Enhanced simulation capability allows utilities to validate and train on new uses for thermal energy created by nuclear reactors_
增强的模拟功能使公用事业公司能够验证和培训核反应堆产生的热能的新用途_

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Jan. 22, 2025 – Westinghouse Electric Company and Idaho National Laboratory (INL) today announced the successful demonstration of a new simulator that shows how a nuclear power plant can be leveraged for applications beyond electricity generation.
爱达荷州爱达荷福尔斯，2025 年 1 月 22 日– 西屋电气公司和爱达荷国家实验室 (INL) 今天宣布成功演示了一款新模拟器，该模拟器展示了如何利用核电站进行发电以外的其他应用。

A nuclear plant’s thermal energy can be used to make clean hydrogen, and heat homes and businesses by distributing heat from a central source called district heating. Researchers from the DOE and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission tested the simulator during a recent workshop at INL. The simulator performed successfully, paving the way to develop training for plant operators for complex conditions.
核电站的热能可用于制造清洁氢气，并通过从称为区域供热的中央来源分配热量来为家庭和企业供暖。美国能源部和美国核管理委员会的研究人员在最近在国际核实验室举行的研讨会上测试了该模拟器。该模拟器的成功运行，为针对复杂条件对工厂操作员进行培训铺平了道路。

“This new simulator is made to incorporate all the variables needed to study complex scenarios involving thermal energy production, which can increase profits for nuclear operators,” said Luca Oriani, Westinghouse President of Long-Term Operations. “We are proud that our long-standing partnership with INL will help utilities identify new revenue streams and improve training capabilities.”
西屋公司长期运营总裁卢卡·奥里亚尼 (Luca Oriani) 表示：“这款新模拟器包含了研究涉及热能生产的复杂场景所需的所有变量，这可以增加核运营商的利润。” “我们与 INL 的长期合作伙伴关系将帮助公用事业公司发现新的收入来源并提高培训能力，对此我们感到非常自豪。”

“Beyond-the-grid products allow nuclear reactors to be ready for flexible operation when wind or solar power causes baseload plants to curtail operations,” said Bruce Hallbert, director of the LWRS Program. “Research at INL’s Human System Simulation Laboratory, supported by industry, develops procedures for nuclear plants to dispatch power and thermal energy to non-grid applications, such as hydrogen production via electrolysis. This ensures nuclear plants can provide clean, carbon-free energy while supporting the grid and aiding U.S. industries in decarbonization.”
LWRS计划主管布鲁斯·哈尔伯特（Bruce Hallbert）表示：“超越网格产品可以使核反应堆在风能或太阳能导致基本植物降低操作时可以进行灵活的操作。” “在INL的人类系统模拟实验室的研究得到了行业支持，为核电站开发了将功率和热能分配给非网格应用的程序，例如通过电解生产氢。这样可以确保核电站可以提供清洁，无碳的能源，同时支持网格和帮助美国脱碳的工业。”

The collaboration with INL leverages Westinghouse’s industry-leading simulation expertise, which includes the design, operation, and maintenance of full scope simulators for PWR, BWR and heavy water reactors around the world. In addition, Westinghouse designs simulators as targeted training tools that are used in nuclear and industrial applications. INL’s work on this simulator was performed within the U.S. Department of Energy’s Light Water Reactor Sustainability (LWRS) Program.
与INL的合作利用了Westinghouse的行业领先模拟专业知识，其中包括全球PWR，BWR和重型水反应堆的全部示波器模拟器的设计，操作和维护。此外，Westinghouse将模拟器设计为用于核和工业应用中的有针对性培训工具。 INL在该模拟器上的工作是在美国能源部的轻水反应堆可持续性（LWRS）计划中进行的。

Headline image caption: With more than 60 years of extensive experience in the training of nuclear plant operations personnel, Westinghouse has a strong presence in the nuclear simulator sector due to its cutting-edge simulation technology. Our wide range of training products is aimed at improving the safety and efficiency of nuclear facilities.
标题图片：西屋电气在核电站运行人员培训方面拥有60多年的丰富经验，凭借尖端的仿真技术，在核模拟器领域拥有强大的影响力。我们广泛的培训产品旨在提高核设施的安全性和效率。

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