Westinghouse unveils nuclear-specific AI system

Westinghouse Electric Company has launched its Hive nuclear-specific Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) System to deliver custom GenAI solutions for its global customer base. “Westinghouse has always been at the forefront of innovation in the nuclear industry and now we are excited to pioneer an integrated nuclear AI system for global deployment,” said Lou Martinez Sancho, Westinghouse Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President of R&D.

Westinghouse claims that the Hive System will be “a game-changing capability that will drive improved cost and schedule through the entire reactor lifecycle from design, licensing, manufacturing, construction and operations”.

These ground-breaking capabilities feature a cutting-edge Bertha Nuclear Large Language Model AI System named in honour of Bertha Lamme – the first woman in the US to receive a mechanical engineering degree and the first female engineer hired by Westinghouse. The Bertha System includes tuned and trained models, methods and tools that can be applied to many different use cases.

With the Hive System, “customers gain access to more than 100 years of proprietary industry innovation and knowledge pioneered by Westinghouse, powered by its global team of engineers and data scientists, via a highly secure system infrastructure and software”. By integrating the Hive System into its own products, services and processes, Westinghouse says its engineers drive enhancements to their operations and customer applications. Additionally, the Hive System helps customers optimise maintenance planning, enhance inspections and improve the digital user experience to provide operational teams with the right information at the right moment.

“Westinghouse will leverage the Hive System to build customised solutions with our clients. Use cases include streamlining preventive plant maintenance and nuclear fuel safety, manufacturing and optimization applications,” said Sancho. “Westinghouse has developed a secure and compliant infrastructure in alignment with the highest ethical standards.”