AI Plus Energy: The Core of Industrial Growth

A Combined Force Reshaping Global Industry

At the first International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear Energy, held at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna, Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev emphasized that AI will generate an additional €110 billion for the Russian economy by 2030. This projection signals not only ambition, but also evidence of systemic integration of AI into the country’s core industrial sectors.

IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi described the global moment succinctly: “Two forces are changing the future of humanity at unprecedented speed: the development of artificial intelligence and the global transition to clean and reliable energy.” Russia is expanding both simultaneously.

The Expanding Role of Digital Technologies

Russia is betting on the synergy between physical infrastructure and digital intelligence. AI is being integrated across the entire technological cycle — from energy generation and computational infrastructure to algorithm development and the deployment of finished products.

Under sanctions pressure, import substitution has accelerated, strengthening technological sovereignty and ensuring resilience. According to the Ministry of Energy, 58% of companies in the thermal energy sector now use AI — double the level of 2021.

“We are creating a full technological cycle — from energy generation to computational infrastructure, algorithm development, and practical results. All of this will support our strategic objective of contributing an additional €110 billion to the national economy through AI by 2030.”

Alexey Likhachev

Director General of Rosatom

Industries themselves are investing heavily. Eduard Shantaev, CEO of the Federal Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence, notes that the industrial sector “is one of the leaders in adopting AI technologies.”

Rosatom as a Technology Provider

Rosatom illustrates how deeply digitalization can penetrate an industrial vertical. Its low-code AtomMind platform automates monitoring across dozens of production parameters, providing instant analysis and notifications of deviations. Predictive maintenance built into the system minimizes downtime and reduces repair needs.

Digital twins now optimize nuclear power plant operations, including Rosatom’s mining division. AI-enabled “smart helmets,” developed by Softline Digital, actively reduce workplace injuries.

A Growing Export Market for AI Solutions

These systems are not limited to domestic use. Given Rosatom’s role in global nuclear construction — with active projects in Turkey, Egypt, Bangladesh, Hungary, and Uzbekistan — the corporation is positioned to export both reactors and AI-enhanced operational technologies.

Countries across the Global South investing in nuclear energy are also increasingly interested in auxiliary digital tools, from predictive analytics to algorithmic safety systems.

Preparing Talent for the Next Technological Wave

Digital transformation is reshaping not only industrial operations but the workforce behind them. Russia is developing an AI education ecosystem, from school-level programs to national Olympiads and hackathons such as the “First Neurocontent Cup.” These initiatives aim to equip future IT and engineering specialists who will support the next stage of industrial modernization.