ML22060A005

Dt Public Meeting - NRC Slides

ML22060A005
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Issue date:	03/01/2022
From:	NRC/RES/DE
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Digital Twins Project Digital Twins - Regulatory Viability Digital Twins Project Staff Team Reactor Engineering Branch Division of Engineering Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Public Meeting on the Regulatory Considerations and Opportunities for Digital Twin Technology March 1, 2022

Digital Twins Project What is a Digital Twin?

Digital Twins Project Opportunities & Applications Plant Opportunities Regulatory Applications Design Common trusted information Shared acceptance framework Testing More efficient communication Operations Improved regulatory agility Maintenance Enhanced on-site inspection

Digital Twins Project Digital Twin FFR Project Main Goals Technical Letter Report*

Research Information Letter**

• ML21160A074, ML21361A261 ** ML2108A132, ML21348A020

Digital Twins Project Workshop Participants

Digital Twins Project State of Digital Twin Technology Optimized O&M Hardware-In-The-Loop Additive Manufacturing Condition-Based Maintenance Humble AI Iterative Prototyping

Digital Twins Project Enabling Technologies Plant Data Model Data-Informed Models

Digital Twins Project Challenges & Gaps Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation Advanced

• More sensorsSensors andmodalities and with new Instrumentation

• Real-time data collection and integration Modeling and Simulation Modeling and

• Concurrent, Simulation high-fidelity models

• Uncertainty quantification Data and Information Management Data and Information

• Computational Management and data storage infrastructure

• Cybersecurity and data integrity

Digital Twins Project Regulatory Considerations and Opportunities Intersection of digital twin technologies & NRC regulatory activities Adv Reactors: design and acceptance New Reactors: O&M models Op Reactors: condition-based monitoring and components/subsystems models

Digital Twins Project Project Takeaways Rapidly evolving/industry-wide interest Novel source of trusted information Need for common framework and community of practice Significant work needed in key enabling technologies This is just the beginning

Digital Twins Project Whats Next?

Regulatory Considerations and Opportunities &

Project Summary Reports Online Monitoring for Enhanced Diagnostics and Prognostics Safeguards and Security in Digital Twins Continued Engagement with Nuclear Stakeholders

Digital Twins Project Thank You The project was supported by multiple NRC offices including:

• Nuclear Regulatory

• The Chief Information Research Officer

• Nuclear Reactor

• The Chief Human Capital Regulation Officer

• Nuclear Security and Incident Response For further information, questions, or comments on the NRC Digital Twin Project, please contact:

Doug.Eskins@nrc.gov Raj.Iyengar@nrc.gov