AMPERA Highlights Physics-Grounded AI at Nuclear Institute's 9th Annual Modelling Conference

AMPERA joined nuclear scientists, engineers and researchers in Manchester, United Kingdom, for the Nuclear Institute’s 9^th Annual Modelling in Nuclear Science and Engineering Conference, held November 5–6, 2026. AMPERA served as Platinum Sponsor, and Founder & CEO Brian Matthews delivered the opening keynote.

The conference brought together the nuclear modeling community to share best practices and examine how rigorous scientific methods can improve the design and operation of nuclear energy generation, processing and storage facilities. The two-day program highlighted new modeling methods and applications across reactor systems, nuclear materials, fuel cycles, decommissioning and facility operations.

In “Advanced Energy Solutions: Physics-Based Modelling and Scientific AI for Advanced Nuclear Engineering,” Matthews discussed how AMPERA is combining advanced engineering, manufacturing and artificial intelligence to support the development of scalable energy systems.

Matthews began with the widening gap between growing power demand and the time required to add dependable generating capacity. AI infrastructure, data centers, defense installations and industrial facilities increasingly need reliable power in locations where grid expansion and new generation projects may take years. Matthews concluded that progress in advanced nuclear energy depends on more than reactor physics. Design, manufacturing, fuel, regulation and deployment must advance together.

AMPERA’s participation in the conference reflected its focus on building the engineering, manufacturing and intelligence capabilities needed to move advanced energy technologies toward scalable deployment.