Japan – Hitachi establishes “Metaverse Platform for Nuclear Power Plants” to improve effectiveness in building and upkeep operations

Hitachi establishes “Metaverse Platform for Nuclear Power Plants” to improve performance in building and upkeep operations

Adds to resolving obstacles dealt with by electrical energies, functioning as the structure for a “Data-Driven Power Plant” that allows enhanced financial investment preparation and plant upkeep.

• Integrated Hitachi Group’s know-how in the atomic energy organization with its digital innovations to establish a platform making use of a metaverse and AI option.
• Simplifies operations from style, on-site building and upkeep to possession management by allowing the sharing of website conditions with electrical energies and partners such as fitters through a high-precision digital twin of nuclear centers in a metaverse.

Picture of virtual areas recreated on-site and associated functions in the Metaverse Platform for Nuclear Power Plants

TOKYO, July 9, 2025 -(JCN Newswire)- Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE:6501, “Hitachi”revealed today the advancement of a brand-new”Metaverse Platform for Nuclear Power Plants”that leverages a metaverse and AI innovation to simplify operations, consisting of nuclear reactor’ security improvement, brand-new plant building, upkeep, and decommissioning. The platform recreates nuclear reactor in a metaverse utilizing high-precision point cloud information and 3D CAD information, and intends to improve performance in details sharing, schedule coordination, and possession management amongst stakeholders by using it with partners such as electrical energies and professionals.

It is likewise developed to work as the structure of a “Data-Driven Power Plant,” which we intend to develop to resolve the varied requirements and difficulties dealt with by electrical energies– such as enhancing devices dependability, improving work management, and increasing functional effectiveness– through data-driven worth production and analytical. This brand-new platform embodies Lumada 3.0, which utilizes Hitachi’s domain understanding and AI to transform information into worth to resolve difficulties dealt with by consumers and society, and was established together with GlobalLogic as One Hitachi, incorporating Hitachi’s decades-long know-how in the atomic energy service with its Group-wide innovative digital innovations. The platform assists in the collection, aggregation, and analysis of on-site information, consequently supporting ideal financial investment preparation and plant upkeep through data-driven insights.

Background

In the setup of brand-new devices or adjustment in nuclear reactor, exact preparation and trusted execution are important to finish on-site work within the quickest possible timeframe. Access to nuclear power plants is frequently limited by policies, restricting the frequency and period of website studies. In many cases, managed zones are not available throughout operation, limiting on-site studies. These restrictions need substantial coordination amongst stakeholders, with electrical energies playing a main function in sharing details and modifying work strategies.

Following the Great East Japan Earthquake, all domestic nuclear power plants were shut down for extended durations. Throughout this time, the market experienced a wave of retirements amongst extremely proficient and well-informed workers, a decrease in on-site training chances for brand-new plant building and construction, and a diminishing workforce due to market modifications such as an aging population and decreasing birthrate. These aspects have actually made understanding transfer and efficiency improvement pushing difficulties throughout the nuclear sector.

In action, Hitachi has actually established the Metaverse Platform for Nuclear Power Plants to even more boost efficiency by making it possible for precise understanding and smooth sharing of website conditions amongst stakeholders, real-time schedule coordination, and decrease of rework.

Secret Features of the Metaverse Platform of Nuclear Power Plants

1. Point Cloud Data & & CAD positioning
Overlays high-precision, high-density point cloud information * 1 and 3D CAD * 2 designs to recreate nuclear reactor in a metaverse. This allows accurate confirmation of website conditions and recognition of inconsistencies in between illustrations and real structures.
2. AI Search
Includes natural language processing to permit full-text and synonym-based searches of style paperwork. Area and equipment-specific information in the metaverse boosts search precision.
3. Multi-User Collaboration
Supports synchronised access to the metaverse by numerous users, assisting in real-time interaction and decision-making throughout geographically distributed stakeholders.
4. Engineering Support Tools
Provides centimeter-level measurement abilities, virtual conferences, annotation, file accessory to particular devices or locations, devices design search, and property info connecting functions to help engineering operations.
5. Security
Makes sure protected interaction through encrypted interactions in the metaverse and gain access to control restricted to licensed users.

* 1 A thick collection of spatial points caught by 3D scanners or video cameras, utilized to represent the shape of items or environments in 3 measurements.
* 2 Computer Aided Design software application utilized for producing and modifying engineering illustrations and designs digitally.

Future Applications and Vision

The Metaverse Platform for Nuclear Power Plants is created to act as the structure for a”Data-Driven Power Plant”, allowing the collection, aggregation, and analysis of on-site information such as devices conditions. This will assist in optimum financial investment and upkeep preparation by identifying failures ahead of time and forecasting future devices conditions, therefore understanding data-driven decision-making. This allows Hitachi to attend to the varied requirements and obstacles dealt with by electrical energies– such as enhancing devices dependability, improving work management, and increasing functional effectiveness– through data-driven worth production and analytical.

Conceptual picture of a data-driven power plant

Site of the Metaverse Platform for Nuclear Power Plants

https://www.hitachi.com/products/energy/nuclear/digital_ai/nuclear_metaverse/index.html

Intro at Hitachi Social Innovation Forum 2025 JAPAN, OSAKA

The Metaverse Platform of Nuclear Power Plants will be showcased at “Hitachi Social Innovation Forum 2025 JAPAN, OSAKA” hung on July 17th (Thu). Find out more about the service at ” BS01-03: Integrating Energy and Digital Technology for a Sustainable Future” (July 17th 11:50 ~ 12:40 )and the exhibit “EX01-04: Next-Generation Workstyles in the Nuclear Industry Using Hitachi’s Metaverse.”For more details on “Hitachi Social Innovation Forum 2025 JAPAN, OSAKA”please go to the main site at: https://www.service.event.hitachi/en/regist/

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About Hitachi, Ltd.

Through its Social Innovation Business(SIB )that unites IT, OT( Operational Technology )and items, Hitachi adds to a balanced society where the environment, wellness, and financial development remain in balance. Hitachi runs internationally in 4 sectors– Digital Systems & Services, Energy, Mobility, and Connective Industries– and the Strategic SIB Business Unit for brand-new development services. With Lumada at its core, Hitachi produces worth from incorporating information, innovation and domain understanding to resolve client and social obstacles. Incomes for FY2024 (ended March 31, 2025)amounted to 9,783.3 billion yen, with 618 combined subsidiaries and roughly 280,000 staff members worldwide. Visit us at www.hitachi.com.