PG&E released a press release stating that this is the first commercial installation of on-site generative artificial intelligence at a US nuclear power plant.

Atomic Canyon's Neutron Enterprise generative artificial intelligence solution, which was built and runs on Nvidia's full-stack artificial intelligence platform, will be used at California's only remaining nuclear power plant for rapid document searches and retrieval from the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Agency Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) explained PG&E.

Diablo Canyon Power Plant Vice President of Business and Technical Services Maureen Zawalick said: "As the first nuclear power plant to implement Neutron Enterprise using the NVIDIA platform, we're proud to lead the way in bringing cutting-edge innovation to our operations.”

"Atomic Canyon's AI [Artificial Intelligence] solutions will enable faster data retrieval, boosting collaboration and ensuring continued safe but more efficient operations. Accessing critical information in seconds will let us focus on what truly matters—delivering reliable, clean energy safely and affordably."

The artificial intelligence-powered Neutron Enterprise search solution will integrate with Diablo Canyon's existing systems and is expected to cut search times from hours to seconds shared by PG&E.

According to PG&E, Diablo Canyon Power Plant generates about nine per cent of California's electricity and supplies about 17 per cent of the state's zero-carbon energy.

Federal regulators approved the continued operation of the nuclear power plant in December 2023, and the Biden Administration approved a $1.1 billion aid package to continue operations in January 2024.

The Neutron Enterprise search solution is powered by Atomic Canyon's FERMI family of artificial intelligence models. It was developed in collaboration with the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory with the specific intent of using it for the nuclear energy sector, detailed PG&E.