AI helps labor-short Japan keep nuclear plants safe

AI helps labor-short Japan keep nuclear plants safe AI helps labor-short Japan keep nuclear plants safe

TOKYO — Japanese nuclear power plant operators are finding ways to incorporate artificial intelligence into safety processes, aiming to maintain safety standards as they grapple with a personnel shortage.

In a March discussion forum with power companies, Nuclear Regulation Authority Chairman Shinsuke Yamanaka suggested that AI could be used in inspections — to spot corrosion early in containment buildings, for example.