The U.K.'s STEP prototype fusion plant aims to leverage the industrial metaverse, supercomputing, and AI to expedite its development The initiative involves collaboration between the U.K. Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), Dell Technologies, Intel, and the University of Cambridge to create a "digital twin" of the STEP design using supercomputers and AI technologies. The digital twin will enable scientists and engineers to design and optimize the fusion plant in an immersive and connected virtual environment called the industrial metaverse. - Exascale supercomputing, capable of performing up to 1 quintillion calculations per second, and advancements in AI are seen as crucial to ensuring the robustness and resilience of the STEP design.
- The project partners have been working on "Project Dawn" for two years to co-design and prototype an exascale class converged AI and simulation GPU/CPU supercomputer to meet the computational requirements of the UKAEA.
- The University of Cambridge highlights the need for advanced computing and AI technologies to fuel the virtual engineering efforts required to create a complete digital representation of the power plant.
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