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US National Lab To Collaborate With Microsoft On Using AI To Streamline Reactor Licensing

By David Dalton
17 July 2025

Time it takes for nuclear plants to get approvals has long been seen as an obstacle to new build

US National Lab To Collaborate With Microsoft On Using AI To Streamline Reactor Licensing
INL said the tool has wide applicability for nuclear energy-related licensing, including new light-water reactors and upgrades to existing light-water reactors. Courtesy Georgia Power.
The US government’s Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and technology giant Microsoft have announced a collaboration to use Microsoft’s Azure cloud computing platform and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to streamline the nuclear permitting and licensing application process.

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