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Groups Partnering to Develop AI Software to Speed Nuclear Reactor Construction
Power Magazine ^ | June 27, 2025 | Darrell Proctor

Posted on 06/27/2025 2:58:02 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom

A software group that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to help automate processes said it was joining with a nuclear power deployment company on an AI-driven system to accelerate construction of nuclear reactors.

Palantir Technologies on June 26 said it will work with The Nuclear Company, a nuclear power startup, to jointly create a nuclear operating system (NOS) to simplify reactor builds. The companies on Thursday said the software system would allow for faster construction of new reactors, and provide lower costs.

The deal comes as the U.S. government has said it will support nuclear power and other baseload power generation technologies to provide more electricity for energy-intensive data centers and AI initiatives. Palantir said Lexington, Kentucky-based The Nuclear Company will pay $100 million over a five-year period for development of the NOS.

Palantir, with headquarters in Denver, Colorado, and two dozen offices worldwide, in a news release said “NOS will transform the construction of nuclear reactors into a data-driven, predictable process, enabling The Nuclear Company to build plants faster and safer for less.” The company said “nuclear projects are almost always over budget and behind schedule.”

The NOS will be built on Palantir’s Foundry software platform.

“The future of energy security and sovereignty will be shaped by our ability to deploy advanced technologies at scale,” said Mike Gallagher, Head of Defense at Palantir Technologies. “This partnership marks the first time Palantir’s software will be used to help power the next generation of nuclear energy infrastructure. By integrating our operating system with The Nuclear Company’s ambitious vision, we are laying the foundation for a new era of resilient, intelligent and secure energy systems in the United States and beyond.”

The project is the latest project in Palantir’s Warp Speed initiative, a manufacturing operating system designed to support industry. The companies on Thursday said the NOS “will be delivered by a dedicated engineering team embedded with The Nuclear Company’s construction and engineering staff, all working to unify previously siloed nuclear data across construction, supply chain, workforce, engineering, and safety systems.”


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: nrc; nuclear; palantir; power
I posted an article about this from the "Interesting Engineering" site a few minutes ago. This article is from the leading power industry magazine.

I had not heard of Palantiir's "Warp Speed Initiative" or its "Foundry Software Platform."

1 posted on 06/27/2025 2:58:02 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Let’s hope it doesn’t “hallucinate” and take out the eastern seaboard.


2 posted on 06/27/2025 3:03:42 PM PDT by Frank Drebin (And don't ever let me catch you guys in America!)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Scary. Seems like we did much better in the 60’s with pencils and slide rules.


3 posted on 06/27/2025 3:04:10 PM PDT by pfflier
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

“Some men just want to watch the world burn” or they are stupid. When building a nuclear power plant, they need to consult Hyman Rickover.


4 posted on 06/27/2025 3:29:28 PM PDT by microgood
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

All these smaller type dispersed nuclear reactors to service AI data centers, are great targets for terrorists missiles. Enhanced anti-tank weapons. A truck full of explosives.
An exploding nuclear reactor is a very effective dirty bomb.


5 posted on 06/27/2025 3:34:05 PM PDT by dennisw (💯🇺🇸 Truth is Hate to those who Hate the Truth. 🇺🇸💯)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Wait, they’re not using solar panels and batteries? Wind power?


6 posted on 06/27/2025 3:53:00 PM PDT by TheDon (Remember the J6 political prisoners! Remember Ashli Babbitt!)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Chernobyl on digital steroids. (In 1/millionth the time, too!)


7 posted on 06/27/2025 5:16:42 PM PDT by GaltAdonis
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To: microgood
When building a nuclear power plant, they need to consult Hyman Rickover.

Back in the 70s, I was part of a company that built dozens of nuclear plants in the US, Europe and Asia, and to my knowledge never once asked the Admiral for advice.

The difference came with the litigation lawyers who could turn any mole hill in to a 100 million dollar litigation. It was never about safety… it was always about socialism. It was no accident Jane Fonda was anti nuke. If they thought nuclear helped their cause, they would have been pro nuke.

8 posted on 06/27/2025 5:42:04 PM PDT by Ditto
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Back in the 70s, I was part of a company that built dozens of nuclear plants in the US, Europe and Asia, and to my knowledge never once asked the Admiral for advice.

I understand. I was just trying to make the point that AI should not be substituted for a very disciplined process for making sure a nuclear plant is built correctly and safely. Rickover instituted such a system for the Navy after the Thresher incident which has been very successful.

Apparently the commercial world has done the same and I hope they continue down that path. As a software developer, I believe AI is just another software design pattern that is only as good as the people that coded it.
9 posted on 06/27/2025 11:28:24 PM PDT by microgood
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