Achieving SDGs Using AI Techniques and Digital Twins for Nuclear Power Plants: A Review

With the rapid growth of digitization, the potential usefulness of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Digital Twins (DTs) in Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs) are being explored. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) conform as an exhaustive framework tracing methods for attaining stability and prosperity for society and the atmosphere, both in the current and extended term. This chapter explores the specific activity of DTs in NPPs and AI tools employed in NPPs for decision-making, simulations, optimization, and operations. The chapter discusses the goals of the SDGs that can be attained by implementing DTs. The chapter emphasized the challenges of utilizing AI techniques in NPPs, the open issues of integrating AI and DTs, and future study direction.