东京--东京电力控股公司开发了一种人工智能系统，以帮助申请重启核电站，这是在面临专业人员短缺的行业中节省劳动力的努力的一部分。
TOKYO -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings has developed an artificial intelligence system to help with applications for restarting nuclear power plants, part of an effort to save labor in an industry facing a shortage of specialized personnel.
东京电力与伊藤忠技术解决方案（ctochu Techno-Solutions）和总部位于东京的人工智能初创公司Stockmark一起开发了该系统。人工智能系统预计将使相关流程的工作量减少80%。试验于周一开始，目标是在2027财年左右将该系统投入实际使用。
TEPCO developed the system with Itochu Techno-Solutions (CTC) and Tokyo-based AI startup Stockmark. The AI system is expected to reduce the workload in the relevant processes by 80%. Trials began Monday, with the aim of putting the system into practical use around fiscal 2027.
日本希望建造新核电站、重启反应堆或升级设备的电力公司必须接受核监管局的审查并获得批准。这些应用程序需要大量文档和大量专家，提高效率是一个紧迫的问题。
Power companies in Japan that look to build new nuclear plants, restart reactors or upgrade equipment must undergo reviews and obtain approvals from the Nuclear Regulation Authority. The applications require significant amounts of documentation and large numbers of specialists, and improving efficiency is a pressing issue.
东电在重新启动新泻县柏崎嘉华核电站7号反应堆的申请中提交了约7万页的文件。100多名专家花了数月时间准备这些文件。
TEPCO submitted roughly 70,000 pages of documents in its application to restart the No. 7 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant in Niigata prefecture. More than 100 specialists spent months preparing the documents.
今年4月，柏崎春日核电站的6号反应堆14年来首次恢复商业运营。作为重启准备工作的一部分，7号反应堆的反恐设施建设正在进行到2029年。展望未来，最终检查和其他程序将需要文件。
The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant's No. 6 reactor resumed commercial operations for the first time in 14 years this past April. Construction of antiterrorism facilities is underway at the No. 7 reactor through 2029 as part of preparations to restart. Moving forward, documentation will be needed for final checks and other procedures.
东电还需要申请对其位于青森县北部的东登核电站的安全审查，该核电站旨在恢复建设。新的人工智能系统也将用于这些程序。新泻县柏崎凯瑞羽核电站。
TEPCO will also need to apply for a safety review of its Higashidori nuclear power plant in northern Aomori prefecture, where it aims to resume construction. The new AI system will also be used for these procedures. The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata prefecture.
人工智能系统读取过去的应用文档和地震评估等技术数据，为新应用程序生成文本和图表。它还具有检查遗漏和错误的功能，开发人员计划使其能够检测文档中的不一致和异常修订。
The AI system reads past application documents and such technical data as seismic assessments to generate text and diagrams for new applications. It also has functions to check for omissions and errors, and the developers plan to enable it to detect inconsistencies in documents and unusual revisions.
核电站涉及大量机密信息，使得人工智能直到现在都难以用于此类工作。CTC和TEPCO以Stockmark的AI为基础开发了该系统。
Nuclear power plants involve significant amounts of confidential information, making AI difficult to use for this kind of work until now. CTC and TEPCO developed the system using Stockmark's AI as a foundation.
东京电力公司及其合作伙伴也在考虑向其他主要电力公司提供人工智能系统。他们计划将其设计为不仅用于反应堆重启的审查，而且用于一系列其他程序，包括修改运行中的核电站的规格。
TEPCO and its partners are also considering offering the AI system to other major electric companies. They plan to design it for use not only in reviews for reactor restarts, but also in a range of other procedures, including modifying specifications of nuclear plants in operation.
核电站可以在不排放二氧化碳的情况下稳定供应电力。随着数据中心和其他设施的普及，全国范围内的电力需求正在上升。政府的目标是到2040财年核电占日本发电结构的20%左右。它还寻求在2040年代更换多达五个反应堆。
Nuclear plants can generate a steady supply of power without emitting carbon dioxide. Electricity demand is rising nationwide with the spread of data centers and other facilities. The government aims for nuclear power to account for about 20% of Japan's electricity generation mix in fiscal 2040. It also seeks to replace as many as five reactors in the 2040s.
但核工业正面临人员短缺。日本原子能产业论坛的一项调查显示，2025财年，约70%的核相关公司无法招聘到所需数量的员工。
But the nuclear industry is facing a personnel shortage. About 70% of nuclear-related companies could not recruit as many workers as they needed in fiscal 2025, according to a survey by the Japan Atomic Industrial Forum.