers, Kairos Power
Advanced Operation & Maintenance Techniques Implemented in the Xe-100 Plant Digital Twin to Reduce Fixed O&M Cost, Yvotte Brits, X-Energy
AI Enabled Predictive Maintenance Digital Twins for Advanced Nuclear Reactors, Abhinav Saxena, GE

Technical Session : Industry Vision

Synopsis of Westinghouse Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, and Digital Twin Developments for Nuclear Power Applications, Brian Golchert, Westinghouse
Digital Twin for the Manufacture and Qualification of Additively Manufactured Nuclear Components, Matt LeVasseur, BWX Technologies
Digital Twins Applications for Advanced Reactors, Hasan Charkas, Electric Power Research Institute
Digital Twins for Advanced Reactor Applications, Alex Hashemian, AMS Corp

Afternoon Session

1:30PM - 4:45 PM EST

Technical Session : Application of Advanced Technologies - I

Applications of Artificial Intelligence for Digital Twins, David Womble, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Digital Platform for the Transformational Challenge Reactor, Brian Betzler & Vincent Paquit, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Extending a Digital Engineering Framework through Operations, Christopher Ritter, Idaho National Laboratory
Overview of Digital Twin Work at ANL, Richard Vilim, Argonne National Laboratory

Technical Session : Application of Advanced Technologies - II

Digital Twin-Based Asset Performance and Reliability Diagnosis for the HTGR Reactor Cavity Cooling System Using Metroscope, Eric Helm, Framatome
Data-Driven Optimization of Moisture Carryover in an Operating BWR, Richard Vilim, Argonne National Laboratory
Role and Status of Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and Mixed Reality in Digital Twins in the Nuclear Industry, Rizwan Uddin, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
On-line AI/ML Computational-Mechanics Predictive Tools for Digital-Twin Framework, Subhasish Mohanty, Argonne National Laboratory

Day 3 - December 3rd

Morning Session

9:00 AM - 12:15 PM EST

Technical Session : International Activities in DT

Qualification of the Pickering A Test Facility, Richard Henry, Ontario Power Generation & John Sladek, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, Canada
UK Nuclear Virtual Engineering Capability, Albrecht Kyrieleis, Jacobs, UK
Benefits of Digitalizing and Employing Simulation to Increase Plant System Performance and Ensure Compliance with Technical Specifications, Susana Lopez Lumbierres, Tecnatom, Spain
EURATOM Research and Training Programme – Fission Research, Panagiotis Manolatos, Euratom European Community
European R&D&I Towards Digital Twins, Abderrahim Al Mazouzi, EDF France

Technical Session : Cyber Security

Cyber Security for Digital Twins, Cynthia DeBisschop, Oasis System, LLC (U.S. NRC Contractors)
Digital Twins and Cybersecurity, Christopher Spirito, Idaho National Laboratory
The Asherah Nuclear Power Plant Simulator in a Closed-Loop Digital Twin Environment, Rodney Busquim, International Atomic Energy Agency

Afternoon Session

1:30PM - 4:45 PM EST

Technical Session : Multi-physics Modeling

Advanced Modeling and Simulation and its Future Role in Nuclear Systems Digital Twin Technology, Dave Kropaczek, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Modeling and Simulation to Support Digital Twins, Jeffery Lane, Zachry Nuclear Engineering
Multi-physics Modeling for Nuclear Reactor Safety, Rui Hu, Argonne National Laboratory
Cumulative Damage Models, Hybrid Physics-Informed Neural Networks, and Digital Twins, Felipe A.C. Viana, University of Central Florida

Technical Session : Diagnostics, Prognostics and Condition Monitoring

A Quantitative Framework to Assess Tradeoffs Between Alternative Models and Algorithms for Prognostics and Health Management, Lance Fiondella, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
On the formalization of a digital twin development and assessment process, Linyu Lin, North Carolina State University
Structural Condition Monitoring with a Digital Twin: Explorations on a Nuclear Containment Vessel Model, Timothy Kernicky, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Digital Twins for Prognostic Health Management (PHM) in Nuclear Energy, Opportunities and Challenges, Pradeep Ramuhalli, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Day 4 - December 4th

Morning Session

9:00 AM - 12:15 PM EST

Closing Plenary Session : DT Regulatory Discussion

Including Risk in Digital Twins, Michael Calley, Idaho National Laboratory
Managing Regulated Change: An Enterprise-Level Digital Twin for the Nuclear Industry, Michael Mazzola, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Towards a Digital Twin to Detect Nuclear Proliferation Activities, Christopher Ritter, Idaho National Laboratory
Neil Olivier, NuScale Power
Bret Kugelmass, Energy Impact Center
Pat Everett, Oklo Inc.
Gregory Banyay, Westinghouse

Technical Session : Wrap up Session

US-Nuclear Regulatory Commission

CONTACT INFORMATION

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Vaibhav Yadav	[email protected]
Erica Sanchez	[email protected]
Raj Iyengar	[email protected]
Ramon Gascot-Lozada	[email protected]
Prashant Jain	[email protected]