NND seeks safe, digital solutions for nuclear decommissioning and waste management

Illustration of NND’s proposed activities. PHOTO: NND

Norwegian Nuclear Decommissioning (NND) is a state agency under the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Fisheries. Its primary responsibilities include:

  1. Research Reactor Decommissioning: In 2018 and 2019, the two research reactors in Norway were permanently taken out of operation. NND will execute the safe decommissioning of research reactors in Norway. Currently, the independent Institute for Energy Technology (IFE) owns and is responsible for the research reactors. However, ownership and responsibility will eventually transition to NND.
  2. Nuclear Waste Management: NND will handle the safe storage, handling, and disposal of nuclear waste in Norway.
  3. Long-Term Planning: NND is still in a build-up phase, dedicating time and resources to planning and organizational development. Once fully operational and licensed by the Norwegian radiation and nuclear safety authority (DSA), NND will be the single point of contact for handling nuclear waste created in Norway.

NND is committed to safely decommission the research reactors and dispose of the nuclear waste in Norway. This process takes 20-25 years and will enable the reuse of the reactor sites for other purposes.

It is also responsible for building and operating new facilities for the long-term management of radioactive waste, ensuring its safety for present and future generations. While not actively working with AI, the agency is open to exploring any technology that can help achieve its mission, including artificial intelligence, robotics, and digitalization.

How do you use AI in the agency?

At the moment it is sparsely used. But we are seeking ways to safely utilize the possibilities. 

What goals does the agency have for the future?

Our goal is to fulfill our mission which is to ensure the safe and responsible decommissioning of nuclear facilities in Norway, ensuring long-term safety and environmental protection

Why have you chosen to sponsor the AI+ conference?

 It is important for NND to be a part of initiatives like the AI+ conference. Both to support the initiative as such and to get inspiration on how to work better with AI

Facts about the agency:

  • Name of business: Norwegian Nuclear Decommissioning
  • Number of employees: 56
  • Location: Halden
  • Industry: Nuclear decommissioning
  • Briefly about the product/service: We deliver a cleaner and safer community

Norsk nukleær dekommisjonering is a silver sponsor at AI+ 2024.

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Computas: Generative AI is transforming the way we solve problems and create value for businesses

At AI+, Ida Ryland and Dharshini Tharmarajan will share insights on how Computas has helped clients create business value with generative AI in their keynote “From hype to applied AI – Real AI examples from Norwegian businesses”.

Dharshini Tharmarajan (left) and Ida Ryland, CTO for Computas Trondheim. PHOTO: Computas

Computas, a Nordic IT and AI solutions provider, pioneered applied artificial intelligence in Norway. Today the employees have developed a strong expertise not only on AI, but also cloud technology, big data and application development. The company delivers value-adding solutions benefiting the public for both the public and private sector, and their expertise lies especially in public administration, health, energy and logistics.

Our interdisciplinary teams offer the expertise required throughout the digitization process. We work closely with our customers to develop tailor-made solutions with high usability.

Ida Ryland, CTO Computas Trondheim


Computas was established in Norway in 1985, initially as a subsidiary of Det Norske Veritas (now DNV GL) working with AI. Today the company is 100% owned by its 350 employees, and has offices in Oslo, Trondheim, Malmø, Copenhagen and Bucharest.

Watch the video about the story of Computas – which also gives an overview of AI’s history

How do you use AI in the company?

AI has been part of our DNA since we were founded in 1985. We were actually the first company in Norway to deliver systems based on applied artificial intelligence! This has been a sustainable foundation for the development and growth of the company, along with the focus on big data and cloud-based solutions. 

We are very excited to see how AI has gained renewed relevance through today’s focus on generative AI and are already helping lots of companies with different use cases. We are partners with both Google and Microsoft, and have a strong in-house expert environment on AI. However, we are also very focused on the foundation you need to succeed with AI – for example a cloud strategy and control of your data.

Ida Ryland, CTO of Computas Trondheim

Tell us about a recent AI-related success story from your company or an exciting project you are working on.

We are working on several interesting AI-projects for our customers, many of them using generative AI. For example, Computas recently helped a company streamline sales orders that come in by email. This customer received many orders on a daily basis that employees had to manually enter into their system. With the help of generative AI, we could take unstructured data from these emails (for example name of customer, ordered products, number of items, delivery information etc.), structure it using a LLM, and automatically enter the structured data into their order system. This now saves the customer hours of manual labour. 

Another interesting case we are currently working on is helping a customer responsible for maintenance of critical infrastructure. They want to use generative AI to recognize patterns and abnormalities from video content, which could give them automatic notifications on equipment malfunction or maintenance needs. 

Computas has a strong expert environment on AI. PHOTO: Alf Simensen / NTB Kommunikasjon

What goals does the company have for the future?

We want people to experience Computas as a company that takes part in creating meaningful solutions for people, for society and for customers – in a way that creates excitement! Digitalization and AI is an important part of the solution, and we want to help our customers succeed with innovative, efficient and ethical use of AI. 

Why have you chosen to sponsor the AI+ conference?

We are coming to AI+ as a platinum sponsor for the second year in the row and are very excited! Last year’s conference was great, and we have big expectations for this year as well. We do this because AI is more relevant than ever. Not only do we want to share our expertise and experience, we are also eager to learn from others that we’ll meet at AI+!

Facts about the company:

  • Name of business: Computas AS
  • Number of employees: 350
  • Location: Oslo, Trondheim, Malmö, Copenhagen and Bucharest
  • Industry: IT consultancy
  • Briefly about the product/service:
    • Computas is a Nordic provider of digital solutions and consulting services within IT, cloud, big data and AI. We were established in 1985 and were the first company in Norway to deliver applications based on applied AI.
    • We deliver value-adding solutions benefiting the public for both the public and private sector, and our expertise lies especially in public administration, health, energy and logistics. Our interdisciplinary teams offer the expertise required throughout the digitization process. We work closely with our customers to develop tailor-made solutions with high usability.

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