SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, Calif. – Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) on Wednesday announced the deployment of Atomic Canyon’s artificial intelligence-powered nuclear data management system at the Diablo Canyon Power Plant.
This is the first commercial installation of generative artificial intelligence on-site at a U.S. nuclear power plant, a PG&E press release said Wednesday.
Atomic Canyon’s Neutron Enterprise generative artificial intelligence solution, which is built and runs on NVIDIA’s full-stack artificial intelligence platform, will be used at California’s only remaining nuclear power plant for rapid document search and retrieval at the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Agency Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) explained PG&E.
“As the first nuclear power plant to deploy Neutron Enterprise using the NVIDIA platform, we are proud to lead the way in bringing breakthrough innovation to our operations,” said Maureen Zawalick, Vice President of Business and Technical Services at Diablo Canyon Power. Plant. “Atomic Canyon’s AI (Artificial Intelligence) solutions will enable faster data retrieval, boost collaboration and ensure continued secure, yet more efficient operations. By accessing critical information in seconds, we can focus on what’s happening really matters: the safe and affordable supply of reliable clean energy.”
The artificial intelligence-powered Neutron Enterprise search solution will integrate with Diablo Canyon’s existing systems and is expected to reduce search times from hours to shared PG&E seconds.
According to PG&E, Diablo Canyon Power Plant generates about nine percent of California’s electricity and supplies about 17 percent of the state’s carbon-free energy.
In December 2023, federal regulators approved continued operation of the nuclear plant and the Biden administration approved a $1.1 billion aid package to continue operations in January 2024.
The Neutron Enterprise search solution is powered by Atomic Canyon’s FERMI family of artificial intelligence models and was developed in collaboration with the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory with the specific intent of using it for the detailed PG&E of the nuclear energy sector .
“The commercial launch of ‘Neutron Enterprise’ at Diablo Canyon marks a pivotal moment for the nuclear power industry,” said Trey Lauderdale, founder and CEO of Atomic Canyon. “With skyrocketing energy demand and increased support from technology leaders, we are witnessing the growing excitement and need for nuclear energy in real time. This is the future of nuclear power plant operations, and we are just getting started.”
