ML22060A005

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ML22060A005
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Issue date:	03/01/2022
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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 Testing Shared acceptance framework

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 DataModel

Data-Informed Models Digital Twins Project

Challenges & Gaps

Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation

• More sensors and with new modalitiesAdvanced Sensors and Instrumentation

• Real-time data collection and integration

Modeling and Simulation

• Concurrent, highModeling and Simulation-fidelity models

• Uncertainty quantification

Data and Information Management

• Computational and data storage infrastructureData and Information Management

• 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