The society-wide penetration of digitalization has created new opportunities within a range of industrial and business areas. This conference aimed at presenting opportunities and challenges connected to digitalization in nuclear power plants and how digitalization can be a tool to manage upcoming market driven challenges. The seminar was moderated by Kristiina Söderholm, lead of digital transformation at Fortum. Carl Berglöf, Energiföretagen, has summarized the findings from the conference in English and in Swedish.
Program and documentation
08:30 Registration
09:00 Welcome
Anders Wik, Vattenfall and Monika Adsten, Energiforsk
Introduction - Possibilities and challenges
09:10 Keynote speech: Digitisation in Nuclear - Harnessing Data Science for Enhanced Through Life Management of Nuclear Plants.
Prof. Stephen McArthur, Professor of Intelligent Energy Systems and Deputy Associate Principal, University of Strathclyde, UK
09:50 Digitalization in energy and nuclear: Engagement & Leadership
Kristiina Söderholm, lead of digital transformation, Fortum
10.20 Coffee break
Operation and Maintenance – Global nuclear deployment
10:35 Digitalization and Innovation – practical experience and lessons learned
Joan Knight, Innovation director nuclear, Exelon
11:15 Lunch
12:15 Digitalization of Nuclear Power Plants at EDF
Patrick Morilhat, Program director R&D, EDF
12:55 Digital Technology supporting Nuclear Operation & Maintenance
Erin Joy, Director of Digital Nuclear Services, GE Hitachi
13:35 Short break
Inspection and Decommissioning
13:50 VR-applications in Forsmark Nuclear Power Plant
Joachim Lindström, digitalization coach, Forsmark Nuclear Power Plant/ KSU
14:10 Digital tools ready for a cost-effective decommissioning
Mats R Olsson, Marketing manager BWR Engineering, Westinghouse
14:30 Coffee break
Operation and Maintenance – emerging possibilities
15:10 Possibilities and challenges of metal additive manufacturing
Håkan Brodin, Specialist material science, Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery AB
15:40 Increased business value with digital twin
Hans Bjarnehed, ÅF and Jakob Dotevall, Ringhals Nuclear Power Plant
16:00 Computerized Procedures
Mikael Åslund, Westinghouse Electric Sweden
16:20 Concluding remarks
Kristiina Söderholm, Lead of digital transformation, Fortum
16:30 End of seminar