BWRX-300 SMR Gets Digital Twin

The experts of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) of the U.S. Department of Energy has developed a risk-informed digital twin for BWRX-300 small modular reactor designed by GE Vernova Hitachi (GVH).

The digital twin is a virtual model that adapts with real-time data. It is capable to improve the competitiveness of SMRs by using probabilistic risk assessment to determine the likelihood of potential failure events.

This virtual model, developed in collaboration with GE Vernova Hitachi (GVH) and the University of Tennessee, mirrors real-time plant operations for BWRX-300 SMR design.

The developed digital twin will improve operational efficiency, equipment monitoring and decision-making to reduce costs and maintain long-term reactor performance. The technology can both support today’s reactors and future designs.

According to ORNL