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Strong Possibilities for AI to Help With Nuclear Waste

Bristol and ISPNPP researchers, led by Professor Tom Scott and Dr Maxim Saveliev, walk down the infamous ‘Golden Corridor’, which links Unit 4 with the other reactors at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant.
Bristol and ISPNPP researchers, led by Professor Tom Scott and Dr Maxim Saveliev, walk down the infamous ‘Golden Corridor’, which links Unit 4 with the other reactors at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. Photo: SSE Chornobyl NPP

The project is part of a consortium that works to use robotics and artificial intelligence to investigate nuclear environments that could be harmful to humans, with the hope of expanding the use of robotics and AI in the industry as a whole.

Automated systems could have a whole range of applications in the industry. One example: Robots trained to detect differences between radioactive waste types could help humans more accurately and safely identify and dispose of nuclear waste—which would also save money in the process.

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