DOE’s Prometheus Bets $60 Million That AI Can Help Nuclear Get Out Of Its Own Way

DOE’s Prometheus Bets $60 Million That AI Can Help Nuclear Get Out Of Its Own Way The Department of Energy is putting $60 million behind an effort to use AI to accelerate nearly every stage of nuclear deployment, from reactor design and licensing to manufacturing, construction, fuel fabrication, and operations. The three-year initiative, named Project Prometheus, is the first major Phase II project selected under DOE’s Genesis Mission. Led by Idaho National Laboratory, it brings together four national laboratories, universities, major tech companies, and more than 20 nuclear industry partners. Participants include...