Digital Twin Tech to Lead KHNP's Nuclear Plant Operations

Digital twin technology, now under development for application by Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP), will enable the firm to monitor and control the country's 26 nuclear power generating units more effectively than ever before, according to the state-run company Friday.
 
KHNP said digital twin, a digital model of an actual physical system that serves as an indistinguishable digital counterpart, will allow its central R&D center in Daejeon to remotely oversee the units in five nuclear power plants nationwide — Kori, Wolsong, Hanbit, Hanul and Saeul — and apply immediate solutions at times of unexpected situations. The upcoming breakthrough is a revolutionary improvement from the industry's initial operations in which power plants were managed by each of their own operating systems instead of a singular organization, making the company's control over its plants inefficient and tricky.
 
KHNP's digital twin development is currently evolving concerning the detailed systematic blueprints of Saeul Nuclear Power Plant's units 1 and 2 in Ulsan. Its development is expected to be finished in 2026, the technology will be first deployed at Shin Kori Nuclear Power Plant's units 3 and 4 in Ulsan, where avatars will roam the facility and monitor specific parts just like a technician in real life would.


​Source: The Korea Times