INL 50 STATES IMPACT 2018 | 47 • • Duke Energy Corporation • • Duke University • • Electric Power Research Institute • • Jensen Hughes • • North Carolina State University (14) • • Syngenta Crop Protection • • University of North Carolina • • Duke University • • North Carolina State University (8) 21% 17% 62% BACHELOR’S MASTER’S DOCTORATE 29 HighPerformanceComputingUsers Publications NorthCarolinaStateUniversitywillleadanARPA-EModeling-EnhancedInnovationsTrailblazingNuclearEnergyReinvigoration(MEITNER)-fundedproject aimedatcreatinganearlyautonomoussystemforadvancednuclearreactors.Accordingtotheprojectdescription,thesystemwilluseartificialintelligence tomonitorplantstatus,componentstatus,andplantparametertrendsandthenrecommendacourseofactionforplantpersonnel. WorkingwithresearchpartnersfromINL,TheOhioStateUniversity,NewMexicoStateUniversity,OakRidgeNationalLaboratory,ZachryNuclearand TerraPower,thegoalofthisprojectistohelpnuclearpowerplantsreducetheiroveralloperationalbudgetwhilecontinuingtoprovidesafe,reliable,low- emission,baseloadpowertothegrid. Collegiate DEGREES 1Committee M E M B E R