Hitachi Develops Metaverse Platform for Nuclear Power Plants
Japanese company Hitachi, Ltd developed a new “Metaverse Platform for Nuclear Power Plants” that leverages a metaverse and AI technology to streamline operations, including nuclear power plants’ safety enhancement, new plant construction, maintenance, and decommissioning.
The platform recreates nuclear power plants in a metaverse using high-precision point cloud data and 3D CAD data, and aims to enhance productivity in information sharing, schedule coordination, and asset management among stakeholders by utilizing it with partners such as electric utilities and contractors.
The new development is also designed to serve as the foundation of a “Data-Driven Power Plant,” which Hitachi, Ltd aims to establish to address the diverse needs and challenges faced by electric utilities–such as improving equipment reliability, enhancing work management, and increasing operational efficiency–through data-driven value creation and problem-solving.
Hitachi, Ltd notes that the platform facilitates the collection, aggregation, and analysis of on-site data, thereby supporting optimal investment planning and plant maintenance through data-driven insights.