The development of digital twins of promising fourth-generation nuclear power plants (LNPs) is planned to be completed by 2027, said Sergey Solovyov, Scientific Director of VNIIAES JSC (Rosatom), at the Golden Valley Forum. According to him, such models will make it possible to test the safety and economic efficiency of the future power units before construction, as well as to reduce the scope of experimental research. The work is carried out within the project of the National Center for Physics and Mathematics (NCFM). In 2025, experts examined the world's experience in creating small nuclear power plants and determined how their future digital models might look. In 2026, technologies are developed that can be used to test the operation of computer equipment and security systems. By 2027, it is planned to create digital models of a new generation of nuclear power plants, which will allow an assessment of safety, efficiency and cost even before construction. The developed technologies are expected to be put into trial operation at VNIIAES. In the future, they will help design nuclear power plants that will provide energy to remote areas of Russia. Such stations will be able to provide consumers with electricity and heat, and also be used to produce hydrogen and synthetic fuel. Soloviev noted that supercomputers, with the correct modeling of physics, hydraulics and strength, make it possible to quickly find optimal solutions and evaluate the maximum efficiency and productivity of the technology. This allows, during the planning phase, to assess the potential of the future nuclear power plant and to choose the most effective technical solutions. To use digital twins in the assessment of the safety of nuclear facilities, calculation programs must be approved in the Rostandzor system. He named the robotization of nuclear power plants as another promising area. The use of robots to service power units will reduce the size of the complex required and reduce the cost of building the stations.

The development of digital twins of promising fourth-generation nuclear power plants (LNPs) is planned to be completed by 2027, said Sergey Solovyov, Scientific Director of VNIIAES JSC (Rosatom), at the Golden Valley Forum. According to him, such models will make it possible to test the safety and economic efficiency of the future power units before construction, as well as to reduce the scope of experimental research. The work is carried out within the project of the National Center for Physics and Mathematics (NCFM). In 2025, experts examined the world's experience in creating small nuclear power plants and determined how their future digital models might look. In 2026, technologies are developed that can be used to test the operation of computer equipment and security systems. By 2027, it is planned to create digital models of a new generation of nuclear power plants, which will allow an assessment of safety, efficiency and cost even before construction. The developed technologies are expected to be put into trial operation at VNIIAES. In the future, they will help design nuclear power plants that will provide energy to remote areas of Russia. Such stations will be able to provide consumers with electricity and heat, and also be used to produce hydrogen and synthetic fuel. Soloviev noted that supercomputers, with the correct modeling of physics, hydraulics and strength, make it possible to quickly find optimal solutions and evaluate the maximum efficiency and productivity of the technology. This allows, during the planning phase, to assess the potential of the future nuclear power plant and to choose the most effective technical solutions. To use digital twins in the assessment of the safety of nuclear facilities, calculation programs must be approved in the Rostandzor system. He named the robotization of nuclear power plants as another promising area. The use of robots to service power units will reduce the size of the complex required and reduce the cost of building the stations.