A.I. system finds cracks in nuclear reactors - Futurity

You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. A new system that uses artificial intelligence to find cracks captured in videos of nuclear reactors could help reduce accidents as well as maintenance costs, researchers report. "Regular inspection of nuclear power plant components is important to guarantee safe operations," says Mohammad R. Jahanshahi, an assistant professor in the Lyles School of Civil Engineering at Purdue University. "However, current practice is time-consuming, tedious, and subjective and involves human technicians reviewing inspection videos to identify cracks on reactors," Jahanshahi says. The fact that nuclear reactors are submerged in water to maintain cooling complicates the inspection process.