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U of I Use Machine Learning for Advanced Nuclear Fuel Development

June 01, 2022

Developing the nuclear power systems of the future requires innovative thinking and new approaches to solving complex challenges. For the first time, a team of Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and University of Idaho researchers has successfully applied machine learning to characterizing the microstructure of metallic nuclear fuel, the fine details only visible under powerful magnification. The data collected through this technique will be used by engineers to predict fuel performance more accurately as they develop fuel for the next generation of nuclear power reactors.

Learn more at https://inl.gov/article/ai-for-a-clean-energy-future-researchers-use-machine-learning-for-advanced-fuel-development/.


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