Making the most of existing nuclear plants will be vital if the challenge of tripling nuclear capacity by 2050 is to be met - and innovative approaches, including artificial intelligence tools, can help, according to panelists at World Nuclear Symposium. Using artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help with time management will also mean such tasks can be completed in a shorter time. And AI is also likely to play a key role in nuclear fuel innovation too, helping to shorten development timescales. As well as supporting design innovation, AI is also able to leverage that data to help improve efficiency, both in operations and in products like configuration management systems, optimising processes and supporting power uprates. Asked if AI was just a "buzzword", Martinez Sancho was emphatic that it is not: Westinghouse is already using both "traditional" AI tools such as machine learning, and more modern tools such as generative AI, daily.