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CD Technical Meeting (VI1): Digital Human Modelling in Fusion Power Plants: An Early Look

→ Europe/London
Nitesh Bhatia (Visualisation)
Description

Visualisation and Integration

Abstract

Large scale commercial and research fusion power plants, like the UK’s STEP Prototype and France’s ITER, are a key move toward making clean, sustainable energy to meet the world’s growing needs. These complex systems rely on highly interdependent, complicated systems with numerous variables that must be carefully designed, operated, maintained, and decommissioned. Digital Human Modelling (DHM) based simulations emerge as a transformative tool to address human factors throughout the facility lifecycle, promising enhanced safety, operational efficiency, and human-machine collaboration within the fusion sector. This paper explores scope of DHM technology in five critical fusion engineering domains:

(1) Construction and Assembly of Fusion Power Plants;

(2) Control Room Design, optimising ergonomic layouts to reduce cognitive and physical strain during high-pressure operations;

(3) Maintenance, Planning and Remote Handling, supporting intuitive teleoperation systems for effective human-robot collaboration in hazardous areas;

(4) What-If Scenarios, simulating emergencies like evacuations or equipment failures to refine safety protocols and operator response;

(5) Inclusive Design and Accessibility Assurance, making certain that critical zones and pathways serve a variety of populations, including those with physical disabilities.

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