Role in Prometheus
AI and nuclear reactor digital twins — Kevin Clarno (Walker Dept of Mechanical Engineering, Oden Institute affiliate) leads a team of eight UT researchers on Prometheus, building on state-of-Texas-funded prior work
Commitments
| Tier | University partner |
| Category | University |
| Board seat | — |
| Capital committed | — |
| In-kind | — |
| Ticker | — |
Assets brought to the program
- Reactor digital-twin expertise (Clarno group)
- Texas Advanced Computing Center resources (adjacent Oden/UT capability)
Notes
Role publicly detailed by UT Austin (2026-07-22): digital twins + AI for reactor development. Specific workstream attachment not yet stated; digital twin spans design-licensing and platform. TACC/Oden compute named for the Phase I projects, not explicitly for Prometheus.
Milestone log
- 2026-07-22 — UT News announces Clarno's eight-researcher Prometheus team contributing AI and nuclear reactor digital-twin expertise; UT also leads two and partners on three Genesis Phase I projects (source)
Sources
- https://inl.gov/artificial-intelligence/prometheus/
- https://news.utexas.edu/2026/07/22/department-of-energys-new-ai-for-science-genesis-mission-awards-funding-to-5-ut-research-projects/
- https://oden.utexas.edu/news-and-events/news/Oden-Institute-Faculty-Selected-for-Department-of-Energy-Genesis-Mission/